Again, Why Should I Be Sympathetic To These Criminals?

At Immigrant Rally, Divided They Stand
Call for Work Boycott Breeds Disagreement

By David Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 2, 2006; Page C01

The problem is, a guy has to make a living. And if you happen to be a Salvadoran with a green card; with a mortgage, a wife and three kids in Lanham; and two janitorial jobs in D.C. that keep you busy 14 hours a day, you might not have the leverage with the boss to boycott work in a demonstration of how important immigrants are to the U.S. economy.

And so there yesterday in sun-dappled Meridian Hill Park was Milton Bonilla, 38, leaning against a tree in his white work uniform listening to the speakers rage against certain lawmakers and celebrate the People United. He was a typical un-boycotter. He had worked hard for the word "Supervisor" stitched on his breast, and he could not afford to give it up.

He was headed to work for the night shift at 5:30 p.m. But he still felt urgently drawn to the demonstration, which was called "a day without immigrants."

"It's important to show support for the people without documents," Bonilla said. "We're here because we want better treatment in this country. We came to work. We are not criminals."

For some the notion summoned visions of Bethesda matrons cutting their own grass and taking care of their own kids; K Street lawyers and lobbyists pushing mops and taking out the trash at their offices; bureaucrats having to serve themselves Navy bean soup, meatloaf, blackened sole and soggy broccoli in the cafeteria line -- that would teach them a lesson, was the idea.

But the work boycott sent an odd, ambiguous message, others thought. When immigrants list the personal attributes they are proudest of, "hardworking" is at or near the top of every list. And now they were going to show their value to society by not working?

What is the message they are sending we Americans? A quick look at Venezuela, Bolivia, and now Brazil will tell you. If you have any doubt, check these signs out:

In case you don't know, RCP stands for Revolutionary Communist Party.

FMLN, in case you've forgotten is the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, the El Salvadoran Marxist coalition.

Note the Cuban flag, embellished of course with the subhuman mug of the mass murderer Che Guevara.

If you are even mildly intelligent, you might now be giving serious thought to arming yourself.

Juan Jose Gutierrez, Director of Latino Movement USA, in his appearance on C-Span April 29th mentioned the real possibility of a revolution here in America if we failed to give Illegals what they want.

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