Why Inflame Immigrant Debate With Mexican Nationalism?

Kids from several high schools locally staged their own immigration marches today. At my school, at least as far as I can tell, not a single kid was an illegal alien.

But they all did confess to knowing many close friends and relatives who would be swept into the deportation dragnet if this particular federal law is passed.

Now to the Senate's credit, they slipped in a clause that would help long-time resident aliens (undocumented) gain permanent resident status.

But today, in a nearby town, many of the marchers carried Mexican national flags. What does Mexican nationalism have to do with U.S. immigration policy? I'm sorry to say this, but if the Mexican American population loves Mexico, then they should take their talents and energies and rejuvenate that country instead of browbeating us.

Kids at my high school marched during school hours, fourth period to be exact. They will draw a fairly severe penalty for doing so. In the nearby town, they all waited until school let out, and local police escorted the marchers in a good show of community cooperation and support.

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