Rio Grande City No Border Walls Walk

On March 8, 2008 Texas border residents take to the street in a peaceful protest in which protestors walk 126 miles (14 miles each day for 9 days) from Roma to Brownsville as a form of nonviolent direct action. On this day they are walking from Rio Grande City to La Grulla, Texas.

Music by Scorpions - Wind of Change

For more information visit the following sites:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/noborderwall/
http://www.galleons.org
http://www.alipac.net
http://www.hutto.galleons.org

Special thanks to everyone from the No Border Walls group who participated at this event. Keep up the pressure!

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[gabbriogc]

Wow I could tell this video was old right off because the Ramirez Ford in Rio Grande is still in business lol.. unfortunately, it is an empty lot now.

[iammetx]

@gabbriogc Come now, it's not that old, lol. 2 years ago, but yes, the Ramirez Ford is an empty lot now.

[michaelarcand]

I don't support a border wall, but I do support following through on current immigration laws and deporting as many illegal immigrants as we can. BTW, using the Ronald Reagan quote was disingenuous as his quote is in reference to the Berlin Wall which separated two sections of the same country (prior to WWII). America and Mexico have been independent of each other for over 150 years ... so that comparison doesn't fly.

So what does Mexico do with illegal immigrants?

[smart12day]

If someone wishes to legally immigrate to this country I welcome you. If you do not wish to come here legally then stay home. Change your country, make the change happen there, push for economic reform there,MAKE YOUR GOVERNMENT do the things that need to be done. IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT DO NOT WISH TO FOLLOW OUR LAWS THAT FORCE US INTO THIS SITUATION. I would love to see no fence,but, I can see no other way to keep your people from dieing in our deserts and coming illegally to our country.

[iammetx]

@smart12day What a shame that you cannot set a day apart to stand up for what you want. Many of us work and feed our families, but that is why things are announced ahead of time, so we can set a day apart to show our support. And yes, smart12day, there were a great number of U.S. Citizens. Some were from the United States of Mexico, but the majority were from the United States of America. ;)

[iammetx]

@smart12day Interesting that you say that, because the majority of them are not being deported as is stated under said laws. They are simply being deported without a trial as is stated they have a right to under said laws. You see, not all undocumented immigrants are criminals, yet they are being treated as such. If they were to be processed under "said law", then many of them would have a right to be here even if they were illegally in the country. It just depends on the law they violated.

[smart12day]

@CTastic1 Yes they were Americans,they were all Americans, everyone from the tip of South America to northern most reach of Canada is an American. My question is were they U.S. Citizens? And yes we are to busy trying to earn a descent living to march we are to busy feeding our families.

[smart12day]

@iammetx No, that they have come here illegally is enough. I don't care where they come from, their race makes no difference, and their religion is inconsequential. There are only two important issues here. 1.) When amnesty was given the last time the Federal government promised to secure the borders and set up an employment policy like E-verify. 2.) These people have ignored and broken our laws and should be deported as is stated under said laws.

[iammetx]

@CTastic1

LOL, you wish they were illegal aliens, but you know that ain't true. Face it, you just can't get anyone to support your racist asses because you're not liked by REAL AMERICANS. As for your tax dollars, that remains to be seen. Undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes, more than likely more than you do. Which is kinda funny because most of those who oppose illegal immigration are racist old farts living off of the same taxes undocumented immigrants pay. How old are you?

[CTastic1]

@iammetx The illegal aliens that show up you mean. All who are being taken care of by our government, MY TAXDOLLARS. I would go all over the country too. But I don't get free money from the government. I have to work. You can just do what you want because you know you have a check coming for nothing.

[CTastic1]

@iammetx Americans are too busy working(a concept most of you know nothing of) ever heard money talks, and bullshit walks? this is exactly what it's in reference to.

[iammetx]

@CTastic1 Yeah, I'm sure. Kinda like how the minutemen were only able to gather, what?, like a dozen people or so? Where as those who support immigration reform and immigrant rights marched in the thousands through cities across the country. I was going to go to AZ to protest SB 1070, but I heard there's no more room since American's from across the country are flocking to AZ to protest SB 1070 the "real way". You know, with "real Americans" actually showing up to protest ;)