Two correspondents who attended the New York anti-immigration enforcement demonstration have sent reports.

MacLachlan snapped photos posted over at his Flickr page and sends these comments:

#1,28 - Crying out, “Bandidos para todos los paises” This is the chief reason for the number of flags at the protest

#3 - School Bus; don’t know if it was picking up or dropping off, City Hall Academy is in the vicinity, but “younger” members of the protest had flyers with walk out information on it.

#5,7,8,9,30 - Signs sponsored by ANSWER, ISO, and other leftist organizations

#16 - Professors? Communist? Perish the thought.

#13,17,27 - The ever popular meme

#21,23 - Both posters have the same basic format and language in English and Spanish EXCEPT for the phrase in quotes in the lower-right. The Spanish phrase (I had to ask for translation) translates loosely as “A united people can never be defeated.” Definitely doesn’t correlate to the English version of the sign

#24 - Of Course, Air America was present

#25 - Lovely Fascist Iconography

#29 - “Send the President a postcard” with translation services. I hope the White House is prepped for the Stock Reply letters, or maybe they should pass on the return addresseses to INS

#2,9 - Several Unions were out in force, Local 78(?) (no picture) especially. The “We are America” signs in #2, along with an alternate “Today We Rally(?), Tomorrow We Vote” were provided en masse by the SEIU

There were several organizers who spoke declaring “Borders are not sacred. No Human being is illegal.” Illegals are here “for one reason, to work” but were still “Good Americans.” Local Latin Radio Station, 93.1, sent two DJs who addressed the protest almost entirely in Spanish. Rep. Serrano (D-NY) addressed the protest bilingually, declaring he emigrated illegally from the Dominican Republic in 1964. He also declared that illegals were true inheritors of the “American Dream,” another popular meme. He finished by repeating “This is OUR Country” several times bilingually.” Sen. Clinton spoke for about five minutes. She emphasized the importance of “the work YOU do.” She also issued congratulatory “call-outs” to the stereotypical professions of illegals (housekeeping, landscaping, food service, construction, etc.) She also called for “comprehensive reform” of immigration law, briefly mentioning the Dem’s typical talking point on national security that she wanted “to strengthen border security.” Then a NY State Assemblymen whose name I did not catch, but who chairs their “Black, Latino, Asian Caucus,” began to speak and I started my exit. I was just out of earshot by the time the next speaker got up.

All that said, the protest was a lot calmer than I expected, especially in comparison to the reports out of Dallas. I assume that’s because La Raza isn’t calling for New York to become part of Aztlan.

Not yet, anyway.

Almighty Allah Pundit was also in attendance and sent audio of the Democrat pandering speeches and open-borders entertainment.

A band called “Outernational” provided music, including a song dedicated to the Muslims who rioted in France last year called “Riviera Uproar.” Listen here.

Hillary “Never mind what I said about illegal immigrants, open the borders now!” Clinton spoke: listen here.

April 10, 2006: “Thank you for your contributions to this country. ”
Feb 2003: “I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants.”

Also listen, if you can stand it, to:

Al Sharpton
Charlie Rangel
Chuck Schumer
Eliot Spitzer
Jose Serrano

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