Thread: Activist plans protest march in Irving

Activist plans protest march in Irving
By MELISSA VARGAS
Star-Telegram staff writer
Sun, Oct. 07, 2007

IRVING -- Carlos Quintanilla is again taking his cause to the streets.

He gathered more than 50 people at a Mexican restaurant Saturday to organize a march in protest of a city program that has increased the number of deportations of immigrants who are in the country illegally.

Hispanic business owners, community members, religious leaders, radio and television personalities, teachers and students asked the public to join them at 3 p.m. next Saturday for a march from Texas Stadium to City Hall -- a distance of more than four miles.

Attendees also prepared for a delegation of about 35 representatives to meet with the Dallas County district attorney's office at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to formally request an investigation into the Irving Police Department over what they call illegal apartment complex raids about three weeks ago.

Mayor Herbert Gears could not be reached for comment, but he has said that residents were arrested only if they had broken the law and that the officers do not check for immigration or citizenship papers.

"In the absence of immigration reform there are injustices," Quintanilla said. "We need to begin to address these injustices."

Quintanilla called the Police Department's Criminal Alien Program "an excuse to begin massive deportation." The program has netted more that 1,500 deportations this year. The Mexican consul general has also expressed his dismay at the heightened numbers of deportations in Irving.

City leaders say illegal immigrants are being deported every month because of the city's increased scrutiny of the immigration status of people arrested.

Quintanilla's pro-immigrant organization Acción América held a rally Sept. 26 to protest the police program. He told the crowd to call City Hall and demand an end to the program.

City officials said the next day they were swamped with nearly 500 calls in favor of the police crackdown.

This report includes material from Star-Telegram archives.

msanchez@star-telegram.com
Melissa Vargas, 817-685-3888
http://www.star-telegram.com/407/story/259897.html

Quintanilla called the Police Department's Criminal Alien Program "an excuse to begin massive deportation." The program has netted more that 1,500 deportations this year. The Mexican consul general has also expressed his dismay at the heightened numbers of deportations in Irving.

You have to wonder if they are really this stupid or mentally retarded. What part of illegal don't they understand? Are we supposed to just sit back and allow them to take over and destroy our country, like they did Mexico? We don't need a [MOD EDIT] excuse to deport criminals back to their homeland.

Quintanilla called the Police Department's Criminal Alien Program "an excuse to begin massive deportation." The program has netted more that 1,500 deportations this year. The Mexican consul general has also expressed his dismay at the heightened numbers of deportations in Irving

Wow, by reading that you'd almost get the feeling that there is some right not to be deported... Again, in case there is any lack of clarity on the subject, immigration into the US is not a right nor entitlement - it is a privilege and only a privilege - extended by the citizens through the actions of their government.

Oh my, he want illegals to march in a town that has deported 1500 of them?

The Mexican Consul tells illegals to avoid Irving and this yahoo is telling them to come to town and demand march? Them's fighting words.

ICE, you listening?

"In the absence of immigration reform there are injustices," Quintanilla said. "We need to begin to address these injustices."

There's that word "REFORM" again. Thankfully, more and more Americans are awakening to these people's true definition of "REFORM."

Wow, as I'm typing I just heard it again from the Mayor of Brownsville on Fox.

"REFORM" = "AMNESTY"

Originally Posted by WhatMattersMost

Quintanilla called the Police Department's Criminal Alien Program "an excuse to begin massive deportation." The program has netted more that 1,500 deportations this year. The Mexican consul general has also expressed his dismay at the heightened numbers of deportations in Irving.

You have to wonder if they are really this stupid or mentally retarded. What part of illegal don't they understand? Are we supposed to just sit back and allow them to take over and destroy our country, like they did Mexico? We don't need a [MOD EDIT] excuse to deport criminals back to their homeland.

I agree 100%. It's as if they can't hear or read or whatever. They have tunnel vision...all they see is a free pass, a handshake and a thumbs up for the illegals. I'm so sick and tired of this one-sided, self-centered and messed-up thinking.

But let 'em march. It always backfires on them.

Oh dear......that's funny stuff there. I foresee a march about as successful as one of their boycotts.

Quite frankly though, I believe they choose to poke at the bear. Either they know they will get away with it because ICE and the PD will make no move which would lend credence to their claims. Orrrrrr.......they want ICE and the PD to do something so they will have "evidence" of what they claim is going on.

Either way, these people need to get a grip on reality. They have no right to be here, and we have every right to enforce our laws. Therefore, we win.

"In the absence of immigration reform there are injustices," Quintanilla said. "We need to begin to address these injustices."

Since when is it "Unjust" to enforce the law? What is it about ILLEGAL that some hispanics don't understand?

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this is funny since a city official of irving was in on a meeting with Carlos and he said he had NO PROBLEM with the city of irving doing this. he thought someone taped this as well. this official called into one of the local radio talk shows here in dallas and relayed the above to the host

so is carlos being a hypocrite or what