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| Muslims to join pro-illegals protest in L.A. |
| 2006-04-28 |
| Millions of activists expected to 'close' major cities May 1 © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com Mexica Movement activists protest in L.A. Muslims in Los Angeles and elsewhere are being urged to join millions of Latino protesters in the streets May 1 to demonstrate in favor of leniency toward illegal aliens currently living in the United States unlawfully. "In solidarity with immigration activists around the country, the Muslim Public Affairs Council as well as the Council on American-Islamic Relations - Los Angeles, the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, the L.A. Latino Muslim Association, the Muslim American Society - Los Angeles, and the Muslim Students Association - West are calling on American Muslims to participate in a day of action on May 1, 2006," says a statement from the Muslim Public Affairs Council. "Islam's message is one of social justice, economic fairness, and fair treatment in the workplace. The Quran urges the proper treatment and respect of workers." Choosing May 1, the day Communists worldwide celebrate the worker, activists have vowed to "close" major American cities as millions of Latinos, both legal and illegal, mark what some organizers are calling "a day without an immigrant" and others refer to as the "Great American Boycott." They are urging supporters not to go to work, school or spend money on that day. "It is to show the amount of work, the purchasing power, the contributions that illegal and undocumented workers make on a daily basis," Chris Banks, a volunteer for ANSWER, or Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, told the Desert Dispatch in California. "RealIy, it is no different from the transit strike that took place in New York last December, and they shut the city down and it was to show the value of their work – the labor that they do," he said. "The labor they (illegal aliens) do for our collective well being is enormous." The Muslim organization pushing participation is urging the faithful in Southern California to attend a march near downtown Los Angeles at 4 p.m. Monday. "American Muslim organizations are calling for a comprehensive immigration reform that includes provisions for a pathway to lawful permanent residence for the undocumented currently in the United States, a temporary worker program that matches willing workers with willing employers, and a reduction in the current backlogs in family-based immigration to the United States," said the Muslim Public Affairs Council. Failing to agree on an immigration reform bill earlier this month, members of Congress and President Bush continue to push various measures meant to deal with the flow of illegals into the country and those already here. Jorge Rodriguez is a union official who helped organize earlier pro-illegals rallies. "We want full amnesty, full legalization for anybody who is here (illegally)," Rodriguez told Reuters. "That is the message that is going to be played out across the country on May 1." As WorldNetDaily reported, large protests held by pro-illegal-alien activists early this month actually had a negative effect on the demonstrators' cause, a poll found. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #7 Hope all the cameras are running. |
| Posted by: RWV 2006-04-28 20:25 |
| #6 Until when real Americans will put up with this shit? |
| Posted by: TMH 2006-04-28 15:39 |
| #5 The Islamos are making big headway into the Mexico and the Latin American countries. This comes as no surprise. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2006-04-28 15:13 |
| #4 This is a quality report when the first sentence runs to redundancy: "...toward illegal aliens currently living in the United States unlawfully." As opposed to simply "illegals living here." But then, if they had it right, there would be one less thing to make fun of. |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2006-04-28 14:57 |
| #3 Will the undocumented muslims get to wear their splodeybelts in the parade? Should liven things up. Better keep the music down tho', muzzies don't like music. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-04-28 14:54 |
| #2 Lessons learned: Do NOT include people in your movement for acceptance that are AT WAR with you. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-04-28 14:47 |
| #1 Oh, good. What's next, the new version of the national anthem by Muslim rappers? What's the word for "backlash" in Spanish? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-04-28 14:35 |