Latinos see risk in boycott

Charlotte Observer ^ | Apr. 30, 2006 | FRANCO ORDOÑEZ AND MIKE DRUMMOND

[Brilliant]

Walking off the job is not going to make me support them. My view is that if it costs the economy, the loss will rest primarily on those who hire illegals, which is fine with me.

[piytar]

C'mon, don't lump all latinos together. Some of the most anti-illegal people I know are latinos, esp. those who slogged through the immigration process the legal way.

[Cacique]

bump for later read

[Ron in Acreage]

what's good for the goose....

[HungarianGypsy]

The only problem I have with boycotting Mexican restaurants is that I know of at least two that are owned by legal citizens and I doubt are backing this. Why punish all of them?

[Randy Larsen]

The only problem I have with boycotting Mexican restaurants is that I know of at least two that are owned by legal citizens and I doubt are backing this. Why punish all of them?

If they decide to close tomorrow without a legitimate reason...you know what to do!

[hispanarepublicana]

I'm of few enough pounds that the W. Texas wind has taken me down a time or two.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Many (if not all) of the Mexican restaurants I frequent date back to about WWI. Of course, that won't stop people on FR from claiming that they are still illegal.

[stopem]

Let's hope they have good reason to be afraid the defiant socialists.Fox said they will broadcast the illegal militant march and boycott all day. Well I will save on electricity and not put the TV on all day.Who wants to see anymore of those people. Sick of seeing them illegally taking over our streets and not one legal agency stopping them.

[hispanarepublicana]

Seaboard Farms (pork folks) and many if not all Cargill meat processing plants will be closed tomorrow. The Catholic Church is organizing, facilitating and encouraging this idiocy, even in my city (the #2 most conservative in the U.S.).

[oldenuff2no]

Every business in this town that is closed tomorrow for thei boycot will have a note on their front door when they return. I will tell them that they will never see another one of my dollars and even sign my name to the note.
To this day, every time I buy a new handgun I email Smith&Wesson and tell they which one of their handguns I didn't buy and which one of their competitors firearms I did purchase. When I make up my mind to stop supporting a company or business, it's forever and I love reminding them every time I don't spend my money there.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

No better time than tomorrow to round them up and deport them ( if we already had a border fence ) back to were they came from.
Would be cheaper to , since the government won't have to run around and find them.
So tomorrow would be a good time to deport them.

[TheForceOfOne]

Well stated.

We are not evil, we do not wish harm to the illegals, we want them to obey are laws, we want the to return to Mexico and return legally.

America is a nation of immigrants. They threaten the entire cultural and legal system by flooding our borders. If our laws are broken and no penalty is applied, we will breakdown into anarchy. A flood of immigrants who do not assimilate, who do not pay taxed, pay for health insurance, etc. place a great burden on those who do.

They cannot become one of us, which is vital to us as a nation to remain a nation, if they refuse to try, if they only wish to be here for the money. They will simply remain Mexicans living in America.

[hispanarepublicana]

Many (if not all) of the Mexican restaurants I frequent date back to about WWI. Of course, that won't stop people on FR from claiming that they are still illegal.

What most of us in the U.S. consider to be "Mexican Food" is actually Tex-Mex food. Years ago, in Texas Monthly, I read an article about "Mexican Food", the real kind, from deep deep Mexico. Beetles and monkeys were involved. I'll stick to orange cheddar cheese, smoked beef brisket and wheat flour tortillas--thanks.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" I don't have a problem with people demonstrating. "

Your right, but, these illegals ( as far as the US constitution goes ) they don't have the same rights as the rest of us citizens, and they don't have the right to protest or hold demonstrations.

[Doctor Stochastic]

I've never gone for "True Mexican" food, even while in Mexico. Personally I draw the line (Tex-Mex) as being West of the Pecos, East of Arizon, and a bit of Colorado. (West Texas, New Mexico, some of Colorado.) I haven't liked much of East Texas, California, or Arizona (Mexican) food.

Chili Test: match the state with the ingredient in chili.

California, New Mexico, Texas.

Beans, green chili, pink tofu.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

The communist/socialist/feminist/gays/MSM/ the Anti - America crowd/ anti - war crowd are all behind this mainly the communist are doing this to undermine our country.

[hispanarepublicana]

That's a trick question. "Green" goes with NM, but they don't spell chili that way. You can always tell "non-Texan" by the spelling of chile with an "e" on the end.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Bataan link to the New Mexico National Guard.