Immigrants Try to Extend Boycott Momentum

ap/yahoo ^ | 5/2/06 | gillian flaccus

[Sam Cree]

The illegals that I've met just want to work; perhaps become citizens one day if they are really lucky. After all, the US is, as they say, the big PX. Many of them manage, after they've been here awhile, to acquire their green cards. As poor as they are, many of them consider their lives here better than anything they could have hoped for at home. I think their perception is that they'd never have had the chance to work and live here if they went through legal channels. Too many obstructions on both ends, their country's and ours.

[nosofar]

Too many obstructions on both ends, their country's and ours.

Very true. My wife is an immigrant and we had to wait over a year for the paperwork that allowed her to come here. It's a little better now, but the whole body of immigration law needs to be overhauled. How likely is that to happen? :/

[NW Mike]

Yeah and the apologist media kept saying 'We don't know if it was accidental or intentional'. Here is a tip: If it WERE intentional, there would have been 50 DEAD, not 3 "slightly wounded".

[NW Mike]

From the news clip this morning, it looked like a Toyota Camry to me. I maybe wrong though.

[N. Theknow]

a "Day Without Immigrants" Monday meant a day boycotting work and school in favor of rallies and marches

One down, 364 more to go.

[trubluolyguy]

Agreed.

[Sam Cree]

I think they may overhaul immigration law after all this hullaballoo, but whether or not they'll come up with anything workable is another matter. I'm not convinced anyone even knows what they want in the matter - the politicians are trying to figure out how to hide from the angry immigrants and the angry Americans, both at the same time. Their motivation is impure. Maybe they'll offer us all another $100 to go away.

My nephew married a beautiful Australian girl from a nice family of ranchers in the outback, wonderful folks who are the salt of the earth. INS wouldn't give her a visa, insisted it was a marriage of convenience. Logic doesn't necessarily enter the picture.

[RegulatorCountry]

"I'm always annoyed would be more like it."

And you are always on the defense. Ever wonder why? Obviously not.

[OB1kNOb]

I'm done patronizing Mexican restaurants. They all hire illegals.

Careful! They'll make good on their threats! LOL! ;-)

[F.J. Mitchell]

Thank you Illegal aliens, for reminding American's how wonderful things used to be before you criminally invaded our country.

Despite the traffic clogging mobs in the streets of America; Monday, 1 May 06, was the best day American's have experienced since the invasion of our country began, many decades ago.

You invaders don't provide one d*mn thing that we can't live more happily and comfortable without.

Punish us unmercifully. Go home and let us suffer without you until we crawl to you on our knees begging you to return.

Ignore Vicente Fox's agonized screams, he's just poking fun at us spoiled American's (hee hee hee) grief at losing your services.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Hey Laz! Your Irony is slipping just a teeny mite in your old age. Hows about: "Leave it to the media to see a potato as a potatoe."

LOL! You won't believe what spell check did with potatoe.

[Betis70]

>>Despite the traffic clogging mobs in the streets of America; Monday, 1 May 06, was the best day American's have experienced since the invasion of our country began, many decades ago.

Everyone I talked to in the Bay Area was amazed at how light traffic was. I take the train so I didn't see any difference.

[Lazamataz]

Never try this stuff at home; leave it to us traned proffeshunals.

[F.J. Mitchell]

The obstructions of which you speak, at least on our side of the Rio Grande are in place to regulate the flow of immigrants, (legal immigrants) to the number, occupation and country/continent, that is rational, reasonable and fair to all.

Those who choose to jump in line ahead of, honest, law respecting people waiting to immigrate, are no different than those who bullie their way into the head of the line at the bank, super market check out, the theater, the emergency room, the lunch counter, or the line exiting a burning building. These sonovabitches merit our respect and sympathy as much as our Senators and Representatives who are enabling them, merit their pay and our respect and sympathy.

[F.J. Mitchell]

LOL! A big BUMP to that.

[Isabelle]

I think they need to keep trying until they get it right,

Kinda like refried beans?

[F.J. Mitchell]

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the huge numbers of participants existed only in the mental void of the media, along side all those red white and flags,they pretend to have seen in that ocean of Mexican flags.

The media would be laughable if their lies were not such a threat to our survival.

[LibLieSlayer]

True enough about education! I am just happy he is finally seeing the light!

We MUST stop the acceptance of law breaking as proper and normal behavior. We must extend this to treason, on the behalf of a MSM that aids and comforts our enemies!

Publicly hand a journalist, and this crap will stop. Arrest illegal employers, and this crap will stop. Simple really!

LLS

[Sam Cree]

I don't necessarily disagree with your post - for instance, how are the immigrants who are painstakingly going through the proper legal channels going to feel when Bush lets all the illegals stay, but they are forced to continue with the red tape? And possibly be expelled, simply because they did what Uncle Sam said they had to do. In a way, they get screwed for obeying the law, while the lawbreakers get rewarded.

OTOH, while admittedly not being familiar with the (often unenforced) immigration and "visitor" laws, I have this feeling that the procedure is probably incoherent, difficult, and without clear purpose. My opinion is that the US needs to decide exactly what it wants on this matter, make it clear, and enforce it. End of story.

I will say that I don't believe the jumping in line analogy is right, since I don't think the guys who sneaked in lengthened the process for the ones entering legally, as does happen when lines are jumped. They just sneaked in through another doorway, like kids crawling under the ballpark fence. And for many of these people, it's more a matter of desperation than of intent to take advantage.

[Logical me]

And that's the part that I still don't get. How is it that we do not have a significant military presence down on the border. Imagine if it was Putin and the Russian politicians that were uttering what is coming out of Mexico and South America; that Iron curtain would be back up in no time.

You got that right, sir!