Thread: Fatal beating of Mexican sparks anti-ICE nationwide protests

Fatal beating of Mexican sparks anti-ICE nationwide protests
By Cheryl LaBash

Published Aug 29, 2008 8:15 PM
On Aug. 22 demonstrations in many U.S. cities demanded an immediate moratorium on raids, incarcerations, deportations and separation of immigrant families. The urgent call responded to the racist killing of 25-year-old Luis RamÃ*rez and plans by ICE/Homeland Security to dragnet half a million people in the next six months.


RamÃ*rez was beaten to death by three white high school football players in Shenandoah, Penn., near Hazelton, Penn., a town notorious for enacting virulent anti-immigrant laws. At the Aug. 18 arraignment for the accused killers, where the charges were reduced from first degree to third degree murder, demonstrators gathered outside the Schuykill County, Penn., courthouse to demand justice for the slain Mexican immigrant.

Teresa Gutierrez, a leader of the May 1 Coalition for Immigrant and Worker Rights, who traveled from New York City, told WNEP-TV, “No one has the right to be judge, jury and executioner on the streets of this country, no matter the legal status of any Latino or other immigrant.â€

1/30,000=1 Mexican killed/30,000 Americans killed by illegals since 911

Where is the proportionality?

That's right, let's throw the baby out with the water and give amnesty to all illegals! If those teens killed Ramirez, and it wa a hate crime, then they will be punished but to use his death to advance a pro-open borders is despicable!

How this killing is connected to ICE is beyond me. These demonstrations are just another excuse to make demands.

Emma Lozano, who traveled from Chicago with a delegation of young pink-bereted Latinas, said: “That’s why we’re here. We’re here to say the hate’s got to stop. We’re here to battle the hate, not to battle individuals or a race or a color of people, just the hate.â€

What does ICE have to do with Ramirez's killing???

and plans by ICE/Homeland Security to dragnet half a million people in the next six months.

THIS on the other hand, is GREAT news!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by ReggieMay

How this killing is connected to ICE is beyond me. These demonstrations are just another excuse to make demands.

Yes, let's throw everything up and see what sticks. LOL They are going in all directions, because no much is working to convince the citizens.

[quote]Emma Lozano, who traveled from Chicago with a delegation of young pink-bereted Latinas, said: “That’s why we’re here. We’re here to say the hate’s got to stop. We’re here to battle the hate, not to battle individuals or a race or a color of people, just the hate.â€

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Emma Lozano, who traveled from Chicago with a delegation of young pink-bereted Latinas, said: “That’s why we’re here. We’re here to say the hate’s got to stop. We’re here to battle the hate, not to battle individuals or a race or a color of people, just the hate.â€