When illegal alians protested why were none arrested?
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MTPIZZO\nYou are part of the problem!!!\nThis country is diverse enough. we don't need any more immigrants and the illegal ones should be sent back. They suck our financial resources to to bone. The ones that don't work (and there's millions of 'em)get treated better than our own elderly that lived & worked their entire lives here. Think about it, why should WE (meaning YOU & me) pay for them to live here?\nThere are plenty of people here legally that can do "the jobs we don't want"\nOne of our local police dept's has started a campaign against illegals by arresting them for trespassing if caught in their town! NOW THAT'S THE WAY TO TREAT 'EM!\nFreedom of speech...here it is in all it's glory....\nSEND THEM ALL BACK!
853935
The City of Farmers Branch, Texas  has passed an ordinance banning Illegals to live or work in the city, there are fines.  They also have adopted English as official language in city.  There are big organized protests and suit is to be filed against city.  Don't know what sparked the move, but city has a large population of Mexicans. and there are places they have had problems.  Around here most Illegals keep a low profile.  Oh yes the police of Farmers Branch will check status if Mexicans are stopped or in a disruption/fight.. We will see what happens.  you can read about it on yahoo if you scan the news by state.
340777
These protests are a way for a large group of criminals and their supporters to make an attempt to use numbers as a way of demanding that law enforcement turn it's back on their duty, claiming they are in control of the U.S. economy as their leverage.  \nThese illegals and their supporters are touting themselves as people who are fighting for immigration reform while at the same time turning their backs on current laws.\nThese criminals and their supporters are also making bold statements such as they will vote into office officials who will supplement their specific agenda, forgetting that only documented citizens of America are allowed to vote in elections.
597445
What people failed to understand was that no one is opposed to legal immigrants, but many of us are opposed to illegal immigrants. There is a BIG difference between the two.
325406
I do, I had to follow them when I entered the US.  I can not understand why everyone is up in arms about enforcing a law?  That is like the cops stopping to pull over people for speeding?
556601
Unfortunately the U.S. Government has a law that says that the military cannot arrest. They will only be there to assist in spotting, and/or rounding up illegals crossing our borders. This is so stupid....we still don't have enough detention center space to keep all these people, so are they just going to keep releasing them to do as they please, or are they going to send them directly back home? If they are going to just release them, we may as well just open the borders and hang a big WELCOME sign.
270379
Because they don't  have to, and they wouldn't get one.  Why do we just let them stay here?  Other countries would put them in jail.  They're "illegal"!!!
995204
Yes. These people are being denied their freedom but are charged with no crime. Sounds UnAmerican to me.
583713
As long as the persons involved in the protest break no law, what can a LEO do? Local law enforcement has no jurisdiction over illegal immigrants if they commit no crime. They can only notify Border Patrol or INS and hope that they step in. We have a trailer park in my jurisdiction filled with illegals that we can't do a doggone thing about. We've called INS several times to no avail. The presence of an illegal alien is a crime punishable only by federal agencys. (You must be from up north)
315551
Actually ALL US Citizens have the right to protest.  All people that are here with VISA's can be deported for protesting based on thier VISA's agreement. (They are here to work)\nIllegal Aliens are not suppose to be here, so therefore do not have any rights.  We have given them some rights and some benifits, but all of that should stop because we are rewarding illegal behavior.
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My understanding is that stores were not stopping and/or prosecuting anyone who took things from their stores that were to be used as necessities.  On top of that though, there were a number of civilians who stole liquor, beer, television sets, and other non-necessities, that were not arrested or detained by police due to their sheer numbers and the lack of police resources.\n\nMany New Orleans Police Officers stayed at their posts even though they were overwhelmed by the same circumstances that were overwhelming everyone else.  These officers needed food and medical supplies but did not have access to them as the department had no supply routing system in place to resupply these officers.  There were officers that stayed at their posts even though they were out of ammunition.  \n\nAs for the specific video you are referring to, why not ask the police department or the internal affairs division and get the straight dope on it, rather than trashing good men and women that stayed the course and hazarded their lives and those of their families to stay true to their sworn duty.
665273
No.. they would just get arrested.  They don't have the 'rights' illegal immigrants have.
356132
The case was thrown out because illegals aren't in the system. You can't possibly get accurate stats about it, only rough estimates can be figured out with illegal status data.
15287
protest? like the many to "stop the war" ? protests dont work, dont bother with it. i never could see the point. i guess if it make a person feel good to get something off their chest fine, but dont stop traffic, make alot of noise or involve other ppl who dont give a rats ass about ur cause. as for ur question...go to a city official, police dept or something so they know about it and get set an area for u and ur fellow protesters and dont break the law. dont throw crap, dont vandalize, someone usually will go to far anyway and then think did they are a martyr if they get arrested.
238107
Protesting the rotunda of the US Capital is illegal, whether silent or not. It is considered a non-partisan forum, and all such things are stopped there.  That is why she was arrested.\n\nIf you look at stories, you will see that the wife of a governor was arrested too, for wearing a shirt that supported the war in Iraq.  But that gets less press.
168970
It is one of those questions where books could be written.  That said, a case could be made that the British started it by going against their (and America’s) Common Law, by not applying all of those rights to those living in the Americas.  It was only a matter of time before there would be a response to such a policy.  Since the British Crown reject peaceful petitions to redress grievances, violence would follow.
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They wouldn't want to be accused of being used to 'chill' anyone's freedom of peaceful expression.  There were tons of legals at the march.  They had no more knowlegde from looking at the crowd who was and who was not an illegal immigrant than we did.  Realistically, they would have been barbequed if they had gone up to every person there and asked for ID to be in the country.  Besides, there is no law that says you have to carry ID when you protest, so what good would it do?  \n\nSome absences may have given them leads, or some businesses that closed may have confirmed suspicions, but they need some level of cause to accost someone.\n\nGood thing, too.  I'm against illegal immigration, but who wants to live somewhere where you can be detained just for doing what they did yesterday?