Posted on 04/02/2006 10:18:08 PM PDT by goldstategop
On the heels of the 500,000-person Los Angeles street demonstration, the illegal-alien lobby is promoting a major one-day boycott of American life to demonstrate its clout.
It is set for May – May Day – as it is known throughout the socialist and communist world.
It's called "A Day Without Latinos."
Organizers, like the Mexican American Political Association, are calling on their people to stay home from school, work and shopping and to protest out in the streets instead.
Protest what? I can only assume that they believe Americans have been inhospitable to them – only providing 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens with comforts they never knew at home.
If you're like me, watching those 500,000 people in the streets of my former home town last week prompted a visceral reaction.
Who were these people flying the American flag upside down? Who were these people waving Mexican flags in my country? Who were these people trashing the country in which they are so determined to stay? Who were these people who don't have jobs that require their energies that day? Who were these people that didn't have schools to attend?
I'll tell you who they were: They were mostly – probably overwhelmingly – illegal aliens.
And that's why those numbers should scare us.
I have long believed that our own government is lying to us when officials report only 11 million or 12 million illegal aliens in this country. I think the real number could easily be twice that. And when you see the photos of those demonstrations in Chicago and Los Angeles, you start to realize just how potent a force those millions of illegals are.
We have indeed been invaded – and there is yet no determined effort to repel the invaders, to turn them back, to stop the flow of more.
Our government is not abiding by the laws of the land or the will of the people. U.S. citizens are angry about this invasion – maybe angrier about this betrayal of trust than any other single issue. That's how I read it.
The Minutemen made a splash for awhile, but I think it's time to mobilize 300 million Americans in an action in which we can all play a role, make our voices heard and turn up the heat on the politicians in Washington and the businesses that benefit so much from cheap labor.
Here's my idea.
If the illegal alien agitators want to have a "Day Without Latinos," I would suggest we plan a much bigger event – one that would truly bring this country to its knees for one day.
Let's organize a "Day Without Americans."
You want to find out hot to stop the clock? You want to find out who really makes this country tick? You want to see who makes the trains run on time? Just try a day without Americans.
I think the illegal alien agitators have really goofed on this strategy. Because, frankly, I don't think their "Day Without Latinos" will be any different than any other day for most of us. But a "Day Without Americans" will be a day unlike any we have ever seen in the history of this nation.
It's not Latinos or any other ethnic group that makes this country great. It's Americans that do.
That's the message we need to get across. And the only disadvantage we have in organizing such an event is the work ethic of the average American. We don't take days off from work to march in the streets and whine about our conditions. We don't participate in boycotts over this cause or that, because we are busy putting food on the table for our children and helping our neighbors. We don't shout and cry and paint our faces and act like children – we pay our taxes and keep our mouths shut and take care of ourselves and our families.
Well, it's time to take a page out of the book of our enemies – and, believe me, America, we have some real enemies inside the gates.
It's time to rise up angry – not against the illegal aliens who have taken advantage of this great country, but against the politicians who have not only permitted it, but encouraged it, all but handing out engraved invitations.
That would be the theme behind my "Day Without Americans." What do you think?
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
Oh give me a frigging break! You anti-immigrant types are looking more and more like stupid college students that walk out of class and get their picture taken naked to draw attention to yourselves. Guess how many people they win over? A whole lot less then they alienate.
We do have a chaotic immigration system. It does have problems. Try useful suggestions (i.e. not "send them on a bus back to Mexico") and discussion. Not stupid protests.
By the way, this won't even have a minor impact. You won't get even 1/100th of the amount of the people you need to make an impact, there aren't that many nuts out there.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
Do you approve of the bill that came out of the Senate Judiciary Committee?
How about a day without Americans hiring illegals?
You pro-criminal types are losing it bad.
I am an anti-ILLEGAL immigrant "type", go take a hike. What is happening now cheapens citizenship and the rights that go with that citizenship and the very strength of this country.
There are reasonable immigration laws on the books, enforce them pure and simple. They used to when I was a kid; I'm a native Texan, raised on the border, don't tell me what I should and shouldn't think about illegal "immigrants".
Looks like the recent protests worked pretty good for them didn't it, doesn't seem "stupid" to me.
Tell Waffling RINO's : No Amnesty!
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=13155
Wrong Way Whino's (RINO's)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1607789/posts?page=475#475
As you are aware, when some of the students were interviewed on TV, they didn't know why they were marching. Most don't understand that they are going to have to compete for low wage, entry level, semi-skilled jobs with the illegals. The illegals drive wages down, and drive up the costs of medical care and housing, and unless these students are well educated or have usable job skills, they are going to be worse off after graduating high school than an illegal fresh over the border.
A list of terminated parties will be turned over to the INS.
"It does have problems."
And Mt. St. Helens was just a little belch. Maybe you ought to take your lame, defeatist, bleating over to DU where it would be appreciated.
What day would it be?
The Mexicans are unlike previous immigrants. This definitely needs to be read by everyone at least once! It should be linked on pertinent immigration threads. Here's an interesting link about Samuel Huntington:
My wife came from Vietnam legally. Some folks need to read a little.
You mean not stupid protests like the pro-illegals were doing last week?
Visceral reaction indeed. Count me as one who is disgusted with ANY politician who lets these foreign invaders not only stay here, but continue streaming across our sovereign and sacred Borders unabated.
Coming here so I can pay for their health care, pay for their schooling, and now subsidize them so they can march against my country and fly my beloved Flag upside down.
Good Lord. I never thought I'd see the day when I would be standing right smack dab in the middle of the anti-BushBots, or whatever you're called around here. Not that you guys smell or anything, but I just don't agree with most of what you say.
On THIS we can agree.
The first time one of these criminals comes to Texas and burns the Lone Star Flag, you may be seeing me on Fox News being chased by the police while I chase THEM with a baseball bat. I should never have clicked on this thread.
I'm curious. Why did you leave out the word illegal?
There is not a person I have seen on these threads that is against legal immigration. Therefore I have not seen a single poster that is an " anti-immigrant type." Again, why did you leave out the word illegal?
Our opposition is to ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
Or how about we use words or phrases like.
Ditching in line. Do you like to be ditched in line at a restaurant or a movie theater. Is that not what illegal immigrants are doing? Because that is exactly what they are doing in the face of those attempting to legally immigrate.
How about cutting you off in traffic. I'm sure you like to be cut off in traffic by someone in a hurry that has no regard for your safety. That is what illegal immigration is about, its cutting in front, in a hurry, not willing to play by the rules of society.
Why are you defending that behavior. Why did you not use the word illegal?
May 1st is a Monday. The only 'work' that will be stopped will be schoolwork cuz all the kids will walk out of class again.
:)Easy Does It:)
Colorado's 'R' Senator finally came out with a definitive 'No'. That's one down off the fence. Not that Allard's typically a 'RiNO', but he will generally do backflips for Ag. Apparently he still understands the definition of 'Representative Republic'. Time to see if we can get Salazar's attention.
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