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Posted: 4/4/2006 11:30:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/4/2006 1:09:54 PM EDT
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Whoa...
Who wants go go down and offer our services as Security? |
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Posted: 4/4/2006 1:41:05 PM EDT
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Nice.
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Posted: 4/9/2006 6:44:16 PM EDT
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does any one know how this turned out? I'd have gone but I can't drive right now because a hit and run illegal alien hit me and ran south! AYE CARUMBA!!!
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Posted: 4/9/2006 9:53:48 PM EDT
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KVOA News 4
Paul Cicala Reports Group burns Mexican flag in front of consulate April 9, 2006 07:10 PM MST Dozens of protestors and counter protestors showed up in front of Tucson’s Mexican Consulate as a Mexican flag was burned in a heated debate that saw tempers flare. Border Guardians, a group formed along the Arizona border to speak out against the estimated thousands of illegal immigrants that enter the U.S. every day through the Tucson sector, led the protest. “Flags are symbols of government, not of people," shouted Roy Warden, as a member of his group, Border Guardians, set foot to the Mexican Flag. One woman speaking out against the Border Guardians yelled, “This is not a gesture of humanity, this is a gesture that provokes.” As a handful of journalists, and people from both sides of the debate huddled around, members of Border Guardians set fire to Mexico’s flag. “We have declared this our day, and our moment of expression," said Warden. The demonstration began before the flag burning as protestors verbally sparred with ACLU members showed up to observe the event. One man stomped, and danced on the Mexican flag. He also taunted the empty, Mexican Consulate to express the group's view: "(This protest) is against the Mexican government and the Mexicans that are illegally present in the United States right now," says Laine Lawless, Director of Border Guardians, “I want the American people to know that we're going to stand up for them." Roy Warden added, “You may not enter our country without our permission.” Juan Manuel Calderon Jaimez, the highest ranking official at the Mexican Consulate here in Tucson, was unable to comment on the groups flag-burning. However, we did talk to some Mexican nationals here in the U.S. who witnessed the event, and their opinions varied. “I think it's dangerous,” says Liz Moreno, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Mexico , “and I don't think it's right, burning the flag." Another woman present, identifying herself as a legal immigrant from Mexico, said, “It’s their right to do it, although (I don’t) support their actions.” A half-dozen observers from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) also showed up. Caroly Trowbidge, an ACLU spokesperson, said, “We are here to make sure that everybody's first amendment rights are respected." In an effort to mock the popular chant “Si se puede”, or “Yes You Can”, used by the millions of marchers who’ve protested in support of illegal immigrants, the Border Guardians also began shouting “NO SE PUEDE, NO SE PUEDEO.” Moreno added, “It made me angry, and it hurt me." In response to some people calling his group racist, Warden said, “Our movement is of all colors of skin. It has nothing to do with racism." Warden says the group's action's were not specifically targeting the people of Mexico. “We stand for the Mexican people,” says Warden. “I’m picking more on their government than anything else, because their government promotes their illegal status here," said Lawless. Members of the Border Guardians tell News 4, they also plan on burning more Mexican flags at some of the mass marches planned throughout the week. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:17:52 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/10/2006 12:34:54 PM EDT
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Turned out fine and the protestors made their point. There were some angry bystanders, but they didn't feel they had the numbers, so they sat there mouths agape, wondering if they were back in their homeland.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 9:11:23 PM EDT
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Members of the Border Guardians burned Mexican flags, they were attacked by individuals throwing water bottles. Female arrested for throwing a water bottle. Hispanics attacked two police officers for not releasing her. Ended up a bit of a brawl between a number of police and two hispanic males who attacked the police officers.
Wonder if it is going to be worth it to the two males who were fighting with the police when they are sitting in jail awaiting trial. This film was played on the 10 PM news. Going to be hard to explain to a judge. Break the law and then demand the persons release, police don't release law breaker so more protestors assault the police. Yeah, the laws shouldn't apply in that case either I guess. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 9:47:54 AM EDT
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Those rules don't apply to illegals, dummycrats or socialists/communists marching in our streets. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 6:19:33 PM EDT
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This is a group that the laws don't apply. That's what this whole thing is about, that's the issues bottom line. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 6:40:36 PM EDT
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Detroit Immigrants' firing leads to protest 15 women lose jobs after attending rally; manager says they were warned April 11, 2006 BY NIRAJ WARIKOO A manager at a Detroit meatpacking plant said Monday that 15 immigrant women were fired last month after attending a protest for immigrant rights. He said they had been told that they would be terminated if they missed work on the day of the protest. But the workers and an activist working on their behalf said the women were given no such assurances. If the workers knew they would have been fired for attending the March 27 rally in Detroit, they never would have skipped the morning shift, said Elena Herrada, a Detroit activist who is trying to help the women get their jobs back. Herrada and about 20 union officials went Monday to Wolverine Packing Co. offices on Rivard to inquire about what happened. They were given a letter signed by general manager Jay Bonahoom, explaining why the workers were terminated. Meanwhile Monday, marches were held in Washington, D.C., Atlanta and other cities to protest proposed changes in immigration rules. On Sunday, hundreds gathered at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Detroit. Some of the Wolverine workers were undocumented, Herrada and one of the workers said, and wanted to march in the Detroit rally to show their support for immigrant rights. Tens of thousands of people, mostly Latinos, protested legislation that would make it a crime to help undocumented immigrants. The next morning, when the women reported to work for their shifts as meat cutters, a supervisor told them to clean out their lockers and go home. Bonahoom said that as far as Wolverine knows, the workers were documented, but an employment agency does the actual hiring. He said the workers had been told, "written and verbally," on the Friday before the protests that their attendance was mandatory on the day of the protest. They were fired "for standing up for their rights," Herrada said. The fired workers were natives of Mexico and many had worked at the plant for several years. Most have children and are worried about supporting their families, Herrada said. Many were employed by Minuteman Staffing. So when Wolverine wanted to fire the workers, the meatpacking company told Minuteman to let go of the workers, he said. A manager with Minuteman said he couldn't comment on the case. But the workers say they were treated wrongly. "It was not fair,'" said Mercedes, a 31-year-old Detroit woman who attended the rally and was fired. "We went to fight for our rights." Mercedes is undocumented and asked that her last name not be used. "It was really unfair of a company to do that," said Edith Castillo, head of the Detroit-based Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development Free Press |
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