What Do You Actually Think This Boycott Will Prove? Or Better Yet, What Is The Point?
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Its Pointless And Will Prove Absolutely Nothing\n\nThe ILLEGAL Camp Is TRYING To Prove That ILLEGAL ALIENS Are Vital To Our Economy By Staging A "BOYCOTT" To Show An Economic Loss\nThe Results Will Prove To Be INCONCLUSIVE Because Their Camp Is Flooded With CITIZENS\nIts Actually A RACIST Strongarm Tactic \nDevised By Their RACIST Leaders \nAnd Organized By The RACIST Councils Of MEChA And LA RAZA To Attempt To Persuade Congress To Grant Their DEMANDS For "NOTHING LESS THAN AMNESTY"\n\nIt Wont Work - They Are Shooting Themselves In The Foot\n\nThere Will Be MILLIONS(Literally) Of People In The Streets\n\nPeople Will Get Hurt\n\nIts Pointless And Dangerous
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good question. i think, firstly, to get "everyone" to boycott the vote would be an astounding task, and very unlikely, no matter what. even in countries where this has been tried, you get nothing near 100%. so, let's say it was 50%. i think you already have close to that, in some places, and thus the answer is yes, business as usual. but let's say you upped it to more, more like 80%, or 90%. then, i think you'd have some impact. the question would be what kind of impact?\n\ni think there'd be some kind of panic in the administration, but there would have to be more going on that just people staying home. large-scale protests? they don't seem to have much impact anymore. but if the people didn't just opt out of voting, but created interesting local alternatives to replace government on a communitarian sort of model, then i think there'd be--if not change on government's level, a slow eroding of their ability to influence our lives and hurt us. not voting is not enough. you've got to replace the government with more community-centered activity.
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I will sit back and laugh as the whole thing does nothing and here's why...\n\nFirst of all, do they really think that it will make any difference at all? It won't. In order to actually make a noticible dent in the economy, they would have to hold out a heck of a lot longer than 24 hours...and I just really don't see that happening. Second of all, where do they get off? Nowhere else but in America could someone protest, throw a fit and expect someone to make allowances for the fact that they have, in fact, broken the law. There are legal ways to enter this country, they could have chosen one of them and then there wouldn't be this problem. However, they chose not to obey the laws of this country and, in my opinion, they need to be held accountable for their lawlessness. \n\nIf we allow all these illegal immigrants amnesty, what message does that send to all the immigrants who entered this country legally, who paid their dues and did things according to the rules? Gee, we're sorry we put you through all that because our laws are completely meaningless and we're going to give amnesty to everyone who decided they didn't want to be bothered with the pesky rules? What next, are we going to allow all mass murderers to run free because, hey, if you can break one law, why not all of them. What if all the rapists in every maximum security prison across the country stage a protest demanding their freedom? Why have any rules and laws at all if they can just be arbitrarily changed to exonorate a group of people just because they protest and demand it?
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If there is a backlash, it probably will be against the demonstrators. Even before students began blocking the Los Angeles streets to protest legislation in Congress to toughen penalties for illegal immigrants and smugglers,\nMark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies told me over the telephone, \n"I hope they keep doing it(PROTESTING). It just makes it less and less likely the Senate's going to pass any amnesty.\n\nhttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/article...\n\nThis Nation Has 300 MILLION Citizens That Shop And Buy Gas And Use The Banks\n\nThe "BOYCOTT" Of About 7-10 Million People Will Have A MINIMAL Impact On Our Economy If It Has ANY WHATSOEVER\n\nThe Latino Community Can BOYCOTT ALL They Like\nIt Will PROVE To The People That The Economy Will NOT Fail Without Their"CONTRIBUTIONS"\n\nPUSH HR4437-NO AMNESTY\n\nDEPORT ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS UPON DISCOVERY
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It would be better to boycott the American businesses who hire illegals.  While you're boycotting, write your local government officials and ask them to enforce the laws by fining these businesses, deporting the workers, and not taking bribes from lobbyists!
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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.
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not sure...but if its really happening, its bullshyt and will cause a huge backlash toward the ILLEGAL hispanic community......damned beaners
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I have read the book and seen the film High cost of Low prices.  I boycott them because they send American jobs overseas.  Because they treat their eimployees like crap.  Because of the slave labor and child labor.  They are very greedy and evil.\n\nI am poor and thier prices are decent, but I just can't support the things they do.
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Pointless. It'll be "just another manic Monday",get up take a shower, dress, grab a cup of coffee and a granola bar and go to work, late as usual. I'll get gas on my way home, grill some chicken out on the deck and chill out. That boycott won't affect anyone except the communities the illegals themselves live in. Sorta like shooting yourself in the foot. The Spanglish Anthem was just another nail in their coffin, May 1st will be their funeral. I'll sit back and watch it on TV and LMAO!! Great entertainment.
