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Originally posted by satron
I didn't know they did, where did you see this?
"...They are afraid of getting arrested if they’re undocumented,” he said. “We have to explain that the park is safe.”
...Castaño sees signs of growing involvement. “Now I hear Latin music and there’s the information desk in Spanish and there’s also the Occupy Wall Street Journal in Spanish,” he noted....
...Since then, Spanish general assemblies (asambleas generales) have been held from 5-7 p.m. every Sunday....
...Mattos sums up by emphasizing the connection of immigrant issues to the Occupy Wall Street protests. She sees immigrants as making up a strong contingent of the “99%.”
“Immigrants have been victims of capitalism. We are economic refugees and we have to go through the broken American system and suffer the consequences. We don’t want to accept that,” Mattos said.
Originally posted by HangTheTraitors
I think the average person involved in the Occupy movement is a wee-bit more concerned with stopping the rear-end-raping going on to us and our economy. Thats the issue 1st and foremost before we worry about other lesser things.
Our futures and our childrens futures are a little bit more important than that right now.
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
I would like to know how we would expect to expel these illegal immigrants! Round them up and deport them?
Not gonna happen!
We can talk all the game we want to, but when it comes to action I find it almost impossible to achieve!
By the way, there are man generations of illegal immigrants living in the US, Mexican, Irish, Asian and European living in the US. For the sake of consistency, will all white people be deported as well so we can give the land back to the native Indians?
If we are going to do this, let's be honest.
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
reply to post by silent thunder
If you want jobs....talk to the business' that export them for cheap labor!
Immigrants, en mass, will never be deported. Never have, never will!
Race may have nothing to do with it, but if we are to be ideologically consistent then we must realize that America was founded on illegal immigration!edit on 24-11-2011 by sheepslayer247 because: (no reason given)
ETA: Immigration is currently way down.
Originally posted by silent thunder
Yes, yes, everyone is different and not everyone in OWS supports the dream act, amnisty for illegals, or open borders.
Yet the majority seem to. At the very least, I have yet to see ANY OWS people openly and actively protesting against the Dream Act and illegal immigration.
I personally don't see how open borders and a seemingly endless influx of illegals is going to do anything but strip more jobs from Americans. Same with all forms of outsourcing/offshoring.
I would like to hear, with as many specifics as possible, from any OWSers regarding their position on illegals.
Originally posted by silent thunder
reply to post by sheepslayer247
Sorry, I'm not seeing the connection between ideology and taking practical steps to eradicate a problem in this case.
It's real simple. Enforce the laws that are already on the books. The laws already in place say these people are ILLEGAL.
Do you not support rule of law?
Originally posted by TupacShakur
reply to post by silent thunder
Uhhh.....that has nothing to do with the protests. Illegal immigrants didn't hijack our government and crash the economy.