The e-mail did not mention where and when the march is to begin.

I am not hispanic, but work in food service, where many of my co-workers (and close friends) are.My son and I are not going to work or school on Monday, and will be at the march. It's a great idea. Would love to know where the march will start.

Remember our nation was made of colonizers and immigrants

Remember our nation was made of colonizers and immigrants

Colinists? Are we once again going to try to compare these times with those of hundreds of years ago?Please remember that our ancesters had to go thru hell to get situated here in the States without having their hands out looking for that free ride! I have NO problem at all with those people who choose to come to this country and assimilate themselves to OUR system of Law and Economy. BUT without the govt.checking these people by getting them registered we leave ourselves open to another disaster such as 9/11.If they choose to not register and are found out,they don't deserve amnesty they deserve to leave this country and let those who are honest do what they need to do so as to provide for their familys and community

Remember our nation was made of colonizers and immigrants

The March will begin at Union Park, and end at Grant Park at 2 and speakers will begin at 3

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I am an educated Mexican-American woman who by all rights deserves to be here in the USA, land of opportunity, melting pot of the free world. Hispanics of all ethnic backgrounds should get up and SUPPORT this demonstration! I was raised to know that "SU VOTO ES SU VOZ", your vote is your voice. WE ARE A POWERFUL MAJORITY! It is now time to show our support for one another. I read SECURITY issues???? Do the American people who hire immagrants to do work for less than minimum wage worry about security? How about the American families that trust immagrant workers to come clean their houses and take care of their children, do they find us a threat? How about the "BIG" corporations who are more of a threat to the well being of Americans on a daily basis? THE RAW TRUTH IS>>> The immagrants who come here to the USA are peaceful hard workers, who TRUTHFULLY do the jobs that LAZY AMERICANS wouldn't get up and bust their backs to do for any amount of money! Are we really talking about a problem with National security or do we have people in office trying to ONCE AGAIN distract us as a people to what is really going on around us. If the people in office spent as much time working on issues like; bringing our loved ones home from a war that is not our problem, or how about "maybe" regulating the oil industry so that those of us that do work can acctually afford to get to work and live a decent life, or even better "HOW ABOUT ASKING People in the HIGHER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES of our Government to STOP SHAKING THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE KILLING OUR KIDS and go try and help the Mexican government gain control of their economic and corrupt administration. WE are talking about HUMAN BEINGS, no matter where they come from they flee here!!!! Do they not deserve to have the opportunities MOST OF US born and raised here AMERICANS TAKE FOR GRANTED???? GET UP AND GET THERE!!! We are decent people and our power is in our numbers...if your not supporting this then your part of the problem.....

I sympathize with your anger and agree that the current system of immigration in which those who come to work in lower-paying jobs tend to have very little legal protection. However, there are two problems when you say "The immigrants ...TRUTHFULLY do the jobs that LAZY AMERICANS wouldn't get up and bust their backs to do for any amount of money!" First, it's simply untrue and basing politics on untruths is a bad idea. If bussing in restaurants paid $15 an hour or if housing construction jobs paid $25, there would be no difficulty in filling them. Second, your statement simply repeats the basic idea of those who say "immigrants steal jobs from people already here," and therefore is also a non-starter politically.

The two statements "Immigrants do jobs Americans are too lazy to do" and "Immigrants steal jobs from Americans by driving down wages" differ in attitude but agree in their estimation of the effect of immigrants on wages. By saying what you're saying, you're actually strengthening the anti-immigrant case.

What's a better approach? How about this. First, a successful, fluid economy needs a variety of inputs--capital, labor, incentives, investment--which can then be brought together to produce more. Immigration, like direct foreign investment, is an increased input of one of the factors of economic growth. Neither capital nor labor drives down the prices of these inputs in the long run in a fluid economy. Second, life is made up of more than an economy. We need a well-regulated economy and polity, and illegal immigration undermines both. The gap between workers and citizens should be lessened, not by kicking out immigrants (who, after all are bringing in a vital economic resource, namely labor) but by opening up ways for foreigners to receive both permission to work here and to begin the renaturalizaton process.

