RED, WHITE, and GREEN?

Where have all the Mexican flags gone?

Apparently, most of the protesters got the memo -- Keep the Mexican flags at home and wave Old Glory.

Oops!


There's some red, white, and green at the Madison protest.

MADISON, Wis. -- Several thousand people have gathered to participate in a march on Monday in an attempt to raise support for changes in the nation's immigration laws.

Police estimate that about 10,000 people were marching. The rally began at Brittingham Park at 10:30 a.m., before marchers began to move toward the state Capitol.

...Madison's march is one of many being held in dozens of cities across the country. The marchers oppose proposed legislation that would strengthen controls on the Mexican border and increase enforcement against employers who hire illegal immigrants.

Let's be honest. Lots of these marchers don't have a clue what the rally is about.

Latino activists have said the measure would criminalize them and take away their rights.

The march started at Brittingham Park, on the shores of Lake Monona, where people chanted in Spanish and English, "What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now."

Some marchers wore shirts that read, "No to Racism" and "We are not criminals."

Some questions:

1. Is it just to break U.S. law and enter the country illegally? How is that just?

2. Why would illegals be entitled to the rights of American citizens?

3. Why is it "racist" to enforce immigration law? No U.S. immigration laws bar certain races from becoming Americans.

In response to the "We are not criminals" shirt--

If you came to the U.S. illegally, if you failed to abide by the law and enter the country through the proper channels as millions of immigrants have done throughout our history, you are a criminal.

Why are these protests referred to as demonstrations for immigrants' rights?

Immigrants have rights. These protests are really about rights for criminals.

I want justice for all.

Think of it this way.

Do legal immigrants, the people who have waited in line and followed the law, feel that their rights are being trampled on by the U.S. government?

The fact is the rights of LEGAL immigrants are being trampled on by the illegals, the people who have cheated their way into the country and demanded that American taxpayers provide them with an education, and health care, and all other services.

If I were a recent LEGAL immigrant and I worked hard to achieve my American citizenship, I would feel betrayed if the U.S. government decided that breaking immigration law is acceptable and granted amnesty to the millions of lawbreakers.

An important distinction--

We are a nation of immigrants. That is uniquely American, and we are a vibrant society because of it.

When did we become a nation of ILLEGAL immigrants?

Is it right to abandon the law and toss it aside simply because millions of ILLEGALS currently in the country have shown no respect for U.S. immigration law?

Come to the country LEGALLY. Then, assimilate. Learn the language. Follow the law.

I think it's embarrassing the way politicians are pandering to these massive crowds and promoting the undermining of the law.

If you want to be an American, terrific!

Become one -- LEGALLY.

E Pluribus Unum

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Update: VIVA NO SCHOOL

Some Madison public schools urged students to take advantage of this "incredible educational opportunity."

The Madison School District reversed itself late last week and said students could be excused to attend the rally if they provided written permission from parents beforehand.

Organizing has been going on in the schools all last week.

"It's an incredible educational opportunity," Jamie Wichman, a bilingual resource specialist at Memorial High School, said at Thursday's organizing meeting..

"We are normal people who come here to have a normal life - not criminals," said one Memorial student who would not give her name. She said her mother came to Madison from Colombia, and then sent for her, "so I could have a better future than she had when she was young."