One possible reason the government secretly wants to keep the border open. A very novel article.

I think Your onto something here , good article. its a shame about the loss of a whole generation of fellow americans.. having allowed this , we are certainly going downhill, and looking more and more like europe.

The principal in question should be fired or sanctioned. Maybe they could make flag etiquette classes a requirement before becoming principal.

If all of these students protesting love Mexico so much, they should volunteer to be educated there.

The article referenced by Boomshakalaka is an interesting one. The issue has been floated before by others. One problem. The surest way to stop Illegal Imigration is to make sure all the taxes are paid. As soon as employers and workers have to pay all appropriate fees and taxes then employment opportunities will dry up.

The last amnesty had the side affect of getting a lot of the formerly undocumented workers fired. As soon as they got a green card they had to be treated like any other U.S. worker. Employers fired them so they could hire illegal workers that they didn't have to pay taxes on, pay for benefits etc.

I reckon we'll have to set more flag poles up around the schools so that everyone can honor their "culture"- sort of like at the UN HQ in New York City. Let's see now - we got Irish, German, British, Scottish, French, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Turkish, Greek. Italian...

Pull it down.
Treat it the same as the Confederate Flag.

Right?

This is the same arguement we hear in the south when people fly the confederate flag. I don't care if private people fly a mexican flag but i am damn sure a government institution should not fly any flag but the USA.

In the weeks following 9/11, and more so in the years since, Americans who proudly and defiantly displayed the American flag were often criticized for it. I believe some city and community leaders, and employers like network newsbroadcasters, even tried to prohibit it. And why? Because the American flag might be offensive to "others" among us. So, we're supposed to hide our own flag, but welcome these displays of the Mexican flag? Even when done in ways that show great disrepect for America? There's something very wrong here.

Totally admonishable

I think it would be appropriate to remind Mr. Ramirez (the student cited above) if he really is so set on displaying his "culture" then he should consider petitioning for the flag of Spain to be flown at his high school. That is, of course, unless Mr. Ramirez can trace is lineage from from Aztec blood.

Hmmmmm.

1. It is very true that America's overall population numbers would be declining if immigration were completely closed off. However that theory, while nice, isn't frankly credible simply because all Congress would have to do is simply increase the total allowed legal immigration numbers.

That alone would offset any reduction in birthrates and it's something that Congress could easily do as part of a immigration reform package.

I love watching idiots get all riled up about flags.

Bruce R. Wing

Really?!? Is it Saturday already?

Yeah, somebody is trying to fly a Mexican flag on sovereign US soils and people are idiots for getting worked up about it.

This is probably coming from the same clowns that jumped on our troops for putting the US flag on the statue that they hauled down in Baghdad.

Either way, this is the issue where the entire Republican party has jumped the shark. Either represent the interests of legal US citizens or we'll keep voting for others until someone gets the message.

If the Democrats take all the marbles in 06 and 08, it will suck but at least I won't be feeling let down.

If the readers of this post don't think the Mexican flag-waving, resident-alien parades, congressional appeasement and the "North American" leaders traipsing over the pyramid in Cancun are not intimately connected, you're deluded. Another block in the New World Order is being hoisted in place with a set-time of 2010. (Running ahead of schedule?) A prediction: mass-naturalization and voting rights are next, and if you think Ted Kennedy is bad, just wait until those Creole billionaires start throwing money around. Legally. p.s. Is the Iraq War some kind of blood sacrifice in place of Mayan virgins?

Slightly OT, but will the pharmacy ever fill bryanD's meds? It was funny at first, but now his incoherent, spittle-flecked, conspiracy-filled offerings just bore me.

Apparently, they're not teaching history down here in Texas, or those students (and that principal) would know that we kicked Mexico out of this state back in 1836, we lived as an independent country for nearly ten years, then joined the US by treaty in 1845 (the reason why Texas' state flag is the only one in the union authorized to fly at the same height as the American flag). Fly the Mexican flag alongside the US and Texas flags? Hell, no!

All the people that have been writing are all racist. Everybody knows the story of Mexico. How the lands were stolen. Why did everybody protest when the American Flag was burned in Iraq, including the hispanics? Why do peoples beliefs and cultures of everybody are not respected? Why can't everybody live in peace, united and with god? THINK ABOUT IT!!!!

