Osider wrote on Mar 28, 2006 10:42 AM:This is a joke by the OPD to resort to arresting the kids because of truancy. This totally reeks of discrimination! My son wouldnt go to school and I would call OPD truant officer to go pick him up and they refused. What a joke by OPD! OPD needs to have a community oversight committee to watch this department. What the kids need to do is join in mass forces and protest and see what OPD does then. Wait till lunch, I will have my video camera to document OPD!

PC wrote on Mar 28, 2006 10:52 AM:Do they even know WHAT they are protesting? Lets put these students that feel the need to skip school and protest in a room and they can DEBATE what they are protesting, why they are protesting and solutions to the problem. I bet there will be very few that even know what the purpose of the Bill is for. And this is WHY we have a problem with education today!!

encinitas local wrote on Mar 28, 2006 11:13 AM:you go do that osider and speak out!!!!!!!!

Osider wrote on Mar 28, 2006 12:42 PM:Hundreds of kids protested this time and OPD is chasing them on foot to arrest as many as they can. What a joke by OPD and they should be ashamed of themselves. The Sheriff's department did not act like OPD and were professional. OPD is a discriminative department along with there polocies. Good Job Mayor Wood!

Roxanne wrote on Mar 28, 2006 2:57 PM:These people that are protesting the bills being passed on Capitol Hill are ridiculous. It seems very simple: If you are going to come to the United States to live, work, and take advantage of the benefits of living here, great. But-it must be done LEGALLY. That is the issue here. One person crossing the border into the United States that works here, lives here, and takes full advantge of those benefits is one too many. I read one persons comment that the latino community are hardworking, responsible, civil, and law-abiding. I need someone to explain to me exactly how that is? If people come into our nation without going thru the proper channels, they are NOT responsible, nor law-abiding. And those that stand on corners waiting for someone to pick them up to work are loiterers! Why can't they be hard-working and get the proper documents that tell the government that they are here, ready to work and to be responsible enough to pay TAXES? Illegal immigrants get free medical, free housing, free food, and free money, which is PAID for by repsonsible, law-abiding, civil, hardworking, contributing members of this society, that is what makes our country work. Of course they keep out of trouble when they get into our nation, but think about it, why is that? BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT TO GET SHIPPED OUT! And those that do want to get sent back to Mexico, well, thats easy. Go cause a problem someplace, get the police to respond, and quick as that, they have a free ride back home. It seems to me that the people that are protesting are doing so because our government is telling them that they will have to be contributing members of the United States of America to stay. What's wrong with that? If you go Mexico, or Canada, or any other country for that matter, you have to abide by their laws, not whatever laws you feel like living by. We can't go to Europe and not have documents, and stay and work, not pay taxes and then tell their governments that they must change their laws because I have to go to the hospital and have no money to pay for it.

GO OPD!!!!!!!! wrote on Mar 28, 2006 4:48 PM:I BELEIVE THIS BILL SHOULD PASS!!! MAYBE CRIME WILL GO DOWN! I'M NOT SPEAKING JUST ABOUT THE MEXICAN PEOPLE I'M SPEAKING TO EVERYBODY WHO IS HERE ILLEGALLY. BUT YOU HAVE TO OMIT THAT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN MEXICAN GANGS AND DRUG TRAFFICING.ROXANNE IS RIGHT IF YOU WANT TO BE HERE DO IT LEGALLY!! I BELEIVE OPD IS DOING THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO WALK OFF JUST WANTED TO SKIP SCHOOL AND LOITER AROUND HARD WORKING USA CITIZENS BUSINESSES AND BUG CUSTOMERS COMING IN. SO YOU GO OPD!!!!!!

Connor wrote on Mar 28, 2006 5:26 PM:Today there was an unviolent protest at my school and we were in lockdown at school almost all day.

a true mexican wrote on Mar 28, 2006 7:58 PM:dont you guys have anything better to do than to critizise my RAZA. low life americans

unknown wrote on Mar 28, 2006 8:04 PM:I think these Mexicans are doing a right for standing up for what they believe in and those of you getting mad are only mad because you have no one defending your side out on the streets!!!

D. wrote on Mar 29, 2006 6:46 AM:Your paper is doing a disservice to the students and schools by continuing to cover these "demonstrations." Most of these kids are just looking for an excuse to get out of school - and the schools lose money when they do. The majority of these students really can't afford to miss any more school and your daily coverage just encourages them to continue skipping to "protest" an issue very few of them even understand much less care about. Enough already!

Leesle wrote on Mar 29, 2006 7:27 AM:I think students hav the right to protest against the new biil the government are trying to pass. Students are the future and if the students dontl ike the bill the government should really think about it. I mean students are getting themselves in trouble just to do waht they think is correct. Studnets are getting tickets, and being arrested. Do you think they would go through things like that if they didnt know what they were doing. i mean i walked out of clas yesterday and had five zeros. Do you think im happy? mo because of those grades but i think i did the right thing.

