Posted on 04/25/2006 1:27:47 PM PDT by calcowgirl
Readying for a massive national rally on May 1, organizers are calling on employers not to punish employees who skip work to protest, while state legislators are expected to vote this week on a resolution that would formally recognize a boycott.
For weeks, organizers have been calling for a massive mobilization on May 1, Labor Day in the United States or International Workers Day abroad, to show the force of the undocumented immigrant community across the U.S. - an estimated 5 percent of the U.S. work force.
Though organizers have been split about whether the protest should include a work, school and economic boycott - they have been carefully working to broaden their coalition over the past two weeks.
"This whole movement is snowballing not just in the size but also in the composition of the coalition. It's diversifying, it's not just Latinos," said Nativo Lopez, the president of the Mexican American Political Association. In the coming days, he expects Filipino, Muslim and African immigrant organizations to announce they will join the boycott.
In the Korean community, some employers have been bracing for the boycott, expecting many of their Latino workers to call in sick, said Danny Park, executive director of the Korean Immigrant Workers Alliance.
ome small businesses plan to close for the day.
Last week, the Korean Apparel Manufacturers Association sent out letters to its 1,000 members who employ an estimated 30,000 workers asking them not to retaliate against workers who don't show up for work that day.
"We don't want a confrontation between employers and employees," said Mike Lee, the association's president. "We want to stand together."
Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, said she expects most of those participating to be students and longtime Latino activists.
"Day laborers and low-wage workers can't give up their day of work. It's not that they don't support this, it's economic."
May 1 ‘Great American Boycott of 2006’ for immigrant rights gathers momentum
Workers World ^ | April 22, 2006 | Sharon Black
Posted on 04/23/2006 6:49:59 AM PDT by pravknight
Me too! Good idea on using both mediums (phone and email.)
Hopefully more will send them a message.
Our whacko legislators need to hear from us often.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html
You know I just can't take much more of this. It actually makes me sick at my stomach lately. My emails and phone calls are getting more and more angry. I am expecting jack-booted thugs at my door any day now.
Does anyone else feel like this?
The really radical groups like ANSWER and WWW are ready and willing to jump in and these guys will not be distributing American Flags to wave.
National Fire A Mexican Day.
This measure would recognize May 1, 2006, as "The Great American Boycott 2006," to educate people in California and the United States about the contributions of immigrantsfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL aliens in California.
WHEREAS, May 1, 2006, is declared "The Great American Boycott 2006" ; and
WHEREAS, The United States has a tradition of historic boycotts, including the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott that galvanized the African-American community and resulted in the landmark 1956 United States Supreme Court ruling against segregation; and
WHEREAS, The Great American Boycott 2006 observes that tradition and is intended to draw attention to the contributions of immigrantsfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL aliens to the nation's economy, including $4.5 billion in state taxes in California each year, and more than $30 billion in federal taxes; and
WHEREAS, immigrantsfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL aliens and their children comprise nearly half of the population in this state and live in virtually all 58 counties in California. More than one-quarter of all California residents are foreign born, a rate higher than any other state in the country; and
WHEREAS, immigrantsfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL aliens participate in the workforce at rates higher than the national average. Ninety percent of Latino and Asian male immigrantsfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL aliens are employed; and
WHEREAS, immigrantsfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL aliens comprise approximately one-third of the labor force in California and figure prominently in key economic sectors in California, including agriculture, manufacturing, and services; and
WHEREAS, immigrantsfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL aliens provide leadership and labor for the expansion of California's growing economic sectors, from agriculture, telecommunications, and information technology to health services and housing construction; and
WHEREAS, immigrantsfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL aliens are among California's most productive entrepreneurs and have created jobs for tens of thousands of Californians. In San Jose alone, immigrantfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL alien owners of technology companies created more than 58,000 jobs and generated more than $17 billion in sales during the late 1990s; and
WHEREAS, The average immigrantfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL alien household in California contributes over $2,600 annually to federal Social Security, $539 more than the national average; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 40 percent of California's foreign-born residents are United States citizens; and
WHEREAS, There are currently 2.7 million immigrantsfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL aliens in this state who are eligible for naturalization, 3.3 million are legal permanent residents, and millions more will soon be eligible for naturalization; and
WHEREAS, California elected an immigrantLEGAL IMMIGRANT to the highest post in the State of California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the most recent gubernatorial election; and
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of California recognizes that The Great American Boycott 2006 is to educate people in California and across the United States about the tremendous contribution immigrantsfelonious, lawbreaking, anti-American ILLEGAL aliens make on a daily basis to our society and economy
There. Fixed it.
Labor day is in September. Where did you go to school Seniorita?
Well a friend of mine used to work for Nicole Parra and she was in charge of opening the emails. She said she rarely read them and just hit delete, delete, delete. I asked if she at least tabulated them, she laughed and said nope. Wonder how many more out there do that?
What? Their ignorance is without end.
I didn't even catch that! Incredible!
I moved here in the early '70s. It was still great then. You're absolutely right about what it is now.
thanks for yhe link calcowgirl. I will get right on this. Cedillo is that "drivers license for illlegals" azzhat.
They're the heart and sould of Amurrica. Just ask Bushie.
It's a tough thing... gawd knows the leftists have mobied the system plenty of times, i.e. pretended to be conservative to make conservatives look bad. Emails etc. are totally unscientific. They're junk.
Amazing. I emailed McClintock once. He responded personally. All others have either gone unanswered or I got an 'auto-reply' with the standard message: "we are so busy, we are unable to reply to ya di ya di ya..."
Funny, they have time to legislate this kind of garbage but not to listen to the electorate.
Pssssst. Start the rumor the day before the rally that there will be INS and ICE crackdowns against the employers and illegal aliens there and watch the panic begin. It's worked so far in Wisconsin and Austin, TX. Rumors and intimidation can work wonders to let the air out of their protest sails.
Yeah, first time I got a PERSONAL email from McClintock I was shocked. What a nice, truly honest man.
E-mail has to be a virtual waste of time...these people need phone calls, faxes or snail mail.
Whereas they need to pass a strict border control,
Whereas they need to build a wall/fence
Whereas they need to deport ALL illegals
Whereas they need to dump the anchorbrat crap
Whereas they need to arrest those that boycott
Whereas pass HR4437
Whereas NO amnesty ever
Kay Bailey Hutchison is strong on border CONTROL and she has my vote. Thanks Kay!!Make it a strong Texas, stop illegal aliens in their tracks!! (just received a response from her regarding border CONTROL.)
snail mail is no good anymore since anthrax, takes it oo long to get thru.
I email, phone and fax constantly. Doesn't seem to be doing much good though.
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