Thread: 'A Day Without Latinos' march set

'A Day Without Latinos' march set
Organizers seek immigration reform
By GEORGIA PABST
gpabst@journalsentinel.com
Posted: April 20, 2008

For the third year in a row, Voces de La Frontera is organizing "A Day Without Latinos" march on May 1, part of a national effort to push for comprehensive immigration reform.

Last year, Milwaukee had one of the largest gatherings in the country as thousands of people marched through downtown.

"This year, we want to send a clear message to the next president that we want to see comprehensive immigration reform within the first 100 days of a new administration," Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de La Frontera, said at a news conference last week at City Hall to announce the march.

She said advocacy organizations across the country also are asking President Bush to stop the stepped-up raids and deportations that have occurred across the country since the last comprehensive immigration bill collapsed.

This year, there will not be a call for boycotting businesses or asking businesses to shut down during the march, Neumann-Ortiz said.

Employers are being asked to allow employees to attend, and letters are being given to employees to give to employers, asking for the time to march.

Ike Edwards of the United Food and Commercial Workers union said changes in immigration law are needed because "for too long, workers who are considered illegal aliens have been ignored, and the issue of immigration reform has been swept under the rug."

The march also has the support of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.

An association statement says that although the economy provided 134 million jobs last year, the government made only 10,000 green cards available for service industry workers.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=741527

I love that day. Traffic is light.

They should give them thier walking Papers and tell them to March as much as they want ..

What want to know is

When is the 365 day a year Without Illegal Immigrant Latinos, Asians, Europeans, Cubans etc.

and the key here is Illegal

Demands from law breakers. Go figure.

Looking forward to no traffic also. Been there done that and it was great.

This year, we want to send a clear message to the next president that we want to see comprehensive immigration reform within the first 100 days of a new administration," Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de La Frontera, said at a news conference last week at City Hall to announce the march.

Yup, making demands from our government. as usual. They need to march . . all the way back across the border.

She said advocacy organizations across the country also are asking President Bush to stop the stepped-up raids and deportations that have occurred across the country since the last comprehensive immigration bill collapsed.

This year, there will not be a call for boycotting businesses or asking businesses to shut down during the march, Neumann-Ortiz said.


Well now, these marches have certainly taken a decidely sinister and menacing turn

I believe we now know the purpose of Calderon's recent visit here....the reason behind his meetings with his loyal reconquista politicians and these organizations, the "pep talks" broadcast to his millions of illegals.

An overwhelming force of millions upon millions of illegal aliens, led by organizations doing the bidding of a foreign government, taking over entire areas of our country to DEMAND that the president of a sovereign nation end the enforcement of that nation's laws, goes well beyond immigration and labor matters and making some pathetic attempt to show this country how badly we supposedly need them.

"This year, we want to send a clear message to the next president that we want to see comprehensive immigration reform within the first 100 days of a new administration," Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de La Frontera, said at a news conference last week at City Hall to announce the march.

First of all, I don't give a rat's behind what you and your group wants. In case you haven't noticed Chica, the voters (remember the voters? the ones who really have a right to make demands) made sure that "comprehensive immigration" did not become law.

The marches this year will be as ineffective as the previous have been. Americans don't take demands from illegal immigrants very well. The bravado makes us angry. They just don't seem to get that. Or, maybe they're so arrogant they don't care. How ironic they're calling it "A Day Without Latinos". We would like nothing better!!!

This year, there will not be a call for boycotting businesses or asking businesses to shut down during the march, Neumann-Ortiz said.

LOL I remember how well last year's "boycott" went.