Countdown to May Day: “Amnesty for all”
Yesterday, I gave you a preview of the open-borders circus slated to open tomorrow morning. Expect protests at ICE offices, protests at businesses that support worker verification, raw reconquista hatred, student truancy encouraged by illegal immigration-sympathizing teachers and principals, and the usual flag wars. Organizers anticipate smaller numbers this year, but the militant undercurrents will remain.
I have asked before whether Barack Obama would be marching this year, as he did last year, with the pro-illegal immigration crowd. Will he stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” with them again?
One race panderer on board: Jesse Jackson, whose Rainbow-PUSH group has teamed up with Latino open-borders groups to organize the Chicago May Day demonstration tomorrow.
Here is their “list of demands:”
Our Demands
EQUAL RESPECT / EQUAL PAY FOR EVERY WORKER
Legalization for All NOW !
Second Chance for All NOW !
Defend the Right to Organize
Fight for a Living Wage
Legalization for Elvira Arellano and Flor CrisostomoPEACE BY JUSTICE, SECURITY BY RESPECT
End the War in Iraq, bring the Troops Home
Respect for the Self-Determination of Nations
Clean Up for Vieques
Replace Globalization with NobilizationKEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER
Stop the Separation of Families
Stop the Hate, Stop the Violence,
Stop the Guns, Stop the Drugs
Health Care for Every Family
Equal, Quality, Respectful Education
A Moratorium on Mortgage Foreclosures
Naturalize Foreign-Born Spouses of LGBT Couples
Refugee Rights for LGBT People Fleeing PersecutionFAIR TRADE MAKES FAIR BORDER,
Renegotiate NAFTA
Good Jobs on Both Sides of the BorderVOTE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT VOTE
Vote for the Children
Vote for those without papers
Vote for those in and out of prison
How about Teddy Kennedy? Will he come out again and share his Spanish warbling?
Here are more details on the Bay Area goings-on:
Organizers in cities and towns around the U.S. are hoping to bring back the historical significance of May 1st in international labor and workers’ struggles, and to reignite the labor movement by integrating recent undocumented workers’ struggle for amnesty. Marches, rallies, and other gatherings on that date will focus on issues such as federal agencies and ending harassment by local police, raids, and the separation of families in immigrant communities; stopping the use of “no-match” letters to intimidate worker organizing efforts; holding elected officials accountable to supporting immigrant rights; funding human needs and services instead of militarism and war; and amnesty for those who do not have current documents.
Under the broad theme of Workers Uniting Without Borders –Amnesty for All, protesters will gather in San Francisco on Thursday, May 1st for a 2:00pm rally in Dolores Park, a 3:30pm march to Civic Center, and a 5:00pm rally and musical performance. The final planning meeting will take place on April 24th at 7pm at 522 Valencia St., near 16th St. BART. In Santa Cruz, march participants will wear green in solidarity with campus workers. There will be a 12pm rally in Quarry Plaza, followed by a march to a 4pm celebration in San Lorenzo Park. A march, rally, outdoor film screening, and other activities will take place in Watsonville starting at 4pm in the Plaza. An Immigrant Rights May Day March in Oakland will gather at 3 pm at Fruitvale BART Plaza for a march down International Blvd. to a 6pm rally at Oakland City Hall (14th & Broadway). In San Jose, an Immigrants Being Active Participants in Change march will gather at 4pm in the Mi Pueblo Foods parking lot (Story and King Roads) and will head down King Road and Santa Clara Street to San José City Hall (Santa Clara and 5th Streets). In Fresno, a March for Immigrant Rights will gather at 3pm in the Fulton Mall Free Speech Area, with plans for a 5pm march (imc_video.gifVideo). In San Diego, the community will gather at City College, march down Broadway to Pantoja Park, and then the day’s events will continue with a public assembly at Memorial Park at Oceanview and 30th .
Keep me posted if you plan on covering or protesting the circus in your neighborhood.
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Another reason to fence off most of Northern California & parts of Oregon! No one allowed out, all other moonbats ordered to go there!
I’d be much more impressed by all the anti-illegal indignation if it included support for Ramos and Compean.
