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Immigrants Walk Off the Job in Boycott [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2006-05-01 18:49:59 by Zipporah
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Yahoo! News A crowd of people rally at the Capitol in Denver on Monday, May 1, 2006, in favor of immigration reform. Denver's City and County Building and the Rocky Mountains can be seen in the distance. Wearing symbolic white and waving both American and Mexican flags, tens of thousands of people marched through Denver on Monday, hoping to demonstrate the economic power of immigrants, illegal and legal, across the country. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) mmigrants chant slogans during a rally Monday, May 1, 2006 in Miami. Illegal immigrants and their allies in Florida gathered Monday at marches, prayers and demonstrations on a planned national day of economic protest, boycotting work, school ...
Thousands March on U.S. Embassy, Chant Gringos Out of Mexico!
Post Date: 2006-05-01 15:12:00 by Brian S
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Thousands March on U.S. Embassy, Chant Gringos Out of Mexico! Hundreds of police in riot gear guarded the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City Monday as thousands of protestors marched on the symbol of American power. "Gringos out of Mexico," chanted the crowd of transportation workers that hoisted signs, balloons and included an effigy of America defecating on Mexican President Vicente Fox and another of a nude George Bush. The marchers also held a minute of silence for would-be undocumented immigrants who died while sneaking into the United States, and then broke into the Mexican national anthem. Despite the sometimes heated emotions, the marchers were peaceful. It was the first of ...
Old War Haunts New Debate Between Mexico, U.S.; Loss of Territory in 1848 Changed Mexico's Destiny
Post Date: 2006-04-30 18:12:04 by Brian S
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MEXICO CITY - More than 1 million migrants flood into the United States each year across a border cutting straight through what once was Mexican territory, a touch of history that haunts the immigration debate 158 years after the land changed hands. The territory north of today's 1,952-mile border half of Mexico at the time was ripped away in 1848 after a U.S. invasion that ended with the capture of "the halls of Montezuma," Mexico City itself. Ulysses S. Grant, who took part, called the invasion "the most unjust war ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation." The loss changed Mexico's destiny and still tears at the country's heart. Primary school textbooks ...
Boycott may lack bite organizers intended
Post Date: 2006-04-30 16:20:37 by Zipporah
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Some will close businesses here Monday, but many immigrants afraid to participate Forget about getting a super burrito, flauta or fajita at any of Houston's Taquerias Arandas restaurants on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT And if you've been hankering for a new pair of work boots from the Botas Cebu store on Harwin, you'll have to wait. It'll be closed, too. In Houston and around the country, immigrants and their supporters on Monday plan to stage a national work stoppage and spending boycott aimed at showing off their economic muscle. Their aim is to get Congress to legalize more than 11 million undocumented immigrants and back off proposals to tighten immigration laws. But Monday's "Day ...
Some Immigrants (make that ILLEGALS) Reluctant to Boycott
Post Date: 2006-04-30 16:14:06 by Zipporah
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46 minutes ago Now that immigrants have grabbed the nation's attention, what next? Monday has been set aside for immigrants to boycott work, school and shopping to show how much they matter to their communities. But with some growing tired of street protests, and others afraid they'll be deported or fired for walking out, people are planning to support the effort in myriad ways. Some will work but buy nothing on Monday. Others will protest at lunch breaks or at rallies after work. There will be church services, candlelight vigils, picnics and human chains. The range of activities shows both how powerful the immigrants' rights movement has become in a matter of weeks, and that ...
Raid Rumors Spark Fear Among Immigrants
Post Date: 2006-04-30 12:21:48 by Mind_Virus
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Raid Rumors Spark Fear Among Immigrants By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ Associated Press Writer April 28, 2006, 11:59 PM EDT MIAMI -- Rumors of immigration roundups have prompted thousands of illegal immigrants to stay home this week and are making some afraid to participate in a national immigration protest planned for Monday. Though federal immigration officials said they were unfounded, rumors of random sweeps were rampant from coast to coast Friday, prompting thousands of immigrants to stay home from work, take their children out of school and avoid church. The absences caused the rumors to build, as some thought their missing friends and co-workers had been arrested. Construction and ...
