[RedMonqey]

A Balkanized conglomeration of hyphenated 'non-Americans'...

Yet during all the Arizona protests, Ole Glory's colors could be seen in many students hands.

Think they really wanted to be Americans ...

Or Mexicans in America...

I know what I think....

[El Cid]

Yet during all the Arizona protests, Ole Glory's colors could be seen in many students hands.

Only for 'show'...
A few years ago when they had the pro-Amnesty rallies the marches were draped in a sea of foreign (Mexico) flags.
During the interview, one of the pro-Cinco del Mayo students was complaining how the students who were displaying the American flag were 'disrespecting' (... by the way - when did disrespect become a verb?) her country's flag... Argghh - to answer the second part of your question - her mindset was definitely that of a foreigner in America - not someone who wanted to be an American...