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All immigrants, illegal or legal need to support this Boycott please, if you support immigration please help us out May 1st, don't attend to school, don't buy anything and many more things, basically, the economy of the US will go down for May 1st\n\nKeep your self up to date here:\nhttp://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=3&cid=835090&schid=278&secid=12137\nhttp://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=835090
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I think the boycott hurt, because it was an attack.  No matter what they say, they lose on the economic argument against society as a whole.  Certain employers who basically have their 'health plan' and other benefits for their illegal alien employee paid for by the tax payer, they do make money.  \n\nHowever, if the illegal immigrants weren't there, and had never been hired, they couldn't turn meat packers or garment districts into ghost towns.  Again, all of these jobs get done every day in states with few illegal aliens.\n\nThe economic issue is bogus, and by the number of Hispanic people I saw buying things at Toys R Us and Best Buy, even  many Hispanics must think it was a bad idea.  (Since I am not racist and do not assume that all Hispanics are illegal aliens or even immigrants, I conclude that they, like I, were protesting the boycott.)\n\nI ended up my day buying groceries at Gelsons, which in our area serves a sizable Jewish community as well as the rest of us. Many of these people are immigrants.  I had to circle the parking lot a few times to find a space, and based on that don't think all businesses have lost customers today.  The faces behind the counter and bagging were new, but the tean aged baggers seemed very pleased to have the job.  This was during the business day, when shopping tends to be quiet in our area.\n\nI met a number of friends, shopping, one of whom decided today was a good day to outfit her son with camping gear, since he recently 'bridged' into Boy Scouts and will doubtless need to go camping someday.  He seemed very happy with his new tent, as my son was with his wave board.\n\nI think the boycott was irrelevant.  I was rather impressed by the marchers I saw on TV, though.  Then again, I only glanced in during the day, since I was working from home and had all of that shopping to do.
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The boycott was organized so that people who claim that we do not contribute to the economy can be proven wrong. Also, to understand the immigration debate you must do some research. Find out why people are risking their lives to come to a land where they will be exploited. Think about what it would take for you to do the same thing, and realize that whatever your answer is, that is what they are going through. Research NAFTA, CAFTA, and FTAA, and you will find out why people are coming to this country. And when people start a revolution to change their situation at home, what happens? Research Salvador Allende, his ouster, and the Pinochet Regime. The complaints that some Americans have, i.e. foreigners coming into our country..., well we have been complaining about these things for decades. I guess you can blame this immigration problem on karma.\n\nAnswer for RAM- Good point, but what if your cousin had to move into your house because your burnt his house down, or you got him kicked out of his house. Most immigrants are here because of the U.S. foreign policies that they have signed with corrupt governments.
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It is too bad that there are so many of you ignorant people out there answering these questions about the boycott today.  There are immigrants that do things the right way and others that don't, just like anybody else.  You can blame mexicans, italians, germans, etc. for whatever you want but there are many of white people that are doing wrong things just like anyone else is.  Something I heard a lady say this morning on the radio was that the immigrants are taking all the jobs with the benefits.  Instead of complaining why isn't her voice heard in positive ways instead of just talking sh!t...\n\n*To those of you who have previously answered this question, why do you complain about immigrants not knowing english when you yourselves don't even know how to spell correctly?  If you are going to talk sh!t then I suggest you atleast take a minute to spell check and read back your answer to yourself!
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I noticed that you left out any sort of specifics regard the situation in this "small town in east Tennessee."  How can you actually confirm that their "gross sales are down trememdously."  They could be selling their fuel to the next gas station over for the same price that you would have paid originally.  That's the whole reason why boycotts don't work.  Because all gas stations around the country are in cahoots with each other.\n\nAnyway, here's the mythbuster for this urban legend: http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp
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Yes, sure I will stay at my house all day long. It is going to be a day that will show what would really happens if there where no immigrants. People say that we are bad for the economy so if this is true the economy will boom on that day.\n\nFirst some people say it is pointless but then they say that they will go and buy many things on that day. Confusing.....Isn't it? If they say that they will go and buy more things on that day is because they know that this boycott will affect the country. And then they say it is pointless! VERY CONFUSING...........................
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didn't the Canadians start this?  whats good for the goose is good for the gander.  every Friday we should do something more profound.  lets see, the immigrants had a big protest. what if we did that every Friday.  skipped work and protested all day long outside federal and state government offices.  that would make a statement.  but I'm afraid that the consequences would be to great for most people to try.  but how much do you really care about our troops and our country.  one man can't do much, but a nation certainly can.
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You Should Check Out My Blog Bunny\nthe Link Is On My Profile(360 Page)\nIve Got Pages Of \n"I never thought about this stuff till all the protests"\nThis Issue Has Opened My Eyes And Now Im Tryin To Help Others See Too