The Immigrant is the American
E.A. Barrera, Espresso Newspaper,

There is no America without the Immigrant. There is no strength without new blood. The phrase "All men are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights ..." both defines the mission of The United States, as well as our purpose. Our philosophy is not limited to only those who are American Citizens.
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Mexico Drug Bust,Terrorist Flight School
Tony Ryals,

While news of a 5 ton + cocaine bust at an international airport in the Mexican state of Campeche this month does not directly link to Jeb Bush,Governor of the state of Florida,it does have direct links to the Huffman Aviation flight school of his pal Wally Hilliard in Venice,Florida where the Saudi terrorists trained for the 9/11 WTC attack.Jeb Bush's pal Wally Hilliard was himself involved in a heroin import scheme that was considered one of the largest in Florida history,40 pounds,also by way of Venezuela where the 5 + tons of cocaine were flown to Mexico from.



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1 de mayo en SD / May 1st in SD
reporst from email, posted by sdimc ,

MAY 1 - Rally & Evening vigil
Sponsored by the San Diego Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

ALSO: Action at border earlier in the day -
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Boycott 2006
reposting,

post and distribute widely.
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4/28 Jim Gilchrist Experience Punk Rock Opera
Bob,

4/28 Punk Rock Opera at SDSU
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iMigrate
schock,

iMigrate graphic
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iMigrate: May 1st 2006: General Strike | Huelga General | Boycott | Walkout | Buy Nothing | Sell Nothing
Delete The Border,

May 1st 2006: General Strike | Huelga General | Boycott | Walkout | Buy Nothing | Sell Nothing
graphic by schock at riseup d0t net

Quick on the heels of the massive March 25th mobilizations and the student walkouts during the following week, April 10th was a historic day of action for immigrant rights across the USA. Tens of thousands of people took the streets in Los Angeles [ 1 | 2 ] and in Santa Ana, while 5,000 marched in St. Louis and 10,000 raised their voices in the largest march in Fresno's history. San Diego also made history with a march of up to 100,000 people on April 9th. There were mobilizations in the Bay Area, in Tennessee, in Rochester, NY, and in DC. In Portland, up to 8,000 marched, while thousands gathered in Love Park in Philly. Allies mobilized in Pittsburgh. In Arizona, people were on the move in Flagstaff. There were major marches and actions in NYC and Boston, and Houston Indymedia provided a blow by blow of actions in Texas. In Puerto Rico, hundreds took the streets of Barrio Obrero. (These amazing stories are just a small sample of coverage of April 10th actions across the country; for more go to your local IMC.) Congress has been forced to backpeddle on brutal anti-immigrant legislation, but they are nowhere near to meeting the demands of the movement, especially amnesty for all. So the movement for immigrant justice keeps rising, with more major actions planned in the coming weeks: April 15th is a student day of action, and May 1st will be a historic day of action, with calls for a general strike, boycott, no sales or purchases, walkouts, marches, and actions in financial centers and at anti-immigrant corporations throughout the country.

A10 Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Videos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Radio: WBAI

Background: March 25th | April 10 | US Indymedia | New American Opportunity Campaign | Immigrant Solidarity Network's No HR 4437 site | National Council of La Raza | El Tecolote | AFSC | Bay Area Immigrant RIghts Coalition | The film "A Day Without a Mexican" | San Joaquin Valley Peace and Freedom Party | La película "Un día sin mexicanos"

Upcoming Actions: April 15th | Legal info for students who walk out | May 1st: Call to Action | IWW joins call for General Strike | Chicago Immigrant Workers to march on May Day
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Zapatista rally & march Chicano Park
s t a r r,

Here are some pictures of the Sat. Apr 8 2006 rally and march from Chicano Park to support our Zapatista brothers and sisters and also to join together in opposition to the racist, classist, imperialist statements coming from the Congress and U.S. Senate regarding immigration.

Over 300 people gathered in Chicano Park. After several local leaders spoke about HR 4437 and other efforts to blame immigrants for this nation's economic woes, we marched through Logan Heights. Neighbors smiled and gave us their Black Power and Brown Power signs. We chanted, "La Placa, La Migra: La Misma Porqueria!" and "Zapata Vive! La Lucha Sigue!"

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Soundtrack for the immigrant uprising
ne1,

The awesome Afrobeat ensemble Antibalas beautifully and brilliantly sums up what it means to say one is an "American."
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The Little Video About the Big March (LA)
lotu5,

A very rough cut of a short video with some scenes and interviews from
La Gran Marcha in Los Angeles on March 25th, 2006 against HR4437 and
for amnesty. It's currently a little over 10 minutes.
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Phone Interview with Lawyer of Suicide Teen
xicanafarian,

This is as link to a phone interview with Samuel Paz, the lawyer who is involved with the case of a 14 yr. old boy who commited suicide after being threatened by his middle school vice principal (Mr. Bennett from De Anza Middle) for being an organizer of high school walkouts. The vice-principal told the boy he would receive prison time and would not be able to participate in graduation activities.
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Immigration: Open Letter to LGBT Community
repost,

April 10, 2006


An Open Letter to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community:

We are a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people of color who work in the LGBT movement. We are writing to you in response to Jasmyne Cannick's article "Gays First, Then Illegals", which ran in The Advocate, in which she, a black lesbian, argues that she cannot support the current battle for immigrant rights because LGBT people have not yet won the right to marry. We are writing to express our profound disagreement with her, and to offer alternative LGBT perspectives to the current immigration battles happening across the country.
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Video of Immigration March in San Diego
Bob Davis,

A video of the immigration march held in San Diego on Sunday, April 9th, 2006. This video follows large puppets representing mothers whose children have died due to U.S. foreign and domestic policies.


