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Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

No one is illegal On Friday, March 10, 2006 Chicago’s downtown was paralyzed by an immigrant rights march estimated at more than 100,000 people. The march, organized by a citywide coalition of community, labor and immigrant rights groups, was called to protest the punitive enforcement provisions of the anti-immigrant Sensenbrenner Bill.

Protesters carried hand-lettered signs saying "No Human Being is Illegal", "We are America," "My Mexican immigrant son died in Iraq," "Don't deport my parents,""I'm a dishwasher - not a criminal," and "Si, se puede!" - "Yes We Can!" The crowd stretched two and half miles, from Union Park on the West Side to their rally destination in Federal Plaza.

The march was one of the largest street protests Chicago has ever seen — exceeding the historic May 1, 1886 march down Michigan Ave. by 80,000 largely immigrant workers demanding an eight-hour workday. Read more | Democracy Now! coverage

Newswire coverage: [ 1 | 2 | 3 ] Photos: [ 1 | 2 ]
Other resources: Pueblo Sin Fronteras | Centro Romero | Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Immigrant Solidarity Network
 
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Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Let's all find a group of people with no education, "class conscioussness," or skills and help them come here. Yes, that's it. Let's bring all of Africa and Asia and everywhere else and bring them to the U.S. No one is illegal, right? What, it would make it better for everybody. After all, it's shouldn't be about us or the U.S., it should be about helping everyone in the whole world right now. Utopia now! Let's put everyone from the whole world right inside the borders of the U.S. Fuck it, let's put all of the people of Earth inside the city of Chicago! That would be awesome and we'd all be better off. But, we have to let them continue to keep their culture because we have to be open minded. Wolf whistles are cultural expression. So is martyrdom and getting 79 virgins upon death. Damn, female circumsision is also cultural expression so we have to allow that, too.
 

Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Its called Eurocentrism - i.e. rascism. You also apartently lack an essential element of humanity its called empathy (you can look it up in the dictionary if that helps).

Anyway you seem so concerned that immigrants are coming here to ruin what little slice of pie you carved out for yourself. im sure wherever the hell you came from was perfect right. if thats the case
well ive got news for you - this country is what it is because of the work of immigrants from everywhere.

From what I read immigrant workers just want to be treated with respect and givin the same opportunities that others have received for centuries.

Well you seem to have everything figured out, hey , why not go to where they are coming from and try to make a living. Im sure, the US banks, Corporations, and Gov.t had nothing to do with it.

Are you one of those people who think we should seal off the borders (an imaginary line), if so you should look into the history of the great wall of china. Ill get you started, it was built at least three times, everytime resulted in it failing and ultimately led to the country being concured and ruled by its enemies. Nice precedent.
 

Re: Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Another thought.

If the admission to a concert is $30.00, should some people pay and others just be allowed to walk through without paying?

If a store is closed and I need bread, it is okay for me to just break in?
 

Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Wall of China? What about minefields? They do work!
 

Re: Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Don't you just love the 'Christian' values of our rightwingers on display here?
 

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Mentor,

Lets see you go dance in a minefield. I dont give a fuck what happens to you. In fact the results would make me want to celebrate.
 

Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

I sympathesize with you.

You wife can become a citizen legally and everyone encourages that.

That is irational, being illegal without criminal behavior is not a qualification for citizenhip. Think about that, almost every tourist would then qualify and we would have total chaos.
 

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Full citizenship for ALL immigrants! All racist reaction will be smashed by the united fist of Latino, black, white, Asian, Arab and Jewish labor muscle! Stupid racist knuckle-dragging degenerates. Go back to your rusted, rat-hole white-trash, Confederate flag-waving trailer parks and DREAM that you have something in common with those millionaires in Washington and Wall Street.
 

Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

hahaha... and your NOT racist?... c'mon dude. You just spewed more racist crap than any post I have read yet.
 

Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

So you don't have blacks', whites, or other race in jails. the only criminals are mexicans yeah okay dumn ass
 

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

a full 30% of california inmates are illegal aliens. This isnt about racism its about breaking the law. Get rid of them!
 

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

a full 30% of california inmates are illegal aliens. This isnt about racism its about breaking the law. Get rid of them!
 

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

If we are going to make common people criminals, why don't we start with all the people that are addicted to illegal drugs. The last time I looked it is against the law to buy illegal drugs. So are we also going to pass a law that would make anyone who is addicted to drugs and all their family members criminals?

Where is the outrage in illegal drugs that kill and destroy families? Why is this not an immportant issue? Would we not be saving lives and keeping families together?

