Immigrants Rally in City, Seeking Rights

The New York Times ^ | October 5, 2003 | STEVEN GREENHOUSE

[A. Pole]

Coming from Mexico, China, Haiti and many other countries, the immigrants are seeking to persuade lawmakers in Washington to, among other things, grant legal status to more than 8 million immigrants.

There is already a right way to pursue legal immigration status - you apply at INS office or US consulate.

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[sushiman]

No counter rallies ? Of course not . We bitch about the illegals and the govt's pandering of them via cyber space , but do nothing about it . Que sera sera ...

[virgil]

Why the hell don't they march for their rights in Mexico City?

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[Texas_Jarhead]

Disgusting...

[Free ThinkerNY]

If these lunatics have their way, America will become a Turd World sewer.

[Dan from Michigan]

The demonstrators called for granting legal status to illegal immigrants

unacceptable

for creating more family reunification visas

Unacceptable with the job losses here.

and for increased workplace protections for immigrants because they are often exploited on the job.

Eliminate the H1-B visas instead.

In addition, the demonstrators called for an end to civil liberty violations against immigrants,

Legal immigants, yes. Illegals need to go home.

complaining that many law-abiding immigrants have faced harassment and detentions since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Charge them or release them.

[truthkeeper]

"Today you are making history. You are waking our country together."

Beware the Sleeping Giant...

[Consort]

Yes, this could become the next big civil rights movement...bigger than the last one....and the party that helps make it happen will get millions of votes for decades or generations. The party that sticks to the word of the law will be the loser, unfortunately. Does that scenario sound about right?

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

At least they included Mark Krikorian in the article.

[RockyMtnMan]

The problem here is those who break the law have no "civil rights" as they are not citizens. There should be no "movement" except back to Mexico. Now that they feel empowered enough to come into the light from the shadows what will they do when they decide to take their "rights" by force? They outnumber citizens 10 to 1 in some communities, what's stopping them now?

[HiJinx]

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I've seen polls that 70% of the American population is opposed to amnesty.

[Noachian]

The only way to get Bush to wake up about the illegals is for a terrorist to cross the border with the Mexicans and explode a dirty bomb in the middle of Dallas.

What 9/11 has taught us is that American politicians react to disasters, and until something horrific happens in our southern cities nothing will happen with illegal immigration.

[goodnesswins]

Hmmmm...what if everyone in California decided to go to Mexico, France or Germany or Switzerland and demand citizen status...??? Just a question....

[adx]

What 9/11 has taught us is that American politicians react to disasters, and until something horrific happens in our southern cities nothing will happen with illegal immigration.

Close. The politicos won't give a damn until a nice big liberal city on the East or West Coast gets vaporized. The hix in the stix of flyover country are expendable in the eyes of the media, but watch them howl when their own backyard is glowing. So I doubt that nuking a Red Zone place like Dallas would be a sufficient b*tch-slap for a lot of people.

[FITZ]

Why the hell don't they march for their rights in Mexico City?

Because Mexico City told them to march for their rights in the USA.