This boycott is set to coincide with the boycott on May 1st by illegals and their supporters.  The boycott in America will consist of not going to work or school, and not shopping.  The boycott in Mexico, as far as I know, is to not do business with American companies.  These boycotts are an attempt to show the power of illegal aliens in America (primarily illegal aliens from Mexico), and show that their contribution is vital to America.  They will also attempt to get the 2 million legal Mexican nationals in the US who are eligible for American citizenship to apply for citizenship (I'm assuming, under the presumption that these new citizens would vote to support the rights of illegal aliens.)
126310
I still fail to see how any of this garbage is going to convince the majority of Americans to support the bahavior of people who are here ILEGALLY.
495666
I know what you mean and you have a point there but..... Is not up to the USA government or up to the American Corporation to establish new laws in Mexico. It's up to the Mexican government to make their laws be obeyed and create new laws for the benefits of their citizens. The problem is not the companies that goes to Mexico looking for cheap labor and pay the lease of money or benefits to the workers, the problem is the Mexican government that don't give a shit for their citizens. They are the big problem and they are so inept and corrupted that they rather send their citizens to the USA illegally than to creat new laws for the better of their citizens. Mexico is what the government and the Mexican people wanted to be,,,, what you see.
221455
immigrants who are for it are going to walk out of thier jobs, immigrants are not going to go to school and not buy anything. They want to see, what happens if those people are not in the states and to see the impact on US economy.
141110
The boycott will send a red flag to the Feds what companies are hiring illegal workers.  They will be prosecuted under the law.\n\nLegal immigrants have my respect.  The illegal immigrants have my sympathy their country of origin is apparently so bad they feel they must escape.  \n\nEvery country has at some point had social upheaval to change a corrupt government. Mexicans who are unhappy w/ Mexico should stay there & work to change their government to make Mexico a better place for all Mexicans.
374305
Just another case of deaths that might not have been except for the illegal who caused it.  Remove illegals, reduce American deaths...have you seen this, my friend?\n\nhttp://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/ia05_king/col_20060505_bite.html\n\nOn May 1st, the activists who brought you thousands of Mexican flags flying in marches down the streets of our cities are now bringing you “Nothing Gringo Day”. With help from the Mexican government, Mexican unions, Mexican political groups, and through the Spanish language radio and newspapers, the call has gone out to make America experience a total boycott, both here and in Mexico. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.\n\nJust the word “boycott” sparks the image of noble dissent in the face of economic or social oppression. I think of American colonials bucking British economic interests in retaliation to the Stamp Act. Or perhaps the ostracizing of Irish landlord Charles Boycott, the namesake of the verb for all tyrannized people. If not tyrannized, at least disgruntled. If not disgruntled, maybe just bored.\n\nYet, isn’t the key to a successful boycott an economic or social upper-hand? The cost must be felt if the offending party be forced to reform. For example, how does boycotting a movie you had no intention of going to affect the box office? More people probably see a boycotted movie due to the attention than if it had simply been ignored.\n\nPresident Carter thought he was on to something when he kept American athletes out of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. That showed ‘em. That particular boycott neither got the USSR out of Afghanistan nor brought down the Berlin Wall. It just caused our own athletes to suffer.\n\nThe May 1st anti-Gringo-fest is also being billed as “A Day Without Immigrants” which is a misnomer on a couple of counts. First, the threatened boycott fails to conjure the image of a Norwegian refusing to buy his May 1 lutefisk at the corner Fareway. Second, the pro-amnesty groups are insistent on confusing legal and illegal immigration. Let’s not start mixing our apples and oranges. The issue before Congress is illegal immigration. Perhaps the May 1st boycott should give America a glimpse into “A Day Without ILLEGAL Immigration.”\n\nWhat would that May 1st look like without illegal immigration? There would be no one to smuggle across our southern border the heroin, marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamines that plague the United States, reducing the U.S. supply of meth that day by 80%. The lives of 12 U.S. citizens would be saved who otherwise die a violent death at the hands of murderous illegal aliens each day. Another 13 Americans would survive who are otherwise killed each day by uninsured drunk driving illegals. Our hospital emergency rooms would not be flooded with everything from gunshot wounds, to anchor babies, to imported diseases to hangnails, giving American citizens the day off from standing in line behind illegals. Eight American children would not suffer the horror as a victim of a sex crime.\n\nOn the negative side, the price of a pound of tomatoes might go up from $0.79 to $0.80. That is unless you have a garden. But I’m guessing that the Mexican drug lords are not taking May 1st off. Neither will the 11,000 illegal invaders that pour over our border every other day of the year. It is a safe bet that the U.S. Border Patrol will have a very busy “Nothing Gringo Day.”\n\nSince September 11th, it remains true that OBL is the greatest threat to America. I will leave it to the reader to decide if the greatest threat is Osama bin Laden or the Open Borders Lobby. The emerging cheap labor “ruling class” in America is the strongest supporter of amnesty for illegals. Their anti-American “new servant class” has chosen to boycott them; the very definition of irony. On May 1st, Primero de Mayo, Americans will observe, as illegal immigrants celebrate, “Bite the Hand That Feeds You Day.”
