May 1st Boycott?....

[Forged]

You make it sound like we are actually reliant on illegal Mexican labor.  If the Mexicans stopped working it might take a few weeks to refill their jobs, but it would happen and then the country would go on as it normally does.

You have no idea how many illegal Mexicans there really are, huh? Come to California and you'll see....

I live in San Antonio, we probablly have more illegals in our city than California...

My point is those jobs could be filled.  People go with the illegal immigrants because they are willing to work cheap and under the table.  The market would balance out if there where no illegals.

[CrAz3D]

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I think a large number of people will turn out, but I think not in their past unexpected large numbers.  I think people are wising up, I also think people are afraid of punishment (INS raids or losing their job).

Personally, I hope there are MASSIVE INS raids, but that's asking too much of our government to enforce our laws (unfortunately).  I do think alot of people will become even more disgusted with these people and the people who do protest will lose even more support.  Everytime they do something that hurts real Americans, it makes us more angry and less supportive of their "cause" (pfft, what cause, they don't even have a real cause).

[Adron]

Actually, there will be noone going to work here this fine monday. It is the worker's holiday, a day for demonstrating and celebrating the strength of the worker's unions.

[CrAz3D]

Actually, there will be noone going to work here this fine monday. It is the worker's holiday, a day for demonstrating and celebrating the strength of the worker's unions.

hmm, interesting.

[Adron]

Actually, there will be noone going to work here this fine monday. It is the worker's holiday, a day for demonstrating and celebrating the strength of the worker's unions.

hmm, interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day

Quote:

The Red Scare periods ended May Day as a mass holiday in the United States, a phenomenon which can be seen as somewhat ironic given that May Day originated in Chicago. Meanwhile, in countries other than the United States and United Kingdom, resident working classes fought hard to make May Day an official governmentally-sanctioned holiday, efforts which eventually largely succeeded. For this reason, May Day in most of the world today is marked by huge street rallies of workers led by their trade unions and various large socialist and communist parties — a phenomenon not generally seen in the U.S. (which has a history of strong anti-communism) or the UK.

In most countries other than the U.S. and UK, May Day is often referred to simply as "Labor Day".

[CrAz3D]

Cool stuff, I recall hearing something about them choosing this day specifically because of something to do with labor & Russia, but I didn't catch what...never thought of May Day

[Adron]

And seeing that the whole idea of May Day comes from Chicago anyway...

[CrAz3D]

It seems that this "Boycott America" isn't as big as hoped.  I don't think the numbers are as big as expected, especially since the numbers of the last major assemblies were unexpectedly large.

$1.25billion was the estimated loss to the American economy IF all 12million, they didn't.  As I'm seeing on CNN the effect of this "boycott of America" is very small, there will be little effect if any from it.

In my city I saw MAYBE 20 people "protesting"...about 1/3 of which were small children (probably too young to be in school at all).  I chuckled as I drove by. 
The ONE thing I've seen today that pissed me off was that some dumbass highschool punk drew a crude Mexican flag on some cardboard and put it over the American flag that was on a politician's campain sign.

Yay for people wising up and realizing that if you hurt America, America doesn't take kindly to you.  I believe everyone on capital hill was opposed to this boycott (maybe even T. Kennedy, who I guess is "MIA" today after spouting some crazy stuff last week?ish)

[Grok]

I have a theory working on all this, but it is not only related to illegal immigrants, or even just immigration.

For that, I'll start another thread.

[Hero]

There was a HUGE protest here in Alaska. Even though I am only 50% mexican, I still stayed home from school, if you get rid of the immigrants, who will be your maid or run your taco bell? The mexicans helped build america, you can't just put a felony on their record when they aren't even felons.

[CrAz3D]

There was a HUGE protest here in Alaska. Even though I am only 50% mexican, I still stayed home from school, if you get rid of the immigrants, who will be your maid or run your taco bell? The mexicans helped build america, you can't just put a felony on their record when they aren't even felons.

Alaska, interesting, dont hear much about them other than oil & pot.

I don't think many people, especially politicians, are saying get rid of the immigrants.  The big thing is that the illegals want a free pass for citizenship, that isn't fair.

[dxoigmn]

The big thing is that the illegals want a free pass for citizenship, that isn't fair.

Proof? I gather they just don't want to be labeled felons.

[CrAz3D]

The big thing is that the illegals want a free pass for citizenship, that isn't fair.

Proof? I gather they just don't want to be labeled felons.

Mexico lobbies for amnesty

Washington Times

Boycott organizers are demanding amnesty and the chance for the estimated 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States to earn citizenship.

(I know, it mentions earning citizenship too, but they still talk about amnesty)
CNN

"We want to get more support from the American people," said Ricardo Ortega, a demonstration organizer and a founder of Comite Pro-Amnistia General y Justicia Social. In English, that means the Committee for General Amnesty and Social Justice.

MSNBC

[dxoigmn]

Last time I checked amnesty is not equal to "a free pass for citizenship."

[CrAz3D]

Amnesty is like a pardon.
Wikipedia on amnesty

and the 1986 amnesty of illegal aliens pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act that year that legalized over 2,700,000 aliens who either were illegal aliens or didn't qualify for legitimate visas.

Amnesty was given to 2.7 million people in 1986, if we give it now the next time could be upwards of 20 or 30 million.

Look at one of the quotes, it says they want amnesty AND a chance to earn their citizenship.  To me that implies that amnesty would be them NOT earning their citzenship