May 01, 2006

Day Without Illegal Immigrants

The illegal immigrant boycotts and protests haven't shut down cities yet, but the fun has just started. Judging by a Zogby poll the hightened activism of illegal immigrants and their sympathizers may be hurting their cause.

On the positive side some Latinos worry about having their movement being associated with the Stalinist ANSWER gang:

Some local Latino leaders said they worry about being associated with a Los Angeles-based group, Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER), that has been active in promotion of the boycott. They said they fear that the group's broad-based opposition to Bush administration policies could hinder attempts to win allies for immigration reform on Capitol Hill.

ANSWER protested numerous administration policies, including sanctions on Cuba, the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and the war in Iraq. The organization began supporting immigrants' causes last year in opposition to the Minuteman Project's plan to patrol the southern U.S. border, said Carlos Alvarez, a Los Angeles-based ANSWER spokesman.

"Citizens Losing Sympathy For Illegal Aliens"

UPDATE: ReadDebateWisconsin declares Christine Neumann-Ortiz, leader of Voces de la Frontera and organizer of the illegal immigration protests in Milwaukee as the "most powerful woman in Wisconsin."