Because it’s so easy to get caught up in what the rest of the crowd is doing, it’s nice to see that some people can form their own opinions.
South Florida immigrant rights activists rallied at Sun Life Stadium, holding up protest signs prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Florida Marlins.
More than 50 protesters gathered at the stadium at 5 p.m., waving signs and chanting slogans as spectators drove into the parking lot.
“No to racism!” the protesters screamed. “No to discrimination.”
Their signs read “Strike Out SB1070” on one side and “Go Marlins” on the other.
SB1070 refers to the legislative number of the Arizona law.
One demonstrator in favor of the Arizona law, Mark Kleiman, of Hollywood, also held a sign reading “Go Marlins” and “Protect the Border.”
I’m sure most of you think that Keliman is a horrible, xenophobic racist who should be hanged for supporting a law that many argue discriminates against Latinos. But maybe Kleiman – and I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say he’s a Jewish doctor or lawyer – doesn’t want Juan and Jose jumping the border and giving his daughters the girth and excitement that Avi and Barry can’t compete with. And so if that means that some Spanish guy in Arizona has to show a cop his papers so that Jessica and Rachel Kleiman never get violated by a goy, well, I don’t know how you don’t get behind that. Kudos to Mr. Kleiman for putting his own priorities first at the expense of what the rest of the world deems “important.”
