I honestly think that it is an insult when they don't know our language, can't recite the pledge of allegiance, don't pay taxes, and run around with the mexican flag held up high, you shouldn't have the same rights as me if your not paying taxes. please reply
215222
No... I Dont Think Its Ridiculous\n\nI Think Its DANGEROUS To Have 20 Million ILLEGAL Aliens In Our Country,\nThat Have No Love For Our Country, \nWaving The Flag Of A Foreign Nation, \nAnd Threatening Citizens, \nWhile Their Making DEMANDS On Our Government\n\nLooks Like Theyre Trying To Take Over
263690
Lets hope that in our lifetime we don't see a day when anything in this country is changed from what our forefathers intended our legacy to be, let alone the Constitution.The only way our Constitution or anything else in Government could be written in a foreign language. would be for said Government to conquer us and shove their brand of government down our throat.The only way I see this happening is through thee back door. the way the Mexican Government and all the other illegals are attempting to gradually change things in their favor.Keep your eyes open and fight the enemy within!
127924
BULLS*IT Is RIGHT\nWHATS NEXT??WE CANT FLY EM ON OUR FRONT PORCH EITHER??\nTHIS IS OUR NATION\nEXCERSIZE YOUR RIGHTS AS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN\nDO NOT CRUMBLE UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THE THIN SKINNED\nAUTHORITY THAT LACKS THE BACKBONE TO STAND UP FOR THIS NATION(WHAT IS THE SCHOOL TRYING TO TEACH OUR KIDS)\n\nWAKE UP AMERICA..SPREAD THE WORDS..FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS\n\nDO NOT BACK DOWN..SEND YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL WEARING THE AMERICAN FLAG AND TELL EM TO WEAR IT PROUDLY\n\nMAKE SURE YOU TEACH YOUR CHILDREN THAT NOONE CAN TAKE AWAY THEIR RIGHTS AS AMERICANS AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE PROUD TO BE AMERICANS\n\nFrom My Blog:\n\nThe media estimates that almost ONE MILLION ILLEGAL FOREIGN MIGRANTS  and their advocates Militantly Marched in the streets of America under the flag of Mexico. Their agenda is for our FEDERAL LAWS TO BE IGNORED , and their Criminal Trespass into these sovereign United States to be rewarded with unlimited benefits that include the rights of American Citizenship! \n\nAs these large mobs of foreigners marched proudly under the flag of a foreign country to demand the right to live and prosper in the United States, they claimed that the issue is immigration. But their own actions reveal what is in fact a determined effort to FORCE Americans to ACCEPT LARGE FOREIGN COLONIES  in our midst, and to pay handsomely for the privilege of doing so. We have both the RIGHT and the moral MORAL OBLIGATION  to DEFEND AMERICA , and  JUST SAY NO !!!\n\n\nIt REALLY BURNS My *** That A Large Portion Of The Latin Community (Citizens And ILLEGAL ALIENS ALIKE) Are MARCHING On Our Cities Carrying The FLAG Of ANOTHER NATION , And DEMANDING The Rights Of AMERICAN Citizens... THAT Is The ICING On The Cake \n\nFolks .. You WANT To Be Treated Like AMERICANS Yet You Will Protest Under A FOREIGN FLAG ... And You Expect ME To RALLY With You And SUPPORT Your Cause??? \n\nI Think NOT.. Perhaps You Should Realize Exactly What It Is That You Are Trying To Accomplish... Because To ME It Looks Like An INVASION From A Foreign Army .. \n\nYou Wish To Become AMERICANS With The RIGHTS Of AMERICANS .. \nYet Many Of You REFUSE To SPEAK My/Our LANGUAGE \nAnd REFUSE To Honor My/Our Flag \nWell I REFUSE To Let YOU Continue To Burden My Pocket \nAnd The Pockets Of My AMERICAN BROTHERS Of ANY DESCENT\n\nSAVOURFARE(Below)\n\nYou Are CORRECT That You May NOT WEAR THE FLAG, Or ALTER The Flag In ANY Way\nBut There Is NO REASON That You Or ANYONE ELSE Cannot Wear A T-Shirt With A FLAG Silkscreened On It, Or A Flag INSIGNIA\nSewn Onto Your Clothes\nALL US Servicemen Have A Flag Insignia On Their Uniforms And There Is NO LAW Stating That CITIZENS May Not Sew An Emblem Representing The Flag On Their Attire\n\nI See Your Response And You Got Me\nBUT As Stated In The Text "There Is No Penalty"\n"Merely GUIDELINES"\nIll Keep Wearin My T-Shirt With PRIDE__:)>-
567807
why is your avatar brown? do u know the same proponents for these immigrant acts could turn on you by revoking your citizenship if you're 1st generation American. They are proposing that if your parents are illegal and you are born here, that you be illegal as well. It doesn't matter that you grew up here or speak perfect English and this is the only culture you know. I am not for less or more border protection, I am against non-sensical immigration laws that call it a felony if I help an immigrant by giving them food, water or a place to rest their head. What about the church helping these people? What about doctors for that matter? Racist legislators want to call it aiding and abetting a felon. Yes, make no mistake about it, it's pure unadulterated racism.