They are truly the forgotten ones. Even those who are at their snarkiest when the illegals make demands can’t be bothered to care about two men who are suffering for trying to uphold our laws in the face of Jorge “let ‘em all in” Boosh and his cadre of Mexicanophile panderers.
Only thing I can say is you’re a Jack-Ass.
God help any kids that have to suffer your mentorship in school.
Weary Citizen – I love it.
Desert Lover – I moved to Kalifornia from Arizona. I LOVE Joe! I still have my Sheriff Joe Bobblehead and my pink underwear with ‘Go Joe!’ on it.
If what Arizona is doing would be done in all States, we wouldn’t have to pay for deportation. They’d leave on their own and take their anchor babies with them.
I didn’t see this on either list but may have missed it. Strict penalties for anyone leasing homes/apts to or giving home loans to illegals. No more housing!
Among the Minutemen members here in MN, we’re always thinking of Ramos and Compean.. always.
Only one comment on this from me.
I hate the “We’re not criminals” lie.
If you break an immigration law (or ANY law), you are by definition a criminal until you’ve paid your fine or done your time. Until the laws change, yes, you illegal immigrants are indeed criminals, even if you’ve never broken another law in your life.
Joy
That rental restriction is a part of the Oklahoma illegal alien law … wish it was part of ours here in AZ …
Let’s see here:
>EQUAL RESPECT / EQUAL PAY FOR EVERY >WORKER
>Legalization for All NOW !
>So whomever comes in is legal…uumkay.
>
>Second Chance for All NOW !
Second chance for all? Cool! Let #1 be Charles Manson. He deserves a second chance.
>Defend the Right to Organize
If you’re having this rally, you have this right. Oh you mean to organize in groups at the day labor centers?
>Fight for a Living Wage
When this happens, I’ll be joining others when Atlas shrugs. What happened to the equal pay part?
>Legalization for Elvira Arellano and >Flor Crisostomo
Ummkay, I thought we already covered that in the first demand?
>PEACE BY JUSTICE, SECURITY BY RESPECT
That’s great, so long as the other side respects you.
>End the War in Iraq, bring the Troops Home
So they can patrol our streets looking out for the meanies who don’t give a living wage?
>Respect for the Self-Determination of >Nations
Yeah, but what if they don’t respect you?
>Replace Globalization with Nobilization
Okay, so why do you want to work here then?
>KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER
>Stop the Separation of Families
mmmkay, I thought we already covered this my making everyone legal.
>Stop the Hate, Stop the Violence,
You first.
>Stop the Guns, Stop the Drugs
Worked in the UK! Wait….
>Health Care for Every Family
Worked in Canada! Wait….you’re saying my doc is on vacation for the rest of the year? And it’s only May 1????
>Equal, Quality, Respectful Education
But my kids don’t speak spanish, so how can we have equal education?
>A Moratorium on Mortgage Foreclosures
1933 all over again.
>Naturalize Foreign-Born Spouses of LGBT >Couples
I thought we covered this in the first place!!!!
>Refugee Rights for LGBT People Fleeing >Persecution
Why should we respect other countries if they don’t respect LGBT rights?
>FAIR TRADE MAKES FAIR BORDER,
>Renegotiate NAFTA
>Good Jobs on Both Sides of the Border
Yeah, we don’t want to lose jobs overseas to Canada! But I thought we moved jobs from the US to Canada and Mexico? What exactly do you want?
>VOTE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT VOTE
>Vote for the Children
Mmkay, so the families get one vote per kid? That’ll work.
>Vote for those without papers
Again, I thought they were legal! Everyone can vote!
>Vote for those in and out of prison
Charles Manson for President!!!!!! It says vote for those in prison!
(kidding about the Charles Manson stuff. He needs to never be paroled, stupid CA laws….always making him have a *chance*)
Wow. These people have a real sick platform of politics. Unfortunately, it’s these moonbats that get into the news. Normal people don’t.
Very good points. Agree to all except 1 and 5.
>1. Cease birthright citizenship and make retro active back to 1986.
Doesn’t that need a constitutional amendment? And why 1986? Why not 2008 or 1950? The fight on deciding the date will just drag for years and we will have more illegals during that time:(. The easiest would be from now-on.
