Mar 29 2006
Immigration protests get ugly
Well even the students know how to take a concept and twist it completely out of proportion.
The students in the LA area again protested the proposed immigration laws, and decided that immigration wasn’t necessarily the issue, nor was illegal immigration.
Their issue is apparently conquest. From Michelle Malkin:
You will not see this heart-stopping photo on the front page of the NY Times or on the lead story of the major news networks. You should (hat tip: Mika and F/R):
03/28 : Student protest
Whittier area students from Pioneer, California and Whittier high schools walked out of classes to protest the proposed federal immigration bill March 27, 2006. The protesters put up the Mexican flag over the American flag flying upside down at Montebello High. (Leo Jarzomb/Staff photo)
Like I said: Welcome to reconquista.
This stunt may be the nail in the coffin of any guest-worker/amnesty plan on the table in Washington.
But the battle for borders and immigration laws that actually mean something hasn’t even begun.
Go to her link for more pictures.
Honestly I am trying to be objective about this but this just irritates the veteran in me.
The kids think they are trying to make a point, but even at it’s most basic levels, immigration policy does not mean turning the US into North Mexico.
I have no issue with national pride in one’s heritage, but since when must your heritage and roots drive American policy more then any one else’s?
If I were to be feeling really belligerent I would ask them "If Mexico is so great, why are you expending so much effort to come here?" but I am not, so I won’t.
One bright spot. Apparently truancy is not trumped by free speech:
Law Enforcement Agencies To Cite Truant Students (via Drudge)
Students From More Than 20 Schools Continue Protests
LOS ANGELES — Despite school lockdowns and rainy weather, some 11,000 students from nearly two dozen Los Angeles County campuses skipped school Tuesday as immigrant-rights rallies continued, leading to some arrests.
About 8,000 students from the Los Angeles Unified School District and 3,000 students from other schools countywide took part in protests Tuesday, or at least did not show up for class, LAUSD Superintendent Roy Romer said. Beginning Wednesday, LAUSD students who do not show up for school will automatically be considered truant, Romer said.
"It’s one thing to have a spontaneous demonstration of free speech, but it’s another to have continued absences," Romer said during a City Hall news conference Tuesday afternoon. "A parent has a legal obligation to have their youngsters in school."
Truant students could face discipline ranging from suspension to exclusion from certain school-sponsored functions, officials said.
Additionally, the Los Angeles Police Department and county Sheriff’s Department will issue citations to truant students. Youths cited by law enforcement officials can face fines up to $200 and 20 days of community service, according to police Chief William Braton.
Queue up my blogs on consequences….
And one other interesting thing, the organizer behind the protests is apparently Spanish Radio DJs.
Can we send them the bills for the law enforcement and other agencies expenses?
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Isn’t reconquista the same as Zionism?
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