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Conference back40::soapbox

Title:	Soapbox. Just Soapbox.
Notice:	No more new notes
Moderator:	WAHOO::LEVESQUEONS

Created:	Thu Nov 17 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	862
Total number of notes:	339684

754.0. "Hispanic Boycott." by ACISS1::ROCUSH () Thu Jul 11 1996 17:32

    Apparently there is going to be new boycott effort in Chicago. 
    Dominic's, a Chicago-area supermarket, assisted the INS in arresting
    several employees who were illegal aliens.  According to the reports
    Dominic's was informed that there were employees who had used
    fraudulent documentation to obtain and retain employment with the food
    store.  Once management became aware of the situation they contacted
    the INS and had the employees arrested and deported.
    
    So far, so good.
    
    Now there are several Hispanic groups that are organizing a protest and
    planning a boycott of Dominic's stating that the chain is racist and
    unfair to Hispanics.  They are demanding that Dominc's apologize to the
    Hispanic community for their actions in having these people arrested.
    
    Am I missing something or what.  These were illegal aliens and if
    Dominic's did not report it and take aggressive action to eliminate
    these employees they would have faced huge fines and other actions.
    
    Is there any justification for this planned action, other than the
    normal politically correct, etc nonsense.  Other than that,can anyone
    support this type of misplaced actions.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
754.1		CONSLT::MCBRIDE	Idleness, the holiday of fools	`Thu Jul 11 1996 17:37`	7
	The store is in a tough position. They could face a lot in fines for not reporting them. The immigration issue is not the store's and they should not be held accountable for dropping a dime on illegals. If they only selected hispanics for reporting, possibly there might be some cause for outrage. Brian
754.2		MKOTS3::JMARTIN	Madison...5'2'' 95 lbs.	`Thu Jul 11 1996 17:48`	4
	Yet another group using the race card in order to gain what is not rightfully theirs. -Jack
754.3		BIGQ::SILVA	I'm out, therefore I am	`Thu Jul 11 1996 17:52`	3
	Well, it is the big race weekend, right?
754.4		THEMAX::SMITH_S	Hanover Fist	`Thu Jul 11 1996 18:12`	1
	It's not about race, but nationality.
754.5		BUSY::SLABOUNTY	A swift kick in the butt - $1	`Thu Jul 11 1996 18:27`	5
	Oh, I see. Perhaps you'd like to explain the difference between the 2?
754.6		THEMAX::SMITH_S	Hanover Fist	`Thu Jul 11 1996 19:29`	5
	Simple. I have plenty of hispanic friends that were born right here in the good 'ol USA. Race and origin of birth are two seperate things. If they're not US citizens or are in this country illegally, they have no business stealing US jobs. -ss
754.7		MOLAR::DELBALSO	I (spade) my (dogface)	`Thu Jul 11 1996 20:59`	9
	> Other than that,can anyone support this type of misplaced actions. I'm sure that the airhole who was on the Today Show the other morning claiming that we didn't want to restrict educational benefits to illegal aliens as it might piss them off and drive them away, and, afterall, we need to depend upon them for farm and domestic labor in Kaliphornia, would be more than happy to support it. He seems to like the idea of illegal aliens having all sorts of bennies.
754.8	A bit of a side track.	ACISS1::ROCUSH		`Fri Jul 12 1996 10:52`	14
	As a bit of a side note to this, there apparently is/was a Clinton re-election commercial highlighting all of his accomplishments. One of which was his firm stance on illagal immigration. The commercial shows, supposedly INS agents arresting illegal aliens. It is quite clear from the commercial that these people are Hispanic. I wonder why the same people who complained so bitterly about the Willy Horton ad as being racist aren't making the outcry at this time? There is no question that the people identified in Clinton's ad are Central/South American natives. Couldn't this be considered as appealing to the same racist fears/prejudices that the Horton ads did? Just curious.
754.9		BULEAN::BANKS		`Fri Jul 12 1996 10:55`	12
	I thought the Willy Hornton ad was racist. If this ad is as you describe, it sounds racist to me, too. > Couldn't this be considered as > appealing to the same racist fears/prejudices that the Horton ads did? That's certainly how I'd consider it. Then again, it seems that no one loses any votes by appealing to racist fears and prejudices. Sounds like a sound campaign strategy for the '90s (both 1990s and 1890s, btw). I just don't have to like it, that's all.