A Hispanic View: American Politics and the Politics of Immigration [Paperback]

Raoul Lowery-Contreras (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 6, 2002

Controversy, passion, and a totally new Hispanic viewpoint is what Raoul Lowery Contreras brought to more than 200 American newspapers in 1988 when Washington, D.C.'s Hispanic Link distributed his inaugural columns.Contreras was, and is, so controversial and passionate that his views draw pain, rage and disbelief from the "fruited plain." He has been called an agent provocateur, a racist, a hater of Blacks, a hater of Whites, a hater of Chicanos, a paid agent of the CIA, a Sandinista Communist, a criminal, a traitor, a sellout, and, unbelievably, a "coconut-Brown on the outside, White on the inside."That's just from his family.The columns in this collection were published at www.calnews.com between 1998 and 2002, causing apoplexy among the people written about, and among others, because of the vital issues that Contreras brings to the surface.American politics are changing because of the huge growth of the Hispanic population. The status quo is being discarded by this new Hispanic paradigm, and Contreras is there, bringing it forth for the world to see.

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About the Author

Raoul Lowery Contreras exploded onto the newspaper scene in 1988 with Hispanic views that were at once controversial and informative. The New York Times Syndicate New American News Service distributed his columns for years. The Internet?s www.calnews.com began publishing his columns in 1998 for a worldwide audience.

Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: IUniverse (November 6, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595256910
• ISBN-13: 978-0595256914
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,403,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "A Pathological Liar's View", October 31, 2005

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J. Dassaro "Dassaro Imaging Photography" (Tennessee, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Hispanic View: American Politics and the Politics of Immigration (Paperback)

As a 13 year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol and former Union president of the Border Patrol Agent's union in San Diego, let me just say this book is very slanted and the chapter about the Border Patrol is virtually useless.

I faced off with Mr. Contreras a number of times. I was also the union official that published the website he mentions in his book (pg 270- now found at nbpc1613.org)and more specifically the incident concerning Congressman Darrell Issa. Mr. Contreras was not involved in that incident and the only knowledge he had regarding that event is what he either read on the website of read in the news. You would know that from reading the chapter. The fact is that Congressman Issa believed he could speed through a federal checkpoint simply based on the fact he was a Congressman. Both Issa and Contreras wanted the Border Patrol checkpoints shut down so they naturally fed off each other following the incident. Both are real losers in my book for that.

Anyone who knows Mr. Contreras is cognizant of the fact that he is literally a pathological liar. Take for example claims regarding his military service that he even admits was in part fabricated. Given that kind of credibility gap, what value can this book have.

Well, every book has value. And in that lies the answer.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars how is this insanely racist animal published?, February 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: A Hispanic View: American Politics and the Politics of Immigration (Paperback)

Contreras broadcast on Feb. 10, 2004: "Only toothless hillbillie [sic]white males are too uneducated and too stupid to understand the point of my writings is that Mexican illegal aliens who sneak into gringo-occupied Mexican land are better than Whitey."

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Revelation!, May 29, 2004

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danita k christie (Rancho Santa Fe, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Hispanic View: American Politics and the Politics of Immigration (Paperback)

Everywhere we turn we see the word Hispanic; we hear the word Hispanic, yet few people know what a Hispanic is or what one thinks.

Hispanic or Latino, which shall we use?

Contreras defines Hispanic for all to understand; further, he defines Hispanic political thought like few people can or have.

This collection of essays published over a period of years, most distributed by his syndicator, the New York Times Syndicate, tells us much about the fastest growing population among Americans.

The collection of essays is stunning in scope.

D.K. Christie
California