Examiner – by Jim KouriIn a news story that was totally ignored by the major news outlets, and even most minor media outfits, 25 men and women who were protesting President Barack Obama’s executive action “immigration program” took to the streets of the Californian city of San Bernardino. The group of demonstrators, many of whom were affiliated with groups such as the Minuteman Project, targeted San Bernardino’s Mexican consulate which is located across the street from City Hall.
While demonstrating in opposition to Obama’s executive immigration program, the angry protesters entered the Mexican Consulate to deliver a complaint letter to the Mexican consul assigned to that Californian facility. Quite simply, the protesters voiced their demand that the Mexican government give these American citizens the same benefits bonanza from Mexico that are provided to Mexicans who are illegally residing in the U.S.
The group of men and women were protected by the Minutemen and they were ordered by consulate police, who are not recognized as police in the U.S.A., to leave the Mexican consulate. According to the Minuteman Project group, the American protesters remained in the consulate, which is recognized by both countries as Mexican soil.
The protesters told officials that they were illegally in Mexico and asked that the Mexican government issue to them driver’s licenses, illegal (alien) rights, work permits, and equal rights. “When inside of a Mexican diplomatic facility whether it is a small consulate or a large embassy compound, people are for all intents and purposes legally inside that foreign country,” said former U.S. law enforcement agent Antonio Mendoza.
After making their point, the Minutemen led demonstrators exited the consulate Mexican security officers threatened to have them arrested. “Consulates are essentially satellite embassies that provide for services to persons from foreign lands to have their needs pandered to by both their homelands and their host country [the USA],” noted the leader of the Minuteman Project, Jim Gilchrist.
Mexico currently operates about 50 consulate offices in the United States, which dwarfs the number of facilities representing other nations. In fact, the Obama administration and the Mexican government are planning to increase the number of consulate offices as Mexico literally transports its population into the USA. “Eventually, Spanish will be considered the second language of the United States, since there is little or no requirement for Spanish speaking immigrants to learn English,” said Gilchrist..
Besides the Mexican consulate incident, in anticipation of Department of Homeland Security funding for illegal aliens’ benefits — including big tax refunds from the IRS — a coalition of anti-illegal immigration groups rallied in front of City Hall and protested Obama’s executive order providing amnesty for millions of “undocumented immigrants.”
Demonstrators from local public-interest groups, such as We the People Rising and the local Republicans Club in Claremont, displayed signs to passing motorists while cheering: “Americans first, close our borders!” and “Hey hey, ho ho, Obama’s gotta go!”
“We chose this day to make a statement: We’d still like to see the Senate and the House pass a bill that does not fund the Obama immigration plan,” said Robin Hvidston, executive director of We the People Rising. “We feel America needs to come first. We’re not against immigration. We’re against illegal immigration and the president overstepping his executive authority allowing illegal immigration.”
The plan to integrate us into the NAU becomes more obvious day by day,our protestations notwithstanding.
I demand FREE all you can eat taco Tuesdays!…..Viva La Revolucion!-YUM.
almost thought it was an article out of the onion