Latinos Unite to Turn Fear Into Activism

The Washington Post ^ | July 28, 2007 | Pamela Constable

[khnyny]

Latinos Unite to Turn Fear Into Activism Pr. William Policy on Illegal Immigrants Prompts Call for Boycott, Other Actions

By Pamela Constable Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, July 28, 2007; A01

Latinos in Prince William County, angered and panicked by a county resolution to crack down on illegal immigrants, are swiftly banding together against what they see as an assault on their community. They vowed this week to block the resolution through a boycott, a petition drive and possibly a labor strike or lawsuit.

At packed public meetings in three towns this week, organizers signed up volunteers, circulated petitions, set up a hotline for reports of discrimination and announced a campaign of phone calls and e-mails to county officials. They also said they would organize caravans to visit Loudoun County and other communities where Latinos feel targeted.

On Thursday night in Manassas, more than 1,000 Latino residents voted with raised fists and cheers to stage a one-week boycott of all non-immigrant businesses in Prince William at the end of next month. The crowd first met in a church, then grew so large it had to move to a park outside. Latinos in Woodbridge and Dumfries also voted this week to stage the boycott and other actions.

The surge of activism, which also includes voter registration and citizenship drives in other communities, follows a long period of drift and uncertainty for area Latino advocates, especially since the collapse of a major immigration reform bill in the Senate last month. Opponents of illegal immigrants, who had swamped Capitol Hill with impassioned e-mails and phone calls against the bill, felt emboldened by its defeat and have pressed ahead with local measures.

[AmericanInTokyo]

I dont think I can post the picture as it is from the Washington Post today, but here is that foto of the illegals all gathered, taking "action" now, in Virginia:

http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/07/27/PH2007072702572.jpg

[stephenjohnbanker]

“They’ve been voting by the thousands in Cali for years, where no checking of any kind is done”

Don’t I know it! I’m sure B1Bob got robbed.

California might as well be run by Boss Tweed : )

[Diogenesis]

""Dad. You. Me. Hillary. Jeb, then Chelsea. THAT is ALL that matters."

[NewRomeTacitus]

It’s this very obnoxious entitlement mentality that keeps me and my fellow citizens opposing these aliens. The “activists” don’t seem to get that they’re fueling the pyre of patriotism.

Please keep up the good work.

[potlatch]

Living close and having been deep into Mexico a number of times makes you wonder why their country is as it is.

They have resources, but are divided by the rich upper class and the poor lower class and the rich and the politicians do nothing to improve the country.

Some of the border towns are doing very well and they do create many beautiful things, not just the tawdry junk most people think of.

Corruption is just a part of every politician down there and now we are seeing it in our country too!

They have allowed the drug dealers to overrun the country now.

[Leatherneck_MT]

“I cannot make that commitment to Virginia,” said William F. Reid, special agent in charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Washington field office.]

He’s Jorge’s buddy, you can’t expect him to enforce the law.

[devolve]

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Mexico:

10th richest country in the world

USA’s biggest oil supplier

2nd richest man in the world

At least one in every Mexican family lives & works in the USA

10% of all Mexicans are in the USA right now

Illegal aliens kill 25 Americans every day

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Have a nice week George W. Bush

How’s that nice 10,000+ acre ranch way down south doin’?

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[potlatch]

[How’s that nice 10,000+ acre ranch way down south doin’?]

I would like to know more about that. If you come across a writeup on it let me know. Don’t know why I just can’t imagine them actually moving and living down there.

Gosh, can you imagine us paying for the Secret Service to live there and protect them all in a foreign country?

[devolve]

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The Klintoons have a place in the Dominican Republic right next to a designer buddy now

And Slick Willie has a house in Ireland on the golf course where he shelters his “book-bucks” from US income taxes

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Parquay for Bush?

I’ll have to recheck that

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All these millionaire politicians love foreign countries and homes and tax dodges and “foundations” so much

I’m starting to think a gross & property tax would get Kerry’s income taxes up over 15% he pays while we pay twice that and more

[khnyny]

Well, that got me curious. Disclaimer: I can’t vouch for the info or these sites.

