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Chicago Activists Fight Border Control Plan
Posted: Monday, 15 May 2006 7:50AM
CHICAGO (CBS2) -- President Bush is expected to call for thousands of National Guard troops to patrol our Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants out.
But as CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports, that has Mexico's president extremely concerned and many activists here in Chicago up in arms.
It's day five of the hunger strike. These Chicago activists say it's their way of showing support for the immigrant community.
"I'm fighting to stop the deportation of families; I'm fighting for legalization. It's not the time for vacation anymore; it's the time for action," said Victor Arroyo.
With the hunger strike, these activists are calling for an immediate moratorium on all the raids and deportations of undocumented immigrants in the country.
"We can't be deporting and raiding people when they're debating legalizing them. It sends two messages and it's very hypocritical for it to be happening," said Ema Lozano with Center Without Borders.
But groups that support deportations and stricter border control say it's time to enforce immigration law across the board. More.....
Pawnshops Cash in on
Rising Gas Costs
By Liam Ford, Tribune staff reporter. Barbara Bell contributed to this repor
Published May 15, 2006
Lugging his DVD player, George Kelly went to the A-Able Pawn Shop in Waukegan for one simple reason: so he wouldn't have to choose between filling his gas tank or paying his phone bill.Kelly, who was trying to get a $150 loan during his recent visit, figures he spends about $100 a week on gasoline for his four-cylinder car.
"I'd have spare change on me if it weren't for the price of gas," said Kelly, 22, of Waukegan.
As gas prices sprint back up to around $3 a gallon, A-Able Pawn manager Jose Mejias says more middle-class customers are frequenting his shop, pawning everything from jewelry and TV sets to their children's Xboxes.In Chicago--and even more in its highway-laden suburbs--America's loan officers of last resort are reporting an uptick in the number of people hauling in their prized and not-so-prized possessions so they can scrape together enough money for fuel."They come here and say, `I don't have money to fill the gas tank and pay all the bills,'" Mejias said.
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Chicago Activists Fight Border Control Plan
Posted: Monday, 15 May 2006 7:50AM
CHICAGO (CBS2) -- President Bush is expected to call for thousands of National Guard troops to patrol our Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants out.
But as CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports, that has Mexico's president extremely concerned and many activists here in Chicago up in arms.
It's day five of the hunger strike. These Chicago activists say it's their way of showing support for the immigrant community.
"I'm fighting to stop the deportation of families; I'm fighting for legalization. It's not the time for vacation anymore; it's the time for action," said Victor Arroyo.
With the hunger strike, these activists are calling for an immediate moratorium on all the raids and deportations of undocumented immigrants in the country.
"We can't be deporting and raiding people when they're debating legalizing them. It sends two messages and it's very hypocritical for it to be happening," said Ema Lozano with Center Without Borders.
But groups that support deportations and stricter border control say it's time to enforce immigration law across the board. More.....
Pawnshops Cash in on
Rising Gas Costs
By Liam Ford, Tribune staff reporter. Barbara Bell contributed to this repor
Published May 15, 2006
Lugging his DVD player, George Kelly went to the A-Able Pawn Shop in Waukegan for one simple reason: so he wouldn't have to choose between filling his gas tank or paying his phone bill.Kelly, who was trying to get a $150 loan during his recent visit, figures he spends about $100 a week on gasoline for his four-cylinder car.
"I'd have spare change on me if it weren't for the price of gas," said Kelly, 22, of Waukegan.
As gas prices sprint back up to around $3 a gallon, A-Able Pawn manager Jose Mejias says more middle-class customers are frequenting his shop, pawning everything from jewelry and TV sets to their children's Xboxes.In Chicago--and even more in its highway-laden suburbs--America's loan officers of last resort are reporting an uptick in the number of people hauling in their prized and not-so-prized possessions so they can scrape together enough money for fuel."They come here and say, `I don't have money to fill the gas tank and pay all the bills,'" Mejias said.
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