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Chuck D Pens New Anti-Arizona Immigration Law Anthem

Posted Jun 22nd 2010 12:00PM by Nia Beckwith
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Arizona's new Immigration Law has caused a major stir amongst the American people. Several hip-hop artists have expressed their frustrations about it, but Public Enemy frontman Chuck D has stepped up and recorded a new track called 'Tear Down That Wall' to voice his personal dismay for the law that he believes enforces racial profiling.

Ironically, 'Tear Down That Wall' comes almost 20 years later following the release of Public Enemy's 'By the Time I Get to Arizona,' a song the group released in 1991 addressing Arizona officials for failing to recognize the federal holiday honoring civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Chuck D recently spoke to Billboard.com about why he chose to release the new track. "Yeah because the governor is a Hitler. Things do change from time to time but it goes right back into just proving that it wants to be something else. 'Tear Down That Wall' is something that has its own life. It's not that you're doing anything to be opportunistic. I talked about the wall not only just dividing the U.S. and Mexico but the states of California, New Mexico and Texas. But Arizona, it's like, come on. Now they're going to enforce a law that talks about basically racial profiling."

'Tear Down That Wall' will be on Chuck D's upcoming solo CD and is available for download at Slamjamz.com.

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brittanicus01

IMMEDIATE WARNING TO ALL AMERICANS AND LEGAL RESIDENTS: Yesterday, several Senators led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) learned of a possible plan by the White House to provide an Amnesty to the nation's estimated 11-18 million illegal aliens through an executive order. The move would take immigration enforcement out of the hands of Congress and place it in the hands of the Executive Branch.call your Members of Congress at (202) 224-3121 to express your outrage at Pres. Obama's plan to provide Amnesty through Executive Order. Learn more at NumberUSA.

June 23 2010 at 12:05 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

brittanicus01

When is the corrupt Mexican government, stop interfering with "THE PEOPLE" of this nation? How can a foreign government get involved in the state of Arizona's laws. Perhaps they are getting worried that if we halt the illegal immigration invasion, the billions of dollars they transfer out the country will not get to the upper echelon of President Calderon's administration who siphons much of the money off. Perhaps they are getting worried across the border, that they will not be able to push all their desperately poor populations across the border, so taxpayers financially subsidize them. One thing for sure Obama and his Liberal-Communist Czars are heading towards an all out war, on American soil. taxpayers have been supporting foreign nationals and "Anchor Babies" for years. Enough is Enough! Learn more at NumbersUSA. WE ARE GOING TO LOSE OUR COUNTRY IF WE DON'T THROW OUT ALL PRO-AMNESTY INCUMBENTS, STARTING WITH SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV) IN NOVEMBER?

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