Among other terms of abuse, immigrationists sometimes bash immigration restrictionists as "white supremacists." And you don't necessarily have to be white to be so called. They also fling it at black and Hispanic Americans who profess such "bigotry" as wishing that our country had secure borders.

Due to this seeming confusion as to what "white supremacy" is, it might be useful to seek a definition. Historically a white supremacist has been one who advocated unequal laws or unequal enforcement of laws to benefit whites. Once influential, they now exist on the margins of society. Occasional rallies in remote cow pastures seem to be their main activity these days.

But as these supremacists have fallen, others have risen. Among them are Latino organizations with names like the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), The Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), and the National Council of La Raza [i.e., The Race] (NCLR). These organizations strive mightily to prevent effective action against the influx of illegal aliens, the majority of whom are Latino. They also promote amnesty (legalization) for illegals and eventual citizenship and voting. Clearly their objective is to build Latino power at the expense of other groups. And in pursuit of that goal, the law is simply an obstacle to overcome.

These groups, however, would take great offense at being called supremacists. They commonly describe themselves as "civil rights" organizations and try to identify with the black movement of the sixties. The comparison is absurd. The black civil rights movement based its claims on the rights of citizens under the law. The Latino groups, as advocates for illegal aliens, blur the distinction between citizens and noncitizens, thus undermining the worth and importance of citizenship. Without the rule of law, which these groups undermine, there can be no civil rights-or rights of any kind.

While the Ku Klux Klan and the other remnants of white supremacy have to make do with their cow pastures, the Latino supremacists live high on the hog and hold lavish meetings at posh hotels. They enjoy a never-ending stream of big bucks from foundations, corporations, and various special interests. For example, The Washington Times reported (6/11/07) that the Ford Foundation has given $3.25 million to MALDEF and NCLR since 2005. Another sugar daddy for the supremacists is financial speculator George Soros who has made it his life's mission to undermine national sovereignty all around the globe. He forked over $325,000 to MALDEF in 2004 and $525,000 to NCLR that same year.

Still another source of funds for Latino supremacists is the U.S. taxpayer. The three groups mentioned and similar organizations receive substantial sums from "federal grants." Supposedly the money is for community improvement. The Klan, of course, needn't apply.

Admittedly, the Latino outfits don't spout the kind of crude racial invective that the Klan does. These supremacists are too polished and well-heeled for that. But from time to time their deeper attitudes surface, as when LULAC's former leader Jose Velez said Border Patrol would always be "the enemy of my people"-and when it came to light that NCLR gave funds to a branch of MEChA, an outfit sporting the slogan "For the race [la raza] everything; for those outside the race nothing."