Posted on 03/28/2006 9:35:04 AM PST by conservativecorner
Of particular interest to L.A. taxpayers are these assurances from the school district:
And this:
The Los Angeles Times reports:
As of midafternoon, more than 22,000 students had walked out of classes in "little bits here and there," according to Ellen Morgan, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Unified School District. A total of 60 schools were involved. Many students waved Mexican flags as they poured out of schools and onto city streets.
"Everything has been calm and there have been no reports of injuries or incidents," said Morgan.
The major walkouts were:
Kennedy High School in the San Fernando Valley, where 1,000 students marched toward San Fernando High School, at about 9:35 a.m.
At about 9:00 a.m., 1,000 students at Los Angeles High School at 4650 West Olympic Boulevard walked to Fairfax and Hollywood high schools, which were both locked down.
School police patrol cars stopped traffic as students walked down the streets, causing traffic jams along La Brea and Melrose avenues.
"If this law passes, what will happen? There would be no more Los Angeles High School. Nearly all of us are immigrants," said Yadira Pech, a 16-year-old junior from Los Angeles High.
"We need to show that we have a voice," Pech said.
Also about 9:30 a.m., 1,000 students from Belmont High School were marching toward City Hall downtown. Fifteen minutes later, LAPD officers estimated that the crowd downtown had grown to 1,500. Protesters waved flags and signs and chanted, "Latinos, stand up!"
"This is unjust. This land used to belong to us and now they're trying to kick us out," said Sandra Molina, 16, a junior from Downtown Magnet High School.
Like I said this morning: Welcome to reconquista.
It is a mistake to think the Aztlan issue only concerns California. Those Mexicans who support Aztlan and others who say the US does not rightfully own the land are trying to claim Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California and pieces of Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. The claim is ludicrious- Texas was a recognized Independent Republic when it became a US state and The rest of the Southwest was won when the United States won the Mexican War. The US also paid $25 million dollars for the land; between the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase. Mexico has no right to any part of the US Southwest and anyone who claims otherwise is full of it.
Aztlan supporters and other groups that think the same way do not want just California, they want the whole Southwest. And the other news is the illegals don't want guest worker status either, they will settle for nothing less than full citizenship blanket amnesty. There was an old saying about giving someone and inch and they would take a mile- we're seeing it in action.
I don't think the War with Mexico will wait 30-40 years. It is much closer than you think.
and some still say that there is no such thing as "reconquista"
Unfortunatelly, you are probably right. But there would be 51 less democratic electorial votes.
So much for a sense of humor!
She didn't have much of a response when Lou Dobbs called her on the carpet about the racist meaning of "la raza" this morning on Today.
I should have added a "rofl" or "lmfaooo".
Not at all. My point is we have created a hypocricy but demanding Israel "return" so-called "occupied land", which is part of Israel. We have set ourselves up to be judged the same exact way by the world community, when the time comes. Today we see huge protests. Tomorrow it will be violence and "intifada"--I predict this will be funded and worsened by Chavez. Then Americans will hear the calls for "land for peace" that they heard their own pathetic leaders demanding of Israel for decades. We have trapped ourselves in a corner with our own policies towards Israel (and Serbia as well).
I just heard a student had her hand torn off in a Dallas immigration march, after a bus rolled over bringing student protesters back to school.
A high school here had a student suffer a broken arm in what the newspeople called a riot.
"but I am afraid it will blow up."
We're only seeing the beginnings. There will be, hopefully, counter protests, in which law abiding citizens will be shown in force, but doubt it with the current media.
This could have the makings of a civil war in the southwest. I advise all Freepers in the southwest to make sure they are locked and loaded. Riots and looting are on the horizon.
I heard the van she was riding in overturned. Either way, it's a heavy loss for her.
The current or old immigration law on the books...
Federal Immigration and Nationality Act
Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii)
"Any person who ... encourage-, or induces an alien to ... reside . . . knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such ... residence is ... in violation of law, shall be punished as provided ... for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs ... fined under title 18 ... imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both," Section 274 felonies under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, INA 274A(a)(1)(A):
A person (including a group of persons, business, organization, or local government) commits a federal felony when she or he:
* assists an alien s/he should reasonably know is illegally in the U.S, or who lacks employment authorization, by transporting, sheltering, or assisting him or her to obtain employment, or encourages that alien to remain in the U.S. by referring him or her to an employer or by acting as employer or agent for an employer in any way, or
* knowingly assists illegal aliens due to personal convictions.
Penalties upon conviction include criminal fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of vehicles and real property used to commit the crime. Anyone employing or contracting with an illegal alien without verifying his or her work authorization status is guilty of a misdemeanor. Aliens and employers violating immigration laws are subject to arrest, detention, and seizure of their vehicles or property. In addition, individuals or entities who engage in racketeering enterprises that commit (or conspire to commit) immigration-related felonies are subject to private civil suits for treble damages and injunctive relief.
