Following up on my previous proposal, I would like to offer a second round of immigration reform. In light of the many businesses that shut down yesterday to observe the “Day Without Illegals,” I propose that we, legal citizens of the United States, show our undying gratitude to those businesses by showing them a “Day Without Gringos”.

Since a day without business seems to be important to their movement, let’s just give them another one. And if that goes well, maybe we can extend the effort indefinitely.

To help kick the rally off, here is an initial list of businesses that want to support the United States by closing their doors… let’s help them achieve their goal… for good.

Nationwide

Tyson Foods, Inc.
2210 West Oaklawn Dr., Springdale, AR 72762 (479) 290-4000
Swift and Company
1770 Promontory Circle, Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 506-8000
Cargill
PO Box 9300, Minneapolis, MN 55440 (800) 227-4455
Goya Foods
100 Seaview Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07096 (201) 348-4900
Perdue Farms
P.O. Box 1656, Horsham, PA 19044 (800) 473-7383
Gallo Wines
320 Center St, Healdsburg, CA 95448 (707) 433-2458
National Beef
12200 N. Ambassador Dr., Ste. 500, Kansas City, MO 64163 (800) 449-2333

California

Azteca Market
555 Francisco Blvd., Suite 24, San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 459-0669
Sol Food Puerto Rican Cuisine
732 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 451-4765
Taqueria Las Calandrias
927 Lincoln Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 457-2575
Dollar Duz It
816 Fourth St, San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 459-4731
Tienda Guatemalteca
925 4th Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 451-8171
Aroma Cafe
1122 4th Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 459-4340
Taqueria Maria
1017 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 257-5720
International House of Pancakes
1825 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 Phone (415) 485-0870
Whale of a Deli
997 Mesa Road, Pt Reyes Station, CA 94956 (415) 663-8464
Acqua Hotel
555 Redwood Hwy., Mill Valley, CA 94941 (415) 380-0400
Mill Valley Inn
165 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 (415) 389-6608
Waters Edge Hotel
25 Main Street, Tiburon/Belvedere, CA 94920 (415) 789-5999
R-Ranch Market, Inc.
711 Montana Ave., Ste. C, Santa Monica, CA 90403 (310) 576-6666

Texas

Dallas
Cardona Foods, Inc.
850 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worh, Texas 76106 (866) 562-2467
El Mil Tacos
3910 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth TX 76110 (817) 926-3201

Houston
Ruchi’s Taquerias El Rincon
2651 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX 77098-5503 (713) 520-6523
Taqueria Arandas
Locations all around the Houston area

Massachusetts

Padaria Brasil
165 Concord St., Framingham, MA 01702-8305 (508) 872 8698
Urbano Shop
84 Concord St, Framingham, MA 01702 (508) 875-5322
Vera Jewelers
111 Concord St, Framingham, MA 01702 (508) 626-8093
Supermercado Brasileiro
113 Concord Street Framingham, MA 01702

Arizona

Ranch Market Grocery Stores (owned by Pro & Sons, Inc.)
1700 De Soto Place, Ontario, CA 91761 (909) 930-9552
Taxi Mayas
2821 N 33rd Ave Ste 3, Phoenix, AZ 85009 (602) 212-0888

1. A simple protest: If the illegal immigrants protest on May 01, 2006, then we the people will protest on Friday, May 05, 2006, by NOT! celebrating Cinco de Mayo at our local Mexican restaurant. Email this to your friends and contacts.

   Comment by Ken Underwood — 3:18 pm
   

2. I hope the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly known as the INS) paid close attention to the companies closing in observance of the “Day Without Illegals”. Maybe they can help those companies close forever!

   Now that I know who “honored” the illegal aliens that violate our immigration laws, I’ll return the favor by taking my business else where! Bye Bye Tyson! Love you chicken, but I love my country more!!!

   Here’s a helpful link for any illegal wanting to do the right thing:
   http://www.uscitizenship.info/ins-citizenship-process.htm

   No amnesty. No “guest worker” status. No sellout! Oh yeah, and LEARN ENGLISH!

   PS: How come all of the shows on the Spanish channels don’t offer English subtitles??

   Comment by nita rene — 4:13 pm
   

3. […] H/T (Ten Gallon Variety) to Jason at Texas Rainmaker for this gem. He also has a modest immigration proposal, so click on his link. […]

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4. The anti-immigrant people are resorting to simple-minded comments and ideas because they have nothing else to argue this issue. They are losing the argument.

   The protests in favor of IMMIGRATION REFORM (not in favor of illegal immigration, a right wing talking point) have taken the country by surpise. No one expected 300,000 people to rally around immigrants in chicago. Or 40,000 in Houston on a Monday.

   Maybe the anti-immigrant people ought to have their own rally with the minute men, the Klan, and the Skinheads.

   Comment by John Cobarruvias — 8:21 am
   

5. My favorite bakery del Sol at Park Place and the Gulf Freeway closed. Arandas, on the other hand, stayed open. They now get my business. I made a note of stores that closed and plan to not spend any money at these stores.

   Comment by chuck — 9:06 am
   

6. “The anti-immigrant people are resorting to simple-minded comments and ideas because they have nothing else to argue this issue.”

   You mean simple-minded comments like calling us “anti-immigrant people”? You mean ideas like calling for the enforcement of EXISTING laws?

   “Maybe the anti-immigrant people ought to have their own rally with the minute men, the Klan, and the Skinheads.”

   Talk about “talking points”. I like how you conveniently forget to include the word ILLEGAL when you’re referring to “anti-immigrant people”. Obviously we’re not opposed to immigrants… just those who BREAK THE LAW.

   And maybe you ought to re-check who you’re calling racist.

   Augustin Cebada of the Brown Berets de Aztlán, an offshoot of the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA), delivered this speech (audio) during a Fourth of July rally held outside the Federal Building in Westwood, California, in 1996:

   “Go back to Simi Valley, you skunks! Go back to Woodland Hills! Go back to Boston! Go back to the Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims! Get out! We are the future. You’re old and tired. Go on. We have beaten you; leave like beaten rats.

   You old white people, it is your duty to die. Even their own ethicists say that they should die; that they have a duty to die. They’re taking up too much space, too much air.

   We are the majority in L.A. There’s over seven million Mexicans in L.A. County alone. We are the majority. And you’re going to see every day more and more of it, as we … we manifest as our young people grow up, graduate from high school, go on to college and start taking over this society. Our people … are … the vast majority of our people are under the age of 15 years old. Right now we’re already controlling those elections, whether it’s through violence or nonviolence. Through love of having children we are gonna take over.”

   and…

   Susana De Leon, immigration attorney and instructor at the University of Minnesota:

   “Yes, people from Europe are wet backs man… their backs so wet because they had to cross an ocean to get here.” She added that it is not possible for minorities to be racist against white people.

   Comment by Texas Rainmaker — 10:03 am
   

7. The anti-immigrant people…

   Sorry, dipsh#t, but it’s the anti-illegal immigrant people. Comprende, hombre?

   Comment by Jonathan — 1:08 pm
   

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