They're marching

[irishgirl73 0]

Early reports suggested many illegal immigrants were obeying a call to stay away from work and school and avoid spending money, in order to prove the value of immigrants to the US economy.

This is a funny sentence to me..."obeying a call"......FROM WHO???????

Maybe we ought to have someone call for their return home. See if they'll obey that too...

[hockeygal 0]

Am I missing something here? if they are all illegal.......................why are they showing their faces on national television?

They aren't all illegal. I believe the march is meant to include immigrants in general, to show how much gets done by immigrants in the day to day, and this is why you should let the illegals stay, because they do a lot blah blah blah.

[Mand 1]

Am I missing something here? if they are all illegal.......................why are they showing their faces on national television?

They aren't all illegal. I believe the march is meant to include immigrants in general, to show how much gets done by immigrants in the day to day, and this is why you should let the illegals stay, because they do a lot blah blah blah.

ILLEGAL and LEGAL do NOT equal the same thing

[irishgirl73 0]

Am I missing something here? if they are all illegal.......................why are they showing their faces on national television?

They aren't all illegal. I believe the march is meant to include immigrants in general, to show how much gets done by immigrants in the day to day, and this is why you should let the illegals stay, because they do a lot blah blah blah.

I didn't mean all of them are illegal I just think that it seems funny for them to be proud of the fact that they are ilegal and jumping all over the place with cameras everywhere. I have known a few people who were illegal at one time or another and believe me-the LAST thing they wanted to do was bring attention to themselves-it just seems ridiculous to me!

[PsychoKat 0]

Am I missing something here? if they are all illegal.......................why are they showing their faces on national television?

They aren't all illegal. I believe the march is meant to include immigrants in general, to show how much gets done by immigrants in the day to day, and this is why you should let the illegals stay, because they do a lot blah blah blah.

I didn't mean all of them are illegal I just think that it seems funny for them to be proud of the fact that they are ilegal and jumping all over the place with cameras everywhere. I have known a few people who were illegal at one time or another and believe me-the LAST thing they wanted to do was bring attention to themselves-it just seems ridiculous to me!

They are going with the whole power in numbers thing.

[kaydee457 13]

I am afraid of watching CNN because they seem to be lumping us legal immigrants with the illegals and that offends me

it offends me too. on one hand there are those following the set procedures and showing respect for the law...and on the other hand, those that ignore it. yet it's all the same to our illiterate media.

Correction....yet it's all the same to our liberal illiterate media.

[Sinergy 3]

Am I missing something here? if they are all illegal.......................why are they showing their faces on national television?

They aren't all illegal. I believe the march is meant to include immigrants in general, to show how much gets done by immigrants in the day to day, and this is why you should let the illegals stay, because they do a lot blah blah blah.

Isnt it the ILLEGALS calling for amnesty for themselves? LEAGAL immigrants dont need it, so i dont think the march is for all immigrants, again legal immigrants have come through legally, and do have the chance at rights and whatnot. The allround argument isnt on all immigrants, JUST the illegal ones.

[Ban Hammer 13,475]

Am I missing something here? if they are all illegal.......................why are they showing their faces on national television?

They aren't all illegal. I believe the march is meant to include immigrants in general, to show how much gets done by immigrants in the day to day, and this is why you should let the illegals stay, because they do a lot blah blah blah.

Isnt it the ILLEGALS calling for amnesty for themselves? LEAGAL immigrants dont need it, so i dont think the march is for all immigrants, again legal immigrants have come through legally, and do have the chance at rights and whatnot. The allround argument isnt on all immigrants, JUST the illegal ones.

exactly. legal immigrants don't need amnesty. why the legal ones sign on with this idiocy is beyond me.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

They aren't all illegal. I believe the march is meant to include immigrants in general, to show how much gets done by immigrants in the day to day, and this is why you should let the illegals stay, because they do a lot blah blah blah.

once again.... they are trying to cloud the issue with talk of immigrant's rights when the issue is really about illegal immigrants.

No one is saying that immigrants don't work hard. Most people in the US are, or have ancestors, that were immigrants.