Recruitment and Employment of Illegal Aliens
It is unlawful to hire an alien, to recruit an alien, or to refer an alien for a fee, knowing the alien is unauthorized to work in the United States. It is equally unlawful to continue to employ an alien knowing that the alien is unauthorized to work. Employers may give preference in recruitment and hiring to a U.S. citizen over an alien with work authorization only where the U.S. citizen is equally or better qualified. It is unlawful to hire an individual for employment in the United States Without complying with employment eligibility verification requirements. Requirements include examination of identity documents and completion of Form 1-9 for every employee hired. Employers must retain all 1-9s, and, with three days' advance notice, the forms must be made available for inspection. Employment includes any service or labor performed for any type of remuneration within the United States, with the exception of sporadic domestic service by an individual in a private home. Day laborers or other casual workers engaged in any compensated activity (with the above exception) are employees for purposes of immigration law. An employer includes an agent or anyone acting directly or indirectly in the interest of the employer. For purposes of verification of authorization to work, employer also means an independent contractor, or a contractor other than the person using the alien labor. The use of temporary or short-term contracts cannot be used to circumvent the employment authorization verification requirements. If employment is to be for less than the usual three days allowed for completing the 1-9 Form requirement, the form must be completed immediately at the time of hire.
An employer has constructive knowledge that an employee is an illegal unauthorized worker if a reasonable person would infer it from the facts. Constructive knowledge constituting a violation of federal law has been found where (1) the 1-9 employment eligibility form has not been properly completed, including supporting documentation, (2) the employer has learned from other individuals, media reports, or any source of information available to the employer that the alien is unauthorized to work, or (3) the employer acts with reckless disregard for the legal consequences of permitting a third party to provide or introduce an illegal alien into the employer's work force. Knowledge cannot be inferred solely on the basis of an individual's accent or foreign appearance.
Actual specific knowledge is not required. For example, a newspaper article stating that ballrooms depend on an Illegal alien work force of dance hostesses was held by the courts to be a reasonable ground for suspicion that unlawful conduct had occurred.
IT IS ILLEGAL FOR NONPROFIT OR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS to knowingly assist an employer to violate employment sanctions, REGARDLESS OF CLAIMS THAT THEIR CONVICTIONS REQUIRE THEM TO ASSIST ALIENS. Harboring or aiding Illegal aliens is not protected by the First Amendment. It Is a felony to establish a commercial enterprise for the purpose of evading any provision of federal immigration law. Violators may be fined or imprisoned for up to five years.
Encouraging and Harboring Illegal Afiens
It is a violation of law for any person to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection in any place, including any building or means of transportation, any alien who is in the United States in violation of law. HARBORING MEANS ANY CONDUCT THAT TENDS TO SUBSTANTIALLY FACILITATE AN ALIEN TO REMAIN IN THE U.S. ILLEGALLY. The sheltering need not be clandestine, and harboring covers aliens arrested outdoors, as well as in a building. This provision includes harboring an alien who entered the U.S. legally but has since lost his legal status.
An employer can be convicted of the felony of harboring illegal aliens who are his employees if he takes actions in reckless disregard of their illegal status, such as ordering them to obtain false documents, altedrig records, obstructing INS inspections, or taking other actions that facilitate the alien's illegal employment. Any person who within any 12-month period hires ten or more individuals with actual knowledge that they are illegal aliens or unauthorized workers is guilty of felony harboring. It is also a felony to encourage or induce an alien to come to or reside in the U.S. knowing or recidessly disregarding the fact that the alien's entry or residence is in violation of the law. This crime applies to any person, rather than just employers of illegal aliens. Courts have ruled that "encouraging" includes counseling illegal aliens to continue working in the U.S. or assisting them to complete applications with false statements or obvious errors. The fact that the alien is a refugee fleeing persecution is not a defense to this felony, since U.S. law and the UN Protocol on Refugees both require that a refugee must report to immigration authorities without delay upon entry to the U.S.
The penalty for felony harboring is a fine and imprisonment for up to five years. The penalty for felony alien smuggling is a fine and up to ten years' imprisonment. Where the crime causes serious bodily injury or places the life of any person in jeopardy, the penalty is a fine and up to twenty years' Imprisonment. If the criminal smuggling or harboring results in the death of any person, the penalty can include life imprisonment. Convictions for aiding, abetting, or conspiracy to commit alien smuggling or harboring, carry the same penalties. Courts can impose consecutive prison sentences for each alien smuggled or harbored. A court may order a convicted smuggler to pay restitution if the alien smuggled qualifies as a victim under the Victim and Witness Protection Act. Conspiracy to commit crimes of sheltering, harboring, or employing illegal aliens is a separate federal offense punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or five years' imprisonment.