>5. Give businesses an easy and accurate way to verify SS#
It is already there in many states and also we have SAVE act coming into picture while giving out Driver’s License to immigrants. Till now the only use of this is in harassing LEGAL immigrants because of extremely poor implementation. An illegal gets by since he/she has a stolen SSN of a citizen. A legal immigrant has valid SSN and gets caught up in the bureaucracy b/w DMV, USCIS and the FBI. Correcting this system would need millions and if our politicians can scrap some PORK projects to fund this, it would be a dream come true.
brad_sk
I feel sure the reason for the 1986 date is because that was the last time they granted amnesty … so any of the illegals granted amnesty at that time that have had children would be legal citizens anyway … only those coming here illegally since then would have “anchor babies” …
dl, I wonder if our guys, you know the ones using our SS#s are going to march tomorrow or lay low since they already have it made.
lgm said:
This is actually somewhat of a point. If a majority wanted it, and it was according to law, then we should just get used to it.
But — We do not know that a majority want it, and we know illegals are, well, illegal. Even if a majority wanted it, we should change the law to accomodate it, not just let it be….
Here are my demands;
I do not want to pay taxes.
I want to shoot anyone that comes to my door speaking spanish and is a male.
I want to have MY freedom of speech on NC media websites.
I want CONGRESS to resign and vacation in Mexico.
I want the local flea market that is infested with illegals, usually drinking, picked up by ICE.
I want those who have lost family members due to negligence by our government to file major class action suits and WIN BIG.
I want all employers to be put in prison for employing them and NOT reporting taxes to the IRS.
I want MY COUNTRY BACK.
aj … I suspect they will lay low to maintain their image of being legal … unless they are even dumber than we know they already are …
Nobilization???
Also a great way to stop separating families, is to reunite the illegals with their loved ones through deportation. There ya go!
I don’t think “nobilization” is actually a word in the dictionary … anyone finds it give us a link … besides … there is no “nobility” in the USA … we don’t have Kings and Queens etc. …
May 1st is Law Day doesn’t any care anymore about the laws that make this country great? No! Then let just claim Mexico as the 51st state and get this marches over with. And get Univision to broadcast from there.
SLAVERY, BY COWARDICE AND STUPIDITY.
Just like Mexico where the mafia rules and the peons
droolget their a$$es shot off because they’re too cowardly.AJ #112, I think it will depend on the size of the Shadow tomorrow. You know, the one they all hide in.
Little Girly Man-OIC of the Keyboard Warrior Brigade-you should welcome all 12-20 million illegals into your home and your college. You’re in the twilight zone again because the MAJORITY OF AMERICAN CITIZENS AND LEGAL ALIENS ARE NOT OKAY WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION-GOT THAT MATHBOY?
Sorry to shout for the rest of you all.
A day without an illegal is like a beautiful day with sunshine.
this sounds a little bitter and um….clinging……or just nuts!
It may be time for a counter protest to be held at major border crossings.
Are you going to burn the flag in front of english101’s “alter boys“
Kate and I are ready USN RET save a window space for me…LOL
Weary Citizen #64 great list of how to deal with our unwelcome guests. These people really need to start walking on egg shells instead of rubbing their illegal activities in our faces. Most people I talk to are losing their patience with the inaction of government at all levels and the brazen actions of the invaders every Mayday. The average American citizen is just about at the breaking point and it is only going to take one spark that will ignite a push back that may be anything but peaceful. I agree with many others on this site it is time to lock and load. If the illegal enablers want my guns ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE!
VIVA LE PURGE…
And of course the taxpayers are paying for this circus, at least indirectly.
Time to force illegals to say “no puedo!!!!!”
Watch this
CBS clip of the cost to American taxpayers for the births of babies to illegal aliens… “anchor babies”…
it will make you sick!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxUs_ciRhBc
As I watched this clip, it reminded me of how horrible it was for US to almost run out of health insurance for our baby…
and to be unable to purchase private insurance…
but to watch babies of illegals go home w/ full medical benefits.
This is from the press democrap in Santa Rosa ca
I’m going down with my camera
wish me well
Marchers, protesters ready to hit Santa Rosa streets
BY Martin Espinoza
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
April 30, 2008
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Marches to close some intersections
Organizers of tomorrow’s May 1st march and rally in downtown Santa Rosa say thousands will take to the streets to call for an end to local immigration raids and unfair free trade agreements that are part of he root cause of international immigration.
