Thread: Charlotte NC Latino Forum

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Latinos say immigration not only issue
At Foro Latino, they speak of contributions from the state's fastest growing community.
By Franco Ordoñez
fordonez@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Saturday, Mar. 14, 2009

Exhibitor Linda Block (left) with UNC Ashville talks to youth members of the Latin American Coalition (from left) Maria Varela, Dafne Morales and Jasmine Flores at the 14th annual Latin Issues Forum. T.ORTEGA GAINES – ogaines@charlotteobserver.com

To purchase this photo | Browse our storeSaying too much focus is placed on illegal immigration, Latinos from across the state are gathering in Charlotte to talk about their positive contributions and power as a unified community.

The 14th annual Foro Latino kicked off Friday with more than 350 people signed up for workshops on jobs, health care and immigrant rights.

“We're all here for a reason – change,â€

Amnesty marches are the best thing in the world for us . It ticks off most Americans but they do not know what to do next. Go to an amnesty march with signs that tell the witnesses most of whom are angry but do not do anything that when they go home to log on here and NumbersUSA.

[quote]“I fear that the nation's dramatic economic downturn will once again unleash ugly passions barely hidden beneath the surface,â€

Gov. Purdue needs to realize that illegal aliens are not part of "all North Carolina families". These people are criminal aliens who are breaking the law to live there.

So right, they are suddenly the victims when Americans speak out about their identity theft, job theft illegal border crossing and theft of state services.

"It is not fair to me", is the plea from illegal aliens we hear so ofter, but they have forgotten the other side of the coin, that their crime of crossing our border illegally was not fair to the LEGAL immigrants, who put so much effort into being here, their theft of jobs has not been fair to legal immigrants and Americans who have been replaced by unscrupulous employers for cheaper, their theft of identities has been unfair to those whose lives have been ruined by this crime, and their theft of social services they were not entitled to has hurt those most truly in need.

The true victims have been legal immigrants and American citizens, the only reason the illegal aliens are crying foul is they are being seen for who they are, and do not like what they are being exposed for, and are now just trying to deflect by playing the victim, a common ruse by criminals to gain sympathy.

La Noticia is the major Spanish-language newspaper in Charlotte and checking out their website, about the only thing I could read was how important it was to advertise with them, and an editorial about how many American people are against 287(g). I never thought the day would come when I could not read half the newspapers in my community because they are in a language I don't understand. There is even a newspaper in Chinese.

Voicing the feelings of many Latinos across the state, Alvarez said the community feels victimized by opposition groups who call for greater enforcement of immigration laws.

I don't feel victimized by groups who want enforcement of immigration laws. I AM victimized by illegal aliens and their advocates. Racists make this a racial issue, it's not. It's a matter of OBEYING the LAWS.

ENFORCE and DEPORT!

[b]Keynote speaker George de Lama, a former managing editor at the Chicago Tribune, said the immigration debate is a complex issue that must be discussed in human terms, yet at times has morphed “into an angry, racist argument in some circles over Latinos and our presence in this society.â€

Some N.C. residents express concern about Latino immigrants in the country illegally taking jobs and straining schools and hospitals.

Don't you just love their semantically manipulated games. This could easily be interpreted as the following, therefore used to further incite racism utilizing their typical 'divide-and-conquer, multi-culturalism' tactics dictated by their agenda for balkanization:

Some N.C. residents express concern about [ALL] LATINO IMMIGRANTS IN THE COUNTRY, who are illegally taking jobs and straining schools and hospitals.

[quote]"your input will be vital to addressing the concerns of all N.C. families,â€

Just a little update on our Hispanic contributions to the N Carolina communities! (just a little sarcasm in there)

Well for those of you in N Carolina and in the Alamance county,there was a piece on FOX8 News just now. The news release was about the county of Alamance as being the hub to drug trafficking. Carried on by Mexican illegal aliens and also legal aliens (ones born here in the USA). The DEA agent on their said they arer also carrying weapons now. Which he said ,before they did not.