[Ban Hammer 13,475]

They aren't all illegal. I believe the march is meant to include immigrants in general, to show how much gets done by immigrants in the day to day, and this is why you should let the illegals stay, because they do a lot blah blah blah.

once again.... they are trying to cloud the issue with talk of immigrant's rights when the issue is really about illegal immigrants.

No one is saying that immigrants don't work hard. Most people in the US are, or have ancestors, that were immigrants.

yup. even though i can claim native american, they too were immigrants.

[hockeygal 0]

Isnt it the ILLEGALS calling for amnesty for themselves? LEAGAL immigrants dont need it, so i dont think the march is for all immigrants, again legal immigrants have come through legally, and do have the chance at rights and whatnot. The allround argument isnt on all immigrants, JUST the illegal ones.

Yes, the amnesty is for the illegals. The immigrant groups organizing the marches are calling for all immigrants to come out and support it.. they want to show how all immigrants do so much work that we can't live without them. The numbers thing, like someone mentioned.

Why they think immigrants who went through the long legal process will rush out to support amnesty, I don't know. All I am saying is that the march is being called an immigrant march by some because it isn't just the illegals who were called to come out and protest.

[pedroh 21]

Am I missing something here? if they are all illegal.......................why are they showing their faces on national television?

They aren't all illegal. I believe the march is meant to include immigrants in general, to show how much gets done by immigrants in the day to day, and this is why you should let the illegals stay, because they do a lot blah blah blah.

Isnt it the ILLEGALS calling for amnesty for themselves? LEAGAL immigrants dont need it, so i dont think the march is for all immigrants, again legal immigrants have come through legally, and do have the chance at rights and whatnot. The allround argument isnt on all immigrants, JUST the illegal ones.

exactly. legal immigrants don't need amnesty. why the legal ones sign on with this idiocy is beyond me.

well.. it can be mainly because the legal immigrants or in this case citizens.. are the sons of the illegal parents.. and they don't want to send papa and mama back home.. i don't think that's idiotic

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

They aren't all illegal. I believe the march is meant to include immigrants in general, to show how much gets done by immigrants in the day to day, and this is why you should let the illegals stay, because they do a lot blah blah blah.

once again.... they are trying to cloud the issue with talk of immigrant's rights when the issue is really about illegal immigrants.

No one is saying that immigrants don't work hard. Most people in the US are, or have ancestors, that were immigrants.

yup. even though i can claim native american, they too were immigrants.

Yup. They walked over here. Shoot.. we are all originally from Africa.

[PsychoKat 0]

Although people feel this is about nothing but illegals wanting amnesty and their rights, there was actually more than that to the original purpose of this, although that aspect is included. This is the proclaimation from the website associated with this

Proclamation for Responsible Immigration Reform

Declared in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 14, 2006

Whereas the first Americans declared that "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" and

Whereas we, like the founders of this great nation and the countless generations of immigrants since, are drawn to the light of freedom and the opportunity to build a better life for our children and

Whereas present immigration laws would not have permitted entrance to the parents and grandparents of millions of successful American citizens and

Whereas these laws keep families separated, lead to deadly border crossings, and leave those of us without documents in the shadows of America and

Whereas we are not sojourners but active participants in the economy and we share in the building the American Dream and

Whereas our contributions are numerous and significant and far outweigh any emergency support and

Whereas the current labor needs of the United States tacitly encourage our presence while denying the many legal status and civil rights and

Whereas the great leaders and participants in the civil rights movement showed by their example that peaceful protest can change the status quo.

Therefore, we assert our right to be more than bystanders and beseech those with the privilege to participate in the political system to act on our behalf, themselves, and for the benefit of the nation as a whole, by advocating for the following:

A Means for the undocumented to live a Peaceful Life by earning legal status and citizenship;

A legal way for new workers to Pursue Happiness without risking their lives in the desert or sea and be protected by labor laws once they are here;

A Removal of delays that keep family members apart for years;

And a Targeted and effective enforcement that respects our Humanness and our Liberty of Expression.

daywithoutanimmigrant.com

[hockeygal 0]

Personally, I think immigration reform would be a good thing. This is tricky though. I am not sure how I feel, and there doesn't seem to be an easy answer - to me anyhow.

But.. I am not American (yet) so I will just sit back and watch!