http://occupyatlanta.org/2011/11/12/undocumented-unafraid-at-alabama-state-capitol/ We are the 99% We will no longer remain silent! Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:48:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://occupyatlanta.org/2011/11/12/undocumented-unafraid-at-alabama-state-capitol/#comment-226 jamienye Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:11:44 +0000 http://occupyatlanta.org/?p=685#comment-226 While all human beings are acknowledged by international law to have certain rights, "rights" in the sense that you're suggesting flow primarily from law enacted by a citizens of a nation to govern their own affairs. If you "lack proper documentation" -- and I hate that expression, because it makes it sound like you <i>misplaced</i> it, which is not the case -- you are likely to find that attempting to force the people who have legitimate political power in the country to do as you wish because of your supposed strength will yield outcomes other than the ones you want. That isn't to say that there aren't people in Occupy Atlanta and elsewhere who won't support your cause. They may. But for every illegal immigrant "tired of being forced into the shadows," there is at least one citizen who would love to get you out of the shadows, onto a plane, and back to your country of citizenship. While all human beings are acknowledged by international law to have certain rights, “rights” in the sense that you’re suggesting flow primarily from law enacted by a citizens of a nation to govern their own affairs. If you “lack proper documentation” — and I hate that expression, because it makes it sound like you misplaced it, which is not the case — you are likely to find that attempting to force the people who have legitimate political power in the country to do as you wish because of your supposed strength will yield outcomes other than the ones you want.
That isn’t to say that there aren’t people in Occupy Atlanta and elsewhere who won’t support your cause. They may. But for every illegal immigrant “tired of being forced into the shadows,” there is at least one citizen who would love to get you out of the shadows, onto a plane, and back to your country of citizenship. ]]>