Sources: Houston Chronicle and TC Palm
Schools in Texas are being told to take down their Mexican flags.
Reagan High School Principal Robert Pambello was ordered to remove a Mexican flag Wednesday morning that he had hoisted below the U.S. and Texas flags that typically fly in front of his school -- a symbol he agreed to fly to show support for his predominantly Hispanic student body.
And in Florida:
The Stars and Stripes have been replaced by the Mexican flag at Chasewood North, and residents of the condominium community off Central Boulevard are puzzled as to who made the switch.
A child a Texan middle school was asked to remove the flags his had painted on his face.
At nearby Hamilton Middle School, a child was asked to wipe off Mexican and U.S. flags painted on his face. Hundreds of other students carried Mexican flags during walkouts Wednesday -- acts of protest that they vow to continue until Congress rejects legislation that would further restrict immigration.
"There's no other way to be heard.... It's not the best way or the right way, but it's our way," Reagan freshman Jose Lopez, 14, said of the effort.
And of course, here comes the ignorance.
The Mexican flag has become a lightning rod in the immigration debate that's consumed the city and the nation this week. Students say the flag represents their pride in the contributions Mexicans make to this country. Critics, though, said watching young Hispanics in the streets with the red, green and white flags is more than they can stand. These youngsters are in the United States and should -- at the least -- carry the U.S. flag, they argue.
"The whole thing just makes my blood boil," said Bruce R. Wing, a 52-year-old Missouri City resident. "I want them all out of here."
Wing said the Houston Independent School District should fire Pambello.
You know, some people must've had comprehension problems in school. The principal in Texas DID fly both flags, and the kid had BOTH flags painted on his face.
And this just kills me. Heaven forbid if you are a teen who exercises your right to protest. DETENTION FOR YOU!
About 200 Alvin High School students participated in an early-morning march. Though most of the students had returned to school by 10 a.m., a group of about 40 students made a 10-mile trek to Pearland High School, Alvin ISD spokeswoman Shirley Brothers said.
Students demanded to meet with Alvin Mayor Andy Reyes, who eventually agreed to meet with a delegation of students today.
Oscar DeLeon, a parent of three children in the protest, left work to watch the march.
"I support them. They've got their rights," he said.
Alvin High School Principal Kevon Wells, who also watched the group, said the students will be treated as truants. Punishment can include after-school detention and being assigned to an alternative school campus, he said.
Back to the Florida school:
"I'm flabbergasted that someone would do this, and I'm wondering why here," Miller said. "We have some Hispanic residents here, but not a large Hispanic population, and I'm curious if this occurred anywhere else in town."
It may be several weeks before the Stars and Stripes once again fly over Chasewood North, according to Miller, who at one time was the resident manager of the complex.
"We tried to get the flag down but couldn't, so we need to hire a company with a boom truck to get up there and replace the rope and put up the American flag," she said. "I would guesstimate that this would cost $500 or more to do."
And the idiocy runs rampant in the comments section.
For all of the people who are complaining about this, they should all thank Reagan. Honestly, who do you think made it easier for Mexicans to come here? And why? He had to help his buddies/supporters in big business. Blame them, too, because they don't want to pay more than chump change for their crappy jobs. And pity the poor Mexicans who get those crappy jobs for measly pay just so they can live. And also blame Mexican President Fox because he keeps his people in a perpetual state of poverty when Mexico is the 5th largest producer of oil. How about feeding some of that money back into your country to help your people, Fox?
Understand where I'm going with this yet?
For those who still don't and love to shout "MEXICANS GO HOME!" at the top of their lungs, why don't you leave?
Did you pay attention in U.S. History? Remember the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1846? The Mexican-American War? No? The treaty was signed, and Mexico had to fork over land to the U.S. to help pay some debts. Yeah, they got some money in return, but it was a screw-job considering what California, alone, turned out to be worth (the gold rush).
Also, don't forget that our European ancestors were good at stealing land from the Native tribes, too. If the tribes turned around and told everyone to get the hell out of their country and quit mooching from them, how would everyone feel then? Technically, they can do it in several places in the U.S.. They have treaties that were stomped on, and the land that was supposed to belong to them was taken away. Again.
Think a little before you start the "illegals" war-cry because Europeans (including the UK) were the first illegals in this country.
Tags: [immigration issue], [Sensenbrenner bill], [peaceful protesting continues], [Mexican-American War], [Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]
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