I am bordered by 3 entrances to Mexico. All three ports are within 35 miles of my home. I do not understand why the school children are protesting. Are they justifying playing hookey or are they really concerned with it?
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For More Information Regarding Your Question Read These Articles        \n\nhttp://www.alainsnewsletter.com/article.php?id=272\n\nhttp://www.aztlan.net/la_gran_marcha.htm\n\nTheir agenda is not, and never has been to "Have a better life"\n\nSent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:35 PM \nSubject: VIDEO: HISPANICS ADMIT THEY ARE ENGAGED IN "CIVIL WAR" WITHIN THE UNITED STATES\n\nSource: Immigration Watchdog \n\nhttp://www.immigrationwatchdog.com/...\n\nThis video PROVES beyond any doubt, the people marching in our streets under Mexican and other foreign flags, over pending immigration legislation, are engaged in a WAR against our nation.The U.S. Government has failed its duty to protect this land from these invaders; invaders who are openly stating they intend to takeover a portion of this land and carve out their own "Mestizo nation of Aztlan."\n\nClick below to play the video \n\n     http://tinyurl.com/pqzpe \n\nRead The Stories-Watch The Video-YOU Decide For Yourselves\n\nWAKE UP AMERICA\n\nThey want to TAKE our country; they're already saying it's THEIRS
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OK.\n\nListen.\n\nEven as we speak, I have read the reaction from the Hispanic community in Southern California.  Just as our Congress is debating how to deal with this, the ELECTED LEADERS down there are plotting how to defy AND BREAK OUR LAWS AGAIN and have stated that they would do anything from non-conformity to armed revolution if they don't get what they want above the wishes of the citizens of the entire United States.\n\nThey don't consider Southern California part of the United States, and I would imagine if they are doing it - so are other states with a large Hispanic population.  They build there power from the confidence of Mexico and the sucess of forcing two million people to move out of the state.\n\nTime and again I am told there is no discernable difference between Southern California and Mexico.\n\nEven Clinton told a group of Hispanics at one of their functions he thought he'd be the last President to speak English.\n\nYou do the math.
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If you truly lived in Mexico for two years you would know that the parks, museums, and libraries are HUGE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS!!! Maybe you should have taken the time to learn a little bit of the language, it would have gotten you farther.  I have been to panama, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, so what is your point?  Some of these countries have socialized health care, 4 weeks vacation for their workers, and pension plans.  That is why those who can make it there, stay there.  \n\nBut those who come here, are the ones to build the schools, libraries, road constructions you are talking about, and then they clean them as well.  \n\nThe taxpayer is making their contribution to their own way of life, - I know I am.  So then if you want to go on strike from contributing, you obviously want to cut off your nose to spite your face.
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The problem is from the boarder States that are allowing them into our Country. It's not my Centrally located State that's for sure. Blame them!
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I hear the Mexican government is going to have people at the larger ones. Our secret service will be there to baby sit them. Not a good place to riot.\n\nThe hypocrisy of all this sickens me. It is a federal offense in Mexico to cross into it. Yet their Politicians complain we are talking about doing that up here. \n\nThey work on the problem of illegals in Mexico, only at our request. By handing out maps on how to cross quicker?\n\nIf Illegals wanted to do the world a favor, they would go back and get those slimes out of office.
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Mami Chula - why do your people keep having children that you cannot afford?  The fact that you do that is not the fault or responsibility of me and all the other citizens of the USA.  Please, now that you know so much more, go back to your country and spread the word about contraception and what causes babies - give your people some of the education that you have gained and really make a difference in their lives.\n\nAsker:  I am with you - for legals and against illegals.  If you want to come to the US of A, do it the right way.  If you are here illegally, leave and apply through the lawful channels.  You will feel so much better about yourself, believe me!  And your children will also feel so much better about you and will be able to feel pride in themselves.  Do it for yourselves and for your children.
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I have many ways to eloquently prove my points or rant and rave like a lunatic to feel better...but I can't possibly make a better point than one that I saw on the news today.\n\nIn Montebello, California...students from another school had ditched class....again....and went to Montebello High School to try and get the students out of that school to run amok in the streets, but none of the students from Montebello came out.\n\nThose punk a** kids who do not deserve to be here had the nerve to take down the American flag...and then put it back up UPSIDE down. WHAT THE????? Talk about a slap in the face of the very nation they are trying to live in and gain rights in...they just proved what I have believed all along. Someone that comes here and pays no attention or respect for the laws of the US will have no respect for the US as a nation and will have no allegiance. THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED! THEY DON'T GIVE A RIP ABOUT THE US EXCEPT WHAT THEY CAN GET OUT OF US!\n\nDon't get me started!
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How are we going to deal "fairly and generously" with the 11 million that have come and lived here for a significant period? Have all 11 million lived here for a significant period? And exactly WHAT does significant period mean? \n\nBy all means, secure the borders first to prevent a further influx of illegals, then address the problem of the ones inside our borders.  How are we going to determine how long any one of them has been here? Do you think any of the illegals are going to say, "Oh, I just got here last month"? \n\nPut them in jail and make them work to pay a stiff fine.  Once their fine is paid, use the money to ship them back to wherever they came from.  Make the fine contingent upon how long they've been here, if that can be determined. The problem with that solution, is what to do with the children.  Possibly send dad to jail to work off the penalty for the entire family, leave Mom at home to take care of the kids.  How will they survive? Mom can't work and take care of the kids at the same time, and if she's illegal, she's not allowed to work at all. Welfare? That would add to Dad's jail time, paying it back.  Send the family back to wherever they came from? That sounds most logical, and dad stays in jail and works until their passage is paid.\n\nAnd I don't care if they are from Mexico or Timbuktu.  They are illegals.