This appalling example illustrates what so many of us have repeatedly tried to say: This is non-violent demographic invasion by a Foreign people, who for the most part do not wish to integrate into America, but rather impose their culture and ethnicity on a land they have always considered was taken from them, and therefore they claim belongs to them. For the most part they hate and resent America. For certain, it is obvious that the loyalties of most is not with us!!!

Think that we are "exploiting" their "illegal" cheap labor?!?! Perhaps it is they who are exploiting our banality, shortsightedness, and our "bleeding-heart," "Politically Correct,"
"affectation" to gradually take over our land!!!

Viruses infect a "host" cell, by destroying its DNA and supplanting it with their own, which then goes on to turn out more copies of the virus.

In a chilling analogy, if the shade of the things to come does not change...that may very well be the fate of America!!!

Althor

Nancy, "the lands" were BOUGHT from Mexico, who themselves "owned" the lands for only 25 years after independence from Spain. Did Mexico pay Spain?... And kbiel, prove me wrong on any of my points (except the "virgins" part; there's too much plausible deniabilty in ritual war). Granted, the news is not read as: "Our glorious Leader's 1000-Year-Leap" but when Bush Sr. proclaimed his "Thousand Points of Light" meme and a Point of Light equals a year in Masonic symbolism, and 1000 years is a millenium, and Christ warned of a counterfiet to his TRUE millenium: you either get or you can't/won't. Don't be in the "won't" column. *wiping spittle from chin*... p.s. "bored", my ass!

(the reason why Texas' state flag is the only one in the union authorized to fly at the same height as the American flag)

How do they do that? Must be separate flagpoles, right?

And you know, I've seen state flags all over the place flying on separate flagpoles next to the American flag. Both poles the same height, both flags the same height.

Guess we better send out the Flag Police to enforce the Texas Exemption -- assuming said exemption isn't an urban legend.

bryan i think your close but it may be a lot sooner than 2010.

The left wing idots now have their wish. Like it or not a civil war in on in the United States. The gunfire will be next. Mark it down, your ego's and hate for the country, disguised as hate for the president has destroyed any future your children and grandchildren had. Don't argue the point, mark it down and remember it as the truth by an old man that has been to war and it ain't pretty.

Marking it down in my left wing idot book..."civil war...gunfire...due to my America hatred...no future". Got it. Should we stock up on beans or something? Oh, right, no future, guess we don't need to prepare. That's a load off!

Oh, crap, it's only getting worse. When Florida condo associations fall, Washington can't be far behind. Battle stations!

Flags. Fucking hilarious.

Scrapiron, the citizens of this nation are too house-broken to stage any kind of bottom-up revolution or civil war, so relax. But who is this "left" that is attacking Bush concerning this issue? I'd say you can't get further left on the contemporary political scale than the Bush policy of levelling our republic with a narco-oligarchy and economic basketcase like Mexico. Haven't you ever read of Esau selling his birthright for a mess of pottage? *I'm not a Bible-thumper but I play one at Wizbang*

For those of you who may not be up to date on our fellow blogger Mantis' allusion to " Florida Condo Associations" in his remark, let me bring you up to date with the following post by Richard from Hyscience:
http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2006/03/mexican_flag_fl_1.php

"Mexican flag flies over Chasewood North in Jupiter, Florida"

"Topics: Immigration and Border Issues"

"The Stars and Stripes have been replaced by the Mexican flag at Chasewood North in Jupiter, Florida - and residents of the condominium community are puzzled as to who made the switch. More ..."

"Someone apparently has little regard for the nation that has given them so many freedoms that they are obviously now enjoying. A bit of misplaced patriotism, is it not? Mexico instead of America? Makes me wonder why the jerk that did this isn't back in the arm pit of a country that he came from."

Posted by Richard at March 30, 2006 11:53 PM

Now, Richard says "Makes me wonder why the jerk that did this isn't back in the arm pit of a country that he came from."

Well, let me see, is it perhaps because our President and our Senate, instead of enforcing our "existing laws" and "securing our open borders," are desperately trying to find a
"Guest Worker Program" or any other darn excuse or loophole, so as to "NOT HAVE TO SEND THEM BACK"?!?!

