There's a Minuteman rally today in McKinley Park (Chicago's South Side). One of the organizers of the rally is Emma Lozano, executive director of Centro Sin Frontreras (Center Without Borders): "The Minuteman have been putting out an image of immigrants, trying to drum up hatred and stir up the most negative fears. We don't want them to feel welcome in Illinois."
And yes, there are some Minuteman organizers in Chicago. Rick Biesada, co-founder of the Chicago project, is an ex-Marine. And, according to today's Chicago Tribune, Biesada said on a recent radio show: "In the old days, they used to hang these suckers."
There's another organization against immigration called the Midwest Coalition to Reduce Immigration, based in Lombard. The executive director is Dave Gorak. The group's website even has a number for people to report illegal immigrants. The Tribune reports that the tip line received 68,536 calls in 2005.
Biesada has also said, "I'm doing this for my grandchildren."
Well Biesada, I hope your grandchildren have another role model.
March on, raza!
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