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Good Job!  We all know it's not about that, but I am very impressed with your work.  I would like to point one other thing out - if you go back even further, mexico, usa, and canada would have to go back to asia - from 35,000 years ago.  We all lose.  I'd like to see whoever thinks they win that boobie prize rally together for that.\n\nWould you sell your house and go back 160 years later, with no connection to it, and demand it be returned to you?  Mexico was paid 25 million dollars, for two transactions, in the mid 1800's for that land.\n\nThey are like a nieghbor that comes to your house and steals your car keys and you cathc them and they demand it's their right for you to hand over your car - because they are Mexican.\n\nGive me a break.  The more you look into the issue the more truth will come out.  The ignorant are the ones that won't even look at the issue and just put you down.  You could hand then a white hankerchief and they'd swear you duped them it's black.
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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!
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Most people don't know what goes on at the border with Mexico. Minutemen nor fences are going to deter coyotes from trafficking people. The corruption is overwhelming,it has been a profitable business for Mexican Customs officials and even some of our own that participate in blowing the whistle where to cross. You are right, our government is attacking this problem all backwards, and just spending tax money fruitlessly. If these people can't find work, for sure they will return home. But as long as we give them a piece of the cake, or even some crumbs, they will still be coming in droves.
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it's not right because innocent people that are trying to get by are being sent away.  We should have mexico become one of our states.
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it is Ignorance. They are showing support for the country that they are illegally fleeing from to be in the U.S. though it could be argued that they are showing support for their heritage and culture.  and if that is the case that is fine . But I consider it ignorant if they are protesting to stay within this country which they are already in ILLEGALLY! It does not gain them any favor. Because in all REALITY they do not have the right to protest picket or march unless they are legally in the country. technically they should all be arrested and deported because they have no legal right to be here.
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Visited the USA recently and I thought I was in Mexico. You guys have problem allright.Mexico is exporting it's poverty to the US. No politician wants to come out and say anything against them fearing their re-election. Stop shopping where you know they are employed. As for them taking US jobs I don't think there is a line up for aspiring gardeners or fruit pickers. Are they taking jobs away from qualified people? Stop supporting  businesses who employ them. Only way!!!!
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Immigrants are great, but these are ILLEGAL ALIENS.  It looks to me like a great opportunity for INS to find all these lawbreakers in one place and initiate arrests.  With our being told which companies HAD to shut down completely or partially, that the Attorney General, Homeland Security, or whomever is responsible for fining companies who do hire illegal aliens, really just have a list now that they can follow. \n\nThe protest offended, but didn't really affect me, or the town in which I live.  The following things bothered me:\na.  these protests were for ILLEGAL ALIENS, NOT regular immigrants.  Their PR machine was great in blurring the lines here.\n\nb.  The Mexican flags were still very prominent.\n\nc.  I was soooo tired of seeing all the posters written in Spanish!!!!!!  And the signs that were translated to English were often very critical of this counry that they claim to love so much.\n\nd.  One of the organizers, last name Rodriguez I think, was on some TV shows the day before.  He made very negative comments about the U.S. in general.  It seemed he was leading up to the one comment that made me wonder about the REAL agenda.....he said, paraphrasing, that the southern part of the U.S. was STOLEN from Mexico, and that the people just wanted to reclaim what was rightfully theirs.  Okay, we did fight and confiscate land way back in our early history......but wasn't just about every country formed by gaining land from somebody??  \n\ne.  The whole thing would have been so much less significant, had our media simply refused to give these demonstrations wall to wall media coverage!!\n\nf.  Do these illegal aliens have the constitutional right to assemble like this?  This is just a question I wondered about.......they are not citizens.\n\ng.  IF these folks are really protesting for rights, better conditions, etc., well, I can't help but be curious as to why they don't just demonstrate in their own countries where conditions must be worse.  Couldn't they use this energy to focus on problems at home?\n\nh.  I can't help but wonder WHEN the LEGAL CITIZENS of the U.S. will step up to the plate, care enough to organize as efficiently as these folks, and take our voices and opinions to the streets, all the way to Washington D.C.\n\nWhew, got some of that off my chest!  I understand the plight of these illegal aliens, and this IS a country of immigrants, but it's also a county of laws.  What do you think would happen to us if thousands of U.S. citizens decided to sneak into Mexico, Colombia, Venzuela, Russia, China, etc., and march on their capitols & make demands for rights while waving American flags and speaking mainly English?  How about trying that in Cuba or Iran?  \n\nWelcome to all immigrants, just do it LEGALLY!  We do have a process in place for that.  Many of us feel that we and our country are being greatly disrespected by the ILLEGAL ALIENS. (I am ever so tired of the term "undocumented workers"..............does that mean that we citizens can drive around freely with no drivers' licenses, and simply be "undocumented drivers"?  Political correctness can get way out of hand.\n\nI just about forgot one other thing that burns me, and that's the so-called Spanish version of our National Anthem!  This is not a translation, the lyrics are totally different.  This is the United States.  We speak English.  A common language is necessary for assimilation.  And our National Anthem should be sung in English!  What's next, translating our Constitution, the Pledge of Allegience, etc??
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As a U.S. citizen in Mexico I can vouch for a lot of this info.  Mexico would never allow demonstrations like the ones in the US today (May 1st).  The illegals should be happy they are in such a free country and stop waving the Mexican flag!
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There are more unconvicted pedophiles walking about and working in the school system unbeknownst to anyone.  Although convicted, rights are still granted to them with strict rules about distance to children, etc.  Each city and state makes those laws, so I would encourage you to seek legislation about the matter depending on where you live.  In my opinion, pedophiles should be inhumanely sent to an island in the middle of nowhere with nothing but a volleyball for a companion.