Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MALDEF logo
MALDEF logo

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is a national non-profit civil rights organization formed in 1968 to promote the rights of Latinos in the United States. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and currently maintains regional offices in Sacramento, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C.

[edit] Criticism

Because of its stated agenda and lobbying record [1], many anti-illegal immigration activists regard MALDEF as one of the most aggressive proponents of illegal immigration and bilingulaism in the U.S. Others label it racist, based on remarks made on the air by Mario Obledo, a founder of MALDEF on the Tom Likis radio show in the mid 90's. [2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://www.thedustininmansociety.com/blog/?p=113
  2. ^ http://www.thedustininmansociety.org/info/true_agenda_transcript.html#track05

[edit] External link

 This law-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This article related to a non-profit organization is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
 This education organization-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This article is a stub relating to Mexican-Americans or Chicanos. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../m/e/x/Mexican_American_Legal_Defense_and_Education_Fund_cbc7.html"