Some kids are out of school to protest the immigration law,but hearing some kids talk have no point in the matter.Not knowing the reason why all the drama is out there we have the immigration law going on ,but to those that don,t know what the meaning is then just stay in school.Immigration is not just based on Latinos but to those that came to the country fro Germany,Russia,China and the list goes on America is all different nationalities not just Mexico.
124217
Most of those kids have NO CLUE as to the reason they are walking out of school.   They simply desire to get out of as many classes as possible.   \n\nAlso, it was noted by many teachers on Friday that the kids that left school were the ones who had the lowest grades!!\n\nTHEY DON"T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING!!
579505
I know alot of latinos who don't support illegals, and this makes illegals mad. They try to make them feel guilty, and when they can't they start throwing insults and telling them they are a disgrace to their race. I know this because I live in a majority hispanic city, and my husband is also hispanic. They also get mad when other nationalities of legal immigrants don't support them. One woman I know was called " A Vietnamese b****." The man then went on to say she was a disgrace and at this very moment her people were probably plotting her death.
96058
you would think so - dont even get me started on this subject - in my town the mexicans either stand at the gas station in the mornings waiting for someone to pull up in a truck and give them a days work (although, they wont take less than 10/hr UNDER THE TABLE OF COURSE, you have to buy them lunch, and you cannot even communicate to them what you need them to do - or, they stand outside one of the churches waiting for a free meal.  our countrys open door policy not only encourages the laziness of immigrants, but rewards them for it.  BS.  my grandparents came over from the czech republic, italy and poland - they all went to school, learned english and both of my grandfathers became surgeons, pilars of the community.  it isnt immigrants in general that are the problem - and im not saying its all hispanics either - but, if you want to live in this country you should learn to speak the language, educate yourself and your family and give something back to this great nation that took you under its wing.
185500
People make that assumption because they are the largest group of incoming illegal immigrants.  They aren't the only people who come to this country and stay without legal citizenship, but Mexicans do come and stay illegally in larger numbers than immigrants from any other single country.
106240
We really need to end public education if this is what we are teaching our children.  This falls under the conspiracy laws.  Breaking the law is wrong, even for Vicente Fox.\n\nLook Mexico as a country is a horrible neighbor.  Murderers and rapists go to Mexico because they know that they won't be extradited to stand trial, they are telling their people to break the law, smuggling drugs up here.\n\nThe people as a whole might be decent people but it's ridiculous to promote crime in another country.
219995
They ran out of excuses to ditch school so using "protest" as a form of excuse.  That's why they shouldn't be here because the take things for granted and honor what priviledge they have.\n\nMaybe that's why those groups don't understand the word "illegal", and with no dignity whatsoever go demand for rights they dont even have.  No shame!
306120
Because legals take their citizenship for granted and don't go to high school, then complain how their jobs are stolen. Look stupid (I'm talking to people who say their jobs are being taken away), go to school, than you wouldn't have to compete for a job that somebody that doesn't know English but just has a good work ethic. Jobs are not being stolen, who had these jobs before? Immigrants!! So stop being retarded.
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ricardocobar, I think this issue is really being muddy up by both the media and the protest groups. By what you have stated you came to this country and began obtaining legal status for immigration. This Issue is not about you, and I wish the media would stop grouping together immigrants with people that come to this country and don't do it in any legal fashion. \nYes I feel that some of the immigration rules make it easier to make people chose to come here Illegally.
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Jackie, it's a shame all this is reaching down to kids in school, all these adult concerns, but I applaud you for taking a stand.  Stand up for your convictions, but do it in a way that doesn't personally attack someone.  For example, "I don't agree with you that we get all the good jobs.  There are lots of LEGAL Americans with hard, dirty jobs. Besides, if people come into the country legally, they don't have to worry about taking low paying jobs.  They can apply, LEGALLY for any job for which they are qualified."\n\nAs far as her speaking Spanish is concerned, I believe it's on her to learn the language of our country.  Her family moved here, legally or illegally, so that indicates to me they want to be Americans.  Well, in America, we speak English.
