And $ is to a politician like cocaine to a drugger, or not? :) 
Posted on 04/20/2006 6:26:41 AM PDT by Joe Brower
I have seen a few articles saying that some of the activist's have been having second thoughts about their May Day protest...fearing the backlash...
Have you been to the super market lately?
Most of the produce is imported and some from guess where? Yup mexico.
I agree with this suggestion more than you prior post. I also believe, if paid a fair price, we do have American Citizens who can pick our lettuce -- or what about paying welfare receipents to actually work (unless they are certified disabled Americans?
We live in a hotbed of illegal immigration. I was still able to find someone legal (and his helper is also legal) to mow our lawn. Sure it took phone calls and actually asking but hey there are still citizens out there doing it.
By the way, my guy is Spanish Basque who immigrated here legally over 30 years ago. He dislikes illegals too.
Yes, I have too. THEY are back-pedaling due to the backlash, but we will not forget the images of their "protests."
THEY are scrambling now to find the right tactic. One of the articles has their "leaders" telling them to place signs saying "In God We Trust" on their homes or vehicles on May 1. Also, to wear U.S. flag pins with white ribbon attached.
They are stealing our patriotic symbols from us and abusing them.... in their desperation.
I have been looking at the produce labels too, and will not buy "grown in Mexico."
If the produce isn't labelled, I ask the greengrocer where it is from.
Usually, they are Latino so they know what I am getting at.
Trader Joe's carries a LOT of produce from Mexico. But their politics stink anyway.
What does having "In God we Trust" have to do with their legality?
Boy do these people have a cockeyed sense of what makes one "American"...
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate "In God we Trust" as much as the next person...but if I hadn't read your post...I would have seen those signs, and I would have question mark above my head!!!
And $ is to a politician like cocaine to a drugger, or not? :)
"It is critical that we are embraced by the American public," said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
…..they can show solidarity by wearing white ribbons and American flag pins or posting placards bearing the phrase "In God We Trust" on vehicles and outside of their homes, businesses and work sites, he [Jaime Cisneros] said.
They just don't understand that we are SMART...and understand that they are "pretending"...
They did that by passing out American flags during the 2nd protests....
Now this....LOL
The drive-by media will gobble it up, but they don't fool most Americans either.
I don't think there is anywhere in this country now where citizens do not encounter this mess in their own towns and neighborhoods. Just as Joe illustrates in his essay.
This could be what is making people WAKE UP!
We fell back into complacency post-9/11, because we were used to that. We cannot afford complacency ever!
Semper vigilante...
And right on point.
Raise the price of lettuce, charge me higher landscaping prices, hell maybe I'll mow the lawn myself (can you imagine?!) or maybe a neighborhood child that won't do the job of an immigrant (please what a lie!) will put away their Game Boy and get to work-get some exercise.
Who knows, make enough headway of getting these people back to where they come from and we may have a sense of community that we can begin to be proud of.
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The alternative is importing lettuce from other countries.
A better alternative is to not buy lettuce (or any produce) out of season. Wait until it is grown locally in your area then have at it. Buy it at a local farmer's market. Get to know the farmer you buy from. Make sure he does not use illegal laborers on his farm. Try to buy organically-grown produce.
You know I think I'll plant a 'victory garden' - you know grow my own lettuce, radishes, green onions, carrots. We use to plant a garden when I was a kid and I had one when at the first house I ever rented... it actually fed us pretty well!
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