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Immigration issue causes bitter dispute within Sierra Club.
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Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
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March 22, 2004
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2004 Contra Costa Times. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Mike Taugher
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ One of the nation's pre-eminent environmental organizations is in the middle of a rancorous internal dispute over how to approach the highly charged issue of immigration.
With the future direction of the Sierra Club possibly hanging on the outcome of an election taking place through April 21, accusations are flying of corruption and McCarthyism _ not to mention the specter of xenophobia and racism some club officials have said is lurking behind the scenes.
Beneath the muck is a reality that any environmentalist worth his club card is willing to admit: People are a drain on the planet.
How to address that, however, is ...
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