I don't think the originator of this bill is putting his best foot forward. On one hand you have Mexicans (Latinos) coming to America for a better life, working hard, that is why they are in such high demand. Making every effort to keep their families together, keeping their kids in school.

Then we have the drug addicts, and the drug dealers, who kill people, destroy lives, breaks up families, abuse children, and cause the state millions from foster care, social services, jail, prison, probation,parole.

So we are focusing on which one of these problems? If this is not racism, I don't know what is.

I ask all the Latinos to unite in the next election and defeat any politician who has agreed with this bill and send a message loud and clear, we will take you out of office and keep out out!
 

Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Haven't you heard of the DEA and the war on drugs. Our prisons are filled with those people. We have prisons, officers, courts, etc to take care of citizens gone bad. Not all illegals are saints, there is a criminal problem, gangs, drugs and the usual. Bad defense of your cause.

Latinos are wanted for cheap labor, which upsets the opportunities for American citizens who work for better wages that are not offered.

Illegal means criminal, that is simple.

Racism, get for real !

Wanting legal immigration is racism.
 

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

The idea that immigrants are taking away opportunities from everone else in America is the stupidest idea ever. Only a lazy person could think it up. I get paid more at my job compared to my co-employees simply because I am bi-lingual and it helps the company.
As far as latinos being "wanted for cheap labor," we don't work harder only to expect getting paid less. Some of us might take jobs that none of you would ever dream of working, how is that taking away jobs? What do you think of American companies that pay low-wages in other companies so that you can buy your t-shirt for $15?
Do you even know what the constitution says? Can you recall the entire history of the U.S. and take a "naturalization test" to prove it?
IS AMERICAN A RACE?
 
Reply: Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights / 06 Apr 2006

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Ala Verga con estos pinches Gueros...there not going to listen...ARRIVA LA RAZA MEXICANA...Amor De Rey...LATERZ
 

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Michoacano said "to hell with those fucking honkeys". Then he said "there [sic] not going to listen". He finished by giving the brown supremacist greeting "ARRIVA [sic] LA RAZA MEXICAN" (as in Hail to the Mexican race!).
 

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

First of all I just want to point out that America was named after the ITALIAN Amerigo Vespucci, who wrote many popular accounts of his voyages to a "New World." Second lets review a brief history how the United States of America became the United States of America to make this issue a more knowledgable debate.
The rise of nations in Europe were in the age of discovery and brought a hunger for territorial gains across the oceans, first by Spain, Portugal and later by England, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Wars in southern Germany caused many Germans to migrate to what is now known as Pennsylvania. The fight in England between the Crown and Parliament also had a significant effect on migration to America. The Reorganization led to religious chaos and division, and minorities of various faiths looked for refuge in America. Such an impulse brought Quakers, Puritans, and Catholics from England, German Pietists from the Rhineland, Scotch Calvinists by way of Ireland, and Huguenots from France. The old manorial system was breaking down, creating a massive group of landless men ready to seek new homes. Most European immigrants left their homelands to escape political oppression, to seek the freedom to practice their religion, or to find opportunities denied to them at home. The first settlers more than likely would not have survived if it wasn’t for the help of friendly Native AMERICANS, who taught them how to grow native plants; pumpkin, squash, beans, and corn.
Then we jump through time and the 13 coloniese founded by immigrants declared its independence and the young nation in due time became what is today the United States. Point being the United Sates was founded by immigrants, and people are just afraid and mad that the face of America is changing. Its starting to look more diverse. Just how it was when America was on its first years. Immigrants are not taking jobs from the citizens, from what I have seen and experienced citizens want better paying jobs and carreers. I really don’t know anybody who is a citizen that will wash dishes for a living. Washing dishes will not put someone through college. Ok lets say every job these immigrants are taking are now legit and minimum wage is a must (which should be) then what, I would still see homeless people asking for money and I would still see welfare lines.
Alright lets get rid of cheap labour, people want to start somewhere then lets start at the root of the problem lets get rid of NAFTA. What is NAFTA? NAFTA was an agreement signed to basically be able to build European, Asian, and American owned factories in other countries such as China or Mexico to escape from labour laws. Where they pay their employees a few cents maybe a dollar or two, and where people cant assemble and create unions and be protected from unions. I guess its ok to use somebody else’s backyard for cheap labour but their owned. Many factories like these save millions of dollars doing this. Also acts and agreements like this affect the countries and the people struggling to search for a better way of life. Forcing poor people to migrate to the US to find a better opportunity. So I don’t think Immigrants in the US are taking promising well payed jobs (dishwashing, cleaning houses, mowing lawns, or collecting scrap metal) that a US citizen is willing to take from the immigrant who supports their family in a different country by earning a hundred dollars or more a week.
The immigration issue is just an excuse made by important high power political people to divert the attention away from the real issue, did everyone forget about Iraq? What progress is being made when more people are dying now then when the war first started? The war isn’t over yet.
 

