Posted on 08/02/2008 10:21:21 AM PDT by Ramstein75
May 16th, 2008 Legalize LA is about recognizing, celebrating and embracing the diversity of Los Angeles, so essential to the city’s success. As one of the most economically and culturally vibrant urban centers in the world, L.A. is not only the capital of the entertainment industry, it is also home to one of the busiest ocean ports in the world, and it remains the manufacturing hub of the United States. Los Angeles also represents the largest concentration of immigrants in North America. With over 224 languages spoken in the city, over 50% of the population is foreign born. Immigrants include motivated factory workers as well as entrepreneurs and professionals. Add to their presence native-born Americans from all over the country, as well as native Californians, and it’s easy to see why Los Angeles is a city where dreams are often realized. However, despite the fact that so many experts agree that the productivity and hard work of immigrants improves our economy, the issue has been grossly misrepresented by the media and certain politicians. Businesses are generally afraid to speak out because they’re frightened of reprisals by government agencies, but at American Apparel we have not been able to sit in the shadows while the facts get distorted. Our dream for Los Angeles is that the over 1 million undocumented migrant workers who live here, and contribute to the city economically, culturally, and socially will have the opportunity to become legal residents of the city, and the United States. Dov Charney* Founder, CEO, Creative Director, American Apparel Americal Apparel, Inc. Headquarters/Factory 747 Warehouse St. Los Angeles, CA 90021 Phone: (213) 488-0226 Fax: (213) 488-0334 www.americanapparel.net
And the company name is “AMERICAN” Apparel?
Success? From diversity?
With over 224 languages spoken in the city, over 50% of the population is foreign born.
Yea, we all clearly see what a rousing success that is. You want to know real success? Try 30 years ago before there were 224 languages and the local population consisted of American Citizens, not vast numbers of criminal illegal aliens. Los Angeles was quite nice then and very much a success. Now Los Angeles is a standard to measure levels of crime in other cities.
Businesses are generally afraid to speak out because they’re frightened of reprisals by government agencies,
Frightened? Because they are criminal illegal aliens and subject to raids and arrest? Yea, they are supposed to be afraid because they are illegal. DUH!
Our dream for Los Angeles is that the over 1 million undocumented migrant workers who live here, and contribute to the city economically, culturally, and socially will have the opportunity to become legal residents of the city, and the United States.
So, what this "dream" is really, is amnesty for over a million criminal illegal alien border law violators?
Amnesty? Dream on. Even if they could get backdoor access to the United States through an Amnesty they will forever or at least 3 - 5 generations be known as "amnesty Americans."
In the 1980s I was part of a wave of brave and idealist young people who sought to revitalize downtown LA by renovating old buildings into art lofts. Apparently 20 years later the project is almost working.
Anyway, on a recent trip there I decided to show my teenage daughter when I used to live. In the process we walked from our hotel to the old loft and then to Little Japan for lunch.
My loft was on Main street, 5 blocks from city hall. This is not some weird ghetto outpost, but the very center of the “vibrant” city these fools are celebrating.
The walk to Little Japan was unbearable. The stench was overpowering, and there was human feces in the streets in several places. There stench of urine was omni-present. There were all sorts of homeless drug addicts about, intermixed with a huge number of Mexican shoppers. There was one angry-crazy black man who accousted my family at an intersection where we were waiting for the walk signal.
“Look at all these m*th*rf*ck*n Mexicans! Why you let em in here??? Huh??? It wasn’t us n*gg*s who let them in !!!!”
He looked crazy, I offered a sincere apology and quickly crossed the street.
So much for a multicultural mecca. They have to be joking. There are an estimate 500,000 active gang members in LA. There are many areas where I would not consdier walking, much less walking with my wife and daughter. Because they are full of angry ethnics who would do far worse then rant profanity at us.
These people are either stupid or in denial, celebrating the diversity of LA. LA used to be a pretty reasonable place. It no longer is.
I’m sure some of the worst Obama riots will be in LA.
I actually was thinking of buying their stock - I think I’ll pass.
From all the yard signs,bumper stickers,etc I see when I pass through there I'll wager that the very worst ones will be in Cambridge (Massachusetts).
That was Obama's VP on a campaign stop. They're trying to split the conservative vote.
“especially when I found a CEO of a major American company explaining immigration to people in advertising....”
IIRC, the employees (probably most now are illegals) belong to one of the biggest unions in the country.
Note to ICE:
Investigate immediately.
Suspected of employing illegal aliens:
Americal Apparel, Inc.
Headquarters/Factory
747 Warehouse St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Over the past 30 years, I have watched LA sink into the deepest s***hole imaginable. I no longer live in LA County or work in the city itself. Further, I avoid the city whenever possible.
One could not exaggerate how bad the city is with the exception of outlying suburban areas. Having stayed in downtown hotels while on business the past couple of years, I can tell you that downtown turns into a complete ghost town by 7PM. Walking from a highrise office building to a Marriott hotel three blocks away, it is creepy and scarey. If you see two other people on that walk, that is a lot. Compare that to downtowns in other large cities.
If you have to go to the Federal Courthouse, you look for a parking lot with fencing around it and hope your car will not be broken into. Then you get to walk 2 or 3 blocks to the courthouse itself and hope that the crazy homeless on the streets will not bother you.
They call this a city of diversity. I call it a scene from a horror movie. The mayor and the city council are the biggest bunch of corrupt and free-loading trash you will ever find. The late Mayor Sam Yorty and Police Chief Bill Parker must be rolling over in their graves.
Yep. And it's a subsidiary of a Canadian Corp.
I think nearly all now-deceased residents of pre-1965 L.A. are rolling in their graves. I was born in the city in 1967 and *I* would be rolling in my grave if I were dead now.
Wonderful.
What is wrong with this picture, fellow Americans.
I guess we have to put up with this invasion, because as Juan McCain tells us peons, "they are all God's children."
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