“A Day Without Immigrants”

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An unbelievable day on the streets of San Francisco.

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Color photos here, and Black+White here.

Seamus has the aerial views.

Comments

  1. seamus says:
    May 1, 2006 at 9:42 pm

    FANTASTIC pictures, Matt. I only stepped out from work for a few minutes, but I got a couple decent shots from my office.

  2. sarabeth says:
    May 2, 2006 at 5:19 am

    “Fantastic pictures” is right. And I must say I’m also very impressed by your lighting guy!

  3. marc says:
    May 2, 2006 at 8:54 am

    Amazing. It will be interesting to see when the inevitable statistics/results will come in of how much business was really lost.

  4. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 2:15 pm

    “We are immigrants not criminals” – Technically, if you cross into the USA illegally, that would make you a felon, which would also be a criminal”

    “We are all created equal” – Technically yes, but legally no. If you cross into the USA illegally, that would make you a felon/criminal…that would not make me YOUR equal.

    Illegal aliens are not US citizens and therefore have no rights. So shut up.

  5. sarabeth says:
    May 2, 2006 at 2:28 pm

    Technically, if you cross into the USA illegally, that would make you a felon, which would also be a criminal

    By which law would that be, now? The one that has not yet been passed and signed? The one that’s still a stillborn House bill? The one that Republicans are so desperately trying to disavow, and blame on the Democrats? (It’s almost like it was passed in the House while no one was looking, by some invisible non-people.)

  6. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 2:38 pm

    Sara…question. Why are there things called passports and visas? Are you telling me it is legal to waltz across some country’s border without paperwork? Are you serious? Why do they stop people at the border crossing when entering Mexico? I suppose you are one of these people who feel “America is from Alaska to Argentina” LMAO, not MY America! And how ’bout all the coverage of the small kids crying when seeing the police? Em, I am freaking paying for YOUR free education..so, get your ass back in school! Oh, and when you get hurt at the protest with no health insurance, guess who will be paying for your ER treatment?? Sarabeth will! and so, will all the other gracious, LEGAL immigrants.

  7. sarabeth says:
    May 2, 2006 at 2:45 pm

    Get your head out of your ass, Jame.

    You shouldn’t use words like “felon” if you don’t know what they mean.

    Felony is not a homonym for illegal act. Every illegal act does not make you a felon.

    (You might also profitably ask: why are there things called brains and grey matter?)

  8. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 2:51 pm

    Typical liberal reply…Never answer the questions! LMAO I’m curious what your answers would be to my questions, that’s all ;)

  9. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 2:56 pm

    HAHA, I see now that my posts are being removed…fair and balanced!

  10. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 3:15 pm

    Such a HUGE impact this protest! “…We’re gonna shut America down for one day!”…em, there was a protest yesterday? …not even a miniscule ‘blip’ on the economic radar of this country. And, you liberals must agree with the results of this poll because it was published on CNN, so it MUST be true, right?

    Did Monday’s immigration demonstrations have an impact on you?

    Yes 10% 11749 votes

    No 90% 103813 votes
    Total: 115562 votes

    LMAO

  11. matt says:
    May 2, 2006 at 3:38 pm

    HAHA, I see now that my posts are being removed…fair and balanced!

    what the hell are you going on about? none of your pathetically racist comments was touched. they are far too amusing.

  12. sarabeth says:
    May 2, 2006 at 3:45 pm

    Removed? (Why, oh why, are there things called brains?)

    Maybe they have been removed in your parallel universe, but all your comments are still up on 1115.org.

    Typical liberal reply…Never answer the questions! LMAO I’m curious what your answers would be to my questions, that’s all ;)

    Are you serious? You still don’t get it that you are here, commenting about the illegal immigrants issue, in blissful ignorance of the most basic facts about the current debate?

    The House Bill passed in December, which kicked off this whole circus, proposed for the first time that being in the country illegally should be made a felony. Since the Bill has not yet passed into law, it is not currently a felony. So when you say illegal immigrants are “technically” felons, that is totally untrue.

    See, very helpful to get your basic facts right when you go trolling. Otherwise, you might just come across as an ignorant bundle of bias and hate.

  13. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:04 pm

    HELLOOOOOOOOO SARABETH…STILL didn’t answer my question!! LOL Should i write it in Spanish? Oh, and Matt, you might want to check your facts…last time I looked, being ‘illegal’ was not a race.

  14. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:05 pm

    funny how you are now a ‘troll’ just because you disagree LOVE THIS!

