Posted on 05/01/2010 1:08:40 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
Edited on 05/01/2010 1:56:45 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Immigrant advocates are being arrested in front of the White House fence, after sitting down and defying orders from police.
About three dozen protesters and U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois joined in the civil disobedience Saturday. They held a sign saying, "Obama, Stop deporting our Families." Some wore T-shirts that read "Arrest us, Not our Families."
Protesters are usually required to stay in motion when demonstrating in front of the White House.
Hundreds of protesters turned out for the rally at Lafayette Park, urging President Obama to fulfill his campaign promises to achieve immigration reform.
Obama was to return to the White House around 2:40 p.m. after speaking at the University of Michigan. Two Marine helicopters flew overhead, but it wasn't clear if Obama was on board.
Obama had once promised to tackle immigration reform in his first 100 days, but has pushed back that timetable several times. He said this week that Congress may lack the "appetite" to take on immigration after going through a tough legislative year. However, the president and Congress could address related issues, like boosting personnel and resources for border security, in spending bills this year.
Activists said outrage over Arizona's controversial immigration law "awakened a sleeping giant" Saturday as rallies demanding federal immigration reform kicked off in cities across the country.
In New York, Labor organizer John Delgado said anger over the law -- which requires local law enforcement to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they're in the country illegally -- drew more than 5,000 people to a rally at Manhattan's Foley Square.
"That's the fuel that motivated them to come here, because of the sadness of the Arizona law," said Delgado, who is business manager for Local 79 of the Construction and General Building Laborers Union.
He was asking for it
it’s a start, now for the rest of the illegals
Luis Gutierrez evaded paying property taxes in Cook County. He should have been put in jail many years ago. Luis is small in stature and mind.
nice post
Luis Gutierrez is a traitor. He supports the invading Mexican army that’s killing Americans and stealing American treasure. His allegiance is to Marxist Mexico and the drug runners.
Gutierrez needs to be indicted for treason, judged guilty and hanged.
RE #93;
“Guiterrez is a Anti-American, Gringo-hating, Hispano-Racist”
Oh; ya mean something like our most recent Injustice Obama appointed to the Supreme Court?
She’s a card carrying member of LaRAZA too, isn’t she?
We’re so proud of our Senators from Maine (Snowe & Collins) who voted to confirm her too....
(NOT!)
Gutierrez's district map. All hispanic areas.
A hand full, maybe. This won't last long. 70% of the population sides with Arizona, so no one is really paying that much attention to the protesters.
I ignore the left wing protesters. They bitch and whine about something new every week. *yawn*
LIBERALS: allegiance to race not country.
maybe he forgot how he is supposed to be for America and the constitution/law .
ARF
if his family is here illegally then he should be arrested for aiding illegal activity
he is also supposed to the for the rule of law
I came here legally as a bunch of folks I know.
We came from Europe and England and we did everything legally, , paid our dues, worked, payed taxes, did interviews, filled out paper work
this clown thinks that Mexicans do not have to do that and that we shoiuld not be securing our border.
He needs to be kicked out of congress as it is obvious he would rather be with Mexico than America
Maybe down in PR for the bombing area protests?
I came here legally as a bunch of folks I know.
We came from Europe and England and we did everything legally, , paid our dues, worked, payed taxes, did interviews, filled out paper work
this clown thinks that Mexicans do not have to do that and that we shoiuld not be securing our border.
He needs to be kicked out of congress as it is obvious he would rather be with Mexico than America
he should be kicked out of congress for this
What the heck is up with Chicago and Illinois? I always knew they had some corrupt pols there forever, but it used to be a nice city (to visit now and then on business). Almost everyday there is story about some form of criminal, communist, marxist, socialist, or other such Anti-American cretins coming out of that city and/or state. I feel badly for the remaining patriotic citizens that are forced to live in and around that cesspool, what a shame...
I hope JD takes him to task, big time. That little squirt needs to be schooled by a real American pol!
I think that would be Dollar Bill Jefferson?
Ping.
Looking at this guy’s picture, he looks like a homosexual...or maybe he’s been neutered.
Just sayin’
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