The people united....
Well, tomorrow is the much-anticipated protest of illegal aliens. The media is leading us to believe that this will be huge, that our nation will grind to a halt. However, some pundits are suggesting that turnout will be lower than expected because of rumors of INS sweeps.
I support the plight of immigrants, though I am of (at least) two minds about giving citizenship to people who broke the law in entering. I DO think that it should be much easier for honest folks to enter. It does not seem fair to those who have been waiting for years to come to the U.S. to grant amnesty to those who broke the law. There are no easy answers here....
I would, if I could get a message to those who will protest tomorrow, plead with the protesters to fly only the U.S. flag (or at least ALSO fly the U.S. flag). I fear that this entire protest will backfire....
For the record, I am not offended that there is a Spanish-language version of the National Anthem; I am glad that there is pride in America among the Hispanic community.
I am sure that I have said things here that will anger liberals AND conservatives. I kind of think that anytime I tick off both extremes, I'm probably on stable ground.
I support the plight of immigrants, though I am of (at least) two minds about giving citizenship to people who broke the law in entering. I DO think that it should be much easier for honest folks to enter. It does not seem fair to those who have been waiting for years to come to the U.S. to grant amnesty to those who broke the law. There are no easy answers here....
I would, if I could get a message to those who will protest tomorrow, plead with the protesters to fly only the U.S. flag (or at least ALSO fly the U.S. flag). I fear that this entire protest will backfire....
For the record, I am not offended that there is a Spanish-language version of the National Anthem; I am glad that there is pride in America among the Hispanic community.
I am sure that I have said things here that will anger liberals AND conservatives. I kind of think that anytime I tick off both extremes, I'm probably on stable ground.
posted by Doc at 2:20 PM
2 Comments:
Doc -- Did you ever hear any cold, hard facts about the upshot of the protest, in terms of numbers who skipped work/school, and the impact on businesses, etc.?
No, I have not (other than the cold, hard fact that the grass at my apartment complex did not get cut that week). I find it frustrating that the media acted as if this was this week's story of the century and yet dropped it and moved on.
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