May 1 illegal alien boycott aims to "close" cities (1 Viewer)

[Little-Acorn]

Q. How do we know whether we should make the illegal aliens into full U.S. citizens?

A. Because they broke our laws to get here, are taking billions of dollars of goods and services, are parading in our streets demanding that we turn over large parts of our country to them, and now they are threatening to paralyze our major cities adn destroy our economy if we DON'T welcome them with open arms, forgive the crimes already committed, and grant them amnesty.

Makes perfect sense to me.

BTW, Reuters refers to them as "pro-immigration activists", despite the fact that they are demanding changes only to laws that affect illegal aliens, not immigrants. Reuters also states that conservatives want to classify the illegals as felons, though it was Democrats who fought to include that language in HR4377 and Republicans who are trying to take it out.

Reuters got about half the story right, which is better than average for them.

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May 1 immigrant boycott aims to "close" cities
Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:12pm ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pro-immigration activists say a national boycott and marches planned for May 1 will flood U.S. streets with millions of Latinos to demand amnesty for illegal immigrants and shake the ground under Congress as it debates reform.

Such a massive turnout could make for the largest protests since the civil rights era of the 1960s, though not all Latinos -- nor their leaders -- were comfortable with such militancy, fearing a backlash in Middle America. "There will be 2 to 3 million people hitting the streets in Los Angeles alone. We're going to close down Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Tucson, Phoenix, Fresno," said Jorge Rodriguez, a union official who helped organize earlier rallies credited with rattling Congress as it debates the issue.

Immigration has split Congress, the Republican Party and public opinion. Conservatives want the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants classified as felons and a fence built along the Mexican border. Others, including President George W. Bush, want a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship. Most agree some reform is needed to stem the flow of poor to the world's biggest economy.

"We want full amnesty, full legalization for anybody who is here (illegally)," Rodriguez said. "That is the message that is going to be played out across the country on May 1."

Organizers have timed the action for May Day, a date when workers around the world traditionally have marched for improved conditions, and have strong support from big labor and the Roman Catholic church. They vow that America's major cities will grind to a halt and its economy will stagger as Latinos walk off their jobs and skip school.


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[Alex]

Q. How do we know whether we should make the illegal aliens into full U.S. citizens?

A. Because they broke our laws to get here, are taking billions of dollars of goods and services, are parading in our streets demanding that we turn over large parts of our country to them, and now they are threatening to paralyze our major cities adn destroy our economy if we DON'T welcome them with open arms, forgive the crimes already committed, and grant them amnesty.

Makes perfect sense to me.

BTW, Reuters refers to them as "pro-immigration activists", despite the fact that they are demanding changes only to laws that affect illegal aliens, not immigrants. Reuters also states that conservatives want to classify the illegals as felons, though it was Democrats who fought to include that language in HR4377 and Republicans who are trying to take it out.

Reuters got about half the story right, which is better than average for them.

What billions of dollars of goods and services are they taking? Do you mean because of the boycott or simply because they are here illegally? If anything, they are contributing to the economy.

Where does it state that they are demanding large parts of the country to be turned over to them? You made that up.

Democrats want them classified as felons? This is from your own-posted article: "Conservatives want the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants classified as felons and a fence built along the Mexican border."

Protesting and boycotts are both legitimate means of civil disobedience, and I say more power to them. They have every right to make a good life for themselves in this country just as our ancestors did. Land does not "belong" to anyone.

 

[danarhea]

What billions of dollars of goods and services are they taking? Do you mean because of the boycott or simply because they are here illegally? If anything, they are contributing to the economy.

Where does it state that they are demanding large parts of the country to be turned over to them? You made that up.

Democrats want them classified as felons? This is from your own-posted article: "Conservatives want the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants classified as felons and a fence built along the Mexican border."

Protesting and boycotts are both legitimate means of civil disobedience, and I say more power to them. They have every right to make a good life for themselves in this country just as our ancestors did. Land does not "belong" to anyone.

Sorry, but I disagree. The only rights lawbreakers have are to be arrested, as long as they have their Constitutional rights. Yes, even they have rights within the Constitution, up until the time they are deported.