Posted on 01/26/2006 9:46:48 AM PST by VU4G10
CARACAS, Jan. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Participants to the sixth World Social Forum (WSF) condemned Wednesday a U.S. proposal against undocumented immigrants, saying the plan will bring about more human rights violation.
The United States wanted to hide the fact about reduced wages of illegal immigrants by tightening border security, the participants said on the second day of the anti-globalization forum.
The anti-immigration plan will undermine human, labor and social rights, the participants added.
"It is an outrage that the United States seeks its development by stepping on the poor and less-developed nations," said Jose Nunez, Dominican representative for the Jesuit Service for Migrants and Refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the plan on Dec. 16 which would extend a frontier wall with Mexico by 1,200 km, increase the number of agents on the border, and send undocumented workers to prison instead of merely deporting them.
The plan, which is yet to be ratified by the U.S. Senate, was rejected by Latin America's governments and civil groups, which said it would increase the violent treatment of their citizens seeking to emigrate to the United States.
The annual WSF was first held in Brazil in 2001. This year's WSF is taking place in three venues -- Caracas, Karachi of Pakistan and Bamako, capital of Mali.
More than 67,000 participants registered for the six-day meeting in Caracas this year. Topics on the agenda included terrorism, media, drug trafficking, U.S. military presence in the Americas and the situation of Indians and peasants.
The African round of the event concluded Monday in Bamako, with more than 600 activities held and over 20,000 anti-globalization activists having participated. Enditem
Who cares what these people think? Let them rot in their socialist cesspools of their own making, eventually the people will be tired of it and revolt.
Is it just me, or is this whole response hopelessly confused in reasoning ?
""It is an outrage that the United States seeks its development by stepping on the poor and less-developed nations," said Jose Nunez"
So. Just how many 'illegal immigrants' do you let in your country? Hmmmmmm?
Though sending the employers of undocumented workers to prison would work quite well.
I think your missing the fact that our government wants to form an AU with those nations. Our leaders care very much what they think. Those yokels down south will be helping draft our laws before long. Folks damned well better take a real interest in what they think, NOW rather than later.
As for who should care, I agree.
It's not just you.
The seeming conflict in the last sentence of my post, was meant to state what a real world working plan should be but isn't at this time. It instead seemed to conflict with the thoughts in the first paragraph.
I disagree with this rush to globalism.
Then they better start adding some more stars to the U.S. flag.
Well I guess your countries will just have to implement human, labor and social rights on your own, right? < crickets chirping>
The third world is giving us advice? They live in filth and squalor. This would be like taking financial advice from a homeless guy.
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Maybe the question should be focused as to why these people feel they need to leave their own home countries? Hmmmmm.............?
Do you remember your oath?
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,
1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
Isn't this the little soiree Chavez is throwing? I don't see mention of that in the article.
And what about my human rights as a U.S. citizen to not be burdened by heavy taxation to care for these "migrants" and to be safe in my own country. There is a much greater chance that I will be the victim of a violent crime committed by an illegal alien than a victim of a terrorist.
The elected officials that are against illegal immigration should look up the stats on violent crimes committed by illegals and use the argument relentlessly. The American public would really be surprised.
I disagree with the slowest crawl towards globalism.
In other news, a conclave of kittens at the town dump voted unanimously to topple the Matterhorn.
The whole deal is laughable. Go to the FR thread: Cindy Sheehan detested by Venezuelans for more laughs.
Cindy is having a tough time finding friends!
Yes! Go to FR thread: Cindy Sheehan detested by Venezuelans for some laughs and to find out about the WSF.....Cindy's new organization.
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