Business wary of guest-worker bills
Post Date: 2006-04-30 10:31:51 by Sam Houston
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Texas employers who rely on immigrant labor are wary of some of the proposals being debated in Washington to deal with the runaway expansion of the underground work force, now crucial to a number of industries. Half of the bills don't address their greatest concern: how to keep enough employees on the job while their legal status is settled. Three of the six bills would require foreign workers to return to their homelands before applying for authorization to work in the U.S., according to a review by the Migration Policy Institute. Two proposals would bar them for a decade if they don't leave, and the other would exclude them three years. "We would not like to see any plan that tells ...
Bush pans Spanish "Star-Spangled Banner" ("The Illegal Alien Anthem")
Post Date: 2006-04-29 13:40:20 by Zipporah
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Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:55 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The "Star-Spangled Banner" debuted on Friday with new Latin beat and Spanish lyrics but it did not win a glowing review from President George W. Bush, who said the cherished national anthem should be sung in English. Latin American artists recorded "Nuestro Himno" (Our Anthem) to stir immigrants to turn out for a national boycott and marches for rights across the country on May 1. Instead they stirred up the ire of those who see it as further polarizing Americans. One Internet columnist dubbed it "The Illegal Alien Anthem." Bush told reporters at a White House Rose Garden news conference the anthem would ...
A Day Without Meskins
Post Date: 2006-04-29 05:30:57 by Zoroaster
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http://www.ConspiracyPenPal.com Nickel Rant: A Day Without Meskins by Edgar J. Steele April 28, 2006 "We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed..." --- 1 Corinthians 15:51 My name is Edgar J. Steele. This is a Nickel Rant. Monday, May 1, has been dubbed "A Day Without Mexicans" by those who seek to show the rest of us just how essential those wonderfully "productive and law-abiding guest workers" from south of the border have become to America. Predictably, I have a different take on the whole affair. First of all, my version is called "A Day Without Meskins," the way it properly should be pronounced. Sloppy. Slurred. Offensive. Now ...
California State Senate Supports Immigrant Walkout On Monday
Post Date: 2006-04-28 20:26:26 by tom007
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California State Senate Supports Immigrant Walkout On Monday Associated Press | April 27, 2006 (AP) SACRAMENTO California's state senators on Thursday endorsed Monday's boycott of schools, jobs and stores by illegal immigrants and their allies as supporters equated the protest with great social movements in American history. By a 24-13 vote that split along party lines, the California Senate approved a resolution that calls the one-day protest the Great American Boycott 2006 and describes it as an attempt to educate Americans "about the tremendous contribution immigrants make on a daily basis to our society and economy." "It's one day ... for immigrants to tell the ...
Mexican support for U.S. immigrant protests
Post Date: 2006-04-28 18:14:32 by Tauzero
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Mexican support for U.S. immigrant protestsDelegation of lawmakers to go to Los Angeles to demonstrate solidarity MEXICO CITY - Mexican lawmakers issued a declaration of support for immigrant protests planned in the United States on Monday and said they will send a delegation to Los Angeles to show their solidarity. The declaration, issued late Thursday by all the political parties in the lower house of Congress, contrasts with the position of Mexico’s Foreign Department, which has said it will discipline any consular officials who take part in the protests. The delegation of lawmakers will meet with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, it said in a news release from Congress. ...
State Senate endorses Monday's immigrant boycott; schools chief opposes it
Post Date: 2006-04-28 18:09:48 by Tauzero
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State Senate endorses Monday's immigrant boycott; schools chief opposes it DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO - State senators on Thursday endorsed Monday's boycott of schools, jobs and stores by illegal immigrants and their allies as supporters equated the protest with great social movements in American history. By a 24-13 vote that split along party lines, the Senate approved a resolution that calls the one-day protest the Great American Boycott 2006 and describes it as an attempt to educate Americans "about the tremendous contribution immigrants make on a daily basis to our society and economy." "It's one day ... for immigrants to tell the country peacefully, 'We ...
