International Workers’ Day is the commemoration of the Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, and a celebration of the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement. The May 1 date is used because in 1884 the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, inspired by labor’s 1872 success in Canada, demanded an eight-hour workday in the United States to come in effect as of May 1, 1886.
Due to these left-wing overtones, May Day has long been a focal point for demonstrations by various socialist, communist, and anarchist groups. May Day received the official endorsement of the Soviet Union; celebrations in communist countries during the Cold War era often consisted of large military parades and shows of common people in support of the government.
And it is this May Day that millions are expected to rally on ‘Day Without Immigrants’. It is their opinion that they, as citizens of a country other than the United States, have a “right” to come into this country illegally, make use of taxpayer subsidized healthcare and education without having to pay taxes themselves, and that such behaviors should not be deemed illegal – as a matter of fact they think they should, as a result of their illegal and immoral activities, be rewarded with citizenship.
Huh?