Remember, aside from all the "lobbying," the
"campaign donations," and the "pressure" from American Business in need of "slave labor," Left wing Democrats, and groups like "La Raza" (isn't it "racist" calling a group representing the interests of an ethnic minority "La Raza," which means "The Race" ?!?!), this is a potential voting
block of 12 million voters once they become
"Amerxicano Citizens" (They'll be sworn-in in
"Spanish," and before a "Mexican Flag," to become US Citizens!)!!!

Althor

I love watching idiots get all riled up about flags.

So is this also what you would say to the African- Americans who protested the flying of the Confederate flag over the Georgia statehouse?

Gotta laugh at the idiot "hispanic racist" La Raza types (La Raza means the race in Spanish) who claim that this land was "stolen" from them by the "Europeans" (aka white people).

Guess it never dawned on them that the term "hispanic" means they are of Spanish decent. Last time I looked at a map Spain is located on the European continent. They probably do not know this because they are dumb as a box of rocks and Geography is not taugh in schools unless it is to push a leftist agenda. Guess they never learned that 2+2=4 in school, too. These idiot children and this principle do not realise that the Mexico they so love was created by the Spanish out of land stolen from the indigious population which they either killed or forcibly converted to Christianity. And if they love Mexico so much I suggest they go back there-we wouldn't want them to be unhappy.

Now, for all this "stolen land" crap all one has to do is review history to find that EVERYONE lives on land "stolen" land from everyone else.

Some examples...

France-named after a tribe called the Franks. Who came from Germany. The "indiginous" Gauls still exist in places like Brittany. Oh, there is a part of France called Normandy, named after the Northmen who settled there from places like Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

Britain-Named after a people who no longer exist. They were killed off by various invasions of tribes from Germany and the everpopular "Northmen". That is where the term "Danegeld" comes from.

Lombardy in Italy-Named after a tribe from Silesia that settled there after the collapse of the Roman Empire. Perhaps the Italians should run all these folks in Milan and the rest of Lombardy back to Poland where they belong.

Hungary-keyword is "Hun", as in THE Huns from Mongolia.

Pakistan-a country with no basis in history, created by the British because Jinna of the Moslem League scared them into it when the Brits were leaving India. He told them that Moslems could not live in a country that was predominantly Hindu even though they had been doing so since the advent of Islam in India. The country known as Pakistan historically has always been a part of India in one form or another-either through various empires or as tribal/sultanates withing the sphere of Indian influence. Israle has more historical reason to exist then Pakistan does, but don't tell the Islamofacists that.

The various tribes on the north and south American continents were constantly "stealing" land from each other and in not very nice ways. Of course these idiot children and their principle have no clue about this because they are taught revisionist propaganda that passes for "history" in public indoctination camps....errr...public schools.

Guess we better send out the Flag Police to enforce the Texas Exemption -- assuming said exemption isn't an urban legend.

Unfortunately, it is an urban legend in Texas. I'm a proud Texan and I have heard this little bit of false trivia repeatedly. Yes, the U.S. flag code authorizes all state flags to be flown on a separate flag pole at the same height as the U.S. flag, but the U.S. flag must occupy the right-most position in any flag display (from the presenters point of view, so you usually see it on the left when passing by).

We can still rightfully claim that the Texas state flag is the only state flag that was once a national flag.

Thank you, Nahanni. Excellent post. There really isn't any such thing as "indigenous" peoples. There's just successive waves of different invaders.

So is this also what you would say to the African- Americans who protested the flying of the Confederate flag over the Georgia statehouse?

Yep. Anyone who really really loves a flag or is really really offended by a flag is stupid and needs to focus on more important things in life, like the pledge of allegiance. ;)

Hmmm.

Ok mantis.

How about these flags?

Hmmm.

Whoops! Forgot the hat-tip: InstaPundit.com

Well, I don't see a lot of flags there, mostly signs. And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's stupid to oppose the Mexica/Anahuac movement or rebut their claims (or the MEChA movement, for that matter). I'm just saying the focus on flags is, well, idiotic. And funny.