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 not trying to bait you at all. Your tagline says it all. Usually we teach our children not to classify whole groups of people as "stupid". A troll? When did being a conservative endorse kids burning flags at high school and destroying radio towers. That sounds like the anarcharist kids I knew. I have no idea what your rosary comment means to be honest.
What exactly do you have against a Mexican flag being burned? Especially in this situation?
They break the law and then whine about other's breaking the law?
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Yeah, it's like a car thief whining that someone is speeding.
But adults do. And adults should not be supporting either side here. It is irrational, and completely an emotional reaction. But if that is not a good enough reason for you how about:
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also; and if any one would sue you and take your coat, let him have your cloak as well; and if any one forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to him who begs from you, and do not refuse him who would borrow from you. You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust." (Matthew 5:38:45 RSV)
If that's not a good enough reason, then I have nothing else that I can say to convince you. Can it be any more clear that Jesus saying that tit for tat actions are not allowed?
No it 'ain't Red Dawn' but it's the next best thing.
Yeah, I'm just annoyed with flag waving protesters illegal immigrant criminal invaders demanding rights that they aren't entitled to. No problem, I'll just go to anger management class and it'll all go away.
My comment wasn't directed at burning that flag. It's this thread's celebratory talk of bringing down radio towers, anarchic vandalism and thinly veiled threats of violence. That ain't conservative. And this ain't Red Dawn.
Amen, brother.
Sorry, got carried away.
lol well the bearersmom part isnt real. The actual song was called stacy's mom it was a top 40 hit last summer by a group called fountains of wayne :-)
No problem lol
Well said.
For pete's sake I tried to 'qualify' my tagline. Can anyone argue with it logically. I did specify 'Radical' and 'Illegal' and did NOT slam all immigrants or Muslims, now did I?
The smart kids burned the Mexicans flag and I hope the Mexican kids burn an American flag and it gets on TV. The arrogant invaders from Mexico started this and our worthless hacks in DC have accommodated this (invasion) The American people have never wanted hordes from Mexico and Latin America to just come here at will and plop themselves down here.
Yes to legal immigration. BTW Mexico hogs up the legal immigration slots and sends us the most LEGAL immigrants
New energy source found.. burn more Mexican flags!
Good tagline
Well I like your version--thanks--that was funny.
I'm going to make a slight mod just for you.
We love you Jacob, oh yes we do....
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