Tens of Thousands March In Major Cities for Immigration Reform
The despicable, un-American Arizona law really seems to have sparked a national backlash - and a strong push for immigration reform:
WASHINGTON — In protests fueled by anger over a tough anti-illegal immigrant law in Arizona, tens of thousands of demonstrators joined marches and rallies Saturday in cities across the country, calling on Congress to pass an immigration overhaul.
In Los Angeles, the police said the crowd had peaked at 50,000. Protesters numbered 25,000 in Dallas, more than 10,000 in Chicago and Milwaukee, in the thousands in San Francisco and here in Washington, D.C., according to the police and independent estimates. Organizers said rallies and vigils were held in more than 70 places around the country.
In Washington, Representative Luis V. Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois, was arrested after staging a sit-in on the sidewalk in front of the White House with about three dozen other people, in front of a crowd of thousands.
At a rally before he was arrested, Mr. Gutierrez, speaking in English and in Spanish, evoked memories of the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
“There are moments in which you say, ‘We will escalate this struggle,’ ” he said. “Today they will put handcuffs on us. But one day we will be free at last in the country we love.”
In all, 35 people were arrested in the sit-in, the United States Park Police said.
At rally after rally across the nation, protesters chanted “shame, shame, Arizona,” and carried signs saying, “Todos Somos Arizona,” or “We are All Arizona.”
The bigger demonstrations were far larger than planners had anticipated in March, when the events were first announced. The protests were originally called by immigrant advocates who had set May 1 as the deadline for Congress to introduce overhaul legislation that would include measures to give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants.
But organizers said the Arizona legislation, which was signed into law April 23, had been a watershed event for disparate advocate organizations, transforming them into something akin to a civil rights movement with a national profile.
out in the street. I heard a little on CNN, but not as much as I should have.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Tea Bag ladies.
If the American government would only share the ugly little secret...that they want to create a north american union consisting of canada, the u.s and mexico, the pisssed off scared people of our country would have the real reason to be pissed off and scared...GHWBush, Clinton, (cretaors and implementors of NAFTA, CAFTA, etc..) GW Bush 2 who actually held mtgs with canada and mexico about the subject, and who's administration made very lame attempts at controlling our borders... to the continuation of congress of today, who declare they really don't think it's time to talk about immigration reform...and what is Obama considering doing?
I know, I know...just a crazy conspiracy huh? have a bueno dias, eh....
Reagan created NAFTA. It was his baby.
What is your conceptual, continuity?
I remember giving Senator Mikulski hell about the NAFTA bill when Clinton's administration passed it.
I told her and Clinton that it would take jobs from American workers and Mikulski said that it would bring NEW JOBS and HIGHER PAYING jobs..
Same as when Clinton's administration raised the percent of the news media that giant news organizations could own like FOX news..
http://www.historycentral.com/Documents/Clint...
For Immediate Release September 14, 1993
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT CLINTON,
PRESIDENT BUSH, PRESIDENT CARTER, PRESIDENT FORD,
AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE
IN SIGNING OF NAFTA SIDE AGREEMENTS
None
Are in the 2nd Reagan admin.
The rest is correct.
What is your conceptual, continuity?
Reagan created the FTA with Brian Mulroney, Canada's Conservative Prime Minister, which led to NAFTA, which Mulroney signed with President George HW Bush.
As a result of those decisions, FTA and then NAFTA, the Conservatives went from being the majority party in Parliament to winning only 2 seats in the 1992 election. After that, they were out of power for 13 years.
Unfortunately, they're back in power now.
boosh had mortgages with Canada and Mexico?
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/...
Wednesday, 11 October 2006 05:30
The Governor of Alto Paraguay, Erasmo Rodríguez Acosta has admitted to hearing that George Bush Sr. owns land in the Chaco region of Paraguay, in Paso de Patria.
Acosta says that rumor has it that Bush owns near to 70 thousand hectares (173,000 acres) as part of an ecological reserve and/or ranch.
None
Anyone see Fox News at any of the demostrations?
Illegal construction,restaurant,and domestic workers will always find work in Arizona. The new law only cools the anger of racists and malcontents.
vote.
Stuff is really easy to look up on the web....
have another cup of coffee..
NAFTA was signed by President George H.W. Bush, Mexican President Salinas, and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1992. It was ratified by the legislatures of the three countries in 1993. The House approved it by 234 to 200 on November 17 and the Senate by 60 to 38 on November 20. It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on December 8, 1993 and entered force January 1, 1994.
Reagan had the amnesty program....for thousands of illegals...
But it was Reagan who came up with it and started the ball rolling for it.
What is your conceptual, continuity?
.. and what REALLY pissed off the Republicans was the fact that it was Clinton who signed it into law .. NOT a Republican ..
