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LOUD PREJUDICE VOICES!!!
Rolling Eyes:
Since I'm not familiar with you I went to read some of your posts. After a couple of pages I came to this conclusion:
You have mastered the two word post.
LOUD PREJUDICE VOICES!!!
Some things are simply understood. Like how I understand your true colors.
I'm glad I got past the 2 words on this one.
lol
says who
lmao
very true
needs psychotherapy
what crap
great post
that's true
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Maybe I should shout and have selfish prejudice views, then you would like my posts.
School Walkouts Protest Immigration Proposals in LA
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...home-headlines
By Anna Gorman and Mic e Keller, Times Staff Writers
2:15 PM PST, March 24, 2006
A day before organizers planned to rally downtown against U.S. border restrictions, hundreds of students walked out of four high schools in Los Angeles this morning to march for immigrant rights.
The atmosphere was festive as 500 Huntington Park High School students waved Mexican flags, held balloons colored green, white and red, and periodically broke into cheers of "Mexico! Mexico!"
"Without immigrants, this country wouldn't be anything," said Anna Benitez, 15, a ninth-grade student who moved to Los Angeles at age 5 with her mother from Mexico. "We're people. We're human beings. We're not criminals. We're in this country to work."
In a separate demonstration, another 1,500 students converged on Evergreen Park in Boyle Heights after walking out of classes at Garfield High School, Montebello High School and Roosevelt High School, according to Rafael Escobar, a Los Angeles Unified School District official.
The demonstration lasted about an hour, Escobar said.
"They are saying that we are terrorists, when the economy is based on immigrants," said William Pasillas, 14, of Garfield High School. He said his parents came from Mexico 30 years ago and are now citizens of the United States.
"They do good now, but why shouldn't other people get that opportunity?" said Pasillas.
A Montebello High School student, Jeannette Garcia, 15, said she participated to "make sure the Mexicans get their freedom, their rights."
The march Saturday is being organized to protest proposed federal legislation criminalizing illegal immigrants and erecting a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. The issue has prompted protests throughout the country, with thousands massing today in Phoenix and in Milwaukee on Thursday, according to wire service accounts.
Locally, students walked out of Huntington Park High School about 8:10 a.m. Some 200 marched to nearby Bell High School, and another 200 went to South Gate High School, according to Ellen Morgan, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
"It's not fair what they're doing to the Mexicans," said Lizette Hernandez, 16. "They only want them to get visas, and then they want to kick them out."
Sauly Tinoco, 17, one of the protesters, said, "It's been very peaceful, so far. No one has been arrested. There haven't been any fights."
Bell and South Gate high schools were locked down before the Huntington Park marchers arrived.
Morgan said all the protesters were headed back to Huntington Park High School as of 11:30 a.m.
"We welcome freedom of speech and schools are encouraged to provide a forum for discussion on campus. But the district does not condone students trying to enter other campuses and disrupting the educational process," Morgan said.
Some 73% of the 877,010 LAUSD students this year are Latino, Morgan said. Huntington Park High School has about 2,850 students.
Saturday's march is being organized by several organizations, including the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
Rowdy Immigration Protesters Confront Police at Roosevelt HS
http://www.mix961.com/cc-common/main...article=433724
Bottles thrown at cops, one student taken into custody
By Jim Forsyth
Friday, March 31, 2006
Passions over immigration reform got a little overheated in San Antonio today over the lunch hour.
About eighty students from Wagner and Judson High Schools marched down Walzem Road toward Roosevelt High School, with the intention of convincing Roosevelt students to join them.
With San Antonio, Windcrest, North East ISD and Judson ISD police carefully eying them, the students marched down Walzem carrying Mexican flags. Some of them had the red, white and green Mexican flag painted on their faces. They said their goal was to increase the size of the protest group by augmenting it with Roosevelt students.
"Mexicans need to be treated fairly," one student said. "Just like Martin Luther King had to fight, we will fight for our rights."
Another said San Antonio 'used to be part of Mexico.'
"They don't want people here from Mexico, but this used to be part of Mexico," she said. This used to be Mexican land before it was everybody's land."
When the group arrived at Roosevelt, students stood on the north side of Walzem Road chanting 'walk out, walk out!' On the south side of Walzem in front of the school were several North East Police Department officers. At one point, two water bottles were hurled at police.
The two sides eyed each other for about twenty minutes, then a small group of students dashed across the busy road toward Roosevelt. They tried to get into Roosevelt property but were blocked by police. A handful of Roosevelt students cheered in the school courtyard but none joined the mob. Frustrated, the protesters began yelling 'don't be p*****s!'
Finally, police herded the group onto a side street between Roosevelt and the old Windsor Park Mall, where one of the group leaders was taken into custody.
Then the rest of the group was led away from the school. Nobody was hurt.
There was also a small walkout at the same time at Clark High School, where a handful of students marched to the corner of Interstate 10 and DeZavala where they chanted slogans and waved banners before dispersing. A peaceful protest involving Highlands and Brackenridge students wound through the south side at mid afternoon.
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America rocks!!
