podrido Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Immigration marches energize Hispanic power By Jeff Franks Tue Apr 11, 11:26 AM ET HOUSTON (Reuters) - Massive street marches to protest a proposed crackdown on illegal immigration have energized U.S. Hispanics and may signal a new day of Hispanic political involvement. if The demonstrations, which attracted both legal and illegal residents across the country, mean politicians may face an angry Hispanic electorate in which Republicans would be the biggest losers, activists said on Monday. Half a million people marched in Los Angeles two weeks ago, and another half a million protested in Dallas on Sunday. On Monday, there were smaller marches in more than 60 cities, all to express displeasure with proposed legislation in Washington aimed at clamping down on illegal immigration. As happened in Los Angeles, the Dallas march stunned the organizers, who expected only 20,000 people in politically conservative Texas. "Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine half a million people marching in a city that has 1.2 million people," said Lydia Gonzalez Welch, a board member with the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, which promoted the so-called Mega March. "The feeling of celebration and amazement yesterday was powerful and we will make sure that power continues to be demonstrated and the local leaders will feel it," she said. "This is the first real social movement, bottom-up, grass-roots movement of the 21st century," longtime Hispanic activist and university professor Jose Angel Gutierrez told the Dallas Morning News. Flexing what it hopes is new political muscle, LULAC, the largest U.S. Hispanic organization, called for supporters to boycott stores Monday and not go to work, but the results were not clear. Organizers at all the marches, with an eye to future elections, encouraged protesters who are citizens to register to vote. They urged illegal immigrants, who cannot vote, to push those who can to exercise their right. "We will see this transfer into political power. If we cannot change their minds, we will change them (politicians)," said Elias Bermudez, head of advocacy group Immigrants Without Borders, at a march in Phoenix, Arizona. 40 MILLION HISPANICS There are 40 million Hispanics in the United States, although due to age and legal status, just 13 million are eligible to vote. Of those, only 60 percent are registered to vote and turnout at the polls is usually lower than among whites and blacks, experts say. But they are concentrated in key states such as California, Texas and Florida and, by 2020, the number of Hispanic voters nationally is expected to top 20 million. Democrats stand to gain most from new Hispanic involvement because political analysts say that, typically, two-thirds of Hispanics vote for their party. Despite exuberance among activists, greater Hispanic political activism is not assured because the Hispanic population is not a political monolith, experts say. While U.S.-born Hispanics are largely sympathetic to illegal immigrants, a Pew Hispanic Center survey found that a third of them feel illegal immigrants drive wages down. Republicans have made gains in attracting Hispanics, but could lose ground by pushing a harder line against illegal immigrants, said Southern Methodist University political scientist Cal Jillson in Dallas. They "should take a deep breath here, and ask themselves what a failure to deal with the concerns of immigrants both legal and illegal will mean for the Republican Party," he said. Republican political consultant Bill Miller in Austin agreed the party is in a difficult position. "It's a real high risk situation for Republicans, and it's almost all down side," he said. "There is no more sacred issue to Hispanics." haha u knohalf these fuckers went to march just for the beer and the bitches. to this i celebrate with some fucking and some and lets not forget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podrido Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches heyyyy howd google oner know this was a hispanic post i smell spy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches i want a jumex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches i am loving americas i come here from mehico many long time ago i come no money y no inglish but i have a dreaming of mi living too many fancys and i pick many fruit and i do my job mucho better que el lazy mayate who smoke el rocks all day and now i am living a too good life in united states of americas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1202 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches yah mang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawood Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches nah, bee...goya papa....cocotaso on all you muchachos tu save'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion>Ogre Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches Are any of you looking forward to May 1st and the inherent mayhem as much as myself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches i want a jumex YES!!! GUANABANA!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qawee Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches Are any of you looking forward to May 1st and the inherent mayhem as much as myself? Yeah i was going to ask if anyone had heard about this. Apparently there are calls for a general strike on May 1st. So, I'm probably not going to work/school that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches Hoy marchamos! Manana votamos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches That shit was insane. Did anyone see the daily show where john stewart tells his guest "You know the immigrants are just comign here for a better life, it's not like they are crossing over the border to come and spray graffitti on our walls" haha I SAW THIS! holy shit, he had to say something about graffiti didnt he? goooooooooooooooooodamn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podrido Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches true may 1st is beer strike day. but not "beer strike" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches got my vans on but they look like sneakers I wanted to go to the shit in LA to photograph but I forgot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuse=--action Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches Yeah, too bad I was working during the protest here. Would have been some fun for photography. -fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absentminded63 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches i am loving americas i come here from mehico many long time ago i come no money y no inglish but i have a dreaming of mi living too many fancys and i pick many fruit and i do my job mucho better que el lazy mayate who smoke el rocks all day and now i am living a too good life in united states of americas :haha: :haha: :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ego maniac Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches BeanDippers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches i want a brand new pair of LA lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches ^i saw a girl around my nieghborhood with la lights heels. you gotta be drunk to say "oh shit, i want my heels to light up!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ego maniac Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches whoa LA lights... were those from paylesss???? Cash/// would know.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches also, my boy in phoenix was one of the main people interviewed in the march. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ego maniac Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches fuckk.... i shoulda marched... Im not a real beaner... what would my welita say... I lied an said I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches pinche mojado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches fuckin wet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches crossfire? I'd like to know to what degree 20,000,000 illegals actually effect my cost of living... because unless it's the reason gas is $2.80 a gallon and cigarettes $5.25 a pack I could honestly care less. I say let everyone in. Fuck it. Let 'em realize they'll never be as rich as they've been convinced they're going to be, I could give a fuck. Maybe eventually they'll wise up and realize there's better places to live a comfortable, yet humble, life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulkillers Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches someone call ins we gots us some mexicants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches I'd like to know to what degree 20,000,000 illegals actually effect my cost of living... they make the economy. so, nothing. they probably make you money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Re: we form the hispanic voltron bitches they make the economy? huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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