Monday, March 16, 2009
MALDEF Won't Be Running Civil Rights After All [Mark Krikorian]
I'd alluded earlier to reports that Thomas Saenz, MALDEF's former top attorney, had been tapped to head the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department. Apparently, that was true, and he'd accepted the job, but then the White House threw him under the bus (it's getting crowded down there) "because of Tom’s work on immigration rights," in the words of LA County supervisor Gloria Molina. Another good sign! Instead, the administration has nominated Maryland labor secretary Thomas Perez, who had earlier been rumored to be the pick for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. While the White House may have figured Perez will be easier to confirm, he doesn't actually seem any better on immigration; after all, he's former president of the board of Casa de Maryland, the state's premier pro-illegal-immigration advocacy group.
03/16 09:59 AM
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