Thread: Immigration Protests: An Act of Domestic Terrorism

Friday, July 30, 2010

Immigration Protests: An Act of Domestic Terrorism

Posted by : Katie Pavlich at 12:47 PM

It seems as though illegal immigration advocates will never be satisfied. After Judge Susan Bolton blocked the most controversial parts of SB 1070, essentially taking out all real power from the bill, a group known as "Freedom for Arizona," committed an act of domestic terrorism by spreading out over 15 tires connected by rope and covered in tar, a banner, brown paint and shards of broken glass across I-19 in Arizona, a busy interstate with a 65 mph speed limit covering approximatly 70 miles between Tucson and Nogales. This action not only stopped all traffic flow, but could have killed innocent people in the process.


The goal of the tires, glass and paint was to stop all deportations back to Mexico as well as stopping all capital flow to damage the economy. The banner placed across the interstate read, "Stop All Militarization! The Border is Illegal!"

The group took full responsibility for the closure on their blog, Resistance to SB1070: No Borders, No State No Papers:


Partial justice is no justice at all! Despite Judge ruling to block parts of SB 1070, racial-profiling, raids, deportations and the militarization of the border will continue unchallenged. This is why today we shut down Interstate 19 (I-19).


The group issued a statement on their blog the day before shutting down the freeway exposing their plan and claimed that land in Arizona is indiginous.


The State of Arizona ruthlessly disrupts and terrorizes the lives of non-white communities on a daily basis. SB 1070 is yet another example of how migrants and people of color are criminalized. Today’s action is a declaration of resistance to the criminalization of affected communities and the militarization of indigenous land.

Neither SB 1070 nor the deployment of National Guard troops to the border do anything to address the root causes as to why people migrate. U.S. economic policies and wars have displaced and impoverished millions of people all over the world. Capital-driven policies, such as NAFTA, create poverty. These policies and laws not only consume and exploit land and people, but they also displace us from our homes, forcing us to migrate in order to survive. If policymakers were serious about stopping “illegal immigration,â€

the mainstream media and people with their head in the sand are calling the protests "mostly peaceful

Maybe we should thank the media. These people are doing it for attention. They would love this to be on the media, because stupid as they are they think all hispanics are going to rise up and follow their lead. They want a war and think they can win. They don't stop to think that Americans might start fighting back. It seems the more they don't get the press the more outrageous they are getting. They keep it up and they are going to force the hand of our government.

ILLEGAL ALIENS KNOW AMERICANS ARE IDIOTS AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AGAINST THEM. THAT IS WHY WE AMERICANS HAVE TO STAND UP AND TELL ALL THE POLITICIANS TO DEPORT THOSE ILLEGALS AND NO AMENSTY. ROMNEY WANTS TO GRANT AMNESTY TO ILLEGALS BEFORE 2012. NO, ROMNEY, AMERICANS DO NOT SUPPORT AMNESTY. DEPORT THEM NOW.

Enforcement works. It makes them self deport as we have seen now. The more inhospitable and devoid of benefits the states get, the faster they self deport.
Take away Birthright Citizenship, jobs, and handouts and they will leave and never come back. Its the ONLY way to fight illegal immigration. Amnesty and Rewards ONLY encourages more...

The goal of the tires, glass and paint was to stop all deportations back to Mexico as well as stopping all capital flow to damage the economy. The banner placed across the interstate read, "Stop All Militarization! The Border is Illegal!"

There's the agenda, that's what it's all about...the mexicans getting a free pass to violate any of our laws they want. We're an equal opportunity country....deport all (from all countries) illegal aliens!

The goal of the tires, glass and paint was to stop all deportations back to Mexico as well as stopping all capital flow to damage the economy. The banner placed across the interstate read, "Stop All Militarization! The Border is Illegal!"

This reminds me of the riots in France. Illegal aliens have no respect for laws. They come here demanding to be legal but they dont want to follow the rules. Instead of studying our history, learning our language, understanding our culture, or showing respect, they do the opposite. Its just ugly.

Originally Posted by butterbean

The goal of the tires, glass and paint was to stop all deportations back to Mexico as well as stopping all capital flow to damage the economy. The banner placed across the interstate read, "Stop All Militarization! The Border is Illegal!"

This reminds me of the riots in France. Illegal aliens have no respect for laws. They come here demanding to be legal but they dont want to follow the rules. Instead of studying our history, learning our language, understanding our culture, or showing respect, they do the opposite. Its just ugly.

You are so right. These people make so many rediculous demands, yet they do not abide by our laws. The government has to toughen up and forget about the illegals and their feelings. The citizens come first not the invaders.