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1M Immigrants Skip Work for Demonstration
ap/yahoo ^ | 5/1/06 | gillian flaccus

Posted on 05/01/2006 6:40:53 PM PDT by LouAvul

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To: McGavin999

hmmmm the President and Congress? The California Senate? The liberal news media?
Does that cover em all?


41 posted on 05/01/2006 7:33:45 PM PDT by sheana
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To: LouAvul

Give them the benefit of the doubt and say 1 million.

In a nation of near 300,000 million we had one million gone. Oh, yeah, they are the real backbone of America with those numbers. [sarcasm]

We have people on welfare rolls ostensibly in need of jobs. We have prisoners sitting around getting fat while watching Oprah. We have potential workers among these two groups. Both outnumber the illegal population. We need illegals, why?


42 posted on 05/01/2006 7:35:31 PM PDT by Soul Seeker ("No Illegal Alien Left Behind Act" - (quote: Jeff Sessions) - 4/6/06)
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To: freedumb2003
Yep...traffic was great going in. I work near downtown so everyone left early to avoid traffic snarls. I'm SURE the numbers were inflated. Made sure I SHOPPED before I went home. Heard Ralph's supermarkets supports the chaos so it's Pavillion from now on. Unfortunately I live near the route for the 4pm rally and the bloody helicopters circled for almost 4 hours and gave me a migraine. The marchers seem to be trickling home now. Thank goodness it's over.
43 posted on 05/01/2006 7:37:34 PM PDT by lainde
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To: zzen01

You know what I enjoyed? Being able to stop at the convenience store this morning and buy gas and my morning Frappucino, without having to wade through a throng of mexican construction workers whose clothing hasn't been washed in a week. No rude, blatant stares...no snide comments in spanish when I walk by. No hold ups in line because the cashier doesn't speak spanish and the mexican doesn't speak English.

I want more.


44 posted on 05/01/2006 7:41:52 PM PDT by singlemomofone
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To: LouAvul
The boycott was organized by immigrant activists angered by federal legislation that would criminalize illegal immigrants

They are already criminals.

45 posted on 05/01/2006 7:44:08 PM PDT by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: LouAvul; Clemenza

I'm Hispanic and...

1) Reported to work, and worked my normal 8-hour schedule.

2) I forgot to pack lunch, so I went to my favorite Mongolian BBQ place, and my Mexican buddies who man the barbecue stone also showed up to work and had the chance to talk a little bit with them. They didn't much care for the "boycott". I spent $8.60.

3) I bought gas. $29.

4) The satisfaction that I did the right thing, and came to this country legally, even though my family had to put 11 long years with the monumental red tape was quite priceless!!!


46 posted on 05/01/2006 7:44:51 PM PDT by El Conservador ("No blood for oil!"... Then don't drive, you moron!!!)
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To: LouAvul
About 25 Hispanic workers — 90 percent of the field work force — never reported Monday to Salsbery Brothers Landscaping.

"We're basically shut down in our busiest month of the year," said owner Jeff Salsbery. "It's going to cost me thousands of dollars."

Oh it's going to cost you alright.

Just wait until these guys join labor unions and start voting %100 Democrat.

I hope the newly enfranchised Mexicans tax and strike your criminal enterprise into bankruptcy.

47 posted on 05/01/2006 7:46:43 PM PDT by primeval patriot (Now with 10% more extremism!)
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To: LouAvul
I spent the day shopping, and at each place asked the check-out clerk whether they noticed any impact from the boycott. None of them had noted any decrease in shopper traffic. The only person who said they'd been affected was a Home Depot employee who said 3 employees skipped work and made a lot more work for everyone.

This is in suburban Philadelphia. I made the rounds of our local Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, Lowes (2), Michaels, Sports Authority, Modell's, PetSmart, and Giant Foods. Shopped till I dropped!

48 posted on 05/01/2006 7:46:47 PM PDT by Think free or die
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To: singlemomofone
My son (5th grade) said there were six missing from his class (out of 24). I wasn't going to go into it until he brought up the fact that they were "at the boycott". Then I had to give a bit of a civics lesson. ("But its a free country - how can someone be here illegally" he whined (many of them are his friends and good kids). I thought I was talking to a liberal - but then realized he's just 11 years old!
49 posted on 05/01/2006 7:49:14 PM PDT by geopyg ("I would rather have a clean gov't than one where -quote- 1st Amend. rights are respected." J.McCain)
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To: LouAvul
What a crock of Bu!! $hit.

Why wasn't INS or ICE or what ever they chose to call themselves and their inactivity out making arrests.

They could have loaded these law breakers on buses and had them across the border in a couple of hours.
50 posted on 05/01/2006 7:53:06 PM PDT by OKIEDOC (There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
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One of the key organizers of the immigration protests and rallies nationwide, including yesterday's in Washington, is a group whose leaders are tied to the Workers World Party, a Marxist organization that has expressed support for dictators Kim Jong-il of North Korea and Saddam Hussein of Iraq.

Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition, which also has proposed a nationwide boycott on May 1 to protest congressional efforts at immigration reform and border security, is an offshoot of the International Action Coalition, an anti-capitalism group founded by former Attorney General Ramsey Clark.

In a press release celebrating a March 25 rally in Los Angeles against immigration-law enforcement that drew an estimated 500,000 people, ANSWER said it helped organize "a major contingent in the march" and provided logistical support. The march was co-chaired by Juan Jose Gutierrez, director of Latino Movement USA, who also is a member of ANSWER's Los Angeles steering committee.

"We are people of dignity, and we demand respect," Mr. Gutierrez said at the rally. "This is the beginning of a movement that is going to call for a national work stoppage."

from: http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20060410-094710-4817r

Many bad dudes are behind these protests.


51 posted on 05/01/2006 7:59:22 PM PDT by Sun (Hillary had a D-/F rating on immigration; now she wants to build a wall????)
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To: pandoraou812

I've got a another idea.
Find out who is EMPLOYING the illegals, and boycott
those businesses who are KNOWINGLY employing the illegals.
These prices these people charge for their products which
is basically made by low price illegal workers are exorbitant.
The businessperson is making big money, and we pay for
their services, and then we pay for their cheap labors
hospitalizaton, and schooling, and protection, and jailing,
etc....
If I knew how to set up a website, I would make one and
list all known employers of illegals.
Examples are:

Caterers
Restaurants
Food factories
Garment industry (especially the big names, whoo-hoo)
Food processors (Tyson's, Hormel, etc.)
Janitorial services
Hotel Workers

If we could cut their business by 10-15 percent, we would
destroy their profit margin, and they would be out of business.
They could stay in business if they don't hire illegals,
and can prove it, cause then we WOULD use their services.
The market for jobs to illegals would dry up, and *poof* most of the illegals
would go home, and hopefully get THEIR government to do
something to address THEIR societal ills. The American
Taxpayer shouldn't foot the bill for their own societies
PATHOLOGY.


52 posted on 05/01/2006 8:02:02 PM PDT by Getready
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To: El Conservador
Most of those who skipped work were not the type who have a good work ethic to begin with. 1M out of 15-20M is not much, but even that 1M includes teachers union members, service union members, and other "legals" who didn't show up to work because they are lazy izquierdistas.
53 posted on 05/01/2006 8:03:38 PM PDT by Clemenza (If you don't trust the government to buy your groceries, why trust it to educate your children?)
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To: LouAvul

In San Francisco, Benita Olmedo pulled her 11-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son from school.

"I want my children to know their mother is not a criminal," said Olmedo, a nanny who came here illegally in 1986 from Mexico. "I want them to be as strong I am. This shows our strength

Is she now legal? If not then shes teaching them crime pays. Some mother who would pull her children from school where they belong. Child services should be on to these parents. Why on earth would you take your children to a boycott where there could have been trouble? What a caring mother. Sure be strong and tell your children to stay in school and get an education so you too dont have to be a domestic. I am so sick of theses people I could scream. Strength would be standing up in Mexico and demanding the Mexican govt stop being corrupt and do the right thing for their people instead of pushing them into our country. I wonder if she paid her hospital bills when she had her 2 children?


54 posted on 05/01/2006 8:05:01 PM PDT by pandoraou812 ( barbaric with zero tolerance and dilligaf?)
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To: pandoraou812
Personally I wish every town in America would let its police force go up to anyone who looks illegal and ask to see the green card

And what would "the look" constitute? First person who comes up to my 7th generation, descendant-of-war-veterans, pre-Texas Republic, a$$ and asks "Papers please" is getting clocked.

55 posted on 05/01/2006 8:08:32 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana (The GOP should not fall for the soft bigotry of assuming all Hispanics are pro-amnesty.)
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To: Clemenza

Izquierdistas? I like it.


56 posted on 05/01/2006 8:10:25 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana (The GOP should not fall for the soft bigotry of assuming all Hispanics are pro-amnesty.)
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To: LouAvul

Here's my reply: So what? We didn't miss them.


57 posted on 05/01/2006 8:11:05 PM PDT by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: Getready

Great idea!!! I am going to ask around and see who knows how to set one up. If I can find anyone I will get in touch with you. I am going to boycott tyson, goya and perdue. Enough is enough!!


58 posted on 05/01/2006 8:12:31 PM PDT by pandoraou812 ( barbaric with zero tolerance and dilligaf?)
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To: LouAvul

Michael Savage interviewed one today Congressman King and for the Love of God these people are illegal immigrants there is a different legal vs illegal my mom is legal there is no problem with people coming here


59 posted on 05/01/2006 8:13:16 PM PDT by proudCArepublican
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To: xcamel

kudos to you
one thing I noticed they really didnt' hurt anyone but themselves in an area where i pass on my way to work all the mexican stores were closed all of them, only mexicans work there, only mexicans shop there and only spanish is spoken they didn't hurt me i dont shop there i could care less personally so who did they really hurt THEMSELVES the mexicans i work with all showed up the immigrants (legal)all showed up so who did they really hurt


60 posted on 05/01/2006 8:16:06 PM PDT by proudCArepublican
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