  15. matt says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:11 pm

    Oh, and Matt, you might want to check your facts…last time I looked, being ‘illegal’ was not a race.

    who are we talking about then?

    also, this:

    Illegal aliens are not US citizens and therefore have no rights. So shut up.

    is the best argument ever. hopefully someone will put you in charge of messaging for the republicans campaigns.

  16. sarabeth says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:18 pm

    HELLOOOOOOOOO SARABETH…STILL didn’t answer my question!!

    And which question would that be?

  17. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:29 pm

    Geeesh, when the two of you can brush-up on your reading comprehension skills, I’ll get back to ya! “..what questions?” … “…who are we talking about”. You guys are real cute how you side-step! love, the troll.

  18. matt says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:30 pm

    when you have something worthwhile to say, it’s possible that you will get a response. you’re talking out of your ass, and the photos speak for themselves.

  19. sarabeth says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:34 pm

    If you had half a brain, you would have realized a while ago that I have indeed responded to everything meaningful you wrote (and more than once).

    If you can only bleat questions, and not recognize answers when you see them (and keep going off into delusional fantasies in the middle) there’s probably no sensible reason for me to respond any further.

    So adios, los chootios. Keep that bile flowing, it’s good for the universe.

  20. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:38 pm

    Sara…why do countries require people to have passports and visas? We’ll take one at a time.

  21. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:40 pm

    Matt…can I post PRO-America and ANTI-illegal photos, and pro LEGAL-immigrant photos here? doubt it.

  22. sarabeth says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:44 pm

    Rhetorical questions are not normally deemed to require an answer, but since you insist: to regulate entry, Jame.

    It still doesn’t make you a felon if you sneak in illegally. Have you got that yet? This whole discussion started with a gross mis-statement by you:

    Technically, if you cross into the USA illegally, that would make you a felon, which would also be a criminal

  23. matt says:
    May 2, 2006 at 4:45 pm

    Matt…can I post PRO-America and ANTI-illegal photos, and pro LEGAL-immigrant photos here? doubt it.

    no, but you could on your own blog.

    but what exactly is anti-american about anything i shot yesterday?

  24. Jameson Curry says:
    May 2, 2006 at 9:16 pm

    I’m bored.

  25. matt says:
    May 2, 2006 at 9:24 pm

    you’re boring

  26. Jason says:
    May 3, 2006 at 4:04 am

    What’s really funny is that this post had no editorializing in it, and about half a sentence worth of words. It’s just photos, presented without commentary—but apparently photos in and of themselves are so controversial that certain people need to automatically blow a gasket about “you liberals”.

  27. marc says:
    May 3, 2006 at 4:57 am

    The pictures were apparently worth a thousand PRO-America ANTI-illegal LEGAL-immigrant words.

  28. sarabeth says:
    May 3, 2006 at 5:32 am

    Ah, but those subversive photographs showcased inflammatory slogans (and now they are on the internets for the whole damn world to see).

    And, remember, Jame was just providing a purely technical critique, before his feelings suddenly got the better of him.

  29. adriana says:
    May 3, 2007 at 2:19 pm

    we are all listen up all humans with hopes and dreams so illegal are not criminals

  30. My Country says:
    May 20, 2007 at 10:51 am

    These pictures show that whether legal or illegal, Spanish or otherwise, they do not REALLY want to US Citizens for the RIGHT reasons. All they want is to get away from the country that their ancestors created because they cannot change their countries ways. SOOOOO they have decided to bring their ignorance over here to “MY” Country the one that I fought for and voted to make the WAY IT WAS and NOT THE WAY IT IS NOW. None of you have the right to say anthing about how this country you didn’t fight.

  31. My Country says:
    May 20, 2007 at 10:55 am

    To continue my message, GO HOME back to the country that you fled from and change it to make it the FREE FOR ALL that you are trying to do over here. Otherwise, you should have to sign a contract and fight in the military BEFORE becoming a US citizen to show that you really do respect our ways, AND speak ENGLISH!!! I do not care what language you speak in your home, but in public English is the American language that was voted on years before you were born. If you are a US citizen and do not repsect the ways, then move on and try to “liberalize” someone elses country and leave mine alone.

  32. matt says:
    May 20, 2007 at 10:56 am

    right, playing by starship troopers rules.

  33. jamie beth says:
    May 20, 2007 at 1:14 pm

    My Country:
    America has no official language, so what vote are you talking about?!
    AND
    there is no required military service in this country – why would someone not born here have to join the military if someone born here doesn’t have to? do you have america confused with Israel? man, i hate when that happens.