Well, to say the least it was an interesting morning. I got over there about 9:45 and there was just half a dozen anti-immigration folks standing around with maybe another 30 pro-immigration/amnesty or so waiting for the buses to arrive.
About 10:00am, two large Greyhound type buses arrived. Probably carrying 100 people. They parked a few hundred feet away. Everyone unloaded and formed a wide column in the street. As they marched towards us, they were chanting repeatedly "We will fight. Damn right!"
One of the laughs I got was a few of the pro-amnesty group were carrying signs saying, "WE DEMAND RESPECT FROM THE RENO BCIS". So I went over and asked a couple of BCIS Investigative Officers where that came from. Had the BCIS in Reno been treating illegals disrespectfully? The officer said, "Of course not. The sign just makes it look like we have been". Another man in civilian clothes figured they were just trying to make friends with the BCIS by carrying those signs. LOL
I did a few interviews with the local Spanish radio stations, one of the TV stations, and a couple of journalists. Thankfully, I kept my manners and didn't cuss.
The three points I stressed were, #1 that if the interviewers or I had a diabetic attack and went to ICU, the bill would be $100,000.00 to $250,000.00 saying that the bill would be for them and their family to pay. An illegal on the other hand could just walk away and the citizens of Nevada would be liable for the bill. #2 If you sneak into the US illegally and work here for 10 years illegally, sending 50% of your paycheck back to Mexico, then in my opinion you are still a criminal and you are not fully contributing to America by paying your taxes. #3 Criminals do not deserve amnesty no matter how long they have avoided the law enforcement system.
Americans spend 99% of their salaries in their home states. That is what keeps America alive. How can you support two countries at the same time while demanding only one provide you with benefits? I think I got my points across, however we all know what a little smooth editing can do. It will be interesting to see if I have become a racist or just an angry American who doesn't want to support criminals.
There was a bit of yelling between the two groups but thankfully no throwing of water bottles or foul language. One man from the buses was upset because my poster was pictures of Hispanic wanted criminals from the on-line LAPD website. He didn;t think it was fait that I just selected Hispanics. Well, if we were protesting something the Muslims did I would have just selected their pictures. Easy enough to comprehend?
No local politicians were there for the event! I wonder why?
When the buses were being loaded, a young Mexican American from the pro-amnesty group, I presume, came over and started handing out bottles of water to our group.
I feel we got our point across just by being there. The absence of violence and foul language certainly helped our cause, i.e., respectful American citizens protesting peacefully.
Did you ask them why they were letting this bus tour go on and not deporting the illegals? If so, their response was...?