Posted on 05/03/2006 5:11:53 AM PDT by conservativecorner
The boycott of U.S. businesses dubbed "A Day Without Gringos," and aimed at supporting migrants in the U.S., appears to have had little impact, the head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico said Tuesday.
Monday's protests were timed to coincide with "the Great American Boycott" in the United States, where hundreds of thousands of immigrants stayed away from jobs and schools across the country.
"Even though we don't have conclusive numbers, I think there wasn't a lot of negative effect," Chamber President Larry Rubin said by telephone from Washington, where he and other business leaders are lobbying for comprehensive immigration reform. "We basically ... think it was more symbolic."
Rubin said the boycott unwisely targeted some of immigrants' best allies — U.S. corporations that have actively lobbied Congress for immigration reform, including legalization for many of the estimated 11 million undocumented migrants in the United States.
It was hard to measure the boycott's impact because business is normally reduced on the May Day holiday. Businesses in Mexico City appeared to be operating as usual Monday, with customers streaming into Wal-Mart stores and McDonald's restaurants — though there were reports of people passing out leaflets and briefly blocking the entrance to at least one U.S.-owned store.
In some Mexican cities, however, the boycott campaign was felt.
Several hundred pro-boycott protesters in the border city of Tijuana blocked traffic on a bridge leading into the United States, waving flags and shouting slogans and forcing many drivers to turn back. The action converted the world's busiest border crossing into an empty parking lot for about two hours.
In the central city of Toluca, 35 miles west of Mexico City, a group of Mazahua Indian women entered a McDonald's on Monday with homemade food, encouraging customers to eat it instead of ordering hamburgers.
Nah, I'm a single dad with sole custody. No woman in the world is going to marry me. Besides, I'm thinking of going into the priesthood - I've got the vow of poverty thing down pat, I'm doing good with the vow of obedience...and as far as that vow of chastity, I don't even want to go there.
You forgot to include one of 101 "South of the Border" ways to prepare dog.
I sent one to the RNC and one to the WH, two days ago. Both asked for my usual $500 and $1,000 donations, respectively.
I suspect they're getting a lot of them, these days.
WOW- right you are! - a nationwide Victory Garden 2006-2008 would get rid of a big chunk of the illegals!
"If we could just extend it to *365 Days Without Criminal, Illegal Aliens*, I'd be a very happy camper."
Ditto. On Tuesday morning, sitting in California traffic, our vanpool driver screamed, "Why can't we have a month of boycott?!" The ride to work on Monday was a breeze.
Monday was kinda nice, wasn't it? (((sigh)))
They got that many? I'd bet the Koreans and Vietnamese only have 50 between them.
Good one!!!!!
NO MEXICO VACATIONS!
I've noticed that hispanics seem to think that gringos can't make a burrito
I think I am willing to give up a burrito if if means I have safer borders and the tax base is not burdened with paying for healthcare for undocumented workers.
I want to try "A Day Without Democrats". Forever. Or, how about "A Day Without the Media"? Sure sounds appealing to me.
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