Assault underscores tension as Congress weighs immigration reform (Counter protestor beaten in ME)

boston.com news via drudge ^ | april 10, 2006 | boston.com news

[blogblogginaway]

PORTLAND, Maine --Dozens of people pressing for rights for illegal immigrants gathered for a peaceful demonstration on Monday just minutes after a counter-protestor was bloodied by a teenager who hid his face with a bandanna.

The attacker, described as a Hispanic teenager, went after one of three white people carrying signs arguing that illegals have no rights, police said.

As the teen fled, the victim dropped to the pavement after being hit with something heavy that the teen had carried, possibly in a sock or a bandanna, said Portland Police Sgt. Robin Gauvin. There were no arrests as of late afternoon.

[Freee-dame]

I remember first hearing the expression "welfare rights" a few decades ago. I thought ...what rights as the recipient of other people's money??? I guess we are now seeing the new "rights" for the 21st century. Most politicians are despicable and getting worse.

[Grut]

"When you promote violence, you get violence," said the Rev. Virginia Maria Rincon, one of the organizers. "Our rally is about promoting a peaceful dialogue."

Hm. When conservatives say things like that, they're pilloried for blaming the victim.

[KStorm]

"When you promote violence, you get violence," said the Rev. Virginia Maria Rincon, one of the organizers. "Our rally is about promoting a peaceful dialogue."

"Violence" is now defined as "opposing illegal immigration". Rincon is off her rocker.

[taxed2death]

"The attacker, described as a Hispanic teenager, went after one of three white people."


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[Dane]

"The attacker, described as a Hispanic teenager, went after one of three white people."

And I'm supposed to be surprised that sh!t like this doesn't happen during leftist directed protests how?

[bronxboy]

I'll tell you what, let's have a compromise. The US of A will take the same laws as our pathetic, corrupt neighbor's to the south have as it goes for immigrants. That way all the good little one worlders will be happy, right? I would like to know what Mexico would do, if the illegals in their country marched and demanded better rights than their own citizens?

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

We don't have an Immigration problem!
We have a law enforcement problem that does little or nothing to curb CRIMINALS and INVADERS.

[HumanitysEdge]

I find it ironic that they show pride in the country that they risked their lives to leave - and then demand greater rights than natives.

[Jonah Johansen]

Move along, move along, nothing to see here, just keep moving, nothing happening, move along, move along,

[Jonah Johansen]

Move along, move along, nothing to see here, just keep moving, nothing happening, move along, move along,

[MammalModerate]

[squarebarb]

I am saying this on all the threads.

Our lawmakers need to begin investigating the organizers of these marches for being AGENTS OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY WITHOUT HAVING REGISTERED.

That means A<N<S<W<E<R< and Lulac, etc. My bet is they are all getting money from Cuba, Mexico, etc. And North Korea.

An investigation would make people see what is happening with the rallies.

[RandallFlagg]

Added keyword, "ILLEGALALIENASSAULTS."

[Nextrush]

I noticed the involvement of a union, the SEIU (Service Employees International Union.) Government employee unions now dominate the AFL-CIO and I'm afraid legalizing the illegals is a union issue with unions backing the illegals.

Strange considering the issue involves "taking jobs away from Americans" including union members in the minds of many people.

[Travis McGee]

This is going to end in a bloody civil war.

I hope the illegal alien slave-traitors choke on their profits.

The cost of this unchecked invasion will be paid in our blood.

[Pontiac]

Our schools really do need to start teaching the true history of Communist revolutions and Che's story in particular.

These fools carry Che's picture around and have no idea how many of their kindred he killed while riding his motorcycle through South America.

[Iscool]

We don't have an Immigration problem! We have a law enforcement President problem that does little or nothing to curb CRIMINALS and INVADERS, DRUG DEALERS and TERRORISTS...

There, I fixed that for you...

[Travis McGee]

He killed people in Cuba after his m/c trip.

[Eaker]

People keep saying that we "cannot" find and deport 20 million illegals.

I have refrained to say this on FR but Hitler rounded up 6 or 7 million Jews and murdered them. So why can't America peacefully and safely deport 20 million illegals?

Further, Hitler was a lightweight by comparison to some of his buddies.



The Fruits of Gun Control The Totalitarian Body Count

The syndicated columnist, Walter Williams, who happens to be a college professor, has recently finished a study of governmental murder and has concluded that in the twentieth century far more people were killed by their own governments than died in war. Statistics are always questionable, but Williams' come out as follows:

Killed in Warfare: 39 million

Killed by Lenin and Stalin: 62 million

Killed by Mao Tse-tung: 35 million

Killed by Hitler: 21 million