Chicago Police Bracing For 300,000-Strong March
Post Date: 2006-04-28 16:01:08 by Mind_Virus
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Chicago Police Bracing For 300,000-Strong March By David Heinzmann Tribune staff reporter Published April 27, 2006, 9:13 PM CDT Chicago police are expecting as many as 300,000 demonstrators Monday at an immigration rights rally downtown, but officials said they are hopeful the event will be orderly. However, even if all goes as expected, authorities said Thursday that they anticipate traffic gridlock in the Loop, crowded train stations and street closings that could change from moment to moment. Crowd sizes are difficult to predict but because of extra publicity and a venue change from Federal Plaza to the roomier Grant Park the event may be larger than one held about seven weeks ago. ...
ADL Report: Extremists Declare 'Open Season' on Immigrants; Hispanics Target of Incitement and Violence
Post Date: 2006-04-28 13:04:47 by Diana
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ADL Report: Extremists Declare 'Open Season' on Immigrants; Hispanics Target of Incitement and Violence Washington, DC, April 24, 2006 … White supremacists and other far-right extremists are engaging in a growing number of violent assaults against legal and illegal immigrants and those perceived to be immigrants, while singling out all Hispanic Americans as potential targets, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). To counter this emerging new threat, the League has outlined a broad public policy Action Agenda stressing Congressional action and increased vigilance by law enforcement. Extremists Declare 'Open Season' on Immigrants: Hispanics Target of ...
Rapper [Snoop] arrested at Heathrow
Post Date: 2006-04-28 02:27:53 by Tauzero
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Rapper arrested at Heathrow By Bo Wilson and Matheus Sanchez, Evening Standard 27 April 2006 A mini-riot erupted at Heathrow airport after rapper Snoop Dogg and a 30-strong entourage clashed with police in a departure lounge. The men - mostly minders - apparently turned violent after being refused entry to a first-class lounge, smashing up a duty free shop, throwing bottles and attacking officers. It took riot police over an hour to arrest the "20-stone men", who were then led out in handcuffs, with one shouting: "This is how it goes down in LA." Witnesses believe the group, who were travelling from the US to South Africa, were refused entry to the British Airways ...
May 1 immigrant boycott aims to 'close' cities
Post Date: 2006-04-28 00:16:21 by Horse
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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 ...
A Generic Third-Party Presidential Candidate Emphasizing Border Security Would Tie A Democratic Candidate And Defeat A Republican, According To A New Poll
Post Date: 2006-04-27 20:02:19 by Mind_Virus
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ELECTION 2008 Poll: 3rd party scores with border backlash Presidential candidate focused on fence, enforcement would tie Dems, beat GOP Posted: April 27, 2006 2:31 p.m. Eastern © 2006 http://WorldNetDaily.com A Generic Third-Party Presidential Candidate Emphasizing Border Security Would Tie A Democratic Candidate And Defeat A Republican, According To A New Poll. The Rasmussen Reports national survey asked respondents how they would vote if "a third party candidate ran in 2008 and promised to build a barrier along the Mexican border and make enforcement of immigration law his top priority." In that scenario, Democrats, with 31 percent, would be in a virtual tie with the ...
Woman (Illegal Immigrant) Uses Nail Clippers In Desert Birth
Post Date: 2006-04-27 14:59:31 by Mind_Virus
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Woman Uses Nail Clippers In Desert Birth Apr 26 10:20 PM US/Eastern TUCSON, Ariz. An 18-year-old woman who gave birth in the desert used nail clippers to cut her baby girl's umbilical cord before being rescued by U.S. Border Patrol agents, authorities said Wednesday. The woman was spotted Monday night by a Border Patrol helicopter pilot about 25 miles north of the border, said Ron Bellavia, commander of the agency's search, trauma and rescue operations in the Tucson sector. The woman, believed to be an illegal immigrant, was with two other people, and all appeared in distress, agents said. Her nationality was not immediately known. She was taken by helicopter to University Medical ...
Controversial Video Game Encourages Shooting Mexican Immigrants
Post Date: 2006-04-27 12:22:57 by Mind_Virus
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Controversial Video Game Encourages Shooting Mexican Immigrants April 26, 2006 05:34 PM Controversial video game encourages shooting Mexican immigrants EL PASO, TX. - A controversial video game attached to an e-mail making the rounds of in-boxes around the country is highlighting just how some people feel about the immigration issue. Many local residents have been forwarded an e-mail with the words "Border Patrol Game." However many are saying it is less a game and more an invitation to violence. In the game, players try to shoot and kill Mexican border crossers. Inside the game there are three targets: a Mexican nationalist, a drug smuggler, and a pregnant woman running with ...
