What Do U think of Flag Waving Immigrants marching for rights in the work place?
537018
If they're illegal, they have no right to be waving the American Flag when protesting the consequences of their illegal actions.  If they're legal immigrants, they have as much right to wave the flag as I do, and my ancestors came to America in the late 1600's. (We missed the Mayflower---lol)
309455
I agree with vain. diles que estas enfermo or something else. Don't go unless you think your boss will fire you.  I think that all immigrants should support it. According to the anti-immigrant people, "immigrants are a drain on society." If this is true, then during the day on May 1st the stock market will surge, and the economy will boom. If not, we prove them wrong once and for all. We know what will happen!\n\nDon't listen to those people who said that they will go and buy more things on that day, if they said that it is because they know that it will affect the country! \n\n\nAnd if you go to work just don't buy anything or put gas  on your car that day.
403787
"These immigrants are fighting to embrace this nation."\n\nThat is funny.  Of course, how did I miss it.  Waving a foreign flag, speaking a foreign language, demanding free services, bastardizing the National Anthem.  Sound like their trying to embrace this nation - in a war!\n\nI believe that this is going to backfire on them.  In California we need to stop electing these people who hate living in this country.  That's the only reason I can explain why they would boycott it.
20502
I support it. I know it sucks for the rest of us, but thank God people are willing to defend a decent living for working people. They said they might arrest the president of the local. The way I see it, in a free country you shouldn't be forced to work. you should have a right to control your own body and do it collectively if you want to. It isn't illegal for a factory to close and move to China or illegal for government to give no-bid contracts to friends, so until that is illegal, not working shouldn't be either. \n\nIn the end, although it is painful now, a victory for the transit workers means a victory for working people. If you think they get paid too much, it is because the rest of us get paid too little. We should all take a page from their book and rattle our sabers a bit too.
354900
Wildfl0wer seems to be on this kick that since the US is the land of the free with justice for all that illegals can march into the country and do whatever the hell they feel like. Sadly, this common viewpoint, is however wrong. And very much so. \n\nNo, we are not all immigrants, no we did not all immigrate to the US at one point in time. Most africans were brought here as slaves, while quite a few irish and other caucasian nationalities were brought over as cheap labor or indentured servants. Others are descendents from the multitude of families that were the original founding families of this nation. In all cases that doesn't make them immigrants. This is just an ignorant pro-immigration arguement that is as tired as the day is long...\n\nYes, we would pick fruit and clean houses. Guess what, prior to the surge of illegal immigration and cheap under-the-table labor that the criminals(and you are criminals, you broke the law by coming here) brought to the states American citizens preformed those jobs on a daily basis. Don't believe you're special just because your people now seem to have the perverbial market cornered on that type of labor industry. We did it before, and I guarentee you that there are legal US citizens right now who would be damned happy to have that job.\n\nAnd onto the topic at hand, do these criminals have a right to protest? No, they do not. They have no rights as far as I'm concerned. They've done nothing to earn any rights or privledges other then the cost of a tank of gas to export them back to where they came from. \n\nIf we were to protest in half the countries that illegals come from we would be jailed or worse. \n\nAnd don't fool yourselves, when you're crying out against any sort of law that is pre-established by the governing system you are in fact protesting against that very government because they were the ones to make it. Don't try to cop an excuse that you're not protesting the government, just the law because they are the same thing. Any other belief is a fallacy of logic.\n\nUntil you have a green card that says you're a citizen, you have no rights or freedoms granted by the contstitution. And depending on your line of work, even then they don't apply to you. What gives me the right to even say this? Freedom of speech, because I *AM* a US citizen. And my job gives me the right because every day I go out to defend it against the people of this world who would like nothing more then to see America in ashes. \n\nI, personally, am tired of tax payer dollars wasted on those who don't pay taxes. The money spent to educate these criminals has much better potential of use by making changes and reforms in our existing education system and raising that to a level that's comprable to the rest of the world. Quit wasting money on illegals, put it to good use teaching our legal children.
249596
they work hard then we do some of they have like 2 to 3 jobs.they do jobs the will don't do.but if you wanna do there job after they kick them out i don't think so.i think they should let all immigrant come and work here and give them green card.they don't break the law there here to work.
