At 3:00 pm cst a group of illegal undocumented immigrants, mainly of hispanic ethnicity, along with a few irrelevant students from UCLA decided to organize an illegal protest at the State House in Montgomery, Alabama today. I call it an illegal protest because, in the city of Montgomery as well as in most cities, you are required to have a permit 24 or more hours before the decided time. Instead, they decided they would just show up, block the doorway of the State House, block a busy street, and shout “Undocumented Unafraid” and “No Justice, No Peace”. These people are saying that the Alabama immigration law is racist and was compared by the New York Times today to the Civil Rights Movement of the 60′s. I will get to that in a moment.
There is absolutely no problem with protesting, nothing at all. There IS, however, a problem with a group of people who have no legal standing in a foreign country being disorderly and making demands that will better suit them. What’s even more troubling is there are a number of people who support them. These illegal immigrants say they are here to make a better life for themselves and their children. I can appreciate that, truly. But, when you disregard the laws and regulations of the constitution of the country, never bother to learn THE language of the land, and walk around defiantly, you are just making things worse on yourself and others. And to think that your protest makes a difference I have a rude reality check for you. YOU ARE UNDOCUMENTED, YOU CANNOT VOTE! That means what you have say is IRRELEVANT. State and Federal lawmakers represent their constituents, that means the people who vote. If you where here LEGALLY you could vote. That is the only way you can truly bring about any kind of change. Not by being defiant, disorderly and disrespectful.
Now, to the remarks by the New York Times that compares this issue to the Civil Rights movement of the 60′s is plain insulting, and ignorant. Insulting to the men women and children who died from bombings, shootings and beatings during that time. Insulting to the men and women who lived through that time. And ignorant in the fact that the Civil Rights movement was a struggle for the rights of LEGAL citizens of the United States of America. And to even play that card is nothing but fodder to try and make something out of nothing.
I say this to all who read this. You cannot just choose what laws you are and are not going to follow. Even if you don’t agree with it, it is still law. And when, not if, you get arrested you cannot really act suprised. It was only a matter of time. If you want to live here do it the right way the first time.
God Bless