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50,000 March in San Diego
Nathan Gibbs,

An estimated 50,000 people marched through downtown San Diego Sunday afternoon. People came out to support a guest worker program and amnesty for illegal immigrants. From the elderly to young children, the marchers dressed in white and waved thousands of American and Mexican flags.
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Just for fun, One Giant Photo of Many Marches
Jonathan,

This is a really large photo. See if you can find yourself (or Waldo).
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People in the March
Jonathan,

Here are some photos of people at today's march. Dancers, politicians, the media, and the Statue of Liberty.
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Signs, Banners and Flags - April 9th
Jonathan,

Here is a small selection of signs, banners and flags from the march today.
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What a crowd! Photos from the March.
Jonathan,

Here are some photos of the large crowd that marched from Balboa Park through downtown and to the County Admin Building.

If you had stood in one place it would have taken 1 hour for the entire march to pass you.
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Photos From Todays March
DJ QueenB,

Phtographs of the March for Immigrants Rights April 9h, 2006 in San Diego, Ca.
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Up to 100,000 Attend Mass Immigration March
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

San Diego's largest protest since the Viet Nam war took place Sunday, April 9, when up to 100,000 people jammed the streets to denounce the anti-immigrant bill passed by the House of Representatives and demand "dignity, respect and hope" for both documented and undocumented immigrants. The march was inspiring and festive, but the rally speeches were long on emotional tales of immigrants making good in the U.S. and short on specific demands. Some immigrant-rights activists had criticized the march organizers for not specifically calling for amnesty for the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants currently in the U.S., and had held their own action the day before.

Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Video: 1

Stories: Zenger's | An LGBT Take on Immigration | Original Announcement

Related Blogwire Posts: First Fatality of School Walk-outs | Estimated 500,000 protesters set record for largest rally in Dallas history | Huge Number of Feeder Marches Planned for April 10 Protest in NYC
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first FATALITY arising from SCHOOL WALK-OUTS
Lynn Gonzalez,

“We have to let the schools know that they can’t punish our children for exercising their rights.”

Eighth grader shot himself after the assistant principal at his middle school told him that he was going to prison for three years because of his involvement as an organizer of school walk-outs.






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La Tumba del Mojado – A Message to My People
Juan Santos,

La rosa de Mexicali /
y la sangre en el río Bravo /
son dos cosas diferentes /
pero en color son hermanos /
y la línea divisoria /
es la tumba del mojado.

-- Paulino Vargas /
Los Tigres del Norte
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Border Patrol dodges bullets
Julia Bishop,

Shots were fired at U.S. Border Patrol agents as they were picking up bundles of marijuana near the international border Friday evening.
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War at the border escalates
Ivy J. Sellers,

Tell me again why we should let in everybody who wants to cross our borders?
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ALL OUT AGAINST RACISM THIS SUNDAY!!
s t a r r ,

UPDATE 4/8/2006: Protest Saturday, April 8th, 1pm,
March from Chicano Park
to Pantoja Park
Begins 1 p.m. at Chicano Park
Organized by American Friends Service Committee, 619-233-4114
 http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2006/04/114978.shtml
 http://radioactivesd.livejournal.com/32661.html

Everyone drop what you're doing this Sunday Apr. 9.

March for Migrant worker rights and AMNESTY for all immigrant laborers! The mainstream press is predicting 10,000-20,000 people! Let's make it 30,000! Protest HR 4437!! It deputizes social workers, lawyers, doctors, etc. to report and deport illegal immigrants.

This Sunday, 1 p.m. 6th & Laurel on the west side of Balboa park. March to the County
Administration building at 2.

There is also an alternate march from City College to make stronger demands for amnesty (not just dignity, etc., as march organizers are saying.)

Bring your photography equipment and document the SDPD's fear of the people's power! (Supposedly La Migra won't be there - but can we ever trust La Placa?

RISE UP!! F*ck Bush's "guest worker" program!! Demand amnesty - No Less!!
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Dear President Bush
Skylark,

Would it be unreasonable of us to expect Mexico to do for our citizens, the same things we do for theirs?
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A Nation of Colonists...and Race Laws
Juan Santos,

The US is not a "Nation of Immigrants and Laws." It has always been a nation of colonists, and its immigration law has always been race law.

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Stewart Alexander Speaks On Immigration
Stewart A. Alexander,

The immigration debates have been politically timed, not to establish policy that will benefit America in dealing with a complex matter, but only to influence the votes for the 2006 elections.
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Immigration and White Racism
Juan Santos,

When the late Alabama Governor George Wallace--surrounded by armed guards--stood on the steps of the University of Alabama to prevent a young Black woman from entering the University of Alabama, he declared, "Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!"

He also inspired a man who would later stand at the US / Mexican border, armed to the teeth, to prevent other brown skinned people from entering someplace he didn't want to them to enter--the United States...
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VIDEO> Student Walkout at Chicano Park M28
Jonathan, Lotus, Lea,

This video is from the walkouts on Tuesday, March 28, 2006. The walkouts were organized by students to protest the Anti-Immigrant Bill HR 4437. The video is 5 minutes long, in quicktime format and about 13.7 MB.

 http://sandiego.indymedia.org/media/2006/04/114911.mov

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