100% mexicana wrote on Mar 29, 2006 7:36 AM:yesterday students were walking out of class and i was one of them. i had 5 zeros in class and cant make it up. but im still glad i went to protest in arlington. i mean all those students gave it all they had just to show everybody what they had to say. i think people think we dont know what is going on. do they think we dont realize what is going on around us. and go opd- there is gangs all over the united states not just hispanic gangs but other gangs too. and just because some hispanic people are like that does not mean we are all like that.

linda wrote on Mar 29, 2006 7:39 AM:so people do know what they are protesting they are protesting againts the bill hr4437. isnt it what all the students trying to say

Jay wrote on Mar 29, 2006 8:52 AM:This reply is for the comments made by a true Mexican and 100% Mexican and everyone else who supports illegal immigration. The most important thing for all Americans to do is protect our country from people of all races who enter our country illegally, regardless of their country of origin. If you want to be in this country then do it the right way. For the people who claim the immigration laws of the country and the people who enforce them are racist. You should do a little research into the immigration laws of Mexico. They are having the same problem with illegal immigration on Mexico’s southern border. Mexico has strict immigration laws and enforces them just the same. Do you call Mexico and their law racist, no, I do not think so. In addition, as an American citizen, I am not allowed to purchase property in Mexico, but illegal immigrants, who ignore the laws of this country come across the border and buy property here illegally.

protester wrote on Mar 29, 2006 9:04 AM:its going to be funny when all the mexicans leave and youll have to do our dirty jobs

True Mexicana wrote on Mar 29, 2006 10:55 AM:Hey its not true we do know what we are prosresting for and we are not just standing up for La RAZA but for every imigrant that is here WE are not criminals we are hard working people and we all are standing up for eachother!

Marissa Costa wrote on Mar 29, 2006 12:23 PM:i think all the drama that Bush is making over immagrants is pathetic. if he doesnt remember, they were here first and the Britsh or whoever pushed them out of here.

Unknown wrote on Mar 29, 2006 12:40 PM:Do you think that Mexicans are the only ILLEGALS here... Open your eyes this isn't ONLY ABOUT MEXICANS or MEXICO.. IF your earning your way to be here then please relax... IF your not then start...

/\/\ark2501 wrote on Mar 29, 2006 4:43 PM:I think that the people that walked out from school on the most part didn't know why they went out. What makes me mad as a mexican is the way that people are over reacting to this new bill that is waiting to be passed when they don't know the facts and are uneducated to what is going on. When the people walked out I did not notice that a lot of people were also holding up the American flag when they want to get rights from this country, which in my eyes makes no sence. The people in question thake this as a dirict attack against Mexicans even though this is against all illegals.

Andrea wrote on Mar 29, 2006 4:57 PM:These protest are against pending immigration laws, that the US want to make, why are these kids screaming mexico, we are not in mexico, we are in America. They need to be screaming Mexican's, Mexican american, anything but mexico, you are here in the us, from mexico for a reason, The state could care less if we are all scream Mexico cuzz thats where they want us. Young mexican american of today get an educations get could grades go to college, get a degree and make a diffrence in the world, be a lawyer a senate anything sucssesful, make a diffrence, make laws. I am a true Mexican American with parents(garcia's, just to mention one name) who where born here and in turn there parents where born here and so on and they are brown as brown as could be. My husband who serves his country, USMC for thirteen yrs. and fought in Iraq. Is Mexican American, his family came here illegaly. They became legal shortly after, as it was years ago it still was not an easy Process. As he has lived here all his life. My husband and I have spoke about this issue, we belive we do need the immigration laws and something needs to be done with the borders, allthough this bill is need of some revising ALOT of it. There is alot of gun & drug trafficing over the borders, that needs to be stoped. The taxes we pay. On the other what if that was your mother having to go back and you were only 13 or 17 ready to graduate and legal but not your parents. And imagine white people working on the fields, as one co-worker of mine stated "We would be sun burned and need alot of therepy." I say They do help our econ. and hurt it too. They do dirty jobs we don't want to. Also as I look around I see more white bumbs wasting away on our streets. Do I look around I see a mexican working in someone's yard. They are hard working. And those of you who refer to the gang thing for the PD for every city, get to work why do they even have the opputunity to give us a bad name. Something has to be done. I do say put up the fence as in the felony thing they really might want to think about that.

karina wrote on Mar 29, 2006 7:20 PM:why was arnoldsportsanager would do that to mexican people does he not like mexicans or what. he is the one who started all of this students not going to school,ditchingetc... mexican people have rigts to go an march.

mad in houston texas wrote on Mar 29, 2006 7:25 PM:everybody needs to stop talkin bout the mexicans ... cause who do you think builds your house... mows your lawn... and servers your food.. mexicans .. and we work hard for everything that we have instead of just going on the side of the rode begging for money like "some people" we hard workers and if we send the mexicans back to mexico .. expect to be paying more for everything you have ... we all know that most mexicans work for cheap and if they leave ... we'll get stuck getting our housed built by pople that have no idea what there doing and expect to pay probably double the price

To Osider wrote on Mar 29, 2006 9:24 PM:Sounds like you're doing a crappy job of raising your kid if you can't get him/her to go to school. Quit whining about the cops and look at yoursel first.

