Posted on 04/30/2006 1:56:42 PM PDT by SandRat
With no immediate solution in sight to immigration issues, demonstrators are calling for a boycott to underscore the economic power of immigrants.
Millions of people, including those in the U.S. illegally, are expected to skip work and boycott businesses nationwide on Monday.
However, some are hoping a simple e-mail message will slow that boycott's momentum.
Millions of Americans log on to their computers to check their e-mails every single day, and some people are taking advantage of the current era of cyberspace technology to voice their opinions on immigration reform by forwarding mass e-mails.
“To all the real Americans, you can do one small thing on May 1st: Spend money to counteract those boycotting businesses to show their support for illegal immigrants."
That's the message some people are circulating on the internet.
“I think the Americans should get out there and spend their money,” says Al Garcia, a native Tucsonan.
Garcia says he's against anybody intentionally skipping work on Monday or avoiding spending their money to make a political point.
“When those illegals and their supporters do a boycott like this, they do a disservice to the Mexican Americans that are from here," Garcia says.
Garcias says when he sees the mass e-mail going around saying, "Hold off grocery buying until May 1st ,” and “If it needs to be bought, buy it May 1st ,” he takes an opportunity to “show that the country isn't totally dependent on illegal aliens.”
“They’re exaggerating about the issue,” says Miguel Escobedo, who is a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Escobedo plans on skipping work on Monday to show his support for illegal immigrants, and doesn't feel like the e-mails from those on the other side of the issue will make much of a difference.
“They’re not going to stop us from being part of the boycott and marching on Monday,” says Escobedo.
Jim Doligale, a Tucson resident, says, "You can spend as much money as you want, but many businesses will shut down anyway."
However, Garcia and others against the boycott and illegal immigration say that every dollar spent on May 1st counts.
“Get out and buy things that you would have bought last week to save it till Monday,” says Garcia.
No. But I am aware of what you've done to California in the last several years---and it's not good.
Firethongs sounds a bit like an old philosophy professor I once endured. Heavy on sentence structure and colorful adjective, but very short on fact.
Sound observations.
Sound advice.
Are you running for President?
We're going out for supper. Maybe sushi, maybe Chinese, maybe Indian, maybe a nice prime rib. Not Mexican.
And we're boycotting Cinco de Mayo too.
Thank you
ping for spending today.
Unilaterally declare American Consumer Freedom Day!
Follow me. Go out and buy something. Let's see if we can jam the stores and produce a little bit of Christmas in May.
I'm off to Wally World to get 4 tires for the pick-em-up. While I'm there I'll probably upgrade my BBQ stuff for the summer.
A nice lunch at one of our fine local restaurants and dinner with my lady this evening.
See ya!
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