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Joanie Baloney

(1,357 posts)
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 09:00 AM Jul 2014

"There's something wrong here."

I am embarrassed to say I am a Californian today since it means I am associated with these good, Christian citizens.

The children are from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador whose parents told them to flee their homeland to escape the violence there.

What Vargas says shocked him most was their greatest fear of all.

"These kids interestingly seem to be more afraid of the angry mob in Murrieta than the murderers down in Honduras," he said. "There's something wrong here."

Vargas says when they arrived in El Centro, they feared some American protestors might want to kill them.

"They thought they were going to get off the bus and have to run the gauntlet of these angry people, hitting them with signs and hitting them with clubs," he said. "They heard what happened in Murrieta, so they were terrified."


http://www.10news.com/news/migrant-children-describe-fear-of-facing-protesters-07022014

-JB
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"There's something wrong here." (Original Post) Joanie Baloney Jul 2014 OP
All these self-called Christians NEVER follow the teaching of Christ. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #1
If insanity like this continues, our country ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2014 #2
+1 redqueen Jul 2014 #6
yet, their first claim is that only they are patriotic, and that we are traitors ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2014 #8
I'd like to keep alsame Jul 2014 #3
That would be awesome! Joanie Baloney Jul 2014 #4
Iran toby jo Jul 2014 #5
LOL Joanie Baloney Jul 2014 #10
Send them to Somalia n2doc Jul 2014 #11
+1 PotatoChip Jul 2014 #7
Last night on Chris Hayes' show, the person he interviewed said that many of these people were Skidmore Jul 2014 #9
From the City of Murrieta's web page Joanie Baloney Jul 2014 #12
The Protesters Citizenship Should Be Revoked...... Stainless Jul 2014 #13
Hey hey hey, at least the good guys outnumber these cranks in CALIFORNIA. alp227 Jul 2014 #14
Hateful, plain and simple BootinUp Jul 2014 #15

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
2. If insanity like this continues, our country
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 09:04 AM
Jul 2014

does not deserve to survive.

We were built on the backs of immigrants, we offered an escape from tyranny and war, destitution and suffering. And now, some talk radio yahoos who watch only Fox News and love conceal carry, act like violent and spoiled children.

The Right has a lot to answer for.

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
6. +1
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 10:44 AM
Jul 2014

Same goes for Christian wackjobs trying to shove their religious crap onto everyone else.

These assholes are unamerican.

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
8. yet, their first claim is that only they are patriotic, and that we are traitors
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 10:51 AM
Jul 2014

especially us of little or no faith.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
9. Last night on Chris Hayes' show, the person he interviewed said that many of these people were
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 10:59 AM
Jul 2014

with the Minutemen movement and he recognized them from other sites. He also said that the cops appeared to be "in cahoots" with them and held back from interferring even as the crowd approached the busses.

I would that they were identified by name and publicly shamed. There is a time and place for shaming and this is one of those times.

Joanie Baloney

(1,357 posts)
12. From the City of Murrieta's web page
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 11:16 AM
Jul 2014

They have a new page to answer FAQs regarding the immigrants. Here is a gem of a question:

If we see immigrants wandering the streets is there someone we can call to pick them up?

Once Border Patrol has identified and processed the illegal immigrants, they are allowed to legally remain in the United States until their appointed hearing date. Local law enforcement has no legal reason to detain them, unless they have committed a separate violation of state law or local ordinance. Local law enforcement officers are precluded from enforcing immigration law by department policy. Law enforcement agencies and their officers will always respond to calls for service to intervene and assist as needed in humanitarian efforts.


What exactly does a wandering immigrant look like?

-JB

Stainless

(718 posts)
13. The Protesters Citizenship Should Be Revoked......
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 11:20 AM
Jul 2014

and they should be deported back to the countries their relatives immigrated from. Those People Are Evil, Despicable And Vile Fuckwads. They are about as un-American as you can get.

alp227

(32,033 posts)
14. Hey hey hey, at least the good guys outnumber these cranks in CALIFORNIA.
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 04:14 PM
Jul 2014

If this protest happened in Texas or Alabama you'd have good reason to be embarrassed. But California is a PROGRESSIVE state. I mean, California even has sanctuary cities in the major metro areas for cryin' out loud!

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