Enforcement
A person or entity having knowledge of a violation or potential violation of emiployer sanctions provisions may submit a signed written complaint to the INS office with jurisdiction over the business or residence of the potential violator, whether an employer, employee, or agent. The complaint must include the names and addresses of both the complainant and the violator, and detailed factual aflegations, including date, time, and place of the potential violation, and the specific conduct alleged to be a violation of employer sanctions. By regulation, the INS will only investigate third-party complaints that have a reasonable probability of validity. Designated INS officers and employees, and all other officers whose duty it is to enforce criminal laws, may make an arrest for violation of smuggling or harboring illegal aliens.
State and local law enforcement officials have the general power to investigate and arrest violators of federal immigration statutes without prior INS knowledge or approval, as long as they are authorized to do so by state law. There is no extant federal limitation on this authority. The 1996 immigration control legislation passed by Congress was intended to encourage states and local agencies to participate in the process of enforcing federal immigration laws. Immigration officers and local law enforcement officers may detain an individual for a brief warrant less interrogation where circumstances create a reasonable suspicion that the individual is illegally present in the U.S. Specific facts constituting a reasonable suspicion include evasive, nervous, or erratic behavior; dress or speech indicating foreign citizenship; and presence in an area known to contain a concentration of illegal aliens, Hispanic appearance alone is not sufficient. Immigration officers and police must have a valid warrant or valid employer's consent to enter workplaces or residences. Any vehicle used to transport or harbor illegal aliens, or used as a substantial part of an activity that encourages illegal aliens to come to or reside in the U.S. may be seized by an immigration officer and is subject to forfeiture, The forfeiture power covers any conveyances used within the U.S.
RICO -- Citizen Recourse
Private persons and entities may initiate civil suits to obtain injunctions and treble damages against enterprises that conspire to or actually violate federal alien smuggling, harboring, or document fraud statutes, under the RacketeerInfluenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO). The pattern of racketeering activity is defined as commission of two or more of the listed crimes. A RICO enterprise can be any individual legal entity, or a group of individuals who are not a legal entity but are associated in fact, AND CAN INCLUDE NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS.
Tax Crimes
Employers who aid or abet the preparation of false tax returns by falling to pay income or Sodall Security taxes for Illegal alien employees, or who knowingly make payments using false names or Social Security numbers, are subject to IRS criminal and civil sanctions. U.S. nationals who have suffered intentional discrimination because of citizenship or national origin by an employer with more than three employees may file a complaint within 180 days of the discriminatory act with the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, U.S. Department of Justice. In addition to the federal statutes summarized, state laws and local ordinances controlling fair labor practices, workers compensation, zoning, safe housing and rental property, nuisance, licensing, street vending, and solicitations by contractors may also apply to activities that involve illegal aliens.
Beyond clueless.
There's a big difference, or at least I hope there is, between Israel and the USA. Israel has been taken over by a bunch of leftwing, self-hating, guilt-ridden namby pambies who have been so browbeaten by liberal media and Eurotrash and the good Israeli people have been so worn out by attacks that they are committing national suicide: its called the "peace process". Well, here we do have a lot of leftwing, self-hating, guilt-ridden namby pambies who have been so browbeaten by liberal media and Eurotrash in Congress, but I don't think we have people who are worn out by the immigration invasion yet. My hope is that the visual impact of these protests and the craven legislation that is in play will arouse more public outrage of good Americans so that we will never have to cave in to the same type of pressures that brought Israel to its current diminished and dangerous situation.
Omigosh. You just made me realize that there's just GOT to be a lawsuit for the outrageous insensitivity of the LAUSD for sending a letter out in ENGLISH ONLY!!! What the heck were they thinking?
It should be an interesting summer in LA. (and elsewhere)
Screw you...come and take it back from me.
It was never theirs. Mexico declared independence from Spain in 1821, and Mexico City had almost zero control of the present Southwest. All of the trade and economic activity was coming from the USA, via ships to California, and the Santa Fe Trail to New Mexico. Mexico City couldn't even protect the Southwest from attacks and massacres by the Comanches. Mexico City never had effective control.
So in the most narrow sense, our Southwest "belonged" to Mexico only from 1821 to 1847, and they never extercised effective control, never.
So for the last 160 years the Southwest has been firmly American, compared to 25 years of in-name-only ownership by Mexico? Please, spare me.
Add to that, NONE Of the present day Mexicans protesting in our streets had any connection to this American territory. How it is that a Mayan from Yucatan can claim that he owns California is beyond me. That's a total crock of mierda. When the Southwest came under American control in 1848, there was no "ethnic cleansing." The Spanish residents (who NEVER considered themselves "Mexican," ever!) simply became Americans. Nobody was driven south, to come back from present Mexico 160 years later holding a claim to land.
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