Tag Archives: Immigration/Race

Unz on Hispanic Crime II: The Anti-Immigrationists Strike Back

Although the initial media response to my Hispanic crime article was quite favorable, during the last week a couple of the leading anti-Immigrationist publications struck back with lengthy and detailed critiques. I responded to these with specific rebuttals published on … Continue reading

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Response to Rubenstein

Response to Rubenstein by Ron Unz The American Conservative, February 26, 2010 My thanks to Ed Rubenstein for producing a fine rejoinder (Ron Unz Vanishes Hispanic Criminality … Not!) to my own recent analysis of Hispanic crime rates (His-Panic). Most … Continue reading

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Immigration: Facts vs. Ideology

Immigration: Facts vs. Ideology by Ron Unz The American Conservative, February 24, 2010 My thanks to Matthew Roberts and Steve Burton (MR+SB) for publishing a detailed critique in Chronicles of my recent article on Hispanic crime rates. However, since I believe their analysis is largely … Continue reading

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Unz on Hispanic Crime – Growing Media Coverage

My March article in The American Conservative analyzing Hispanic crime rates has begun to receive increased attention from various journalists and commentators. I include a few of the examples below. “His-Panic: The Myth of Immigrant Crime” Ron Unz, The American … Continue reading

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The Myth of Hispanic Crime

His-Panic by Ron Unz Talk TV sensationalists and axe-grinding ideologues have fallen for a myth of immigrant lawlessness. The American Conservative, March 2010, COVER STORY According to Lou Dobbs, “a third of the prison population in this country is estimated … Continue reading

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Finally Admitting I Was Wrong about Immigration

The Los Angeles Times (Andrew Blankstein and Garrett Therolf, December 27, 2006) recently carried a major year-end news story which has finally forced me to completely admit the error of my ways with regard to immigration matters. We all have … Continue reading

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Thank You, Pat Robertson

Having been overly preoccupied in recent weeks with some complex software development issues, I must belatedly—but very sincerely—issue a heartfelt Thank You to the Rev. Pat Robertson, whose recent actions appear to have done so much to rescue America, and … Continue reading

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The Growth of Latino Separatism in Southern California

“The Growth of Latino Separatism in Southern California” by Ron Unz Unpublished, June 11, 2002 For decades, nervous Anglo conservatives have quietly suggested that the enormous growth ofSouthern California’s Latino immigrant population, the close proximity to Mexico, and the historical … Continue reading

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VDare.com vs. the “Goldberg” Review

The nature of the Internet provides a near friction-free (and cost-free) means of distributing information. Words and ideas are almost pure information, hence their natural applicability to this medium, and the current mushrooming growth of various Me-zines, We-zines, and Idea-zines. … Continue reading

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The Browning of the Golden State

Tuesday’s Mayoral primary vote in Los Angeles saw left-liberal ex-Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa ride his powerful Latino-Labor coalition to a surprisingly strong first-place showing over LA City Attorney James Hahn, an establishment liberal and the longtime front-runner. Although Villaraigosa still … Continue reading

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“How the Republicans Lost California”

I’m attaching below an op-ed of mine which appeared a few days ago in the Wall Street Journal, presenting my views on how the Republicans lost California, and therefore their so-called “lock” on the White House.

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How the Republicans Lost California – WSJ

How the Republicans Lost California by Ron Unz The Golden State isn’t too liberal for the GOP. Its leaders simply scared away immigrant voters Wall Street Journal, Monday, August 28, 2000 Just 10 years ago, California was a GOP bastion, regarded as … Continue reading

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“California Doesn’t Matter”?

The Weekly Standard, America’s leading conservative newsweekly, recently carried a provocative cover story by Executive Editor Fred Barnes, entitled “California Doesn’t Matter.” The article suggests that California’s political importance has greatly diminished in recent years, and the state no longer … Continue reading

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On Hispanics and the GOP

“On Hispanics and the GOP” by Ron K. Unz Chronicles (Letters), August 2000 Samuel Francis (Principalities & Powers, April 2000) is correct in much of his analysis of the weaknesses of Gov. George W. Bush’s political strategy for attracting Hispanic … Continue reading

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The Asian-American Double Standard

The current issue of Commentary contains an excellent article by Tamar Jacoby on Asian Americans. The article prompted me to submit the following letter, which I have been told will be published in a forthcoming issue. The Asian-American Double Standard by … Continue reading

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NY Times: “Race in California”

Today’s 4th of July edition of the New York Times contains an excellent front page story on the changing ethnic landscape of California, explaining that the state will become “officially” majority non-white at some point over the next twelve months, … Continue reading

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Republicans and Race

Here’s a major article of mine on the politics of ethnic matters which appears in the current issue of American Enterprise. In many respects it’s a companion piece to my lengthy Commentary article, being more political and proscriptive and less … Continue reading

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The right way for Republicans to handle ethnicity in politics

The right way for Republicans to handle ethnicity in politics by Ron Unz American Enterprise, April/May, 2000 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. Immigration. Bilingual education. Over the past few years, these issues and broader matters of ethnic politics have become the stuff of nightmares for … Continue reading

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Critique of “Race and Republicans”

My “Race and Republicans” article in The American Entreprise generated a considerable amount of response, mostly quite positive. However, Steve Sailer replied to the article with a friendly but very skeptical analysis, suggested that my policy of “Unzism” (pro-immigration & … Continue reading

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The End of White America: An Exchange

The End of White America: An Exchange by Ron Unz, et. al. Commentary (Letters), February, 2000 Responses to The End of White America by Sean Walsh, James W. Wilson, Mark Krikorian,  Fred C. Ikle, Edward Blum, Arthur Kruger, Jay P. Greene, … Continue reading

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“California and the End of White America”

As most of you are aware, the past few years have seen a wave of important and controversial issues connected with race, ethnicity, and social policy sweep over both the California and the national political landscape—immigration, affirmative action, bilingual education—as … Continue reading

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California and the End of White America

California and the End of White America by Ron Unz Commentary, November 1999, COVER STORY SUMMARY Californians of European ancestry—“whites”—became a minority near the end of the 1980s, and this unprecedented ethnic transformation is probably responsible for the rise of a … Continue reading

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The Right Kind of Outreach for the GOP

The Right Kind of Outreach for the GOP by Ron Unz Weekly Standard, Monday, March 1, 1999 Republican leaders, worried about their party’s lack of success among ethnic minorities, are reaching for just the wrong remedy. The GOP, they say, should … Continue reading

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Some Minorities Are More Minor than Others

Some Minorities Are More Minor than Others by Ron Unz Wall Street Journal, Monday, November 16, 1998 With the victory of Washington state’s Initiative 200, which ends affirmative action in government hiring, contracting and education, supporters of racial preferences have asked … Continue reading

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Nazi Tract?

Nazi Tract?, by Ron Unz National Review (Letters), Monday, July 14, 1997 Although I’ve always been a very strongly pro-immigrant conservative, I found that the underlying facts and figures in your “immigration” issue (June 16, 1997) were absolutely irrefutable, however … Continue reading

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