Dolores Huerta

Dolores Huerta, the civil rights icon, delivered a rousing presentation in the San Bernardino Valley Community College last week.

What she said was very well received by the crowd. But outside of the audience, the broader newspaper audience was somewhat dismayed by some of Huerta's rhetoric, which was classic, race-based identity politics.

Huerta is an icon and someone whose contributions cannot be denied. However, what she says is inherently divisive. Contrast her work and outlook with, say, Barack Obama or Martin Luther King Jr.

Read the story and see where the controversy comes from by clicking here: "Huerta: Too late to stop immigration"

Huerta's story has generated hundreds of comments, mostly from rabid anti-illegal immigration groups.