For those who do not know what the May 1 boycott is going to be, let me explain it to you. It is going to be a boycott. It is going to be called a "A Day Without Immigrants" notice the word immigrants. Not only Mexicans , not only undocumented people. But ALL Immigrants from all places.And also people who support that an amnesty. Just because someone supports these boycott does not mean that that person is undocumented. Why do I say this? Because I have seen that many people don't really know what this boycott is really going to be.\n\n\nNow do you understand what the May 1 boycott is going to be?
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All the people who answered this question are so ignorant about economics that they don't realise *their* lazy, braindead, dole-grabbing ass is the drain on the economy, while the Mexicans only improve it. \n\nSweet, sweet irony, how I cherish your name.
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Most of these kids wanted a day off from school.  What is this all about - waving the Mexican Flag.  That sure sends a good, clear message.  They like Mexico better than America - if they like Mexico so much - send them back there.\n\nI was fine with the protests until they all started pulling out the Mexican Flag.  Go home.
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Anyone here a member of a union.  The jobs they do, these are not jobs that no americans will do, busboy, valet, waiter, etc.  Maybe Americans want to be paid more but hey, when you have a minimum wage, that's to be expected.  \n\nPersonally, I know a lot of international people.  I hear a lot about their problems getting into this country.  To me, illegal immigration is like cutting ahead of all these great people.  Is that fair, hells no, life in mexico isn't great, but the people in mexico can't complain about anything.  They no nothing about hard life.  If we should allow illegal immigration on the basis of them being refugees, then there are millions in Africa who we should bring in first.  There are two ways of doing it, don't let anyone in illegally, or let everyone in.  And I think we would know what happens if we just opened the floodgates.    \n\nIf the people protesting really wanted to be here, wouldn't they have an american flag, not a mexican one.  I'm really sick of the racial preservation.  You want to be proud to be mexican, go be proud in mexico, because if you want to say you're proud to be mexico and you're illegal, you're saying that you're proud you grew up from such filth that you couldn't help but leave(but you still love being from there).
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THEY (legal and non legal immigrants) threw out the race card first.  Notice they are all for breaking the law?  They want a free ticket in to this country, expect to be handed jobs and  health benefits (free, I might add) automatically, and so far our government has obliged them.  It doesn't look like our goverment is really against illegal immigration.  It's a lie and a sad thing.  I am totally against illegal immigration.  If you want to come here that's great I'm not against that, just do it legally.
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Hayleylov for Prezidente'!! Forget Condi or Hillary - you get my vote! To all those answering against this, think about what the illegal immigrants and their supporters are proposing, and tell me why it's any different? Good for them to do it, but not for us? Hayley, it appears the ol' double standard has once again reared its ugly head! I'm with you, where do I sign?!\n\nAngi (below), in your question 4 days ago, you proudly proclaimed a boycott of everything on May 1st! Why is that different?
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"These immigrants are fighting to embrace this nation."\n\nThat is funny.  Of course, how did I miss it.  Waving a foreign flag, speaking a foreign language, demanding free services, bastardizing the National Anthem.  Sound like their trying to embrace this nation - in a war!\n\nI believe that this is going to backfire on them.  In California we need to stop electing these people who hate living in this country.  That's the only reason I can explain why they would boycott it.
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I like it!  Nice suggestion.  Maybe Ill even go downtown which is supposed to be "shut off" by the protests and do it.\n\nLots of silly posts again.  Americans would be happy to pick cabbage or any other fruit or veggie if the pay was enough.  But its not, because the illegals are willing to do it so cheaply.  Its called Supply and Demand, and its Econ 101.\nSecondly, its not racist or ignorant to realize that the social infrastructure of the US cannot bear the weight of so many illegals.  The Health Care System is breaking, the Justice System is breaking, the Schools runneth over with students, and all you ignorant people can say is that we are racist for not allowing them in.  Well, I hope one of the illegals, one who is a child molestor or a murder or a thief moves next door to you.  Legals should always be welcome in the US- but a tidal wave of illegals is swamping this country, and because they have not been screened, there is a much higher % of criminal element that are illegals that would ever be allowed to immigrate legally.  Wake up and educate yourselves on the facts of this matter.
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Wear white on May 1st !!!!!!! \n> \n> If HR 4437 is passed:\n> no school or work on May 1st\n> tell everyone you know not to attend school and\n> tell your parents not to work\n> the movie "A Day Without a Mexican" will become \n> real All Latinos have to work together to make this \n> happen to prove to everyone that the U.S. is NOTHING\n> without us. On May 1st don't even go into the streets! Don't\n> buy ANYTHING! Stay at home and kick it. Watch the U.S. struggle\n> without us. May 1st will be the day the government loses tons of\n> money and realizes who really runs this country. Spread the word!\n> \n> ** If you are going to be involved please do it\n> with class, don't act stupid because not only will you make yourself look bad, but you will make ALL OF US look bad. Represent the Latino community with pride and honor. People will expect us to riot and go nuts but show them that we are BETTER than their stereotype. \n> \n> **May 1st will be the day without Latino!!!\n> \n> REPOST THIS IF YOU'RE DOWN FOR YOUR PEOPLE or IF\n> YOU AGREE WITH WHAT WE FEEL AND BELIEVE remember that this Law is for ALL RACES not only Latinos.\n>\nMy family is doing this!!!\n\nAnd for all the ignorant people who still cannot grasp the fact that US is made up of IMMIGRANTS, here is a little lesson:\n1st of all for the young lady that stated that the pilgrims had to learn English... that's the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! are you kidding me? so they had to learn English to communicate with the Native Indians who of course spoke English right?  and for all these people who continue to stress the fact that it doesn't matter that these people are merely looking for a better life, they are still illegal, well what do you call the pilgrims massacring the native Americans for the land? whas that was very legal? c/mon people this whole country is built on Illegal acts. lets not be hypocrites. oh and for the stupid people who keep referring to "Mexicans" as the problem when it comes to "illegal Immigrants" please educate yourself so you don't sound completely stupid. Mexicans are not the only illegal immigrants in this country you have Asians, Latinos, Africans, the list goes on and on oh and Latinos can mean Puerto Rican, Cuban, Guatemalan, Salvadorian, etc. so please people before you begin to comment on a topic make sure you watch some news and know what your talking about so you don't sound too stupid.
