Another anti-deportation protest will be taking place this morning at 10 a.m. at Sasscer Park, in Santa Ana, located at 600 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
This protest appears to be the brainchild of OC Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento’s son, Diego Sarmiento, who heads up Say Votes, an organization that tries to register youthful voters.
As the protest is set during the workday presumably it will be attended by people who either don’t work or are too young to work, as well as those who perhaps work on swing or night shifts or are retired.
Sasscer Park is named after deceased SAPD police officer Nelson K. Sasscer, was murdered while on patrol duty in Santa Ana on June 4, 1969, within a half hour of beginning his shift. He was shot before he could draw his own weapon. The subsequent investigation resulted In the prosecution and conviction of a professed member of the militant radical black panther party.
Members of the Sarmiento family have reportedly made a living running sleazy bars and dance halls and suing police departments.
Flying the flag of your country of origin doesn’t bring people to your side or cause you to be “heard”. It’s a nuisance for everyone who just wants to do their job and go on about their lives. If you want to fly a flag here’s a thought fly the flag of the country you are “fighting” to stay in.
Apparently proud of your heritage until you are asked to move back.
What a cowardly “article” trying to discredit this movement. Protesting is a right. There are people taking the day off to fight for their rights, people who work part time jobs showing up between shifts, students who will be pushing this country forward in the years to come. IMMIGRANTS MAKE AMERICA GREAT.
We are not anti immigrant but we do support removing the undocumented who commit violent crimes from our country.