Illegal Protests or "Vigil"?

[Mike B.]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

Did anyone notice the part that mentioned the Globe article:

Critics of illegal immigration throughout Dodge City, both in public forums and in the online community, have applauded the raids on local employers. Many have said they have nothing against immigrants themselves, but if they are in the country illegally, they should be punished. Illegal is illegal, they say.

That "online community" might be our beloved Dodge Board. Do you think Mr. V reads the board?

Everyone in Dodge reads this board, especially those at the Globe!

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by Mike B.

Everyone in Dodge reads this board, especially those at the Globe!

Too bad more don't participate!

I emailed Mr. V asking him to do an article on the "other side" of the coin concerning the cost of illegal immigration to the community both socially and economically and to perhaps snag some quotes from some local, TAXPAYING citizens.

You know it's incredible that they let some lady that might be here illegally have a voice in the paper but the local citizens that pay taxes every day don't get asked how THEY feel.

[Mike B.]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

Too bad more don't participate!

I emailed Mr. V asking him to do an article on the "other side" of the coin concerning the cost of illegal immigration to the community both socially and economically and to perhaps snag some quotes from some local, TAXPAYING citizens.

You know it's incredible that they let some lady that might be here illegally have a voice in the paper but the local citizens that pay taxes every day don't get asked how THEY feel.

You've brought out a very good point! Part of the answer may be that the Globe doesn't want to upset the apple cart. The money people in this town are content with the way things are going...why change or create waves?

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by Mike B.

You've brought out a very good point! Part of the answer may be that the Globe doesn't want to upset the apple cart. The money people in this town are content with the way things are going...why change or create waves?

Lets give them a chance and see what happens.

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by BroncoFan

...I say it is time that illegals get the jist: You are not welcome. We don't care if you work for less. No, this is not Mexico, Ireland, Cuba, etc. This is America, and you have to follow the rules here.

They have to follow the rules in Mexico, Ireland, Cuba or wherever they came from. What makes them think that they can ignore the rules here or make up their own?

Example;

Maria and her husband applied for naturalization twice. The first application, filed in 1989, made it through several steps before Maria was told it was lost.

The second application, filed in 1997, passed the first step: The couple's petition was accepted. That's the last Maria had heard.

Papers are supposed to be submitted BEFORE they enter the country, not after. Anyone applying from within this country without the proper documents to be here in the first place should be arrested and deported.

There are thousands of good folks that submitted application papers the right way and have waited for years for approval. Those folks should be here first, not the ones that cut into the line and slipped across the boarder after dark.

[Detector]

Rumor has it the ALIPAC(Americans for Legal Immigration PAC) might show up as well as a few INS busses.

Illegal Immigration ALIPAC - Content

[Sherry_Giskie]

When is this taking place??

[WizardofOz]

The main problem I see with the vigils is that all these illegals are banding together, flying their flags, giving their sob stories in front of the television camera, and decrying "what about the children!" which is a favorite phrase for any cause in the political spectrum. These are the things that everyone across the US gets to see on television giving the pro-illegal group the muscle it needs to affect political decisions. They can now tell a politician to stop enforcing immigration laws and give amnesty "or else" they will line the streets with protestors and hurt their reelection chances.

What I don't see is US citizens holding mass vigils or protests of comparable size voicing their concerns and saying "what about the children!" I read the postings in this forum as well as others, read news articles about the plight of identity theft victims (how else do the undocumented get documented), and victims of crime by the hands of illegals. There was a nice article reported online about how the border patrol agents are getting attacked by bands of illegals throwing rocks, shooting at them, or assaulting them all under the guise of making a better life for themselves. That motto of wanting to make a better life "for them" is a self-serving attitude especially when it hurts the rest of society in order to make their life better. The drug trade can be narrowed to the border, MS-13 and other such gangs simply walk over and destroy once civilized neighborhoods, and the threat of terrorist infiltration is always present.

There are some groups that protest illegal immigration such as the minute man project but nowhere near the size of the pro-illegal groups. Remember the "day without immigrants" rallies a few years ago? How about "a day without legals?" Now that would literally shut down the country so politicians could notice that citizens are tired of it. On a smaller scale, how about going to Wright park someday for an organized protest. Light a candle for each crime victim and identity theft victim and I guarantee there would be enough candle light to be seen from space.

[Detector]

Good post Wizzard.

The *cough* vigil is a 6:00pm tonight.

[K C Muffin]

We get the boo hoo stories up here too. They highlighted the plight of a young mother who was an illegal (apparently legally married to a citizen and had a child here). She's had more than one opportunity to apply for citizenship, but didn't because she didn't want them to know she was here and illegal. I sympathize with them, but for every one of those stories, I think they should highlight one American worker out of a job that's been replaced with an illegal worker. I wonder if that would change the tide of the pansy Dems.