Crowd protests immigration law
Crowd protests immigration law
Published: November 1, 2007
More than a thousand people met on the south steps of the state Capitol today to protest HB 1804, one of the toughest immigration laws in the nation.
"This country is not ours, but since we are here, we are going to fight for our rights,” said Isobel Sauceda, an illegal immigrant who came with about 10 other immigrants from work. Some protesters were legal, others were not. HB 1804 goes into effect today, criminalizing American citizens for harboring, concealing or transporting illegal aliens. The bill also denies illegal immigrants driver's licenses and requires state agencies to verify citizenship before providing people with public services. It also requires local law enforcement to check the immigration status and coordinate with federal agents to deport all illegal immigrants who commit felonies or are arrested for DUIs. "I am not afraid of 1804, when I come across the border, I already knew that might be the case,” Sauceda said of the possibility of deportation, "but I came to work, that's the reason I am here. We don't come to hurt anyone.” Several Hispanic community leaders spoke to the crowd including the Rev. Miguel Rivera, president, and the Rev. Victor Orta, Oklahoma coordinator, for the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Religious leaders. They admonished state politicians for the passage of HB 1804 and asked the largely Hispanic audience to persevere. There were also a vocal few who were there to protest the protest. At one point a truck with three self-proclaimed Minutemen drove through the parking lot at the state Capitol shouting for the crowd to go home. A few others stood at the perimeter of the crowd. One man wore a baseball cap with Mexico written on it, but the words were X'd out by a black marker. "We've got people who come here legally that follow immigration laws to become American,” said Jack McBrayer, 43, who said he is retired, "but these people come here illegally and they don't respect our laws. The problem is they are coming here and trying to make this country theirs.”
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For others who are sympathetic to illegals,40% of our prisons are occupied by illegal aliens, not immigrants....immigrants are those who want to be a part of this country, not take over the country. All tax payers combined are paying $600 billion a year for illegals. This is 10 times as much as what they "supposedly" bring in for the country by working here and taking away from citizens. Medical Insurance premiums would go down if it were not for illegals, government would have to spend less on social service programs,prisons would have to spend less for those incarcerated with less in prison. Crimes of rape,and murder would decrease, etc. This would mean that those like myself who cannot afford Medical Insurance "might" be able to actually get it at affordable prices. our 9,3 million homeless would shrink, our 23.8 million unemployed would find jobs etc. Construction jobs ARE jobs that Americans will do.
IT jobs ARE jobs Americans will do. Farming job ARE jobs that Americans will do. What Americans will not do is demean themselves to do the jobs for less then minimum wage, like the illegal will do. I could quote statistics from several different sources to include the Federal Government, that would make those who sympathize with the illegals, make you hair stand on end. American people need to wise up and know that Al Quada is using the Drug Cartels infuence to get arms to sleeper cells. We are in a fight for our lives. If you do not think so, then you are living in lala land. I have had my own experience with terrorist and would not wish it on my worst enemy. Think of each and every American as a "deer" and it is open season with no bag limit. Time to wake up and wipe to bullseye off your backside and you head out of it as well. 3000 new illegals everyday = 1,095,000 a year or more. Hope you have room in your house, because I sure don't in mine.
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6. If foreigners do come and want to buy land that will be okay, BUT options will be restricted. You are not allowed to own waterfront property. That property is reserved for citizens born into this country.
7. Foreigners may not protest; no demonstrations, no waving a foreign flag, no political organizing, no "bad-mouthing" our president or his policies. If you do you will be sent home. 8. If you do come to this country illegally, you will be hunted down and sent straight to jail. Sounds a bit harsh, but those are the immigration laws of "MEXICO".
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They are so overcrowed, overburdened, overworked, and the U.S. is so far in debt to its self and can not continue to tax the hell out of the citizens to no end... We will fall from this and other things going on if checks and laws are not put in place and enforced.
Illegals have reeped enough freebies and have known they could have to pay up at anytime, and they did nothing to become legal... Now they cry foul... GO HOME... Become legal on your way back or stay out!!
I keep seeing these made up figures on the impact of illegal immigrants. Can anyone provide a source that doesn't lead back to F.A.I.R.?