Exactly. Reading some of these posts about "I don't understand why they have to do this illegally..." are you serious? Take a moment and think why the people come across illegally in the first place.
You think they want to be here illegally, always being in fear of being caught?
It's the necessity of surviving and pulling their families out of poverty which makes most of them risk their lives crossing over to try and have a decent life.
I know many migrants. Who do you think built my fence?
President Fox has no respect for USA and our border. No mas....
We have enough.. Time to seal the border and just friggin let those that are here in.
Then play hardball with the border. Maybe portable saddam plastic grinders etc....
I was at the HEB at Dezavala and I10 this morning, and all those kids walked in. They were laughing it up and having a good time. I'm sure more than half of them had no clue why they were even skipping class.
Agreed.
Most of these kids are just there to miss school.
Schools OUT for summer dundund dunndududhhdh
Schoooooollll
yeah im glad students are marching, but during a school day? do it on a weekend
Just released on HBO
http://www.hbo.com/events/walkout/index.html
Edward James Olmos directs this HBO Films drama that tells the true but little-known story of a group of Chicano students who staged a compelling 1968 walkout to protest the injustices of the public high-school system in East Los Angeles. Starring Alexa Vega as Paula Crisostomo, an idealistic honor student who refuses to "play it safe" in a school system that clearly discriminates against Chicanos, instead banding with a group of activists to coordinate a multi- school walkout of students. Mentored by her charismatic teacher Sal Castro (Michael Peña), Paula learns that sometimes the price for progress is high -- but it's ultimately worth paying.
Last edited by SA210; 03-31-2006 at 08:59 PM.
AMEN.What's brave about illegally being in a country? What's brave about leaching off the health care system when you're not paying a dime into it.
I just want someone to explain to me what the deal is with the Mexican flag. What does that have to do with the rights of illegal immigrants? If you want to stay in this country, enjoy the quality of living in this country, be supported by the health care system of this country, the least you could do is learn some English and start waving the stars and stripes.
Im sure were total racist pigs for believing that though.
tpark- you are BEYOND programmed. This has nothing to do with being a racist pig. It has everything to do with ignorance. Present me with FACTS that immigrants do not pay into the system, and I will show you how wrong you are. Until then, try to get past your anger and see that this is a HUMAN issue more than a race one.
Tpark programmed? The you say.
Back on topic...
I see no reason to pay workers who partake in a guest worker program a "living wage". There are several reasons for this, but first and foremost the main benefit to such a program for this country would be the cheap labor and the cheap goods and services that would come from it. Artificially inserting another wage requirement would just up the market system that much more.
Secondly, the majority of the money they earn flows out of this country and into their country of origion. So, you want to pay them a living wage in order for that money to leave this economy? Oh no.
A living wage is not a human right.
I don't think Tpark is being "racist pig". He might have an edgy opinion but he's not saying let's round em up and shoot em etc.
Agree with Manny that setting a wage system will not work. The fees and paperwork need to be low and 1 page too. KISS (keep is simple).
Let the worker and the employeer set the wage, the way it's been done for over 100 years.
Thats fine but why should we arrest these people. I know many of you are saying that they are criminals for doing so but its different. Think about this..... a person who is caught drinking and driving in Texas would only face a misdemeanor (think thats how you spell it) and would most likely be let go. I was told this by a cop friend of mine. Now if they are not arrested all the time then why is it that immigrants, just trying to make a buck, should. Maybe we give them the 3 strike rule....you know caught first time sent back, caught second time sent back, caught Third time arrested and jailed for 90 days. I don't know....... people will always think bad of us Mexicans because they feel we are a low class citizen. They treat us like children sometimes.
Edit: I will say this though...... The border patrol agents that we have now are mainly compassionate people who are doing their job but understand why immigrants cross. They are sending them back but if they catch an immigrant they give them water and food because of how hot it is and many of these people had not eaten in a while. If we just had more agents that would help the situation but not solve it.
Last edited by LakerHater0823; 04-01-2006 at 10:47 AM.
Exactly and its not like its safe coming over here either. How many immigrants died in the desert trying to cross? Think about what desperation they must feel when they risk their lives and the lives of their family to cross over....if we want to stop the immigration problem then we need to help Mexico come out of the poverty level in some way. And if your not for that then you shouldn't want to help Iraq either.
Damn where do you live Laker Hater? IN Canada? Sounds like you don't know ..
There was this little battle called the Alamo and a little war of independence..
That means there is a line.. one side is MEXICO.. other is Texas..
Mexico EXPECTS us to obey there laws exactly when we are in Mexico that includes entry into Mexico. If you go to MEXICO to live and take a job you are a CRIMINAL.. you are arresed and deported... and if you mouth off they will beat the crap out of you.
Ok so that means what to me? I am not talking about Mexican policy I am talking about American policy. Many countries also cutoff the hands of theives....Should we do the same? And How many Americans are going to Mexico illegally to get a job and survive??!
Edit: By the way I live in SA and my Grandparents were immigrants.
Why are they waving the flag of Mexico? Why wave the flag of the country you left and don't want to go back to?
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