I am organizing a rally event on May7th in Portland, Oregon, so the group I agreed to do this for National Anti-Illegal Immigrant Protest Rally, set up an email address for me to use just for this, it was also posted on their main page and on Free Republic, to let locals know about it.

Here is an email I got in that box:


Subject:May 1st (saronnehf@hotmail.com) 04/21/2006 2:49 pm RE: May 1st
From:"Saron Nehf" <saronnehf@hotmail.com>
Date:Mon, Apr 24, 2006 2:27 pm
To:elizabeth@illegalimmigrantprotest.com

As an American citizen who has educated myself in these issues I am I am confident in what we are doing to provide justice and fight racism. It might be benficial for you to educate yourself in these issues.
MYTH: Immigrants take jobs from United States citizens.
REALITY: Studies agree that immigrants create more jobs than they fill.

Studies have consistently shown that immigrant workers do not hurt U.S.-born workers; instead, immigrants stimulate economic growth by spending on consumer goods, starting small businesses, and investing capital. Authors of such studies include the U.S. Department of Labor, the Rand Corporation, the University of Maryland, the Council of Economic Advisors, Ohio University, the National Research Council, and the Urban Institute.
A study by the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the idea that immigrants take jobs away from U.S.-born workers is “the most persistent fallacy about immigration in popular thought.” The myth is based on the false belief that the economy has only a fixed number of jobs.
Immigrants are three times as likely as U.S.-born residents to start small businesses, and small businesses account for up to 80% of new jobs in the U.S.
Most industrialized countries depend on immigrant workers to do the jobs considered most dirty, demanding, or dangerous, including many jobs in construction and domestic services.

Sources:
> American Civil Liberties Union. “IMMIGRATION: MYTHS AND FACTS." ACLU Briefing Paper: The Rights of Immigrants. NUMBER 20, Updated Fall 1997. http://archive.aclu.org/library/pbp20.html
> American Civil Liberties Union. “Immigrants and the Economy.” http://archive.aclu.org/library/aaimmig.html
> Cowan, Rich, Michelle Persard, and Jesse Hahnel. “13 Myths About Immigration.” 12 April, 1996. Center for Campus Organizing. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45/110.html :
> Streefland, Elizabeth M. “The Changing Nature of US Immigration.” 1995. http://www.streefland.com/myths.htm
> American Immigration Lawyers Association. “Five Immigration Myths Explained.” http://www.aila.org/contentViewer.aspx?bc=17,142
> UNESCO Information Kit on the United Nations Convention on Migrants Rights http://www.unesco.org/most/migration/convention/#Facts

MYTH: Immigrants make such heavy use of social services that they are a burden on the United States treasury.
REALITY: Immigrants are a net gain for the national treasury, because they pay significantly more in taxes each year than they receive in services.

Most studies have shown that immigrants pay at least $28 million more in taxes than they receive in services. Over their lifetimes, an average immigrant and his or her children are estimated to pay about $80,000 more in taxes than they receive in services.
Most immigrants arrive in the United States already old enough to work, so the U.S. gets instant adult workers, whose education is already paid for by another country.
Only 3% of arriving immigrants are over age 65, compared to 12% of the overall U.S. population, so immigrant workers make a disproportional net contribution to Social Security and Medicare. Many experts believe that the contribution of immigrants is critical to keeping these programs afloat.
Undocumented immigrants are already ineligible for most social programs, except for public education, emergency health care, and nutrition assistance for poor women and children. According to census data, the percentage of immigrants who receive welfare is lower than the percentage of U.S.-born citizens who do.
Anti-immigrant advocates often cite studies showing that immigrants receive more in services than they pay in taxes on a state or local level. What they do not tell you is that this is just as true of U.S.-born citizens as it is of immigrants. Overall, most taxes are paid to the federal government, not the state or local government.
Undocumented immigrant workers pay taxes but rarely receive refunds because many are afraid to file. According to an IRS estimate, undocumented immigrants pay more than $300 million in federal taxes alone each year.






Kuumba (Creativity)
"To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it."


From: elizabeth@illegalimmigrantprotest.com
To: Saron Nehf <saronnehf@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: May 1st
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 19:04:07 -0700
>No, I am sorry, as an American citizen I cannot support illegal aliens
>that have come into my country and taken jobs from Americans and are a
>drain on the taxpayers. I personally have been victmized by this
>supposed "victimless" crime. I see too many working Americans going
>hungry, while working two jobs, while illegal aliens are getting
>"support" from our states and our bleeding heart communities. I
>personally know of one American family, both parents work, and have two
>children, and both have major health problems. They must have medication
>for these problems and thus the family tends to go without food. While
>you are giving your support to these "poor" illegal aliens, there are
>American citizens going hungry, or without their medication, or
>homeless. How can you live with yourself while turning your backs on
>your own fellow citizens? By the way, do not email at this email
>address again.
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: May 1st
> > From: "Saron Nehf" <saronnehf@hotmail.com>
> > Date: Fri, April 21, 2006 2:49 pm
> > To: elizabeth@illegalimmigrantprotest.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > To whom it may concern;
> >
> > We have many immigrants in our community, and we need to start supporting
> > them. The HR 4437 which would turn 11 million undocumented immigrants into
> > felons, punish anyone guilty of providing them assistance is not fair and
> > I believe we should take a stand. We are planning a rally/strike on May
> > 1st beginning at 10am at the first Christian church on Main St. in
> > Vancouver and we will all walk as a group to Esther Short Park. If you
> > are interested in spreading the news we would really appreciate it. If
> > you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at:
> > 360-910-0065. Thank you for your time.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Saron Nehf
> > Kuumba (Creativity)
> > "To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our
> > community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it



OF COURSE THE LAST EMAIL IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONE, THEN MY REPLY, THEN HER REPLY. I ASKED HER THE FIRST TIME NOT TO USE THAT EMAL BOX FOR HER LITTLE EVENT, AND SHE DID ANYWAYS, SO I BLACKLISTED HER. BUT MAN TALK ABOUT THICK HEADED, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET THROUGH TO THESE PEOPLE? AND NOTICE, SHE ACTUALLY HAS TO BRING UP THAT "RACIST" THING, AS THOUGH SHE KNOWS FOR A FACT THAT IT IS A RACIST ISSUE. I ASKED HER WHO IS THE RACIST WHEN MY 8 YEAR OLD JUST WANTED TO PLAY WITH THE OTHER LITTLE GIRLS HERE, BUT THE OLDER KIDS WOULD TELL HER "GO AWAY FAT WHITE GIRL, NO ONE WANTS YOU HERE, AND EVENTUALLY SHE WAS STABBED IN THE ARM, BECAUSE SHE WAS WHITE? SO NOW YOU KNOW, THIS IS HOW PEOPLE ARE HERE IN THE NW, IF IT DOES NOT FIT INTO THEIR WAY OF THINKING, THEN YOU MUST BE A ZENOPHOBE, RACIST OR A HOMOPHOBIC, OR WHATEVER THE NEXT CAUSE IS.