Take note of more liberal hypocrisy

Remember when liberals mix religion and politics it's OK. It's not a problem for the Boston Globe. There aren't quotes from civil liberatarians and leftists worried about the influence of organized religion on the political process. And there's particularly no worry about church leaders collaborating with political leaders particularly if they are not Mormon or evangelical. If church leaders open their doors two days before an election to a get-out-the vote campaign geared for the Democrat candidate for Governor, well that's just fine. I can't say I'm surprised by the slated coverage.

Angry that illegal immigrants were targeted in the gubernatorial campaign, immigrants are mobilizing at unprecedented levels for next week's election, say those who work with them.

Community groups say they are signing up growing numbers of immigrants, both citizens and noncitizens, to help register neighbors and encourage them to go to the polls. Dozens of voter mobilization efforts have kicked into gear across the state.

It is difficult to say what impact the effort will have Tuesday. But those who work closely with immigrant communities say they have never seen this level of engagement.

In large part, Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey's high-profile opposition to benefits for illegal immigrants appears to be driving the new activity.

The fervor crosses party lines and economic classes. "This has grabbed the attention of many people who otherwise would have been more politically apathetic," said Alberto Vasallo III, editor in chief of the Spanish-language weekly El Mundo in Jamaica Plain. "It has upset an extraordinary number of moderate leaders in the community."

Tomorrow, volunteers with Nuestra Voz Cuenta (Our Voice Counts) will speak at Holy Redeemer Church in East Boston after each Mass to remind the mostly Latino congregation to vote. The volunteers, both citizens and noncitizens, will also put reminders that look like parking tickets on car windshields, hand out leaflets in Maverick Square, and knock on doors to identify voters who might need help getting to the polls.

Take a peek an see how the liberal Boston Globe conflates opposition to illegal immigration with general opposition to immigration. They clearly seek to obfuscate the issue.

I have long maintained that two institutions benefit from illegal immigration, the Demcoratic Party and the Roman Catholic Church. Neither of which consider the long-term need to take action against illegal immigration nor do they seek to culturally assimilate legal immigrants nor the cost to taxpayers. Moreover, as the Catholic Church finds itself in direct competition with more evangelical Hispanic congregations, the need to pander to illegal immigrants intensifies. It's not like the early 20th Century when most of the Italian immigrants were Catholic; today they are likely not to be Catholic. One only look at the explosion of small storefront churches or the huge battalian of Hispanic evangelicals that marched in the most recent Columbus Day parade in East Boston.

What a shame and you wonder why fewer people are going to Mass. The child abuse scandals are one reason; the indifference to squatters at Mt. Carmel Church is another.

How can we take the Catholic heirarchy seriously on gay marriage if they don't support laws against illegal immigration?