With all due respect.....
Posted on 05/01/2008 10:47:50 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Immigrant rights activists join protests nationwide
By SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago
CHICAGO — Thousands of immigrants and activists gathered in cities across the country Thursday to demand comprehensive immigration reform, including citizenship opportunities for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S.
Turnout has fallen sharply since the first nationwide rallies in 2006, when more than 1 million people — at least 400,000 in Chicago alone — clogged streets and brought traffic to a standstill.
Activists hoping to re-ignite the immigration debate in time for the presidential elections say this year's efforts are focused less on protests and more on voter registration and setting an agenda for the next president.
Nevertheless, they planned to take to the streets from Miami to Dallas to Los Angeles for May Day protests.
"We come to let Washington know we're still here. We're still fighting," said Jorge Guzman, 34, as crowds swelled in Chicago's Union Park before a march to a federal plaza downtown.
Guzman, a legal immigrant from Mexico, was among a group of about 100 marchers from the Chicago suburb of Waukegan, where tension mounted after city officials applied for a federal program that would train local police to help enforce immigration laws.
He carried a giant hand-painted banner depicting a man being handcuffed by immigration agents and a little girl crying and saying, "Where is my family?"
In Washington, D.C., immigrant rights groups and social justice organizations were demanding that Prince William County, in northern Virginia, rescind its anti-illegal immigration measure. They also want raids and deportations to end, and are calling for worker centers to be established in Washington, Maryland and Virginia.
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I want ALL ILLEGALS out of here!
MORE RAIDS!
MORE DEPORATIONS!
Let them get in line and come here LEGALLY if WE approve of them.
What’s going on? I thought these people were hiding in the shadows.
Chickens.....Coooooming Hooooome Tooooo Rooooost
With Govenator Swatzenegger cut back to workers due to a 20 billion shortfall one has to wonder, can Kalifornia survive.
Happy Cinco de whatever ... now get the hell out of my country.
When anybody finds that sentence in an article somewhere, let me know.
Our Marxist government has endowed these criminals with rights while taking them from the people who put them in power. These are not immigrants, legal or illegal, folks. They are here to take away whatever they can from American citizens!
I neglected to say that these criminals are INVADERS, here to take whatever they can from American citizens!
off topic, but are you in stealth mode.
I reply and you are not in the to: box.
Back on topic
I want the govt to quit taking my money to pay for illegals benefits.
The only way that will happen is if you (illegals) go home.
With all due respect.....
It’s probably become too difficult for 30M of ‘em to hide in the shadows any more.
They had the opportunity for citizenship before they decided to break the law. Now, I figure they lost that chance by choosing to be criminals.
I had the rabbit as desktop background for 4yrs. LOL, confused many who worked with me.
My apology,did not wish to offend, I have never had blank to: window come up on FR.
Was so strange thought I would comment.
“I have no idea....”
Sometimes I have no idear what I am saying.
No offense taken. I guess you tried to email me, but couldn’t?
Only 12 million illegals? Bump that up to 40.
I don’t understand what “raids” and “deportations” has to do with immigrants. Anyone? Anyone?
No I was going to post a reply to yours, and you were not listed in the “to:” box. Very strange, but life is like that at times.
Usually I need to remove poster from to: box, but not this time.
Worst part was I kept going back and forth 3 or 4 times.
Started laughing at myself for continuing activity, I almost felt that I was becoming liberal, if at first it doe not work, keep trying because it just might work at some future time
Eisenhower used “Operation Wetback” to deport 18 million in two years back in the 50’s. He wanted jobs available for servicemen when they turned home.
I just robbed a bank. Instead of living in the shadows maybe I could get some help with my investment portfolio?
A.K.A the AFL-CIO and docworker's unions....
You know, the guys who always b*tch about how NAFTA is evil because it steals American JOBS??? That's THEM - among others - guys, fighting for the illegals.
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Haha, I just realized why the “gardeners” are not here at the apartment complex today, haha.... no “gardeners” in the entire neighborhood; it is blissful, peaceful, serene, quiet.... for once.
Please, “protest” every day if you like
They should just boycott our country and leave all together. That'll show us a thing or two!
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Yeah, it really would! They win, we lose.... them!!
:-)
ping
Kinda makes one long to see those powerful water guns other countries spray on demonstrators.
Illegals are illegal.
Why not just give them what they want, and give it to them good and hard?
The Selective Service registration law doesn't appear to differentiate between legal and illegal residents. So, sign them up for their "free" citizenship. Everyone who shows up gets five years and a $250,000 fine.
Freaking Goths have crossed the Danube.
I don’t understand what “raids” and “deportations” has to do with immigrants. Anyone? Anyone?
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Nothing...
But if a REAL immigrant commits a felony, he or she is deported...
Other crimes, could be deported..
Immigrants understand that BEFORE they come here
Kinda makes one long to see those powerful water guns other countries spray on demonstrators.
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CNN had a video of that today, in Turkey
Would be nice, here...
That number of 12 million is getting kind of old, they've been using it for the last 5 years or more. I'd say it's probably closer to 30 million now.
I’m really all for demonstrator’s rights here in the U.S. But reading about this brought out a slight mean streak, I guess......getting so tired of this takeover of America by illegals.
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