Illegal Aliens Plan to Close Down the Ports & Rail Lines

Cross Posted from The Uncooperative Blogger

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From CNN:

Still ahead here, illegal aliens and their supporters ready to shut down key
parts of the economy in their fight for amnesty. The same groups who say
they are pro-American.

We’ll have a special report.

And as Congress fights tirelessly for the rights of illegal aliens, they
appear to have forgotten about our middle class. A special report on the latest
assault in the war on the middle class.

And President Bush’s Iraq policy under new attack tonight. Three of this
country’s most distinguished political analysts join us here.

Stay with us.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

DOBBS: Illegal aliens and their supporters are emboldened by their massive
rallies in recent weeks. They are now making plans for an even greater
demonstration on May 1st. These groups say they can convince Congress and the
American public to support amnesty, and they plan to do it by shutting down parts
of our economy.

Casey Wian reports from the Port of Los Angeles.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): They’ve already marched in the
streets. Now supporters of unconditional amnesty for illegal aliens are taking
their protests to a whole new level, trying to shut down the nation’s ports
and rail lines.

ERNESTO NEVAREZ, L.A. PORT COLLECTIVE: It will come to a grinding halt,
transportation, commerce. They are going to put a wall along the border with
Mexico. We’re going to put a wall between us and the ocean. And those containers
ain’t going to move.

WIAN: A group of Los Angeles truck drivers seeking union representation and
a 25 percent pay raise is now joining what’s being billed as the Great
American Boycott of May 1st. It seeks to cripple the U.S. economy by advocating no
work, no school, no selling and no buying.

Some May Day boycott organizers are not only calling on businesses to shut
down, but also asking California school districts to declare Monday, May 1st,
a school holiday.

NATIVO LOPEZ, MEXICAN-AMERICAN POLITICAL ASSN.: I would like them to join us
on May 1st in shutting down their business and for school authorities to
recognize May 1st as a floating holiday. I’m asking them to get in front,
anticipate the great absence in their workforce and in the schools.

A state Education Department officials say the decision is up to individual
school districts, but she hopes the kids stay in school.

Boycott leaders vow they will “… settle for nothing less than full amnesty
and dignity for the millions of undocumented workers presently in the U.S.”
The May 1st boycott has clear Marxist overtones. Supporters include
communists, socialist and anarchist groups.

Traditional immigrant and Latino rights organizations and unions are also
involved, as are some politicians. Listen to the reasoning of California’s
state senate majority leader.

GLORIA ROMERO (D), CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE: Some people might ask, why would
a senator sitting in Sacramento support a boycott essentially of California
business? As a senator, I represent citizens and non-citizens alike.

WIAN: And apparently illegal aliens.

(END VIDEOTAPE) WIAN: Some organizers of this week’s protests say they are
not going to support the May Day boycott. One former lawmaker from Arizona who
helped organize the protests in Phoenix says marchers are tired and need to
get back to work — Lou.

DOBBS: These are remarkable calls, by any definition. Are the officials, for
example, at the port taking the threat of a possible strike on May 1st
seriously?

WIAN: Well, I have to say, the port officials we spoke to today were not
aware of this threat until we told them about it, but they say now they will
take it seriously. They say it’s likely the California Highway Patrol, the port
police, terminal operators, security forces will all be at a heightened
states of alert on May 1st — Lou.

DOBBS: Casey, thank you very much.

Casey Wian from Los Angeles.

Republican leaders in Congress tonight are backing off provisions on the
Sensenbrenner legislation that would subject illegal aliens to felony
prosecution for crossing the border. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority
Leader Bill Frist say any immigration reform legislation that passes Congress
will not subject illegal aliens to prosecution as felons.

These congressional leaders will not say what punishments, if any, they are
willing to impose against the nation’s estimated 11 million to 20 million
illegal aliens, but their action is intended to help build GOP support for some
kind of immigration reform bill. It should be noted that Congressman
Sensenbrenner himself tried to remove the felony provisions from his bill. The move
was blocked by House Democrats. Sensenbrenner says the penalty against illegal
aliens should be reduced to a misdemeanor.

In tonight’s poll, tell us, do you believe we can have meaningful reform of
our immigration laws without first securing our borders and ports? Please
cast your vote at LouDobbs.com. We’ll have the results here in the broadcast a
little later.

People here illegally DEMAND Amnesty. Can you believe the arrogance? I do not believe in the history of this country has anyone DEMANDED Amnesty.

We cannot let these people win folks, or this country is doomed. Just the discussion is causing a flood of new illegals crossing the border. If we give them amnesty we will be giving another 12-20 million illegals amnesty in a decade.

Here is the Official Immigration plan for the blog:
• Secure the border by any means necessary.
• Stiff penalties for employers, which are actually enforced
• No taxpayer funded programs for illegals or their families. (including school for children of illegals and medical care for any illegal)
• No “Anchor Babies” (no automatic citizenship for children of illegals born in the US)
• No path to Citizenship in any name or form for those here illegally
• No Guest worker program until the above measures are put in place and the need can be PROVEN

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Comments

[Wontar]

Couldn't that be considered a terrorist attack? I mean, people who are not American citizens initiating a negative action (aka "attack") against public transportation systems?

[Johnny Ruvalcaba]

It's sad to see the ignorance of the ani-immigrant mind, they tell us Latinos that an amnesty will doom "THIER" beautiful country, (which runs on immigrants) do to the fact that this event will repeat itself and immigrants 10 years from now will again DEMAND a well deserved amnesty. This country is doomed without us, Immigrants are the backbone of the USA no matter what they do what they say, and what disgusting law they pass, WE ARE HERE TO STAY!!!!!!!!!!!! we work to keep up a country which turns its back on its base. its time we unite and fight back, LATINOS UNIDOS. Jamas seran vencidos.

[roger waldrop]

IT IS A SHAME THAT MORONS THAT THINK WITH A MORONIC ATTITUDE, TO REALLY BELIEVE THAT REAL AMERICANS CAN NOT SURVIVE WITHOUT ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE TO BE OFF THIER ROCKER. IF THIS PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST, WE WOULD HAVE OVER HALF OF OUR WELFARE FREE FOOD AND FREE MEDICAL DEBT, OFF OF THE AMERICAN TAX PAYER. THE ONLY THING ILLEGAL ALIENS CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ECONOMY, IS CHEAP LABOR? BUT OVER THE LONG HALL WE AS AMERICANS FOOT THE BILL. BECAUSE THE ILLEGALS ARE TO POOR TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. SCHOOL, HAVING BABIES LIKE RABBITS, MORE BABIES THE BIGGER THE CHECK FROM THE GOVERMENT.ILLEGALS DO NOT PAY TAXES.

[John Chubb]

I believe Lou, That we should really begin to think about going back to Boston and have another cup of that special TEA that was brewed ther in the 1700's (can't remember the exact date but post it for me any ways) Thanks for your time...

[linda cadion]

Why are Mexicans allowed to cross the border on a daily basis without proper or valid insurance,vehicle registration or driver's license. I guess the business leaders and the politicians believe the money they come to spend far out weighs the problems they cause when they are involved in an accident and can't provide proper insurance information they get to go back across the border and the person/persons citizens of the u.s are then left to deal with the insurance companies over who should pay for damages. That's not fair.