<loooooongtime reader, FIRST DIARY!!!>
I haven't heard final word on what exactly is going to be happening on May 1st here in Phoenix, except for backing off the full boycott and maybe creating a human chain, prayer vigils, etc., but here's something I received via email from the "other side":
On Monday, May 1, 2006 Illegals will be making a human chain around the entire downtown Phoenix area. They are boycotting all American businesses on Monday and some employers are even closing to allow their employees to participate in this national boycott. We need to list all employers that are participating in this illegal event! Get names of businesses and addresses and POST them on the internet. WE NEED TO BOYCOTT THESE BUSINESSES FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES!!! It's obvious they don't care about the law.
We are not a nation of people to be blackmailed by illegals! If they want to become an American citizen then they need to come here legally, learn English and abide by American laws! WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM - THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEMSELVES! It's time they became responsible for themselves and learn to do it RIGHT!
No one is against a person that enters America legally, wants to be an American citizen, LEARNS ENGLISH which will benefit them in becoming a responsible part of the USA and abides by our laws.
This is a call for all Americans to start standing up for what is right!
Thank you!
Citizens for an HONEST AMERICA
Isn't it interesting that it reads as if only illegal immigrants are participating in this event, and that it is also an "illegal event" and "blackmail"? Does anyone have details of what the events of that day will actually be?