2008 Woodie Awards
Immigration march shows disloyalty to U.S.
James Schulte
Issue date: 4/24/06 Section: Opinion
May 8, 2006
Like the movie "A Day Without a Mexican," Monday's "Day Without an Immigrant" protest was supposed to show us gringos that the United States would be doomed without them.
But unlike in the movie, our society didn't break down - unless you count a few McDonald's restaurants and some meat packing plants closing early.
The organizers chose to march on May Day - a communist holiday when the Soviets would show off their military might. Instead of Soviet soldiers rolling through Red Square, we had illegal immigrants marching throughout our cities demanding citizenship.
But unlike in Red Square, those who marched in Los Angeles, Fresno, Chicago, New York and others cities marched against their government - not for it. If these immigrants want so badly to be American citizens, why in God's name did they carry flags of other nations with them at the march?
You would think if they really wanted to be citizens, they would try to show support, not disdain, for this country. The entire controversy started simply because legal U.S. citizens demanded that immigration laws be followed and enforced.
If citizenship is freely handed out to anyone, people will lose respect for it. Legal citizenship will become cheap, meaningless, and empty as it is in so many other countries.
Not only are illegal immigrants demanding something that they can't legally have, but they have the audacity to wave the flag of another county while doing it.
It only serves to get Americans' blood boiling.
Legal U.S. legal citizens see citizenship in this country as a precious gift. Many of us feel living in this country is a blessing from God, and we would defend the United States to the death.
There have been many who have been waiting years to become full citizens of this country. They are following the rules and waiting patiently to come into the United States legally. How do they feel when they see these freeloading immigrants demanding to be given priority over them?
Satisfying American guilt and emotions now outweighs enforcing immigration laws.
Like the movie "A Day Without a Mexican," Monday's "Day Without an Immigrant" protest was supposed to show us gringos that the United States would be doomed without them. But unlike in the movie, our society didn't break down - unless you count a few McDonald's restaurants and some meat packing plants closing early.
The organizers chose to march on May Day - a communist holiday when the Soviets would show off their military might. Instead of Soviet soldiers rolling through Red Square, we had illegal immigrants marching throughout our cities demanding citizenship.
But unlike in Red Square, those who marched in Los Angeles, Fresno, Chicago, New York and others cities marched against their government - not for it. If these immigrants want so badly to be American citizens, why in God's name did they carry flags of other nations with them at the march?
You would think if they really wanted to be citizens, they would try to show support, not disdain, for this country. The entire controversy started simply because legal U.S. citizens demanded that immigration laws be followed and enforced.
If citizenship is freely handed out to anyone, people will lose respect for it. Legal citizenship will become cheap, meaningless, and empty as it is in so many other countries.
Not only are illegal immigrants demanding something that they can't legally have, but they have the audacity to wave the flag of another county while doing it.
It only serves to get Americans' blood boiling.
Legal U.S. legal citizens see citizenship in this country as a precious gift. Many of us feel living in this country is a blessing from God, and we would defend the United States to the death.
There have been many who have been waiting years to become full citizens of this country. They are following the rules and waiting patiently to come into the United States legally. How do they feel when they see these freeloading immigrants demanding to be given priority over them?
Satisfying American guilt and emotions now outweighs enforcing immigration laws.
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Anonymous
posted 5/11/06 @ 12:25 AM PST
dude, you need to find a better job then to constantly taking the opposition views of every single situation. i dont know if your trying to enhance ur writing skills or what but your trying to be controverial and as far as i am concerned not warranted for a spot in this newspaper. (Continued…)
Anonymous
posted 5/24/06 @ 12:46 PM PST
This is in responce to Mr. Schulte's middle ground on immigration. I must state the I'm for legal immigration and the founding fathers(yours not mine such as Red Cloud, Chief Joseph, Geronimo ect. (Continued…)
Anonymous
posted 6/08/06 @ 2:38 PM PST
I am one of those who don't believe in borders. We are all human, and we should have a right to put ourselves wherever we are. I don't understand why a lot of Americans get offended when they see a flag of a foreign nation. (Continued…)
Anonymous
posted 6/14/06 @ 12:09 AM PST
I have read your other article where you state that illegal immigrants are trying to make the United States into another Mexico, but with high paying jobs. (Continued…)
Anonymous
posted 7/11/06 @ 2:53 PM PST
WOW! How profoundly stupid you are James Schulte!
"There have been many who have been waiting years to become full citizens of this country. They are following the rules and waiting patiently to come into the United States legally. (Continued…)
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