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Thousands expected in Phoenix for protest against SB 1070



This fabulous poster, created by the Arizona-based immigrant rights group Alta Arizona, was created in both English and Spanish to share awareness about Saturday’s day of protest. Thousands of immigrant activists are expected.

Elaine Ayala

10 Responses

  1. Joe says:

    This issue is made worse by extremists on both sides. The immigrants, or more specifically the childre, of immigrants I have known mainly fall into two categories: those who take advantage of opportunities, study hard and make something of themselves, and those who take on a quasi thug/Mexican gangster identity. It is these that instigate actions like the bill in Arizona. Those who wish to throw their Mexicanismo in other’s faces while doing little to better themselves, all the while living off the government, carrying around a resentment of the US…This creates the extremist reactions from the Fox News types. Moreover, those others who pursue the American Dream and ultimately achieve some degree of economic success usually get out of the barrio ASAP. Why is that? And then they are ridiculed as pochos or vendidos because they don’t ride around with their name stenciled on their rear window.

  2. opened my eyes says:

    Why don’t the people who are crying the loudest about this bill educate themselves and see that the Federal gov’t has failed in this capacity and the state has to step up to protect it’s citizens. Illegal immigrants need to go, not because they are Mexican but because they are here illegally. This is a legal issue not racial. Had the laws been followed to begin with, many of these problems would not be present so my hat is off to the lawmakers in Arizona for having the stones to do something despite the BS that is being thrown their way. These people that are going to protest, try protesting in Mexico as an illegal immigrant and see what happens. Then they can have a real taste of racial profiling and discrimination.

  3. beto says:

    Thousands expected in Phoenix? So What! Millions are for immigration enforcement.

  4. beto says:

    Elaine, are you backing criminals! Yes, they are criminals. Why are we letting criminals protest? This would probably be a good place to start checking for illegals. You must be for Osamaobama. No matter what the American people wanted, he crammed obamacare down our throats. Now you support doing the same for criminals who entered this country illegally. Why don’t you write about mexico’s immegration laws. America wake up and lets cleanout this great country!

  5. Rusty Shackleford says:

    I resent the fact that foreigners have the temerity to lecture U.S. citizens and their duly elected representatives. I guarantee you that very few Arizonans will be involved in this protest, as demonstrated by the fact that the unions organizing it have to go out of state and out of the country to get a crowd to be against it. Now, have any of the law’s opponents read it yet?

  6. Love the USA says:


  7. Chris Baecker says:

    1000s are about as many people who support this law. I can’t believe how many people either haven’t read it, or supporting thumbing their nose at the law. It just supports and enforces federal law … THAT’S IT!

  8. Casual Observer says:

    Here is something else I don’t get…all these “Immigration Activists” are basically supporting the “human right” of people to willingly break the law of our country. How come they don’t spend their time and energy advocating for Mexico to clean up their country to the people wouldn’t leave in droves? How come they aren’t talking about how the corrupt government of Mexico and the drug cartels that run the country are violation the “human rights” of all these people by making the country a hell-hole? Or, is only criticism of the USA allowed? How come they don’t advocate Mexico throwing open its borders to the Guatemalans that want to come in from the South? Or do they just advocate special treatment for Mexicans? Isn’t that racist?

    I know, I know, I’m gonna get called a racist and a hater for not just ignoring the laws of our land and saying that its okay for people to just pour over our border at will…even though my wife and her entire family are from Mexico. Of course, they came over legally, so they don’t like the fact that THEY followed the rules and did it the right way, and all the illegals get a free ride while they worked their tails off for everything they have gotten, so they all wholeheartedly support the Arizona law.

  9. amoz says:

    Have you noticed that it’s the people breaking the law that are crying the loudest and demanding justice for their illegal status? This isn’t a human rights issue, it’s a law and order issue. Break the law, go to jail, simple. Maybe the INS should attend the rally, just to keep things fair and equal.

  10. Casual Observer says:

    Fabulous poster? How can anyone say a poster that supports people who break the laws of our country “fabulous”? The liberal mind just boggles me…you can pretty much count on the liberal to stand up for anything and everything anti-American.