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BonesofaTeacher when most people do illegal things, they don't start protesting in the streets trying to get amnesty for doing them now do they? The way I look at it is this: If I were a thief I would damn sure not walk around with a spot light shining on myself while breaking into a house, which is fundamentally what the illegals are doing by marching in the streets.\n\nI agree sometimes the laws need to change, but this is not one of those laws. The only way to not discriminate in this issue is to not grant amnesty to the illegals, because that discriminates against everyone who did it the right way.\n\nSaul, what is the big deal about being a felon here, if your deported back to Mexico? It isn't. So the illegals becoming felons is a moot point. Now for the people here, that is a nice deterrent to keep them from helping illegals.
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I have faith that with the pro-ILLEGAL immigrant rallies yesterday more people are opening their eyes and becoming just as upset as the rest of us that these people who have already shown a total and utter disregard for our laws are now demanding rights that they would have had had they went through the legal process to come here instead of coming here ILLEGALLY and living off of wellfare and getting free health services and not paying the taxes which help to pay for these things.  Most of the media stories I've been reading today are saying that one of the things the rallies have served to do is stir up opposition to amnesty and guest worker programs.  The Legal Citizens here in America are making their voices heard as more and more become aware of what is taking place in OUR country.
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I really thing the day without immigrants was bull.  There are plenty of immigrants who did it the legal way to work and stay in this country and all the illegals should do the same thing, why should they be special.  If they had a day where there was no american to help them in anything.  Whether it be stores open or what have you, they would see that they are the minority and they need to get their act together.
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It's not only the Mexicans who want a chance to stay, its all the undocumented immigrants who want to legalize their stay. Why does everybody think it is just Mexicans? you seem very ignorant to me.
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the immigration boycott. I say there will be many rallying, gather them up and ship them back from where they came from.
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I am not sure I understand the question.\n\nFirst of all, I was impressed with the order and tact from the marchers I saw reflected in the major networks (although I've already spent more time here than watching the news.)  I saw few Mexican flags, and was able to believe those weren't meant badly.  In that sense, I think the protests were a success.\n\nHowever, did anything else happen today that we weren't expecting?  I think that is what people mean when they say 'it didn't change anything.'  We expected to see massive marches, and we did.  The areas that rely on low pay Hispanic workers (legal and illegal immigrants) were empty and many purportedly closed.  \n\nHowever, if you believe that had different, available workers from within the country been hired, the businesses would have stayed open, the only point that remains is that large numbers of people marched.  And, deserving of respect, they kept it peaceful, and upbeat.\n\nNot 12 million people marched, and we know there are 12 million illegal immigrants here, so, if people were surprised, they haven't been thinking.
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Oh my god don't get me started on this subject.  I would love to start a group of people who rounded up illegal immigrants, tied them up, threw them into the back of a truck and then dropped them off in the middle of Mexico.  I don't mind immigrants.  But the ones who sneak in here illegally don't deserve to stay.  I'd love to go to a protest!
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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.
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The Minutemen are patriots of the highest order, as are you and JD, and some others posting here! Banana Bean, laugh all you want - when the deportation starts, everybody can go cry on the shoulder of good ol' Vicente, right? We Americans need to act, and need to do it now! I applaud the Minutemen for bringing to light what the media has been reluctant to show. Americans must realize that our situation is growing more dire by the day. These invaders do not want to be Americans - they want us out of our own country, and we need to stop the inflow and take our country back! As Pancha so astutely points out, they aren't going to stop (you forgot to put the word ILLEGAL in front of immigrant again, Pancha) so they have to be stopped. If that makes the Minutemen vigilante's, oh well... I support them no matter what you want to call them - brief pause waiting for Pancha to call them racists... GOD BLESS THE US!!!\nYes, Banana Bean - they do want us out! I've seen the signs telling us "Go back to Europe", "This is our continent, not yours", etc. I'm wrong? I just took it wrong the same way I took it wrong when I saw all those Mexican flags flying at the rally's? Or I took it wrong when I saw the pic of the Mexican flag above an upside down American flag? Give it a break! We're not blind, and we're not stupid! You picked a fight with the wrong people - the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of Americans wants illegals out! And although we might not get all of them, we'll at least keep the numbers way, way down - not out of control like it is now! Keep laughing...