To: Joe Miller, Running, Republican for U.S. Senate (AK)
The most racist mailer of 2014
Disavow and apologize for your racist campaign mailing using gang members to represent Latino immigrants.
Why is this important?
Joe Miller is a candidate for United States Senate in Alaska, and his campaign just sent the most overtly racist mailer of the 2014 election cycle. The mailing shows pictures of Mexican gang members with facial tattoos, and says that his Democratic opponent "wants them to vote." It continues, "And if 20 million illegals vote, you can kiss the 2nd amendment goodbye."
This is way worse than politics as usual in the immigration debate. It’s dog-whistle racism — using common racial stereotypes to stir up fear of minorities. Joe Miller's underlying message is that no matter how educated, accomplished, or hardworking Latinos are, they will never be anything more than threatening gang members.
The racism was so obvious that even one of his Republican primary opponents called him out on it during a debate. But Miller just doubled down on his cartoonish racism, saying, “It’s true. This is real world stuff.”
Joe Miller reinforces this awful tradition, sending a perverse message that it’s ok to use these tactics because they’re just politics. But it’s not just politics: when immigrants — and anyone deemed to look like one — are dehumanized, it has real world effects on how Latinos are treated.
Join us in saying "¡Ya Basta!" to electoral racism. Sign the petition asking Joe Miller to apologize for his racist portrayal of Latinos.
This is way worse than politics as usual in the immigration debate. It’s dog-whistle racism — using common racial stereotypes to stir up fear of minorities. Joe Miller's underlying message is that no matter how educated, accomplished, or hardworking Latinos are, they will never be anything more than threatening gang members.
The racism was so obvious that even one of his Republican primary opponents called him out on it during a debate. But Miller just doubled down on his cartoonish racism, saying, “It’s true. This is real world stuff.”
Joe Miller reinforces this awful tradition, sending a perverse message that it’s ok to use these tactics because they’re just politics. But it’s not just politics: when immigrants — and anyone deemed to look like one — are dehumanized, it has real world effects on how Latinos are treated.
Join us in saying "¡Ya Basta!" to electoral racism. Sign the petition asking Joe Miller to apologize for his racist portrayal of Latinos.