Scary Quotes: Frank Jorge of Latino Americans for Immigration Reform and the Antelope Vallye Minutemen. (from his Voice of The People USA Harrisburg Rally speech.)
Politicians will respect you. Politicians will acknowledge your power when they see a round flying through their windshield and getting into their flesh. That will get their attention.(source)
Scary Quotes: John Tanton Founder of FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform)
Perhaps this is the first instance in which those with their pants up are going to get caught by those with their pants down!…As whites see their power and control over their lives declining, will they go quietly into the night? Or will there be an explosion? (source)(another source)
Scary Quotes: David Duke (former Grand Wizard of the KKK)
“I think the basic culture of this country is European and Christian and I think that if we lose that, we lost America…I don’t think we should suppress other races, but I think if we lose that White – what’s the word for it – that White dominance in America, with it we lose America.”
Scary Quotes: Patrick Buchanan Speaking About The Anti-Immigration Movement
“The question we Americans need to address, before it is answered for us, is: Does this First World nation wish to become a Third World country? Because that is our destiny if we do not build a sea wall against the waves of immigration rolling over our shores…Who speaks for the Euro-Americans, who founded the USA?…Is it not time to take back America?”
Scary Quotes: Ruth Miller of Illegal Protest showing her compassion for mankind
Mexicans in general are users and takers and display an arrogance like no other culture. That is why Americans are starting to turn against them. For years we have probably had illegal immigrants from other cultures but this wave of arrogant Mexicans is waking us up to the entire problem and that will be their ultimate undoing which will send them back home. YAY!
We don’t need no stinking Mexicans in our towns and cities. If they want to come here legally, they are welcome to but most that are coming here illegally are not qualified to come here because they are not educated and they are without skills. That is WHY they are coming here illegally because they know we don’t really want them to come in the front door.
You do not get the point of the anti-ILLEGAL immigration movement. They are not against LEGAL immigration from whatever nation.
Why are you distorting the message of these groups?
It is unfair for you to characterize American citizen’s right to speak out regarding issues that directly impact their country.
It’s strange to me that you say I’m distorting the issue on this page. How am I distorting the issue? The quotes are here to alert people to the motives of some of those against illegal immigration. I do not distort anything. I believe any reasonable person would conclude what I have concluded when it comes to these groups. They sensationalize the worst of people to further their cause when they only need to state the facts to do so. My cause, as you may say the same of me, is to stop them from speaking ill of Hispanics and other minorities. Since I’m fighting racial hatred I think I have the right to speak out against these people.
Although I don’t agree with violence, and would never resort to it, you could argue that John Brown used it for a respectable cause – to free the slaves. I’m fighting racial stereotyping and hatred with my blog and that, I believe, is a good cause. It does not make me like the very thing I’m against.
I clearly understand the anti-illegal movement. I’ve researched the groups and I’ve transcribed many of their speeches.
As I always say. Give me examples so I know what you’re talking about.
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Dear Symsess,
I am afraid you missed the point of the Vento sign and your comparison does not hold water. If I went to Greece I would not try to speak to waiters in English, unless I was spoken to first in English.
I do agree that it would have been more effective to have written in Spanish “Speak English, please, I do not speak Spanish”.
Today I tried to find the sizes on a product I was buying at a Wal-Mart. The product has so many different languages on it I never could make out the English. It is certainly within the right of companies to accomodate their Spanish-speaking customers, but they are under no moral obligation to do so.
I don’t think the sign misses the point. The point is that if you were in Greece and didn’t speak Greek you wouldn’t know what the sign says. If the Joey Vento of Greece kept pointing at the sign as you attempted to order food you’d be confused.
Anyway, Joey knows this he just likes the publicity.
BTW – You shouldn’t be shopping at Wal-Mart. They are the worst company around.
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Bernard, the majority if not all of the anti-immigration groups are opposed to both documented and undocumented immigration. Name one and I’ll give you the info regarding their opinion on legal immigrants which is always negative.
These quotes are really scary.
To David, a lot of products in the US have English, French and Spanish because of NAFTA, it is a requirement.
I have travel extensively and wherever I go I see “Americans” speaking in English and expecting everybody to do so, in no-English speaking countries, I have heard them disparage the locals for not speaking English.
One of the best things about this country is that people have the right to express their opinion and others have the right to not agree.
Diana,
Thanks for commenting on this issue.
It’s no secret that English is used worldwide and that many countries cater to our linguistic needs when we travel. So many Americans can speak only one language and they look down on others that have a hard time with English.
I’ve been ‘on the fence’ about joining the SOS group but after perusing your comments and website I’m joining. I’m so sick of being an American citizen and called ‘racist or ‘bigot’ for something as simple as defending the rights of my citizenship.
It really sucks because I used to be a fairly liberal person with the same views – I just cannot let this continue without getting involved. I’m sure ALL of you will write me off as a right-wing crazy racist -but- you can’t be farther from the truth, I just want every person who is trying to enter our country to do it LEGALLY……
Is that so hard to understand folks???????
I completely agree with ‘Ebuzz’
Are we truly too afraid to say the truth, to say what is on our minds because we are afraid of prosocution- to censor what we say because it might seem politically incorrect? Think rationally.
If it’s “on your mind” does that make it true?
I think that Americans are bunch of arrogant people who think they own the world. They have little tolerance for frustration, want things done immediately, cheap and perfect. Also they are not willing to wait because their time is so precious and they travel to countries whose culture is older than popular American culture and whose language is not English expecting people to speak English without a foreign accent. You guys use any excuse to invade countries and throw out leaders or governments that do not fit your interests and then you wonder why people in other countries hate you so much or why they attacked the Twin Towers. You have killed inocent people in foreign countries, you have overthrown governments, you guys have invaded other countries and still expect to be respected