ABP and the NCLR

American Border Patrol

http://www.americanborderpatrol.com

This first website takes an anti-illegal immigration stance when it comes to the issue of migrants coming over the Southern border. The APB (American Border Patrol) claim to be the only ‘non-governmental organization (NGO) that monitors the border on a regular basis’ and they do this mostly by air with the use of both drones and aircraft. The group has only been active for 7 years and according to posts on its Facebook page, members lobby the government and are involved with trying to persuade congressmen to see their side of the story.

The group never says it is anti-Latino immigration explicitly but is only in operation on the southern border where you would expect mainly Latino’s to be entering the country from. The group is obviously right wing and some may see them as odd but they are actually quite well run and seem to have some money as they are able to regularly fly over areas where they believe immigrants will be coming into the country from and inform the authorities.

The National Council of La Raza

http://www.nclr.org

This second website, belonging to the non-profit group ‘The National Council of La Raza’ is pro Latino immigration and integration into American society. They are the ‘largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S.’ and have been active since 1968. The organisation was born out of the ‘National Organization for Mexican American Services’, which was a group designed to bring Mexican americans together under an ‘organizational structure’. When working on this the founders decided that they could do more if they sought to help out the wider Mexican community and so the NCLR was created.

The NCLR wants the united states government to take a more progressive view on immigration, including easier paths for illegal immigrants living in the country to become citizens, and reduced deportations of illegal immigrants found in the US.

The organisation is nationwide and has offices in several cities, including Washington D.C. The group gets 85% of its funding from individual donations, sponsors and companies, with the other 15% coming from the government, which seems odd as the current administration is very anti-illegal immigration.

This website addresses issues in a very different way to the first, with more emphasis on them being a reputable non-profit organisation. Whilst seemingly better run, there has still been controversy surrounding them however as some people say that they promote the separatist idea.