Boycotts, Protests and Strikes oh my!!!

It seems that the illegal alien apologists have come up with their plan of action against Prince William County for passing its resolution cracking down on illegal aliens.

According to the Potomac News, Mexicans Without Borders will

encourage county immigrants to boycott non-Hispanic owned businesses in Prince William County between Aug. 27 and Sept. 3, hold a peaceful community rally and march on Sept. 2 and participate in a work stoppage on Oct. 9.

I’m all atingle… 

How convenient to call for the boycott the week before Labor Day.  No doubt the thought on this was many people will be away on vacation that week, so any dip in business from previous weeks can be claimed as a victory for their boycott.  Now, I’m not certain what sales figures are like traditionally for that week, so I don’t know whether retailers notice a drop that week on account of people being away or an uptick from those who either stayed home or who are visiting the area and doing last minute back to school shopping.

Regardless, the timing is suspect.  However, I’ll be sure to save my shopping for that week since traffic should be lighter and the stores less crowded.  Perhaps I’ll have a BBQ at home on Sept. 2, though, so I can avoid any traffic jams caused by those attending the protest march.

Anyway, I really enjoy reading these articles.  There is always one unwitting comedian quoted throughout.  Here is today’s:

Petra Cox, also of Mexicans Without Borders, said the supervisors ignored the opposition of the “majority” of the people who spoke at the July 10 meeting when the board unanimously passed the resolution.

Uh, I listened to citizen time during that meeting and it was pretty much split 50-50.  However, all those in support of the resolution lived in PWC.  A good number of those who spoke against it came from other counties.  I’d say the BOCS listened and responded to the views of their constituents.

“This resolution harasses and intimidates the immigrant population and will inexorably lead to racial profiling and discrimination against a particular segment of the population,” Cox said.

The only segment of the population that will be “discriminated” against are those who are in the United States illegally.  They should be identified and deported.

“The effect of this resolution is to instill in the Latino community an atmosphere of terror, desperation and a feeling of discrimination,” Cox said. “It is patently designed to divide the community by promoting xenophobia and hatred.”

Cox does a great disservice to all those in the Latino and other immigrant communities who entered the United States legally by lumping them in along with those whose very first act upon entering this country was to break the law.  If there should be any dividing of the community, it should be a division between those who played by the rules and entered the U.S. legally and those who broke the law and entered illegally.  We should celebrate those who did things properly.  The only ones who should be afraid are those who are in the U.S. illegally because what they are about to experience is not “xenophobia and hatred” as claimed by Cox, but justice.

I’m completely fine with illegal aliens boycotting businesses in PWC — so long as the boycott lasts as long as the resolution is in place and is extended to include renting and buying places to live as well.

One final note.  I find it humorous that the Potomac News uses descriptions such as the following in the article:

Rosalia Osceola came to the United States 12 years ago. Her children were born here.

. . .

Alejandro Juarez, a building contractor who has been in the United States for 17 years

Notice, the article uses phrases such as “came to the United States” and “has been in the United States” almost as if being studiously ambiguous as to whether either entered legally.