Davin Cardenas, an organizer with the Graton Day Labor Center and a key organizer of the May 1st march, said the event has three goals:
Demonstrate local support for the creation of a “county of refuge” for undocumented immigrants in Sonoma County.
To call for the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department to end its local cooperation with federal immigration officials.
To end free trade agreements, such as NAFTA, which event organizers said have further impoverished millions living in developing nations, forcing them to seek economic opportunities in other countries.
Two marches, one beginning at 12 p.m. in Santa Rosa’s Roseland neighborhood and the other at 1 p.m. at Santa Rosa Junior College, will meet at Juilliard Park on Santa Rosa Avenue.
A counter demonstration organized by the Sonoma County chapter of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps is scheduled to take place at 100 Santa Rosa Avenue beginning at 12 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m.
“We’ll be there to protest illegal immigration, the fact that the march is happening is perfect opportunity,” said William Gifford, director of the local chapter of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps.
Gifford said he and others will call for Sonoma County not to become a “sanctuary area” and would like more cooperation between sheriff’s deputies and federal immigration agents working in the area.
Gifford said the one thing they share in common with organizers of the May 1st march and rally is a condemnation of NAFTA, which he said has forced many U.S. jobs to places like Mexico.
“NAFTA has affected us and some of our jobs and companies and corporation have moved to Mexico, where they’re paying lower wages and sending products back to us at premium prices,” said Gifford. “The American consumers have not seen any real benefit from the relocation of American jobs.”
The Roseland gathering will begin on Sebastopol Road just west of Dutton Avenue. From there demonstrators will go east on Sebastopol Road to Railroad Avenue, then Fifth Street, around Santa Rosa Plaza, up First Street and down Santa Rosa Avenue to Juilliard Park.
This route is expected to periodically halt traffic at several intersections as marchers take up one lane of traffic.
The second march from Santa Rosa Junior College will travel down Mendocino Avenue, Healdsburg Avenue, B Street, Fourth Street and Santa Rosa Avenue to Juilliard Park. The march will use the sidewalk and is not expected to affect traffic.
Terri, I was almost ashamed that I felt anger and resentment when that woman explained why she came to the US illegally. Then, the shame passed and I’m not a very happy person right now. I could get in big trouble tomorrow with my comments.
Check NumbersUSA website and contact your representatives(?) about supporting the SAVE Act.
The SAVE Act is a reasonable approach for dealing with the influx.
Check the newspaper articles from across the country.
Directly. LAPD had to go through special training on how not to offend the illegal invaders. That’s tax payer money down the drain and time misspent. Instead of trainging them how to treat the rock throwers, they should be on the street cracking up their gangs.
Here’s an Idea, police department always run these stings with putting a cop on a corner posing as a prostitute then they ticket, jail, find the guys trying to purchase the illegal labor.
Why don’t they do that to contractors that hire illegals. Dress some cops up like illegals, put them at home depot, and when the people come to hire them, FINE THEIR A$$E$ like there is no tomorrow. Watch the work dry up for the illegals and the wages go up for the legals. NO WORK, NO STAY.
The fines could be used to fix the mess the illegals will leave behind.
I think if we put it in term of prostitution the Politicos will listen.
I’m John Ansell and I approve my post.
Weary Citizen #64- I like your proposals. There will be a protest here in San Antonio tomorrow. They can protest – I’ll be reminding my Senators and congressman exactly where I stand.
John Ansell I approve of your post #133 too!
Las Vegas is an “unofficial” sanctuary city…
the police are not allowed to question status of immigration.
Reno IS a sanctuary city.
A bunch of crap.
And the state wonder why it’s in the hole right now.
I love the sign “We are workers, not criminals”.
It cracks me up that they believe that they can simply declare that they are not criminals. I didn’t realize you could do that. I wonder if they’ll continue to believe that when someone commits a crime against them and attempts to shrug it off by saying “I’m not a criminal”.