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I don't recall there being any article in the Constitution that gives the English language any official status or that guarantees that American citizens should never be subjected to hearing languages other than the majority tongue. If anything, the United States was actually founded to encourage acceptance of diversity. Remember the First Amendment? It guarantees not only freedom of religion but also freedom of speech, and that means not just WHAT you want to say but also HOW (and in what language) you want to say it.\n\nI agree that immigrants should be encouraged to learn English, but not because Americans have some God-given right to never have to hear any language but English. If you're really all that concerned about immigrants who are having a hard time acquiring the English language, perhaps you should volunteer some of your time tutoring immigrants in English.\n\nEDIT: After all, it can take years to acquire a second language. How many years did it take for you to learn Spanish, and how fluent are you in it? That is, are you conversational? Would you be comfortable speaking in only Spanish all day long in every situation? How about when you travel to Mexico? Do you speak Spanish every second you're there, or do you just use Spanish when you have to ask for directions of something and revert back to English when speaking to other Americans you're traveling with? \n\nOr are you perhaps a second or third generation Latina? Did your parents or grand-parents speak Spanish? And if so, why is it that your mother tongue is English and not Spanish? It's amazing how quickly people become assimilated in this country, isn't it? It is admittedly difficult for those who immigrate to this country as an adult to pick up the English language, especially when most of them work long hours, rely on others for transportation, and can't afford college English classes. After all, it can take YEARS to become fluent in a foreign language. Don't you agree? Yet more often than not, the children and grand-children of these immigrants not only learn to speak English fluently but don't even learn to speak their parents' language, which is a shame, if you ask me. In the meantime, it does admittedly take those first generation immigrants a while to pick up the language, so maybe we should be a little more patient and stop being so judgmental. Those of use who have learned to speak a second language fluently realize how difficult a process it can be. If more Americans took it upon themselves to try to learn a foreign language, they might be a little less judgmental.\n\nFYI: French is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is spoken as a first language by people in France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, etc..., but more importantly, it is spoken as a second language in countries where it is the official language or where it has a historical presence, including, but not limited to the following countries: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Tchad, Senegal, Guinea, Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic, Burkina-Faso, Cameroun, Ruanda, Burundi, Zaire, Egypt, Guyana, Guadelope, Martinique, Reunion, Corsica, French Polynesia, etc...
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Being a legal immigrant, I must say it's about time that those Mexicans either learn the beauty of the English language, or beat it. It isn't that difficult to hold on to your heritage while respecting the country you chose to live in. For goodness' sakes, as much as I respect the Mexican Americans, why isn't the National Anthem sang in Hungarian then? Because then it would only be fair to have it in every language ever migrated to the US.
200861
BECAUSE ENGLISH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE U.S.!!!THAT'S WHY!!! C'mon, get real. Next my kid is gonna have to bilingually recite the pledge of allegiance. Except for the line about under God, because the left wing politically correct weenies won't allow that. A spanish version of the national anthem...Nope. Just doesn't work for me.
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Who cares if someone is offended.  We must have law and order.  We cannot have people come here from Mexico and other South American countries just because they want to, not pay taxes that legal immigrants and Americans pay, not learn the language, and not assimilate.  \n\nWe must have standards and enforce them.
