NEW: Minutemen holding ground on Miller boycott
Border watch group snubs beermaker for alleged 'illegal' backing
By Sara Inés Calderón
The Brownsville Herald
The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, civilian border watchers out of Arizona, are pushing a nationwide boycott on Miller Brewing Company and all of their products, according to their national executive director.
“We found out that they are very instrumental in financing illegal immigration in different forms,” said Al Garza, a leader in the Minuteman organization.
“They are in fact hiring illegal immigrants,” Garza alleges.
There have been no reports of this activity at any of Miller Brewing Co.'s operations. Original calls for the boycott stem from Miller's reported support of a pro-immigrant rally in Chicago.
The Chicago Tribune reported on Sept. 6 that the Minutemen and 9/11 Families for a Secure America, had announced a boycott against Miller for financially backing an organization that supports legalizing undocumented immigrants. Miller also faced boycott threats from immigration-reform groups earlier this year.
A Web site has been set up to support the Miller boycott. Millerboycott.com boasts nearly 12,000 electronic “signatures” for an online petition against the beermakers and phone numbers for boycott supporters to call the company and let them “know what you think about their support of illegal aliens.”
Miller’s official statement on the matter, posted on its Web site, millerbrewing.com, reads in part: “Miller Brewing Company has never supported illegal immigration and we have always supported the full enforcement of current U.S. laws … Going forward, Miller will closely review all requests for support from community and charitable organizations to ensure that we are not indirectly funding or associating our name with advocacy efforts on the immigration issue.”
They close by stating, “We plan to stick to the business of brewing, marketing and selling great beer.”
Still, the Minuteman group is encouraging members to snub the company, their products and get others to join in.
“Even I used to drink Miller Lite,” Garza said. “But not anymore.”
2006-09-23 05:48:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Don't drink anything from Miller brewing company, there's quite a list of products there, and for that matter, eat italian instead of mexican. Being political in your consumer choices is lawful...
2006-09-23 05:52:04 · answer #1 · answered by gokart121 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Oh no! not the beer! I think this is one of the signs of the apacolypse.Personally i feel sorry for this company i mean first they were boycotted by latino organizations because it was discovered they contributed to the campaign of U.S Rep.Sensenbrenner who supported HR4437,and other anti immigration laws.So in order not to loose the latino business they supported them in the pro illegal march on and other pro illegal organizations and now are being boycotted also by anti illegals.Its like the saying goes damned if you do damned if you don't.Though personally i would be more pleased to see everyonb boycott all beer industries then maybe we wouldn't have some many deaths by drunk drivers.so to miller all i have to say is stay strong i'm sure eventually this will pass and everyone will just sit down and share a cold one.
2006-09-23 06:13:18 · answer #2 · answered by Nexus K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, I am 35 years old and I will speak any way that I wish. I don't recall asking your opinion about the joke that we wrote. I warned people before they read it, "if you don't have a sense of humor, don't read it." Remember? You obviously don't have a sense of humor. It was a joke, if you don't like it...too bad. Here's how it works: you respect me, I will respect you. I give what I get.
And...since you know nothing about me but keep telling me about myself, I am very happy. I have anything that anyone could want. So, when you keep saying that I am not a happy person, you couldn't be more wrong. I bet you didn't know that you could be wrong, did you?
2006-09-23 06:52:04 · answer #3 · answered by Princess 29 71 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No MORE Miller time for me
Illegal alien invader supporters scum Miller
No Miller time or time for Miller brewing
2006-09-23 06:06:02 · answer #4 · answered by buzzy360comecme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We might as well boycott every American company (*sarcasm).
They all use illegal immigrants.
2006-09-23 07:40:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are tons of products that can be boycotted but, i dont see the possibility of enough people doin it to stop a problem, such as hiring illegal immigrants.
2006-09-23 05:54:59 · answer #6 · answered by el_oso_candeloso 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I did all of the above...guess I'll just stick to Kentucky bourbon...
2006-09-23 05:55:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
OK I will only drink Coronas.
2006-09-23 09:22:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i bet u dont like him more than u like me!
dont listen to gokart, mexican food is good!
2006-09-23 15:48:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