Posted on 08/23/2007 6:32:31 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo
PROJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION / RESPONSE ON THE U.S. LOCAL LEVEL
FILE: OPPOSITION RESEARCH TRANSLATION: SPANISH to ENGLISH (w/BABELFISH)
Original Spanish Title: ("Se Dificulta Defensa Pro Inmigrante /Organizaciones Evalúan Estrategias Ante El Avance de Iniciativas Contra Los Indocumentados")
TEXT:
2007, The Chicago La Raza, Inc. Published 08-23-2007
Organizations Try to Adopt New Strategies in The Face of Growing Local Initiatives in USA Aimed Against Illegal Aliens ("Undocumented"– [sic])
WASHINGTON, D.C. Anti-illegal alien measures are proliferating coast-to-coast in the United States. Adding to that the new federal administration initiatives, pro-immigrant groups are up against he wall, so that there is the need to organize strategies to counter this big wave, such as conducting marches, as this battle promises to intensify. Eric Guttierez is a lawyer in charge of legislative affairs for the Mexican American Defense group called MALDEF. He said that their group wants to be everywhere at any time, but it is simply not possible and for that reason they are required to take anti-measures on state levels and work with local organizations with effective strategies to fight the new anti-illegal immigrant initiatives.
MALDEF has had some luck in restraining many of these initiatives. For example, last week, they were successful to have the federal government weigh on behalf of day laborers against the city of Baldwin Park, California, which tried to get through a resolution prohibiting public solicitation for work in parking lots and on the street by the illegal aliens. They were successful in coalition with the National Network of Day Laborers (NDLON) and the United Day Laborers of Baldwin Park.
But Guttierez says over all the local initiatives are growing, and for MALDEF it simply is impossible to fight then everywhere throughout the country. It would be complicated and expensive. After the failure of the US federal government to pass immigration legislation of a comprehensive nature to help the immigrants, the fight then passed to the States and the localities of the USA. But at the same time there are pronounced differences on just what is the best strategy to fight such initiatives in legal battles.
There arose differences on just how to go forward as the best way to push for help for illegal immigrants, but now there are differences as various local measures that are anti-immigrant come up. Boycotts? Marches? Demonstrations?, Direct Lobbying of local US Councilmen and Supervisors? Telephone Calling Campaigns? The Naturalization for the Right to Participate in Elections?
These are the questions, but the answers are all complicated, just as the Hispanic community itself is diverse. Each community seeks its own ways to counter this wave, to try to be effective.
(Rest of article summarized with main points)
--There are propositions to decentralize this fight against foreigners in the USA (sic and this is being suggested by such groups as MALDEF, and other pro immigrant groups in multiple localities, but we cannot dance to that music, observe NLACC.
--Reasons for the difficulty is that is simply impossible to be on the front lines of the battle in every locality, for lack of money or organizational strength nationwide.
--Flavia Jimenez of National Council of LA RAZA (NCLR) said that as a national group, it is difficult for them to move to be everywhere at anytime, because each state and local situation is difference. There are cases where the pro-immigrant (sic) organizations are stronger in some areas of the country than in others.
--There are established networks of support for Hispanic communities, to face these horrible decrees. They can mobilize, and there are other communities where these Latino presence is growing, but recently, like "support battalions".
--Ricard Juarez of the group Mexicans Without Borders, admits that marches and boycotts have limited "definitive results." But there are no other options for that which we are doing. We are trying to complement it with other actions. Such as allying with other pro-illegal alien ("inmigrante") groups, non-Hispanic groups, etc...
--In Prince William County (in Virginia), for example, they have no other option, because of the anti-illegal alien initiative which got through, even though in his opinion the voices of pro-illegal aliens would surpass those of the anti-immigrants.
--Every day more and more announcements of action taken against illegal aliens on the local level is cornering us, and not to mention the federal measures…the option is that we either go into hiding, or we go to the front and fight. So the decision was to go to the boycott, to say “we are here, that we contribute, and we want to be recognized” said Juárez.
--Local business can get together, with a war chest, and lobby local leaders, from the perspective that the Supervisor’s initiatives will harm business, that business pays taxes, and that if they are adversely effected, the County will be adversely effected, too.
--Chacon on the other hand, says he has two theories. On is that local anti-illegal alien measures try to smooth the way for changes on the federal level. "If you study it, you will see that where the anti-immigration forces are losing, it is they lose in essence because these regulations are deemed unconstitutional." The other is that this local movement is preparing for more federal action, just like the Bush Administration had proposed very early on. But Congress, even if in the hands of the Democrats, cannot pass these because it would take Republican support."
(END OF TRANSLATION)
...or Hunter or Tancredo, whatever suits you. :P
it has been my understanding that the word “immigrant” means a foreign national legally entered into the country. So there is no such thing as an “illegal immigrant.”
Can anyone affirm that this is so?
oh, do i detect a note of, sarcasm, with you!!?? lol
However, border violation, i.e. illegal entry into a country is a one-sided deal, so I think you are correct, it cannot be deemed "immigration". But that doesnt stop THEM!
Bill O'Reilly and Michael Medved both sing the same defeatist tune- "Just give up, you can't deport 12 million illegals."
We sure won't if we take the advice of these two losers. Makes you think of the Wormtongue character from Lord of the Rings.
It was truly the defining moment, when they hauled out those Mexican flags it was like the sleeping giant woke up and realized these were not people wanting to be Americans, it was people wanting to take over America. No matter what they do most Americans now know what the truth is. They gotta go!!
When we hire any company, whether it be for plumbing, construction, gardening, etc., we ask the owner about the legal status of the workers, and we ask to personally see that all workers are insured under workers' comp insurance. We make it clear that we will have no illegal alien workers at our house doing anything.
Some of them never call back, and they know they've lost a job.
Just a whiff...
LOL!!!
I car lot on a main drag in my town put up brand new American and Mexican flags. It pissed me off to see it and I intended to call. It must have made others mad because the Mexican flags where there only a couple of weeks. Yes you are right that people won’t forget marching with Mexican flags. The racist clubs in the article may find idiot judges, but they are making enemies in large numbers.
They quite frankly know that if they actually can muster the courage and honesty to meet us, head to head, the American People, out in the open, they will be beaten like rats.
I LOVE THAT STATEMENT!!!!!!!!! ITS WHAT MARXISTS HATE ABOUT THE UNITED STATES - THE FACT THAT IMPORTANT DECISIONS ARE LEFT UP TO THE STATES AND THE STATES, WHEN ASKED TO RISE TO THE OCCASSION DO SO WITH CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTEOUSNESS.
We have a winner!!!! ding ding ding ding
HEY LA RAZA - EVER HEAR OF BRER RABBIT AND BRER BEAR???????
The communists hate local autonomy just about as much as WE hate judicial tyranny. Each of us has to turn to our tools. These are them. Ours are by far the more honest, equitable, and representative of the PEOPLE.
They ought to pay all requisite taxes, including social security taxes and income taxes of their illegals. Everyone knows this iilegal cheap labor is a big plus to business as long as someone else picks up some of the tab and they dont end up being fined or jailed.
PING
Looks like LA RAZA is unhappy..
:)
They are and have been leaving for a year. We are scaring them off. That is cheaper and less time consuming than deporting them all.
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