I am not sure this is a wise idea. Yes, it might pressure politicians, but in the long run, I think it would do more harm than good. - - Donna Poisl
By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff
A small but vocal group of advocates is urging illegal immigrants and their supporters nationwide to boycott the 2010 Census to protest the government’s inaction on immigration legislation, a move that, if successful, could cost Massachusetts and other states millions of dollars.
The campaign is setting off alarms across the United States because census figures are crucial to determining how much federal funding cities and towns receive. A large-scale boycott, state officials and prominent pro-immigrant groups warn, could force Massachusetts to cut services from school lunch programs to highway construction, and heighten its chances of losing a seat in Congress.
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So they want to stage an illegal protest to stand up against the way they are being treated for entering a country illegally. Ya know, it used to be the case that immigrants would do anything they could to EARN their green card visa, now they just want to break the law to enter, and break the law to stay. Explain to me how they deserve to be citizens if they don't respect the laws...
Mike, I think what we have here immigrants speaking up for immigrants' rights. I agree that illegal immigrants have no right to make any demands whatsoever until they have legally obtained a green card visa, but the government has dragged their feet on immigration legislation on the whole for so long that SOME sort of protest is more than called for.
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