After reading Jennifers post I was forced to respond. I myself know and have worked with several illegal immigrants. Taken as individuals they have proved to be some of the most honest and hardworking people I have ever met. However the fact remains that they have come to this country illegally. No one is advocating stripping people who have legally immigrated any of the rights they have earned. However unchecked ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION does have many drawbacks to our society. I find it interesting that proponents of the march always refer to immigration not ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION which is the real issue. As for a powerful majority there is no question that that is obviously NOT the case. The majority of the country are natural citizens or citizens who have gone through the naturalization process in order to earn their equal rights. The fact is that not only illegal immigrants not the majority, but they do not even have a valid bargaining chip. As for the jobs LAZY AMERICANS would't do it is true that they do fill a void in the workforce,but if they were to receive full citizenship their employers would not be able to afford them. With the cost of insurance/workmans comp and other associated costs a large portion of the force that is currently working would be forcibly laid off. This would leave an unbearable strain on current social programs. In addition to what they provide the economy they also drain it. Untaxed income is routinely sent to Mexico essentially draining the economy of billions. Also let me remind you that LAZY SPOILED AMERICANS built this country. We are overly comfortable and got that way off the sweat of our familys backs. You as well Jennifer. Especially when you complain about ridiculous gas prices when we have among the lowest in the world. You also advocate us helping Mexico to straighten out their government while at the same time going on about how poor ours is. Quite a contradiction. If you'll remember the terrorists biggest qualm with us was our interference in their governments and countries. Though that has been played down by our government, do you really suggest we do the same thing in Mexico? These rallies should be taking place there. There is no reason that Mexico can't get straightened out. Wait yes there is. The proactive people leave. Its much easier to come here and make money and take care of family in Mexico than it is to stick it out and fight for your rights there. Thats fine. Thats a personal decision,but if your going to flee a country rather than fight for it why shouldn't you have to play by the rules in America which does offer all you seek. Please don't take the fact that your expected to play by the rules as an insult. Its America. Play along and you'll get what you deserve.

I also hope you remember those that killed themselves to make sure we got to the different places in life that we are today.....Sheep in wolves clothing come in all shapes and sizes...Next election, I HOPE THAT YOU ALL REMEMBER WE ARE JUST A NUMBER WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT....IMMIGRANT or AMERICAN!!!!! I know, and I know that people coming out to support this do....WILL YOU RECOGNIZE???????

Tambien

I agree! They should at least learn english first and then attempt to take over!

Equal Rights!!!!!!

Illegal immigrants, by definition, are breaking the law. I'm not against immigration at all, but I am against large numbers of criminals demanding anything to which they have no right. Citizenship is obtainable legally and American borders aren't closed. There is absolutely no valid excuse. I truly hope the police arrest them all and deport the ones who don't have the right to be here in the first place.

why don't all americans stop purchasing tags for our cars, stop registering our vehicles, stop purchasing auto insurance, and cease paying property, and income taxes, and then we would be on an even playing field to work for the wages our illegal (and what does the word ILLEGAL mean anyway), counterparts do. if they were not here to work for peanuts so our corporate fat cats could take 20 million dollar bonuses every year, rather than pay americans a fair, and decent wage, our economy would be as it should be. the wealth would be passed around rather than 95% of the wealth being held by 5% of the population. the employers that hire illegal immigrants should be prosecuted to the furthest extent of the law. and then, to admit publicly that they supply illegals with fake social security numbers is falsifying documents, another FELONY, and very punishable by law.

Excuse, but there were about 300,000 to 700,000 people at the march. I was there. I know!

Also, this recent march wasn't just for Mexicans, it was for all different kinds of immigrants. You know there is more than one hispanic country, and not just Mexico. At the march the Polish, Irish, and African American communities were present; as well as other people from other countries, including other hispanic countries.

Immigrants should have the same rights as us, because we were once immigrants too!!!

Excuse, but there were about 300,000 to 700,000 people at the march. I was there. I know!

Also, this recent march wasn't just for Mexicans, it was for all different kinds of immigrants. You know there is more than one hispanic country, and not just Mexico. At the march the Polish, Irish, and African American communities were present; as well as other people from other countries, including other hispanic countries.

Immigrants should have the same rights as us, because we were once immigrants too!!!

Excuse, but there were about 300,000 to 700,000 people at the march. I was there. I know!

Also, this recent march wasn't just for Mexicans, it was for all different kinds of immigrants. You know there is more than one hispanic country, and not just Mexico. At the march the Polish, Irish, and African American communities were present; as well as other people from other countries, including other hispanic countries.

Immigrants should have the same rights as us, because we were once immigrants too!!!