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

si se puede, america isn't america with out immigrants we make america
 

Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

That is why America is being destroyed, all the damn ILLEGAL MEXICANS live like PIGS..
 

Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

I happen to be one of the black americans who live in a major hispanic town in il by the name of elgin and i have watched first hand while the illegals in this town have caused nothing but havoc for the past 10 years im not racist my best friends happen to be puerto rican,dominican,mexican and im also married to a white woman and also served in us air force for 12 yrs now i dont understand for the life of me how me & my forefathers fought for this country to protect the american values and now im expected to stand back and pay for it to become little mexico where i can know longer expect to pick up a telephone in my own country and expect to hears someone speaking the same language as i do.
When i go to mexico on vacation im not shocked when the merchants speak spanish only because that is the native toungue of the land and ENGLISH IS HERE.
So im asking why should i give up my freedoms for a bunch of illegals who dont PAY TAXES HERE AND TAKE OUR MONEY BACK TO THEY'RE COUNTRY WITHOUT PAYING A CENT!!!!
DONT YOU THINK THATS ASSANINE!!!!!!!
 

Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Where did all this hate come from??? When did you become so ignorant?? You say you are not a racist yet you talk a lot of shit for someone who claims is a friend of Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Mexicans. We work hard in places you would never work in, we work for low wages, pay taxes and we lose billions of dollars we can't claim because we don't a 9 digit number. All we want is a better chance at survival, an education, a job, and a better place to live in. What is wrong with speaking another language? I am bilingual and I speak both ENGLISH and SPANISH fluently. Why can't you adapt to that?? I am a citizen of the US and I demand full rights for my friends who can't apply for the FAFSA or some scholarships that will enable them to go to a good university. I demand full rights for people, not races. If everyone shared your mentality we would never get any where. And what's wrong with this becoming a little Mexico?? VIVA MEXICO!!!!!!!!!
 

Re: Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

"Where did all this hate come from??? When did you become so ignorant?? You say you are not a racist yet you talk a lot of shit for someone who claims is a friend of Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Mexicans".

I read no where in his post that said "you" were a friend, hell, you wouldn't know a friend it they smacked you in the face.

What you are is a 'Big' part of America's problem. Your so damned stupid (but your not alone) you still don't get it. Insulting him don't do a damn thing for you but prove everything he says.

You and those who think like you are your own worst eneny and you will be the cause of your own downfall.

Don't underestamate a true, loyal American, they're not the pussies you think they are. Political Correctness would have been our downfall if we had not finally awaken from our slumber, but now we are wide awake and your BS just don't cut it anymore.

It your in this country "Legal" then you have nothing to worry about. If you have crossed our borders "Illegally" you will be deported.

Deal with it, name calling just isn't going to cut it. All your going to get is a headached from shoulting our shit. Those your shouting at? They just don't give a shit anymore and they refuse to allow themselves to be intimidated anymore.

As my gggrandfather used to say: "Put that in your pipe and smoke it, I don't chew my backer twice"

Have a nice day..Jackson...er..Sharpton..?

Don't much matter, those who talk like you are all alike. Your stupid and you think our laws don't include you, well, your about to find out that that is just not so.

Si se puedo...lol!

RebelGal

("Being here illegally without criminal behavior is not a qualification for citizenhip"~ RebelGal)

("Accusations of racism is our enemies worst enemy and someday it will be their downfall"~ RebelGal)
 

Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

Where did all this hate come from??? When did you become so ignorant?? You say you are not a racist yet you talk a lot of shit for someone who claims is a friend of Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Mexicans. We work hard in places you would never work in, we work for low wages, pay taxes and we lose billions of dollars we can't claim because we don't have a 9 digit number. All we want is a better chance at survival, an education, a job, and a better place to live in. What is wrong with speaking another language? I am bilingual and I speak both ENGLISH and SPANISH fluently. Why can't you adapt to that?? I am a citizen of the US and I demand full rights for my friends who can't apply for the FAFSA or some scholarships that will enable them to go to a good university. I demand full rights for people, not races. If everyone shared your mentality we would never get any where. And what's wrong with this becoming a little Mexico?? VIVA MEXICO!!!!!!!!!
 

Re: Re: Re: Si, se puede! - Chicago Witnesses Massive Protest for Immigrant Rights

You stupid Mexicooooon, this is America NOT Mexico that is why we wont accept spanish as our
Language. dont like it then go back to the slums
of Mexico you freegan idiot.
 
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