598524
If they are American citizens then they have rights that they can exercise. If they are illegal then they are here at their own risk. And the employers of illegal aliens should be punished. But yes I feel sorry for them too.
518239
It was not just the illegals that were marching. I am a US born citizen and I marched and wore my white shirt. And although you who don't understand the cause  and don't think a point was made. I believe the govt. might think differently. Because many of us that marched are US citizens and we do Vote. And that is something that the govt. cares about. And we did protest in English and Spanish as many of us legal or illegal are bilingual. And I have read answers in the forum  were many people say to wait in line and do the paperwork to come to this country legally. Well obviously you don't know anything about coming to this country legally from another country.You cant just fill out paperwork. A few years back anyone could get a visitors Visa to come here but Mexico,central and south American countries were cut off. However, it seems like all other countries still have that type of Visa available. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I believe that is why they didn't join the protests. Some people are here illegally because their visitors Visa expired and they just stayed here. Others crossed the border with no questions asked by the border officials because they look "white". And countless amounts have crossed running and hiding and many have died just to come here. You have no idea what it's like. I can only begin to imageing the pain and desperation of leaving your family behind to find a better life. You don't understand that they look up to this country and then when they get here they are mistreated. The point is there never should have been a law that made it illegal for anyone to come to this country. Maybe just different policies or different requirements.
359689
I'm not against immigration, but illegal is just that. When the boycott moved here, the people got fired, illegal and legal alike for not showing up at work. They say the immigrants are taking jobs the locals don't want, but I spent 4 months begging for work and I have experience picking in the fields.\n   I agree that they are protesting to the wrong government.
718663
Good point! I totally agree with you. And another thing that stumps me is when thy go around waving the mexican flag. I thought they wanted to be Americn citizens.
608994
Absolutely beautiful,  you are one of the smartest people on this site.  Yes they should when you go to another country you need to respect their culture and flag.  I would not go to mexico and wave an american flag.
504543
What unity are you guys talking about.  They leave their country because it sucks so bad and then they wave that flag around here trying to push a campaign for ILLEGAL immigrant rights.  If they hated their own country so much that they needed to cross the border then they don't need to wave the Mexican flag when they want American rights.
306672
By all accounts, we are putting them to work.  And that's fine with most people, especially the people who hire them.  So there is no problem.\n\nBut problems were made.  Because they became more numerous, they became more visible, and so they got more notice.  Eeek!  An immigrant!  Two, three, a dozen, right over there!\n\nNow we have to sort out frightened people's "concerns" against the economic benefits of having them here to do our crop picking, lawn care, babysitting and other low-end jobs.
412041
Nope, cuz they have a right to good employment as fellow humans,Nationality is a bare essential because we are ALL human \n\n(most of us lol)
437907
Absolutely not - I think if the present illegal immigrants are given amnesty or a cheap or free route to a work visa or legal citizenship, I think all the immigrants who did it the right way should be entitled to some form of reimbursement of the fees that they paid.  Not only did they pay, but they waited the probably almost unendurable amounts of time to be given legal access to the US, either as permanent residents, temporary residents, or even legal citizens.  I would be some choked, if I were them!  Let's hear it from some of these people - how do they feel about this situation?  They went about it the right way and now others are able to bypass the right way and jump ahead of them in the line?  I think those people need to stand up and be heard.  At least, they have a right to march and protest in the USA!
431252
Pancha, you see, people like Hellow Hellow (Stupid name i may add), are afraid of immigrant workers because they are insecure about their own being, the bill that you where referring (Which these stupid hell ow hellow fellow run to the google and research in two minutes) was a Smokescreen to put to rest in a nice way the fact that America Depends on those workers in order to survive, and not offending the insecure population. The will continue to happen because these nation was founded on that principal. Immigrants have created this nation and continue to preserve, whether this idiot HellowHellow wants it or not.
650116
Hurting big time, \n\nDon't get me wrong I am all for people that want to move to America and make a better life for themselves.  But Could they do it legally?  I don't think Mexicans would like me very much if I went to their country waving an American flag, making people learn the English language, and protesting because of the government.  They would laugh in my face.  If we can not protect our borders then our country is not worth having!!!