Immigrant boycott aims to "close" US cities
Post Date: 2006-04-27 12:18:04 by Zipporah
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1 hour, 46 minutes ago Pro-immigration activists say a nationwide boycott and marches planned for May 1 will flood Americas's streets with millions of Latinos to demand amnesty for illegal immigrants and shake the ground under Congress as it tackles reform. But while such a massive turnout could make for the largest protests since the civil rights era of the 1960s, 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 ...
Senate OKs $2 Billion To Stop Illegals
Post Date: 2006-04-27 10:14:51 by Mind_Virus
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Senate OKs $2 Billion To Stop Illegals By Charles Hurt THE WASHINGTON TIMES April 27, 2006 The Senate yesterday approved immediately spending nearly $2 billion to stop illegal immigration, the largest such infusion of emergency cash for the effort in recent years. Nearly every member of the Senate voted in favor of the new spending, but Democrats and Republicans split over whether to find cuts elsewhere in the massive spending bill to offset the border security expenditures. Republicans ultimately prevailed and roughly 3 percent will be cut from defense spending contained in the same bill. "Porous borders are a threat to our national security, and the Senate has acted today to ...
In private, Bush tells senators he favors giving illegal immigrants chance at citizenship
Post Date: 2006-04-26 22:18:45 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush generally favors plans to give millions of illegal immigrants a chance at U.S. citizenship without leaving the country, but does not want to be more publicly supportive because of opposition among conservative House Republicans, according to senators who attended a recent White House meeting. Several officials familiar with the meeting also said Democrats protested radio commercials that blamed them for Republican-written legislation that passed the House and would make illegal immigrants vulnerable to felony charges. Bush said he was unfamiliar with the ads, which were financed by the Republican National Committee, according to officials familiar with the ...
Pork Plant to Shut Down for 'El Gran Boicot' May 1st
Post Date: 2006-04-26 20:25:01 by Brian S
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Corporate America again slams American workers Seaboard Corporation, a major agribusiness conglomerate and pork and poultry firm, is closing its massive pork plant in Guymon, Oklahoma so that its workers will be able to appear at immigration spectacles planned for May 1, "El Gran Boicot." The nationwide rallies are intended to show the supposed economic benefit of Mestizo workers to the US economy. In fact, while their presence is of extreme benefit to multinational corporations, they represent a net loss to America and heavily tax social resources like schools, prisons, hospitals and other infrastructure while ruining many lower- and middle-income communities. Seaboard's ...
Mexican Officials Line Their Pockets While Demanding U.S. Help
Post Date: 2006-04-26 20:22:44 by Zipporah
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WASHINGTON (April 2006) -- Mexican politicians continuously demand increased immigrant visas for their citizens, an expanded guest-worker program, and amnesty for their illegal aliens living north of the Rio Grande. But while Mexico expects the United States to solve its social problems by allowing the border to serve as a safety-valve for job seekers, its government officials enjoy princely lifestyles and spend little of the nation's wealth on education and health care, which are crucial elements in promoting social mobility. In a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies, ''Mexican Officials Feather Their Nests While Decrying U.S. Immigration Policy,'' William and Mary government ...
Hispanic Leaders Call for Censure of CNN Host Lou Dobbs
Post Date: 2006-04-26 19:52:41 by Brian S
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Wednesday April 26, 2:09 pm ET WASHINGTON, April 26, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Hispanic Institute, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., called upon CNN Worldwide President Jim Walton to censure CNN News Anchor Lou Dobbs for what the organization describes as outrageous and incendiary language in his reporting on immigration policy and the debate on that issue in congress. Gus West, a member of the Board of Directors of The Hispanic Institute said, ``We are specifically calling upon the management of CNN to censure Mr. Dobbs because it is obvious CNN is allowing him to sacrifice the notion of objective and balanced reporting for sensationalism and ...
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