Will the "Immigrant Boycott" shut down any airports?

"Montblack" wrote in message
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("Peter Duniho" wrote)
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INS is screwed up, as is much of our government. No doubt about that. I
have plenty of personal experience with the INS to confirm your
assertion. I'm not clear on how that is relevant to the question of who
should be permitted to immigrate to the US, or what to do with those who
decide to do so illegally.

Stop them. Turn them back. Return them.

That's your answer to the question. It doesn't explain how you arrived at
that answer, nor does it explain how the abilities or lack thereof within
the INS are relevant.

Three points:
1. "INS is screwed up, as is much of our government. No doubt about
that."
Total 2003 estimated numbers of "illegals" is a GOVERNMENT driven number.
I chose to believe my own lying eyes.

The INS isn't the one doing the estimation. You have a better number, with
published methodology for how it was determined? I'm all ears.

2. What do you see more of when you're out and about - babies or Mexicans?
Between 1947 and 1967 that answer would have been babies. g

For me, it's still babies. The numbers support this observation as well. I
didn't bother to check the numbers for specific states...perhaps the
relative balance in California, Arizona, etc. is different. But overall,
there are still FAR more babies around than there are immigrants, illegal or
otherwise.

3. I've lived next to the Mississippi River all of my life - "flooding" is
not a vague term

Sorry...I didn't realize you were talking about liquified illegal
immigrants. I didn't even realize they existed.

You'd think an event like that would gain some sort of national attention,
but I've yet to hear about it. Everyone's basements getting filled up with
liquid immigrants and all. Seems like all the news media companies would
want to cover that.

You're in love with the numbers, but unfortunately, lost in them too. The
parade is over here, Pete.

You are the one who started with the numbers, not I. It just happens that
your numbers were bull****, while mine actually have some basis in fact.
I'm not in love with them; I just hate to see someone else abusing them.

Pete

Montblack wrote:
Somewhat agree here, however, we're now back to square one - what is the
real number of illegals hunkering down within our infrastructure? My eyes
tell me our Government has lost ALL control of even counting them!

Pete, they're everywhere - in numbers.

Pablo Montblack

That's funny, but pretty soon you'll be spelling that "Pablo
MonteNegro" :-))

The Monk

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Tomorrow is the so-called "Immigrant Boycott", planned so that illegal
aliens can make a show of their economic clout in America by staying
home from work.

Um, first of all...any illegal immigrant dumb enough to reveal their status
as an illegal by participating in a boycott by only illegal immigrants
deserves to get deported. That alone should suggest there's something fishy
with the idea that this is a boycott by illegal immigrants only.

Secondly, in this particular case, the boycott *is* by ALL immigrants, legal
or otherwise. I don't know if everyone who's replied so far just didn't
bother to read the news, or if they are reading news that sucks, but my news
sources are all in agreement that the proposed boycott is by all immigrants,
not just illegals.

Which means your question actually makes more sense than anyone could
possibly have guessed, giving your lead-in.

[...]
Anyone have any idea if the airlines have contingency plans for this
sort of thing? What'll they do if there's no one to unload the
planes?

There's enough disagreement within the immigrant community regarding the
wisdom of creating a day of chaos just to make a point, that I think it's
unlikely critical things like transportation infrastructure will be affected
in any significant way.

Worst-case scenario: they'll make the passengers all grab their own bags
before heading into the airport. Could make for the shortest end-to-end
travel day ever, what with no one having to sit around waiting for their
bags to come out.

Pete

Um, first of all...any illegal immigrant dumb enough to reveal their status
as an illegal by participating in a boycott by only illegal immigrants
deserves to get deported.

What a great idea! However, I don't think the vision of hundreds of
busses lined up, so that the protesting illegals can be promptly
shipped back home is what you had in mind?

Secondly, in this particular case, the boycott *is* by ALL immigrants, legal
or otherwise. I don't know if everyone who's replied so far just didn't
bother to read the news, or if they are reading news that sucks, but my news
sources are all in agreement that the proposed boycott is by all immigrants,
not just illegals.

Right. And Iran is building reactors to produce electricity.

Legal immigrants have NOTHING to protest. In fact, of the many legal
(recent) immigrants I know, ALL are directly and vehemently opposed to
ANY kind of "amnesty" for the illegals.

We're ALL "immigrants" to America, Pete. The purpose of this boycott
is to highlight the so-called "importance" of illegal aliens to our
economy, so that Congress doesn't "criminalize" (I LOVE that term --
as if it's not already criminal to be here illegally) being in this
country illegally. (This is almost a direct quote from a boycott
organizer that I just heard interviewed on NPR, by the way. We almost
died laughing...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:


We're ALL "immigrants" to America


No way. I was born here.

We're ALL "immigrants" to America

No way. I was born here.

Ouch. Okay, I deserved that...

;-)

How about: "All of our families immigrated to America"?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

How about: "All of our families immigrated to America"?

How far back do you want to go? There were native Americans here, and
some of those folks have families. Some of them even have families with
other native Americans.

Jose
--
The price of freedom is... well... freedom.
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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We're ALL "immigrants" to America

No way. I was born here.

Ouch. Okay, I deserved that...

;-)

How about: "All of our families immigrated to America"?

Including the aborigines.

Jay Honeck wrote:

We're ALL "immigrants" to America

No way. I was born here.


Ouch. Okay, I deserved that...

;-)

How about: "All of our families immigrated to America"?

While that may or may not be true, it is irrelavant. Watch your email
inbox today for comments made by the Australian prime minister. He
basically says love it or leave it.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Legal immigrants have NOTHING to protest.

Of course they do. Anyone who disagrees with the current immigration policy
has something to protest.

You don't have to be an illegal to disagree with the US government.