Democracy is too important to be entrusted to politicians.
Rise Up!
Protest!
Umm, did anyone else notice that a national ID card with bio-metric information, such as a finger print are part of the democrats submitted plan for immigration reform?
Everyone ready for that?
here:
http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/dems-...
as someone who's done time, my fingerprints are on file with several law enforcement groups already, including the FBI. Whenever I apply for work, cash a check, etc all that stuff is cross-referenceble.
I guess I gave up my right to bitch about the issue years ago.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
I prefer retina scans
More science-fictiony...
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WUUnc1M0TA
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
and fear on a regular basis. along with 1000 radio stations blasting the country with corporate fascist talking points all day long the dems start going right.
Bio metric everified card would solve the issue, same for all including green cards.
Would stop using fake id's and multi-person social security # use.
Id is teathered to one person, multiple jobs, different locations would trigger a alert of fake.
Police would scan card, job would everify/or scan, ss or benfits would scan id.
No valid/fake id - no benifits, job and flag for deportation
Your'e just another angry white man with no empathy or perspective. Count yourself damned lucky you are "legal" to live here. We can all debate this problem but drop the stupid hatred. That behavior is a big reason why this problem goes unsolved. It's time for the practical and the rational now, not the angry and insane.
By the way, nice website. Looney-tunes was my impression.
The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a Lunatic Asylum. -Havelock Ellis
That's some pretty harsh language.
What is your conceptual, continuity?
What's the difference between Hispanic, Latino and Chicano anyway?
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
They didn't want to tackle immigration reform and allow Obama another major victory. They also want to control the debate. This law has uncomfortably accelerated the issue in the election cycle.
The far-right of the party is really hurting not only the country, but like and auto-immune disease, is hurting the GOP's main body.
The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a Lunatic Asylum. -Havelock Ellis
"The despicable, un-American Arizona law..."
Please READ the law and cite from it to point out exactly how it is despicable and un-American.
This hysteria about the law is crazy. If you read the law, you'll find that it mirrors the federal immigration code, and nobody seems to be saying that the Feds are horrible racists.
The AZ law specifically says that race, ethnicity and country of origin can't be used as factors to decide to investigate someone's immigration status.
http://www.sacultura.com/slideshows/May_Day_Arizona_law_unites_SA_marchers.html?c=n#1
San Antonio's rally and march, May 1, 2010.
Good to see the intelligent, caring people in Arizona are standing up to the deep-seeded GOP racism and hatred by boycotting.
Where is the few lunatics in the Tea-Party screaming and shouting hate today?? They are thankfully being drown out.
racism headquarters- the reich wing radio stations in every state that do the heavy lifting for the GOP to rile up the racism and hate for political gain-
Profiling is not what this is about but more so a following of laws already in place nationally.
I think if they enacted the EVerify with thumbprint, everybody would have a verified drivers license or id, any pull over, job, benifit seeker etc. would have to produce the exact same id. Working visa's would have the same card that EVerified their legality to work/be here.
Police, social services, employeers would be required to scan to verify everyone regardless of color, accent etc. If not verified at work, or benifit fraud than penalities. Same and fair for all.
You cant ignore the law, sway rules for one and not the others it is discrimintory.
Also if they came here legally, work conditions, pay would be held to US employment pay standards, conditions and law protecting the worker.
illegal = slave labor with no rights or protections.
See what the law actually says and means and solutions.
See this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6etQUxSsKTE
From Fox :There's a tea bagger rally with crowds estimated between 150 or 2 and 1/2 million outside a 7-11 protesting the Taco Flavored Frozen Pizzas for sale inside. Signs saying "No Takos, No tock-os, and Go Home froazin Toko's appeared at the rally. Signs with the Frito Bandito with a Hitler mustache also appeared. When interviewed most people said they just wanted to get a slurpee.
get to participate, but I'm proud that there were demonstrations against this vile law. (And note to the people who are using the righty talking points in this thread...those talking points won't fly with me, I read the bill).
It gives me some comfort that Arizona has embarrassed themselves badly with this law. They ought to be ashamed.
I've never seen change without a fire
we should have a "don't ask, don't tell" immigration policy. If it's good enough for the military, it should be good enough for the rest of the U.S.
We would not have this problem if the people of Mexico was paid a living wage. They come up here because they can't life on what they are being paid down there. Why isn't this being put forth as a solution?
Here is your problem. Fox and the MSM networks only cover demonstrations that 1) have a lot of Nazi Hitler pictures 2) carry guns 3) call themselves patriots, 4) have posters declaring Fox the only source for news 5) no mixed ethnic groups 6) must be in smaller groups, yelling, spitting, hateful groups.
Hope this helps.
Wild no one covered this/
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