Assemblyman Ray Haynes, R-Murrieta held a rally in Sacramento yesterday in support of his proposed ballot measure to create a California Border Patrol.

According to the AP, about 1000 people turned out, 700 on the other side. The protest was "mostly peaceful", and the "underlining issue" was the Minuteman Project.

The same AP report is featured in these articles:

washingtonpost . com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/29/AR2005102901498.html Calif. Border Police Plan Draws Throngs

thedesertsun . com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051030/NEWS10/510300332/1024 Hundreds stage immigration rallies at Capitol

dailybreeze . com/news/regstate/articles/1931417.html Rivals face off over border police issue

Unfortunately, all those cut off the end of the article, only mentioning a little about those on the wrong side. For what appears to be the full version, see "Border security attracts big protest, rally at Capitol" (mercurynews . com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/13031385.htm). Here's the end, only part of which is featured in the other reports:

Peter Camejo, the Green Party's vice presidential candidate in 2004, led the counter-protest. He agreed the current system is not working, but said the other side's effort to seal off the borders is wrong.

"The American people need to know that only a tiny number of people are entering illegally," he said. "And these people are desperately needed by our economy. The Minutemen are saying that these people are criminal, but what they are refugees of poverty."

Participants in both events waved flags and chanted back and forth as horns blared and drums pounded. Signs read: "No bosses, no borders," and "Who's illegal Minutemen?" while the other side countered "Secure the border Mr. Bush, you're letting terrorists in."

Dave Kimball, 62 of Sacramento, was drawn into the counter-protest event, but said he was torn over the issue.

"There's got to be a better way of handling all of this," he said. "Both sides have points that maybe the other side would agree with."

Somehow, I think only a very small percentage of patriotic Americans would support what the other side wants if they positions were fully explained.

The WaPo report has "Green Party" changed to independent, which appears to be accurate. But Camejo is not just a former candidate of that party, he also ran as a socialist in 1976 (cnn . com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/candidates/camejo.html). And, here (counterpunch . org/camejo04062005.html) he says, "It is a hopeful sign for the Green Party that many of the [International Socialist Organization] members and Solidarity are helping the Green Party."

And, see his "thoughts" on immigration here (issues2000 . org/2004/Peter_Camejo_Immigration.htm):

Q: Do you support the proposal allowing illegal immigrants to obtain drivers licenses?
CAMEJO: The Europeans came over here illegally, they are 45% of our population. I say we let them stay and give them a drivers license. The people who have been here 20,000 years on this continent, desperately needed, no one is for them leaving, how can we not give them a drivers license.

He wants to end the distinction between "illegal" and "legal" immigrants, which, of course, would have the effect of declaring open borders.

And, take a look at the signs in the pictures from the first two reports, and you'll note that ANSWER was a prominent part. That group is, of course, linked to the Marxist Workers World Party (washingtontimes . com/national/20050921-102703-7616r.htm).

And, of course, there are the other signs mentioned above, calling for "No Borders" and accusing the Minutemen of being "illegal". That latter is explicitly anti-American, showing no respect for our country and our laws.