Interesting ways...

this whole thing just aggravates me - i have no problem with legal citizens, it's the illegals that burn me up. it's a problem here in our area. one bedroom apartments have no joke 30-40 people living in them that only come out at night like roaches. if there is ever a fire, it's gonna be a disaster...

Ok...so, if we know that ILLEGAL immigrants will be boycotting AND wearing white...are they not labeling themselves and setting themselves up for deportation? (if caught)...:idontno:

just wondering what would happen if legals refused to sell to illegals too ? the road goes both ways ...

like the "don't buy gas on this day" farce is supposed to hurt the oil companies, i doubt that illegals not going shopping on 5/1 is going to bother anyone.
the average works out in the end. what a bunch of malarky. become naturalized or not, just be ready to face the "harsh" consequences.

like the "don't buy gas on this day" farce is supposed to hurt the oil companies, i doubt that illegals not going shopping on 5/1 is going to bother anyone.
the average works out in the end. what a bunch of malarky. become naturalized or not, just be ready to face the "harsh" consequences.

:clap_1: well said , you da man

in our area they don't purchase anything anyway - mostly use the 5 finger discount....

like the "don't buy gas on this day" farce is supposed to hurt the oil companies, i doubt that illegals not going shopping on 5/1 is going to bother anyone.
the average works out in the end. what a bunch of malarky. become naturalized or not, just be ready to face the "harsh" consequences.

let's hope so

let's hope so

that comment scares me, because if it actually makes an impact, then i can see gwb spending more money on another war that cannot be won. we have the easiest borders to get across. a 50' wall would need to be built a la escape from new york if the border was to really be secure. the cost of construction and labor of manning it would surely come from the alternative energy budget, and halliburton would be awarded a 'no bid' contract to build it.

It seems kind of dumb to me. Will enough people participate for it to really have any kind of impact?
At first glance, this Immigrant Solidarity idea does not seem to have the same ring of drama, urgency and authenticity that the Alabama bus boycott did.
And how on earth does it help for me to go out and purchase something on Monday? I dunno, being told to be a good consumer rubs me the wrong way.
On top of all this, May 1st is our wedding anniversary. Grrr. ;-)

I Say Boycott All Companies That Hire Illegals! And Do Not Hire Any Illegals To Clean Your Homes, Mow Your Lawns, Watch Your Kids Or Do Any Odd Jobs.
THIS IS A WEBSITE FOR AMERICANS AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATS: www.alipac.us/

My favorite comment on the illegals had to do with finding them. One of our elected officials made the comment that we couldn't locate the illegal immigrants in society to deport them. I think when they are at their rally or protest demonstration seems like a good time to find them. Look on CNN, when they are all in one place, scope them up there. They present the proper papers authorizing them to be where there are or they are bused home.

What bothers me is if you feel like you are being mistreated in this country you don't have to stay, you are not a prisoner. The road home may be your best choice and you have the freedom to take it. You have the right to complain, but please do it in your own backyard as you also have the right to return there.

American citizens aren't granted the full rights of citizenship in Mexico that the illegals are demanding here. Our government can't seem to manage something that the Mexican government does with ease.

All I know is that we had to go out to get lunch because all of the delivery guys walked off the job today. :roll:

Great, I won't have to wait as long in the grocery line tonight. :clap_1:

It is just amazing that when anybody comes to this country they are allowed to bring their own customs and language. When we go overseas we are looked at as 2nd class citizens because we don't speak the same language or follow their customs. We are the ones being penalized while our country opens their arms to anybody and everybody.What's wrong with this picture? If you want to live in our counrty, learn english and follow our rules or stay out.

Well said, Kish and Cheering!!!!

I work in a nursing facility and we contract with a company to do our housekeeping. Only two out of 6 showed up today!! They are busting their butts to keep things clean, but it's not good. When they are here, they do not speak English...:bang: :bang:

The really sad part of this is that Americans won't do alot of these jobs.

I'll probably get stuck in a rally on my way home. Apparently they are setting up camp in Union Square. I would love to dodge at all costs. :roll: Let's just hope they don't have snakes draped over their necks like at the PR and DR pride parades.

Day Without Immigrants


BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Small businesses were closed in some parts of the city, and suburban worksites normally crowded with day laborers remained empty, as New Yorkers took part in a national day of economic protest by illegal immigrants and their allies.

As part of the Day Without Immigrants, protesters formed human chains throughout New York City's five boroughs to protest a bill that would make it a felony to be in the country illegally.

An afternoon rally in Manhattan's Union Square was planned for late afternoon.

