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Immigration Marchers Say Their Message Is Not Getting Through
By Itica Milanes
One day after a series of immigration reform rallies around the Valley, the organizers say their message still isn't getting through to the feds.

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There were fewer supporters and a different cause this year. Immigrants want the raids to stop, but federal agents say they're about to turn up the heat on undocumented workers.
The big push behind Tuesday's immigration rally was for a moratorium on immigrant raids. But now, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents say not only are they increasing their manpower, but also the number of raids around the country and in the Valley.

Virginia Kice, I.C.E., says, "By year's end, we will have 75 fugitive operation's teams in place across the country and each of those teams is expected to make as many as 1,000 arrests a year."

Disturbing news for immigrant activist Leonel Flores. He feels the rally's turnout of 3,500 people was a success, but the message was lost on the federal government. He says, "I think it's a negative answer to our marches yesterday, to tell me that raids and deportations will increase at the end of the year."

Flores believes word of the increase in raids and deportations will create panic among the illegal immigrant community. He says, "Te people will be afraid to do business...to go freely, go walking, stores, school, work, to everywhere."

Flores estimates there are 500,000 immigrants working the Valley fields and 90% of them are undocumented. He says removing a large part of that workforce would have devastating economic effects felt around the country. Flores says, "...not only on the Valley. The Valley provides food for all of the country, so the impact will be nationally or internationally."

An I.C.E. spokesperson told Action News that in the next several months I.C.E will be basing two extra fugitve operation teams in California, one in Sacramento and the other in Fresno, although she wouldn't say exactly when.

Flores says he's now working on a plan to educate the immigrant community about their rights, so they'll have a better idea of what to do should I.C.E. agents come knocking on their door.

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Oh, we got your message! America is not happy about your message.

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Flores believes word of the increase in raids and deportations will create panic among the illegal immigrant community. He says, "Te people will be afraid to do business...to go freely, go walking, stores, school, work, to everywhere."

Maybe some of them will wize up and go back to Mexico. I know for a fact that many of the younger ones just come here for a lark, hoping to make enough money to buy a new truck or car. Others come to earn enough money to either fix up an existing house in Mexico or buy a new one. It is the ones who have been here for 10 or 20 years and have multiple children that pose the greatest difficulty.

Virginia Kice, I.C.E., says, "By year's end, we will have 75 fugitive operation's teams in place across the country and each of those teams is expected to make as many as 1,000 arrests a year."

That's a great start, when the number approaches that many per month we'll be getting somewhere.

Tally ho!

I think everyone here has a good sense of this, but re:

One day after a series of immigration reform rallies around the Valley, the organizers say their message still isn't getting through to the feds

...What the protesters for 'reform' do not seem to want to acknowledge, is that they do not need to convince the Feds so much as they do the American people [citizens]. So long as they continue to flout their disrespect for our laws, then they shouldn't expect any converts to their point of view. The way I see it, is it is an irreversible position by definition.

Virginia Kice, I.C.E., says, "By year's end, we will have 75 fugitive operation's teams in place across the country and each of those teams is expected to make as many as 1,000 arrests a year."

75,000 arrest a year???? Heck, that won't even come close to making up for the 500,000+ illegals coming across the border annually. I'll be convinced we're making progress when the outflow surpasses the inflow.