Blogger: NY Times equates Hispanic w/ immigrant as if they two were synonyms

But the article, reflecting current political discourse, lumps together immigrant and "Hispanic;" citizenship status, therefore, is rendered irrelevant.

http://www.alternet.org/rights/136929/as_long_as_%27latino%27_is_synonymous_with_%27immigrant,%27_we_will_remain_a_class_apart/

Original story: Texas Mayor Caught in Deportation Furor http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/us/05immig.html?_r=1