San Diego Protests

I'm still in Philly, but Shiraz has got the midnight oil burning back in San Diego, too. She sent me some pictures she took of the ILLEGAL immigrant protests going on, and the link to the story.

Samuel Barriga, 50, of San Marcos was given an American flag and a sign that read “Immigrant values are family values.” Barriga said he was participating in the demonstration because he feared his cousins, friends and neighbors could be deported if efforts to crack down on illegal immigration succeed.

“They want to treat us like criminals,” Barriga said. “We're not criminals. We're hard workers.”

Cousins? Friends? Neighbors? Sounds like there are a lot of people who broke the law getting into this country. Again, the guy they interview leaves out the important modifier, "ILLEGAL". Okay, you bastard. Since you're all such wonderfully hard workers, in the words of Tio Jaime, please to be kindly disputing this shit:

Some criminal elements enter the United States as illegal immigrants, most notably members of the street gang MS-13. With a total member count of 10,000 in the states and 50,000 worldwide they have already forced other gangs into submission or absorbed their members. MS-13's tactics were taught to them originally in El Salvador in the 1980's by the U.S. military, they have further advanced their original training by adapting it to urban environments. It is estimated that 29% of Federal prisoners are in the states illegally and 50% of those are active MS-13 members.

--Source: Wikipedia

Many thanks to all the illegal immigrants who were protesting so loudly that Shiraz couldn't study for her Constitutional Law final. Damn criminals. There are no statutes of limitations for entering the country, and every sovereign nation in the world has the right to deport an illegal.

I have nothing against immigrants. Both of my parents are immigrants; but they entered the country legally. Yes, it was a long process--my father got here nearly 10 years after his father did because it was not easy. And my family was separated for years. So neighbor Juan Chavez has a job, but scampered across the desert with his parents when he was 13? Tough shit. You'll get no sympathy from me. Get the hell back to where you came from and do things the right way.