Why do we care? For two reasons. First, the ACORN leadership is linked to the refugee issue as I reported here and here recently; and the SEIU, a direct offshoot of ACORN, is organizing refugees and immigrants. They need refugees and immigrants as dues-paying members and to supply the poor and angry (voters too!) to destabilize America. As a matter of fact, I believe that ACORN/SEIU bigwig, Wade Rathke is behind the strategy to organize Somalis (to be disruptive) at various workplaces in the US.
The other reason is that the issue of organizational name change is a strategy to dump a bad image, not just for PR reasons, but for reasons of dipping into the federal treasury less conspicuously. I told you that the Somali Community Center of Nashville, which had gotten entangled in alleged grant fraud, changed its name here.
And, if anyone can tell me why the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has changed its name a couple of times, here, I would really appreciate it.
This is from the Washington Examiner on ACORN yesterday. Note that ACORN is attempting to silence critics with lawsuits.
Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) leaders are using the threat of a law suit to silence and intimidate critics, according to current and former members of the liberal activist group.
In a letter dated June 11 an attorney for ACORN advised top whistleblowers that their unauthorized use of the organization’s name could make them liable for monetary damages and injunctive relief.
ACORN executives have also changed their organization’s name, which was tarnished by investigations in at least 14 states of allegations of voter registration fraud during the 2008 presidential campaign, and charges by current and former members of financial mismanagement and misrepresentation.
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In fact, the process has already begun, she noted. Wade Rathke, who founded the organization, announced on his blog that ACORN International has officially changed its name to “Community Organizations International.”
When you visit Rathke’s blog you will see how important immigrants are to their strategy to “change” America.