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.
Now if we could get the punk-ass rapper wannabes to quit worrying about their little shit cars and hip-hop noise, we might actually have a more complete resistance force to the crap that's going down all around us.
when students raised a Mexican flag over Apache Junction High School — and then other students yanked it down and burned it.
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GOOD FOR THEM!
Maybe I am missing something but when did the "Mexicans" destroy some redneck radio station towers
Well, now this is a good teenager ;)
A good ping, thanks M!
A resistance force? What are you in heavens name talking about. What would this reistance force do besides tear down private property
If the RINOs, commies, NWO types weren't selling the average American down the river then this probably wouldn't be happening.
Wake the eff up! Do you not think that the ones hoisting mexican flags or the pali freaks that are blowing up innocent women and children are not being applauded?
Welcome to the real world. This is a natural backlash that should happen IMHO if we are to preserve The Republic.
Too bad 'kids' are involved, but if they make their bed they will lay in it.
Blame our government. They consciously decided to let the border go unprotected. How could they NOT have known that fanatics on both sides would exploit the situation?
I only know that I am on one side, the side of the sovereignty of the USA! Where are you?
I hear that Mexican flag burning day is on May 5th. Just a rumor of course.
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Why wait? Every day is a good day to burn a mexican diaper; I mean flag.
"I heard it was raised above the American flag and that just irked me."
Give that young man a medal!
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Catch up on the recent news on other posts, then ask me some questions. The towers in question were in AZ and were broadcasting pro la raza crap.
And don't try to bait me with the 'mexicans' crap.
Like the poster said after me this isnt "red dawn". People need to calm down a bit would be a good start.
LOL. That's really funny:) Tell me that's not a real song.
Wake up and step away from the rosaries!!!
Trying to bait me again.
Are you so clueless that you're going to go 'there' or are you just a troll?
We're (The United States of America, in case you didn't know.) being invaded. No ones shooting yet.
Get a clue!
THAT'S what I'm talking about! Burn, baby, BURN!
Not only did the Spanish language stations promote the La Marcha, they encouraged the disparaging remarks and signage that dispute the sovereignty of the USA and it's borders. I am not surprised that some overzealous citizens felt this was beyond the pale and went after them. They break the law and then whine about other's breaking the law? What did they expect when they took their reconquista to the streets? There are admittedly a lot of sheeple in this country, but there are also those who are just spoiling for a fight.
It' hard to drum up any sympathy for their plight.
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