After a brief search this is what I found:

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/19/18321646.php

http://www.brownpride.us/george-w-bush/bush-buys-100-acre-farm-in-northern-paraguay/72/

http://www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php/20061028051648142

http://fromtheleft.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/bush-family-purchases-100000-acres-in-paraguay/

[potlatch]

Devolve, read my next post.

[potlatch]

Thanks for the links khnyny, they are very interesting - and scary too. The first and third are the best.

3rd link;

The President Bush family, with its long heritage of involvement with real Nazis dating back to the World War II era, is now acquiring an enormous ranch and a possible refuge in Paraguay, not far from old Nazi hide-outs.

It seems a bolt-hole of protection is being established in Paraguay for US leaders who may not be safe in the US after a political revolution. It’s noteworthy that the Bush gang may themselves feel the imminent instability of the US, and that perhaps not only the fall of the US empire, but also an internal revolution in America are not too many years away.

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/19/18321646.php

http://www.brownpride.us/george-w-bush/bush-buys-100-acre-farm-in-northern-paraguay/72/

http://www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php/20061028051648142

http://fromtheleft.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/bush-family-purchases-100000-acres-in-paraguay/

[potlatch]

Nic, ping to my post.

[nicmarlo]

ty for the ping; yes, I’m aware of the vast amount of acreage purchased in Paraguay.....just where those “loyal” to the U.S. plan to make their escape when this country becomes third-world trash.

[khnyny]

Truly, I think it’s most probably BS, but we’ll see.

I liked the fourth one.

“Paraguay’s Acuifero Guarani is the largest fresh water aquifer in South America and is located under 4 entire countries.

If George Bush purchases a large enough ranch that provides him with control over access to the aquifer, he will be a power position to control fresh water rights for more than 200,000 South Americans.

Some ecologists say in the 21st century, fresh water - essential for all life on earth, will be more valuable than oil or gold. So buy controlling access to Acuifero Guarani, Bush will become the South American equivalent of the Saudi royal family.”

[devolve]

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Thanks

I did not spell “Paraguay” right:

(Parquay) - sloppy typing!

Yes - 100,000 acres?

Water - Hmmm - long term planning

South America - undeveloped - a wealthy family with mucho land would have mucho influence and political power and ways to avoido texes & such

More for me - Less for you Gringos!

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My brother’s FIL’s brother had 25,000 acres in Central Florida - after selling the ranch/farm in South Florida

(Only the Caddy had Florida license plates!)

Well some PUs did have plates

He sold about 10,000 acres of the 25,000 acres after a bit for more huge bucks

[potlatch]

Yes, I noted the part about the water too, that it would become more important than oil, which it will.

We never know what are conspiracy theories or the truth anymore.

I appreciate your help with links.

[potlatch]

You know I am not a political news junkie, but when I read things about our political leaders plans to move out of the country because they for-see trouble, it blows my mind.

Mainly, because THEY are the ones creating this trouble. What in God’s Name are they thinking of?

[PhilDragoo]

“The surge of activism, which also includes voter registration “

Voter registration for illegal immigrants??

That alone stuck out for me. Read seventy-two posts to find it mentioned.

In Iowa the constitution says official business will be conducted in English. Yet the ballot is also printed in Spanish. To vote one must be a citizen; to become a citizen one must speak English.

The head of the state hispanic affairs commission travels the ninety-nine counties warning local law enforcement against checking citizenship/immigration status.

But the uproar against the recent "compromise" legislation even made Harkin vote NO--facing re-election next year, one can't be too careful.

Everybody who wants to be deported raise your fist and hold it--Michael Chertoff is legally blind.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Come on, Taxpayers . . . start supporting candidates who’ll cut these bastards off. If they want to play economic hardball with their less-than-per-capita resources, then bring it on.

I’ll mow my own damn lawn.