But the 22-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico Aguilar ... speaks with anger and disbelief about the House bill that would make it a felony to be in the United States illegally.
"It's not a crime to work," said Aguilar, who has been in this country about five years. "We are not criminals."
You're here illegally, you're most likely driving without a license or insurance and you're working in violation of the law. If you're not a criminal, what are you, a victim of circumstances beyond your control?
Aguilar was moved to act by the blessings of the Roman Catholic Church and the comfort of protesting in large numbers.
... something changed last week when he attended St. Leo Mission Catholic Church in Solana Beach... It was the day after enthusiastic reports about a large Los Angeles rally, which the Catholic Church supported.
Mobs with God on their side. Always a good combination.
"We stayed quiet for a long time, but the water rose above our necks," said Arnoldo Marin, a handyman who moved to the United States from the Mexican state of Jalisco in 1986 and became a legal resident.
Amnesty for all!!
They definitely NOT hiding in any shadows, they're right up in our faces, by the millions. Many of them men DO work, they work for cash, work for less than an American can, they don't pay much in taxes, their wives all collect freebies, they all get free medical care, their kids get free schooling, along with breakfasts and lunches. Coming to all other states soon if this amnesty/guestworker crap isn't stopped in its tracks.
Great deal for them, financially ruinous deal for us, yet the president and his OBL cronies think it's great. Their loyalties are showing, and those loyalties are not with the American taxpayer...