Posted on 03/30/2006 11:38:23 PM PST by beaversmom
Tensions over immigration reform heightened in the Phoenix area's East Valley Thursday when students raised a Mexican flag over Apache Junction High School — and then other students yanked it down and burned it. "I know (they) shouldn't have burned the Mexican flag," said Jacob Stewart, a 16-year-old sophomore. "I heard it was raised above the American flag and that just irked me."
He said the turbulence was tied to debates going on in the state Legislature and Congress, where ideas ranging from offering illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship to making them felons are being floated.
Freshman Chelsea Garcia, 15, and junior Brittany Ramage, 16, said the unrest had more to do with long-running racial tensions at the school.
The week's events might have sparked some anger, Ramage said, "but kids aren't too deep about that stuff."
The Hispanic student who brought the Mexican flag said he was responding to a remark directed at him Wednesday. The flag-raising, flag-burning, and shoving match that followed happened before most students arrived at school.
Six students — three Hispanic and three white — will be disciplined, Principal Chad Wilson said.
Officials with the Apache Junction Unified School District would not specify what punishment the six face.
Wilson did say in a letter sent home to parents that there would be "increased supervision, including additional police officers, on the campus over the next couple of days."
School flagpoles have been lightning rods across the country this week, including an incident in which a Houston high-school principal was disciplined after he flew a Mexican flag underneath his campus' U.S. and state flags.
A new political awareness among students has also been grabbing attention, as thousands have walked out on classes to join rallies in Phoenix and elsewhere. More than 100 students from Mesa's Carson Junior High and Westwood High schools marched in protest on Mesa streets Tuesday.
I sent it to his website. But that's good. Both of us bringing it to his attention...I'm sure his website is a good bet.
Okay, we need to tell Rush too!
Great analysis.
A link to the staff directory at the High school where you can email the principal
http://www.ajhs.ajusd.org/email-what/email.html
A link to the county attorney for the county (probably the right one) the town straddles two counties, but this is the county that has the largest area of the town
PinalCountyAttorney@co.pinal.az.us
maybe we should let these folks know how we feel about this kid being arrested.
Welcome to public school of the Southwest.
California kids have been putting up with that BS for decades...AZ kids here it's been more recent, but for years too.
I pinged our very own FReeper Gunnybob who has a radio program here in Denver on 850KOA. I'll let you do Rush and I'm also going to send it to Dennis Prager. I know he reads his e-mails as he has mentioned news items I've sent to him before.
Exactly! And we don't want to become like these mobs who ONLY turn people off with their obnoxious behavior.
Comprende?
GunnyBob is on right now and he's got a caller from Arizona--he's talking about it right now. Don't if you can get 850 KOA where you are but go to their website if you can't--he's going to talk about it in the next hour.
cool, I'll dial it in on the net. Thanks!
"I am glad that the Mexican flag was taken down and burned. It shouldn't have been above the American flag in the first place."
Shouldn't be on the same pole!!
This is just stupefying!
My flag boy and your flag boy
Sittin' by the fire
My flag boy said to your flag boy
"I'm gonna set your flag on fire"
Territory reclaimed. Banner burned. It's as old as time.
My browser won't let me open it! Grrr!
Have never had problems with other internet stations before, I'll keep trying :o(
I certainly hope I never witness something like this myself. My wife will be bailing me outta jail the next morning.
Meant to ping you to my post 412. Enemy's banners are burned after territory is reclaimed. And I believe in this case that's what happened.
Were you able to listen? This guy from Chandler Arizona has got a thick accent and he's on fire. Need more immigrants like him!
I think on April 10 down here in Phoenix - "they" are planning a couple hundred thousand march for their "rights" whatever that means. I guess if we gringos are to have a terrorist bill of rights as the demonic demonrats have proposed, it only makes sense the gringos also give the "only coming here to work" crowd rights also. I hear Kennedy refer to this as the new civil rights - that means we have to set up an Affirmative Action program for illegals so they can jump to the head of the line (in front of blacks) for handouts, jobs, college admission, you name it!
Oh darn--keep trying, maybe you can get it.
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