American Flags and Immigrants

I am growing increasingly concerned with the issue of immigrant rights in this country. Our leaders at home, school and in government forget where we live, who we are as a people and thier duites to those who follow or listen to them.

I am not an opponent of immigrant rights. I am an opponent of ILLEGAL immigrant rights. If you are breaking the law by simply being in the country, then you are breaking the law and therefore you have no rights. People who are here illegally do not deserve any of rights that citizens and legal residents are entitled to because they are breaking the law by being here.

This week, students in a California school were sent home for wearing t-shirts displaying American flags. AMERICAN flags! The most ridiculous part of this is the fact that it was the teacher and principal of the school who were listening to latino students who sent the students home. Sure, the students who were sent home were wearing thier American flag shirts on May 5th (cinco de mayo) and were making a statment. but come on... what were the teacher and principal thinking?

The citizens and LEGAL residents of this country need to get it straight. We are all Americans. We may all be from somewhere else (in fact we are all from somewhere else) but when we are here in these United States, we need to recognize and respect our country. This country. USA.

You can be proud of your heritage, traditions and family history and also be proud to be an American.

That's my opinion... what do you think?