CA is Screwed

Re: CA is Screwed


There, there, cjhsa. It'll be alright. The bad ole mexicans aren't going to steal your country club or your guns. Just breathe deeply and keep repeating "I'm a real American, I'm a real American", and it'll be all better.

Yeah, don't you know that the US has no right to have an immigration policy, or to enforce its laws?

Snood, can I have your medical coverage information so the next time I need to see the doc, you can pay for it? Thanks bud.

Well, everyone knows that Cj's job woes were caused by cheap manual labor from Mexico.

Yes, and, of course, your views, unlike mine, vary so much from post to post. I note in passing that you were not able to find one single thing to say to dispute the ideas in my post.

Wait... there was an idea?

Personally, I prefer Hispanic immigrants, legal or otherwise, as residents of my fair state over any of these odious "America will collapse and society will crumble because of illegals" wingnuts.

I live in San Antonio, and I see illegals all the time (they don't wear a neon sign, but sometimes it ain't that difficult to tell). I swear, I just can't seem to conjur up any animosity towards 'em. They just seem to be trying to scrape out a dadblanged existence, after all...

Yep, I feel the same way. Most of the folks I see seem to be working two or three jobs and shopping at yard sales on the weekends just to exist. And I'm not talking sales clerk at Sears kind of jobs, but hard, demanding physical labor, day in and day out. You have to admire their grit and determination.

But.. but... they'll breed and their children will be citizens!

<gasp!> Oh My God!!!! You're right! The horror! The horror!

Worse, they'll probably vote Democrat.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 1 protest aims to "close" cities By Dan Whitcomb
Thu Apr 27, 4:52 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pro-immigration activists say a national boycott and marches planned for May 1 will flood U.S. streets with millions of Latinos to demand amnesty for illegal immigrants and shake the ground under Congress as it debates reform.

Such a massive turnout could make for the largest protests since the civil rights era of the 1960s, though not all Latinos -- nor their leaders -- were comfortable with such militancy, fearing a backlash in Middle America.

"There will be 2 to 3 million people hitting the streets in Los Angeles alone. We're going to close down Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Tucson, Phoenix, Fresno," said Jorge Rodriguez, a union official who helped organize earlier rallies credited with rattling Congress as it debates the issue.

Immigration has split Congress, the Republican Party and public opinion. Conservatives want the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants classified as felons and a fence built along the Mexican border.

Others, including President George W. Bush, want a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship. Most agree some reform is needed to stem the flow of poor to the world's biggest economy.

"We want full amnesty, full legalization for anybody who is here (illegally)," Rodriguez said. "That is the message that is going to be played out across the country on May 1."

Organizers have timed the action for May Day, a date when workers around the world traditionally have marched for improved conditions, and have strong support from big labor and the Roman Catholic church.

They vow that America's major cities will grind to a halt and its economy will stagger as Latinos walk off their jobs and skip school.

Teachers' unions in major cities have said children should not be punished for walking out of class. Los Angeles school officials said principals had been told that they should allow students to leave but walk with them to help keep order.

In Chicago, Catholic priests have helped organize protests, sending information to all 375 parishes in the archdiocese.

CRITICS CHARGE INTIMIDATION

Chicago activists predict that the demonstrations will draw 300,000 people.

In New York, leaders of the May 1 Coalition said a growing number of businesses had pledged to close and allow their workers to attend a rally in Manhattan's Union Square.

Large U.S. meat processors, including Cargill Inc., Tyson Foods Inc and Seaboard Corp said they will close plants due to the planned rallies.

Critics accuse pro-immigrant leaders of bullying Congress and stirring up uninformed young Latinos by telling them that their parents were in imminent danger of being deported.

"It's intimidation when a million people march down main streets in our major cities under the Mexican flag," said Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman volunteer border patrol group. "This will backfire," he said.

Some Latinos have also expressed concerns that the boycott and marches could stir up anti-immigrant sentiment.

Cardinal Roger Mahony of the Los Angeles archdiocese, an outspoken champion of immigrant rights, has lobbied against a walkout. "Go to work, go to school, and then join thousands of us at a major rally afterword," Mahony said.

And Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who has long fought for immigrant rights, has said he expects protesters to be "lawful and respectful" and children to stay in school.

In Washington on Thursday, immigrant-rights activists brushed off talk of a backlash.

"This is going to be really big. We're going to have millions of people," said Juan Jose Gutierrez, director of the Latino Movement USA. "We are not concerned at all. We believe it's possible for Congress to get the message that the time to act is now."

Did hell just freeze over? Nicely balanced article bf.

I, too, hope Congress gets the message and realize that the time to act is now. I just don't think Juan and I are hoping for the same actions.

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What I love best about the original article is the phrase "party line vote".

A high stakes game has started to determine whether either political party hates Latinos. The Republicans just spent a big amount of money on ads attempting to convince the Latino public that Republicans are good for them...

But then come the party line votes....

I am starting to love this fight!