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I definitely think you are right on track.  Latinos are definitely defiant.  Streets in the United States are becoming more and more filled with garbage because of the growing Latin community.  I am originally from El Salvador, but my wife and I share your views.  We are not getting enough respect from the Americans because we are NOT AT ALL respecting American Laws.  And it has to do a lot with education.  Maybe the MASSES of latinos living in the United States are mostly uneducated classes looking to enhance their income and actually fleeing their countries.  That makes for a big chunk of people looking very bad in the eyes of the public.
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Oh, you are so preaching to the choir here.  The better life for their children is at the expense of upward mobility through education for our own children. \n\nLook at the correlation between ESL demographics and test scores in the LA Unified School District.  You can find these at Greatschools.net.  The schools are overcrowded to the point where most have 'three tracks' so the school will be used all year long, and children do not match each other's vacation school schedules, or the times when commercial camp options are available.  It costs $18,000 to educate a child for one year in California, and more if that is ESL instruction.  However, for those of us who have children in the overcrowded, underfunded and highly ESL impacted LAUSD, the money is the least of the costs.  This is our children's future we are talking about.\n\nThose not in border states may think this will never impact their states to this extent.  However, those people should look at the numbers to be allowed, including family, in the guest worker program under the Senate Bill.  Illegal immigrants have already begun moving into the interior to find better education than the border states have, any more.  Implementing the Senate Bill would impair education throughout  the country.
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Yeah i agree.. Im getting sick of it. I wonder if when you call a buisness in Mexico It says " for spanish press 1, for english press 2" And adding to LadyBlue..If mexicans are coming here to take advantage of our wonderful schools, then why is the rate of kids staying in school and graduating, for all races, dropping more and more each year? you figure, if so many millions are coming over each year, and want our education for their kids.. wouldnt the rate go up? just in general? or atleast level off? I want some numbers. cold hard facts, that ILLEGAL immagrants are helping our schools and economy. Oh sorry Ladyblue for getting off the subject of your question. but i really agree with you a whole lot!!!!
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I understand EXACTLY what you mean....don't LISTEN to these people who want to sit there and defend the ILLEGALS from coming into our country....it's OUR country....and you are right....we were born here because of how hard our fore fathers worked for this country....Here's a good example of this issue put in different terms....\nOk, so my mom and dad work REALLY hard to make our house nice and make sure that it is ours so we can enjoy the freedom of owning a beautiful house....well say we let our friend in of another nationality and they really like it in the house.  Well, say that person brings 2 more friends and we all live their happily in the nice house that my PARENTS made perfect....Then say that those 3 "immigrants" in the house were to get upset because the rest of their family couldn't come because there wasn't enough room and then they began boycotting us out of the house.  Eventually they would push us the whole way out of the house leaving this BEATIFUL house to people who DID NOT WORK FOR IT.....that's how it is in AMERICA....Come over LEGALLY and you're fine...when you start breaking OUR rules that WE made...then get the f*** out, you can't respect our rules, you leave.
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hadenough, I agree totally.  There are plenty of countries that are more poverty stricken than Mexico and the other Latino countries.  The students from those countries come here LEGALLY, get great educations and then, many of them return to help their people. Being poor is no excuse to break laws of another country.They aren't coming here because of being poor, or to feed their starving families. They are coming here to infiltrate our communities, slink into neighborhoods. Have babies like rabbits to increase their population and then when America is sticking its head further into the sand, they will have become the majority and the USA will be controlled by that majority vote and everyone will be pushing a button for "English" or the message will automatically be in Spanish.
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I know there are a lot of immigrants that are not white.  The reason people focus on Mexicans is because they are trying to use racism to get their own way with immigration laws.  Also Mexicans make up the majority of immigrants to the united states and they are relatively well organized when it comes to protesting.  This makes them more of a threat to the white American way of life.
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Its not a Mexican issue with me--its a legal issue and a environment  and a budget issue. \n\nAnd many get angry on both sides and say things they most likely don't mean.
148058
Who's to say that all illegal immigrants from South America are unskilled? That's a poor conclusion. Yes - people who are skilled and come to the US legally are better for the system than those who are not. But legally or not, many come to the US to escape prejudice and discrimination in their own countries (which is ironic the come to the States.. but that's for another conversation). So why already greet them with stereotypes? Especially from people who perhaps are trying to leave behind similar issues.