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May 1st Protests - what is your opinion?

Mine - how dare people who are here illegally think they can blackmail the US into granting them citizenship. And the government - how dare they reward these people for breaking the law. Parading thru a major city, causing problems and breaking the law (again!) DOES NOT win people over - it makes them angry.

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  • 2 decades ago
    Favorite Answer

    I agree with you

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Thats The Day That

    1-People Will Lose Their Jobs And Be Replaced By Citizens

    2-There Is CERTAIN To Be At Least ONE Incident Of Violence

    Prompting Washington To Realize The DANGER In Keeping The ILLEGALs Here And Ensuring The Full Endorsement Of HR4437

    With NO AMNESTY

    3-There Will Be Less Traffic That Day

    Yes ... I Think It Will Have An Impact- AND I SUPPORT It

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  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Ok here's your answer:

    Don't want illegal immigrants here? this is what you do:

    1. Don't hire them to mow your lawn or fix your roof and pay full price to a licensed american.

    2. Don't buy fruits and vegetables since they are all hand picked by illegal aliens. Be prepared to pay higher wages to american citizens and pay more for fresh produce.

    3. Don't go to ethnic restaurants since the mayority of the waiting staff are illegal aliens (that's a fact).

    The bottom line is that there are just too many of them here. Immigration laws are more complicated than you can ever imagine. We as american citizens have no idea how many of them are really here. Giving them a chance to be legal is a plus for us since more control can be kept of who is who and where they are. More taxes will be collected, crime will go down and the jobs that we won't do we won't have to do. After legal status is granted it is time to close the border. Just think about this there are 12 million or more illegal immigrants living in the US. They're not going away, it's impossible to get them out. If they are accounted for then we can control the situation. Instead of worrying of the 12 million here and the other 3 million crossing the borders we would only have to worry about the ones crossing the borders.

  • 2 decades ago

    Very well said. I couldn't have said it any better. They're in our country illegally, so they have no right to demand legal citizenship. This protest is nothing more than a bunch of whiners thinking they deserve everything after breaking the law to get into our country.

    Edit: I hope the INS and/or ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) takes note at these protests. That would clear up about 1/2 of the illegals in this country.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    What burns my a$$ is the fact that these people come to the U.S. with such an entitled attitude.My ancestors came over from Ireland and Germany legally,dirt poor and WORKED for what they had!No one gave them a free ride!And I've worked(and still am working) to be where I am and these people just want everything handed to them!

    A friend of mine sent me this email and I wholeheartedly agree!

    "Enter Mexico illegally. Never mind immigration quotas, visas, international

    law, or any of that nonsense.

    Once there, demand that the local government provide free medical care for

    you and your entire family.

    Demand bilingual nurses and doctors.

    Demand free bilingual local government forms, bulletins, etc.

    Procreate abundantly.

    Deflect any criticism of this allegedly irresponsible reproductive behavior

    with, "It is a cultural U.S.A.thing. You would not understand, pal."

    Keep your American identity strong. Fly Old Glory from your rooftop, or

    proudly display it in your front window or on your car bumper.

    Speak only English at home and in public and insist that your children do

    likewise.

    Demand classes on American culture in the Mexican school system.

    Demand a local Mexican driver license. This will afford

    other legal rights and will go far to legitimize your unauthorized,

    illegal, presence in Mexico.

    Drive around with no liability insurance and ignore local traffic laws.

    Insist that local Mexican law enforcement teach English to all its officers.

    Good luck! You'll be demanding for the rest of time or soon be dead.

    Because it will never happen. It will not happen in Mexico or any other

    country in the world except right here in the United States, Land of the

    naive and stupid, idiotic politically correct politicians."

  • 2 decades ago

    These "protests" make me want to call the INS and say "There they are! Go arrest them!" I heard a guy quoted on the news the other day say the Mexicans here undocumented were tired of being treated as second class citizens. NEWSFLASH!!! YOU AREN'T A CITIZEN!!! that's what I was screaming at the tv when my wife took control of the remote and changed the channel to calm me down. Immigration is a GOOD thing. ILLEGAL immigration is just that. ILLEGAL!!! If I break a law, I go to prison. What makes these guys any different? I'm already paying to feed their children, and educate their children, and for their hospitalization, and who knows what else. I would prefer to simply pay for a one way bus ticket to the border.

    Source(s): Miss Glow, I'll tell you who I am to turn them away. I'm a citizen of the United States of America, a decorated Marine Corps vet of 5 armed conflicts in 12 years, and a man who is sick and tired of being told that I have to be politically correct. Forget that. It's nothing short of an invasion. If you don't believe that, come to Salisbury NC and see what the mexican gangs are doing to our education system, and our streets. It's ludicrous! I'm MARRIED to an immigrant, but she had a VISA to enter the country LEGALLY, and became a citizen, and speaks ENGLISH better that most of us do. And she would never consider running around waving an Italian flag yelling "Vive' Itallia!"
  • 2 decades ago

    I say round them up like cattle and haul them back across the border. That's what happens to the hatians. as soon as their feet touch american soil they are deported and while we are at it.. miami could use some cleaning out as well. any person that can float on an inner tube from cuba is down there. Send the national guard into miami and recover it for the great state of Florida..ok well I guess a little too far with that one (great state) considering the 2000 election but..May 1st is as good a time as any to pick up the protesters and recover miami..thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

  • 2 decades ago

    Illegals are going to have the nerve to assemble and protest? Bring out the paddy wagons and haul them back south of the border. Let them go through the legal channels if they wish to become a citizen. The nerve.

  • B Z
    Lv 4
    2 decades ago

    I agree, it's ludacris. While they're out there they should start rounding them up for deportation. They should not be here illegaly, it's not right. They need to go back and do it the legal right way like everyone else. We need to hold our own protests also as they are gaining political influence by this and there is no opposition showing its face. We've got to get together and protest what's right before it's too late!

  • 2 decades ago

    The unemployment line will be much shorter when they get fired. Then let's see what they have to say.

    You are correct. The way they are going about this whole thing is getting people angry and wanting to take action against them. That's why I'm glad that they are so ignorant.

  • 2 decades ago

    many of these protesters aren't illegal immgrants as you put it. these people are fighting for what they belive is right this is how america got to be america because the people spoke out and didn't like tha abuse to sit meekly and endured it but these people are doing what other's have done thru out history. for example gandi, martin luther king, malcom x, cesar chaves and countless others.

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