The fact is that they are in this country in violation of it’s laws. Yet, somehow, they believe that this does not make them criminals. This shows that they are either completely illogical, completely detached from reality, or completely lacking in integrity. Take your pick. Whatever you choose, it says a lot about the quality of the human beings we’re dealing with.
A strikingly accurate portrayal of lgm’s worldview may be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/2pbm88
Enjoy!
Grumbles,
Yes. I meant exactly what I stated.
My neighborhood have had burglaries, shootings, etc., by illegals.
Since I live alone, YES, I would shoot a male that does NOT speak English if I felt threatened. They do go door to door too. Could be the same ones committing the crimes occurring.
Illegal’s also drive around our towns without car insurance.
They are marching two blocks from my house here in San Jose, but I will be at work and luckily miss them.
Cinco de mayo (or however it’s spelled, I don’t care) should be completely revamped into Border Enforcement Day. That’s the only way it’ll ever be more than just a day on the calendar for me.
I attend a SoCal university, so I am sure I will see plenty of this. I’m bringing my camera to document the idiocy.
May 1st will be another “The whole world is watching” yawn fest. Lots of marches and protests in oh so predictable cities. What they always fail to grasp is that, while it seems like a big deal to them at the time, in the big scheme of things it amounts to comical fart in the wind. Sorry May 1st ‘08 crowd, the revolution ain’t gonna happen any time soon. LOL!
I would like to see illegal’s put as much effort into fixing their blatantly corrupt countries as they do breaking into ours and demanding rights for which they are not entitled too. The MSM can romanticize them as honest hard working people seeking the American dream but the reality is they are either to lazy or do not care enough about their own nations to fight for change. Our corrupt government allows it to continue. Maybe it’s we who need to put some effort forth to fix the problem?
I have no problem with that one. I hate it when they get deported and leave jackpot babies behind.
I work at a party store and we sell Mexican flag balloons for cinco de mayo.
The one already blown up for sale I made ssure to surround with patriotica(with a managers help. heh.)
Since I’m working today I’ve decided that if I get any “requests” for that balloon I’ll call someone to hand it over too.
I’ll put on some red/white/blue gear as well.
We have a lot of Mexicans in my area.
Some are Patriotic citizens.
Not all.
My little act of “rebellion” may get me fired.
No matter. My husband has a real job-and a little statement is better than none.
-annoying little twerp
On April 30th, 2008 at 6:15 pm, brad_sk said:
Point 1. Actually, many who have looked at the issue believe it does not need a constituional amnedment. Just clarification. When congress passed this amendment they apparently left something in that left the door open for further interpretaiton if needed (I am no expert, just read). In fact, they purposely excluded foreign dignitaries such as ambassadors. So why allow illegals this benefit? It was meant to ensure slaves were not denied citizenship. When challenged, appeals courts also left it open for congress to change it, but was not that big of an issue till recent times (never been to SCOTUS). Even Canada, and all European countries got rid of birthright citizenship as they saw it was so ridiculous and abused. We are the only 1st world country left with this silly parctice. It muddies up any sort of mass deportations and is abused horribly by people and organized crime from all over the world. Common sense dictates we must change this. Even if it did require a constituional amendment, then so be it. The constitution can be modified though it is difficult.
Point 2 on your list. I am aware of the verify system but it is not required and must be fool proof which i am not sure it is. By fool proof I mean it would flag duplicates, cross reference last known locations (for example, if Jose submits SS# for a landscape job in CA and the SS# and tax reocrds show last filing wsa done in NY by a Wall Street banker making $500K/yr, should be obvious fake). Also, ages should be considered if valid SS# belongs ot a 5 year old and somebody uses on job application. Just common sense stuff to weed out abuse.
It is snowing like crazy here in Denver. The invaders will have snow on their sombreros today! Ai,ai, ai!
Why not get rid of the North American borders entirely. Let everybody in then the entire continent can unite together, have a group hug, and gripe about how cruel and unfair life is here in North America.
Why do people want to come here anyway? Everyone complains of being victimized, and are continually whining about oppression .If it’s so bad stay home or leave but please be thankful of where you are!
John Galt can’t make a valley big enough to protect all of us while we wait for this nation to destroy itself with socialism and worker’s rights.
I propose we make the valley much, much bigger.