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I Agree With You\nIve Been Making A STRONG STAND Against ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION In The Last Few Days \n\nThese Issues Are NOT ABOUT RACE Or HATE\nIts About ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS(KEY WORD HERE Is ILLEGAL)\n\nThe ONLY Ones I Find Claiming RACISM Are Alot Of The Latinos\nI Am Not A Hater\nBut I An NOT HAPPY With The Methods Of This Protest\nIt REALLY BURNS My *** That A Large Portion Of The Latin Community (Latin American Citizens And ILLEGAL ALIENS ALIKE) Are MARCHING On Our Cities Carrying The FLAG Of ANOTHER NATION , And DEMANDING The Rights Of AMERICAN Citizens... THAT Is The ICING On The Cake \n\nFolks .. You WANT To Be Treated Like AMERICANS Yet You Will Protest Under A FOREIGN FLAG ... And You Expect ME To RALLY With You And SUPPORT Your Cause??? \n\nI Think NOT.. Perhaps You Should Realize Exactly What It Is That You Are Trying To Accomplish... Because To ME It Looks Like An INVASION From A Foreign Army .. \n\nWhos The Racists??\n\nYou Wish To Become AMERICANS With The RIGHTS Of AMERICANS .. \n\nYet Many Of You REFUSE To SPEAK My/Our LANGUAGE \n\nAnd REFUSE To Honor My/Our Flag \n\nWell I REFUSE To Let YOU Continue To Burden My Pocket \n\nAnd The Pockets Of My AMERICAN BROTHERS Of ANY DESCENT \n\n\nWelcome To AMERICA
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Pretty sanctimonious for someone who confessed to doing the very same thing tonight, I think that is called hypocrisy, and you, like the NY Times, seem to keep leaving out the adjective illegal. None of us have an issue with legal immigrants we simply do not like it when the Mexicans jump the boarder and refuse to speak English or assimilate into our society. They are bringing this all upon themselves with the reconquista attitude and shoving their flag in our faces.\n\nUpdate;\nUnfortunately you are mistaken, yes, I am patriotic and clout our flag 'here' in the good old USA however when abroad in the many countries that I have been to, I do not do that, in fact I made every effort to learn as much of their languages as possible in the short amount of time I was there. As to my blog on Memorial day, hey, it is my blog and any visitor there is welcome to either comment (for good or bad) or leave, it is their choice but my blog of which it can not even be perceived as rubbing our flag In anybodies face unless you can not read very well, it is a tribute to our veterans.\n\nTo my statement in another question about assuming that that person is Mexican, that was a simple deduction based on the ignorant way that person composed the question, surely you can see that, oh I am sorry, no profiling.
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It a messed up racist comment and for all te people on here are saying it is the truth are messed up too.  I speak spanish stupid A__es and I was born here.  You can't do anything about it.\n\nAlso English is not the official language of the US.  The US has NO official language.  For all the people stating that English is should check up on this before speaking on it.   I agree since most people speak english here people need to learn it, but why direct it at the spanish speakers.  Asians, africans, etc come here and don't speak english either.
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In general no.  BUT, when there are Mexicans who came here illegally waving Mexican flags and then talking about their "rights" and how they deserve a get out of jail free card (amnesty) because they work for a living does offend me.  It would be the same with the Irish, the Canadians or any other nationality.  Also, I do get offend when people wave the Nazi flag for obvious reasons.
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They should loose tax dollars!! I'd pull my child out of the school, and enroll him in a private school. The act that you speak of happened in CA. The principal should have his noggin re-adjusted, what the hell was he thinking? I incenses me to no end that that inept SOB, let it occur. It is grossly disrespectful, and an open act of provocation. That's not what my family, nor myself, served for. I would expel those responsible for the remainder of the year. I remain, ALL AMERICAN, ALL THE TIME!  VIVA LA MIGRA!\nJester that "piece of cloth" represents everything I believe in. All gave some, some gave all for Old Glory. To disrespect the US flag, is to disrespect all who love it, salute it, and revere it.
522629
You must be young. They do not pay taxes, they use our hospital emergency rooms as primary care at taxpayers expense, they get many social services that we would not get so easily and their children flood our classrooms with no knowledge of English, so they are in special ed. classes at our expense also. They live, many of them, in houses {most likely not owned by them} with little amenities, some of them 20 or more to a house, depleting the value of the homes of their neighbors. I don't have a problem with immigrants that come here legally, and contribute back to the economy. But they don't do that. They are here illegally, and are still afforded the privileges of Americans. No matter how you look at it, the word ILLEGAL, no matter what word it precedes, means ILLEGAL.
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Can you imagine moving to France or Bolivia or Mexico and expecting everyone there to be able to communicate with you in ENGLISH? If you're adopting the country as your new home, you need to conform to its customs and laws.\n\nThe national anthem they came out with is insulting. Shall we rewrite the Mexican anthem, record it in English and release it in their country? Bet they'd start a war over that!
166176
I agree with you 100%! If you speak your mind , you're considered insensitive and racist! My great-grandparents came here , got a job, learned English, respected the customs and didn't ask for hand outs unlike the millions today!! It's sad really and more "real" Americans should stand up and take our country back but they won't! They just sit there and take it! I went to a immigration protest and the "illegals" out numbered us 20 to 1! Time to take it back!!
172021
I agree with the comment about the first act on our soil is a crime.  And to wave their former countries flag about and demand ANYTHING is preposterous.  It is your former country for a reason, correct?  If it is your current country, here's your ticket.  If it is truly your former country, then for crying out loud ASSIMILATE!  I believe we were founded as a melting pot, not a storage shelf for your old icons and lifestyles.