In Manhattan, several shops were shuttered along 14th Street. Near Seventh Avenue, a little storefront selling Cuban sandwiches and other Latin American food had a sign in the window that said 'Closed May 1' in English and Spanish.

VIDEO: Immigrants rally, stay away from work as part of national boycott.

A disappointed customer, Miriam Chaikin, pulled on the door several times before noticing the sign.

"I was hoping to get beans and rice and plantain,'' she said.

"The country needs immigrants,'' Chaikin said when asked how she felt about the boycott. ``I think I would like them all to speak English and sing the national anthem in English the way my parents did, but we're a nation of immigrants.''

Next door, at the Papaya King, where like at many New York businesses a high percentage of employees are immigrants, it was business as usual.

Dan Horan, who runs four Papaya King stores, said as far he knew none of his approximately 40 employees took the day off.

"It hasn't been an issue,'' he said.

In Chinatown, one of the sites where human chains were formed, protesters held up signs that read: "I love Immigrant New York'' and "We Are America.''

1010 WINS Audio: Jackson Heights Rally

The human chains were all formed at precisely 12:16 p.m. to mark the day, Dec. 16, when the House of Representatives passed the bill that would make felons of illegal aliens. A version of the bill has stalled in the Senate.

Elsewhere in Chinatown, which was as bustling as usual and where all the shops appeared to be operating normally, about 100 people rallied in front of a statue of Confucius and then marched past businesses as curious employees looked on.

One rally participant, Diana Taylor, a professor of theater studies at New York University, identified herself as an immigrant from Mexico who's lived in the United States for 23 years.

She said she didn't think there was a strong anti-immigrant sentiment in New York but feels there was elsewhere in the country.

"I was offered a job in San Diego but I didn't take it,'' she said. "I don't like the way they treat Mexicans in California.''

On the other side of town, in the heavily Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, hundreds of immigrants and supporters of all ages marched along the sidewalks of St. Nicholas Avenue. As passing motorists honked in support, demonstrators chanted "Yes we can!'' in Spanish.

New Main Street in Yonkers, the commercial strip for a heavily Mexican neighborhood of Westchester County, was nearly deserted Monday morning, most of its shops shuttered, until six yellow school buses arrived. Hundreds of people, including scores of children, appeared and climbed aboard to go to the Manhattan rally.

Adrian Medina, waving a small Mexican flag, shouted in Spanish, "We're not leaving this country.''

"We are here to support the rally,'' he said. ``We support not just Mexicans but Japanese and Arabic and everybody.''

As the first bus left, two American flags were unfurled from its windows.

Dustin Langley, a spokesman for the New York Committee for May 1, said taxi drivers, who can't afford to boycott the entire day, were stopping for about one hour at midday. Langley said he thought workers at other jobs would also take short breaks rather than stay away all day.

On Long Island, the Rev. Allan Ramirez, pastor of the Brookville Dutch Reform Church and an advocate for the immigrant community, said he visited numerous sites in Nassau County where day laborers gather daily, and they all looked like ghost towns shortly after 6 a.m.

"These 'early returns' told me this (boycott) is moving forward,'' said Ramirez.

He said there were no workers in sight in Locust Valley, where normally 50 to 75 immigrants gather each morning; on Willis Avenue in Roslyn, where about 75 to 100 usually gather; and on Grand Avenue in New Cassel, where more than 350 immigrants congregate daily. Sites at Farmingdale, Freeport and Farmingville, one of the largest day laborer spots, also were empty, he said.

At the Belmont race track, about 50 to 75 immigrants showed up for a mini rally. A bigger rally was planned for in front of the Hempstead Village Hall later Monday. From there, buses were to take the immigrants to the large rally in Union Square.

The really sad part of this is that Americans won't do alot of these jobs.

you forgot a key part to that sentence, "...at those low wages."

you forgot a key part to that sentence, "...at those low wages."

Exactly. Where's Rita's hammer and nail gif? ;-)

When we go overseas we are looked at as 2nd class citizens because we don't speak the same language or follow their customs.

Huh?
That has not been my experience. It's not difficult to spend a few bucks on a phrasebook or watch others and do what "the Romans do."

I agree that our open society has brought us a sea of immigrants; I support multiculturalism while at the same time I do wish we could have more assimiliation....I do think our leisure class and captains of industry have contributed to this situation.

Make no mistake, I think US citizenship, and everything that comes with it, is a privilege, one which should involve paying taxes.

But I get this uncomfortable feeling when I observe cheering and Eire flag-waving and Everyone's Irish for St Patrick's Day, while people freak out over the possiblity of having to listen to Spanish or see the Mexican flag hoisted.