209828
This is not about Americans not wanting to do these jobs, it's about employers not wanting to pay the expected wage. This is exactly what the government has been ignoring for so long and now that immigration is out of control, they want to make the indocumented take the rap for lawbreaking employers. If there is a demand, the supply chain will be there. We are talking economics, not racism nor humanitarian rights.
648794
I agree and I do not support freebies for illegals.  Maybe one day when I can use the government services that 33% of my income is taken for I'll have a different opinion.  Until then they need to stand in line like everyone else and wait their turn.  I wonder why so many people feel that Mexicans have the right to ignore our laws while Africans who are living in far worse conditions have to wait.  I'd rather have someone here who actually respects this country and its laws.  The Mexicans have proved that they do neither.
141090
Dude, this is where people get the message mixed up. it's not just for Mexicans but other ethnicities that immigrate to this country, Filipinos, Inidans, Armenians, Russian, Africans, Bolivians, Peruvians, etc. get the point? It is a way to show that illegal immigrants do cause an impact on the U.S. economy. It is a demonstartion.
219149
The media is focused on this issue as a civil rights movement.  I just can't see it and yes I think the media is trying to confuse, or distract us.  With the African American movement, the protests were about making the playing field equal.  But they protested for the right to do everything, they even fought to be seen as equals in patriotism, outshining alot of the majority.  The illegals are disrespectful, demanding and trying to threaten our economy so we'll give in to them.  I think if you're going to protest in America you should at least write your sign in English.  Don't worry though, I think the media may be switching sides.  At least they are here.  Last night they praised an immigrant that fired all of her services that employed mexicans because she didn't know how to tell which ones were legal.  She fought hard to become a citizen and she didn't think anyone should demand special treatment.
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Who do you think did all those jobs before illegals invaded our country?  Maybe those jobs didn't exist, or maybe farmers let their produce rot?  Your argument is illogical and self serving.  The fact of the matter is that employers want these illegals here because they can take advantage of them, and the government who looks out for the interests of the business elite, supports them in this.  They try to play Americans for fools by sending troops to the border and suggesting a guest worker program, which is just a way to ensure a permanent source of cheap labor for these greedy employers.  Illegals will work for wages that no American will work for, and as a result they take jobs from Americans and drive wages down for everybody else.  It's obvious you don't know what you are talking about when you bring up something like doing construction work for $7.50 an hour.  Construction work, just so you know, was a good job that paid a lot more than $7.50 an hour and that employed many Americans, until illegals started swarming our country and doing doing construction for shit wages.  A lot of Americans lost good paying jobs, and contruction companies increased their profits by grotesque proportions.  So don't fool yourself by thinking that illegals are essential.  The only reason they are allowed to come and stay is because they increase the profits of the business elite.  But this can only go on for so long.  At some point, Americans will get so sick of being screwed that these businessmen and their politician buddies who are selling out their counrtry for profits, will have no choice but to stop hiring illegals altogether, and these illegals will have no choice but to go home where they belong.
314824
Agree with Terry, we need to make a statement.  The people who protested against the immigration laws, some were illegal foreigners, some were legal and some were US Citizens. The political parties making the decisions on this are adding up the votes! I don't think we can kick out all working illegal immigrates, it could hurt America and it is really not human.  We can close the borders though and we can make the ones here pay for the process to make them legal and also we can make them pay taxes as we do. If they choose to send what they make back to Mexico or wherever their home country is, they have that right. Many people seem to be so one sided. Have you stopped to think what tax benefits the US would gain by taxing ten million plus immigrates that are currently not paying taxes?
215680
There will be a small effect. Americans wont care about the protest but employers might care that they're losing work! And Maybe the politicians should make all immigrants SPEAK ENGLISH in America. Our Schools Teach kids Spanish here but do you think in Mexico they learn english there. Of Course Not. Learn English. Aprender Ingles.
136416
Mexico wants to get rid of their poor. They personally don't care where they go just as long as they leave and send money back. These are very uneducated people and a major a drain on the Mexican society as they are on ours. Americans are very misinformed if they think our government, corporate America and small businesses like these people. Mexican serve a purpose and caring about them has nothing to do with it.
245811
You'll see after a few days the boycott will show the great \nimpact it caused on the U.S.. A few people will be speechless.
464043
its affecting the u.s. because the illegal aliens are taking jobs that the poor can do like manual labor and leaving the poor to die. so they basically are steeling money from the U.S. and taking it to there home country. there for we are losing a lot of money and U.S. citizens aren't getting jobs.
263647
I've never heard anyone saying there were going to boycott if they do it is arggoant and stupid. Plus where is the question?
637024
You are right. It is all of the things you have mentioned and more. It is one colossal mis calculation after the next. America has definitely stepped up it's tone on illegals, and it's not really the government, it's the American people. The fact that these illegals tried to demand something that they have not earned is just outrageous. If the demonstrations were a bid to ask the Americans for help to rid Mexico of the corruption and strangle hold the drug families have on the economy then i think they would be in business. Instead, they march on American cities demanding rights and free passage while flying a foreign nations flag. Really, really bad judgment.