Someone wrote on Mar 29, 2006 9:36 PM:FIRST AND FOREMOST>.............. THESE STUDENTS aren't dumb.......... THEY KNOW what's going on....................... many ignorant people keep writing... explaining that they have no idea of what they march for..... THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A LIE................ I've been to some marches........... and these students are very articulate in both english... and spanish............. and second.............. THEY MARCH TO UNITE>........... BECAUSE LIKE ALL UNIONS......... POWER LIES IN NUMBERS>........................................

Someone wrote on Mar 29, 2006 9:48 PM:FIRST AND FOREMOST~!!!! All immigrants... illegal or not, have rights.......... DO YOU NOT see........ THE U.S. could care less of what countries it decides to invade........ Iraq...... with fake declarations of weapons of mass destruction.....The U.S. invasion of Panama on Dec. 17 1989 just by creating propaganda about the U.S.S. Maine..... and NOW IRAN???? with fake declaration of nuclear enrichment programs............ If the U.S. could invade those countries and impose their own law on those people.... then why can't illegal immigrants have some types of rights also..............After all if you exclude the thoughts of "race", and/or "color" in the end we are nothing more than human beings.........

Someone wrote on Mar 29, 2006 9:56 PM:No all Illegal-Immigrants aren't Mexicans.... but about 1/2 are.... therefore I believe we have the right to hold up the Mexican flag.....

To Osider wrote on Mar 30, 2006 7:45 AM:Maybe a call to CPS is in order. If your son won't go to school, you are probably spending all your time posting hate-filled comments. It would be easy to research your call to OPD and initiate an investigation.

Craig wrote on Mar 30, 2006 9:29 AM:A big thank you to all the idiot protesters that caused my daughter to not get educated for 2 days in Oceanside. Why not protest after school or on the weekend? Oh yeah, it's not about protesting, it's about finding another reason to ditch school so you can then complain later that the exit requirement tests are too hard and racially biased.

100% Hondurian wrote on Mar 30, 2006 10:07 AM:This is about Human rights is not about Criminals,drugs dealers "lets not point fingers on another race". Because that is racism. THIS IS ABOUT FIGHTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, WE ARE PEOPLE AND PEOPLE HAVE TO SURVIVE. This people have the FREEDOM to express themselves by holding up their Mexican flag or any other flag. THIS Protest is for all the immigrants in this country wether they are Chinese,Canadian, Jamaican, ETC. DONT POST YOUR COMMENT IF YOU WANT TO EXPRESS YOUR IGNORANT RACIST THINKING.

Bridget wrote on Mar 30, 2006 10:38 AM:My grandparents were Irish immigrants and they did the dirty jobs of cleaning houses, being nannies, working in factories, doing odd jobs and even worked on the railroads - and they were Americans and very proud to be such. They has visas, went through Naturalization and endued plenty of racism - they were expected to work for slave wages. But they left Ireland because there were no opportunities and built a life here for themselves, and their children - and while they still had Irish pride, never for a second did they say this will be their new Ireland. So why should this be the new Mexico? If Mexico is so great, then why leave? If America is so terrible, then why stay?

osider suck wrote on Mar 30, 2006 10:51 AM:it not our fault that u cant raise your kid

Sarah wrote on Mar 30, 2006 10:54 AM:Why haven't I heard about any students protesting today? They have the day off school, why not use the time for some "productive" demonstrating? Or are they only concerned with the cause when it gives them a chance to walk out of class? Hmmm...yeah, I thought so.

Mexican American wrote on Mar 30, 2006 11:23 AM:It is not about any single race. You have to remember the protest is to PROTEST THE PENDING IMIGRATION LAWS, against all immigrants, chinese, persian, canadian etc. The pending law states several diffrent things to protect the borders, they should revise this so it does not refelt against human rights. They want to keep our borders safe, it should not insult peoples humanity. For the people who are talking bad about the lady who can't raise kids, stupidy is showen here pointing your fingers. Call CPS, Ha, they are out there doing what they need to do dealing with parents who put drugs infront of there children, who don't feed there children, because they rather, sit on the couch, and lock there children in the room, for parents who are molesters, child abusers who beat there children violently with uncontrollable anger. Leave there babies unattended just to do what they want. Do you get it now

some thing to say wrote on Mar 30, 2006 11:36 AM:to Craig wrote on March 30, allthough I do agree with some of these individuals doing the protest may not be doing this as smart or as informed as they should, but to call them idiots for causing your daughter to not get an education for 2 days, her education will not fail it will continue, relax. I do agree, they should protest on the weekend and after school not just during school. For some it maybe a way out of school for other it may be there only sourse to get the message accross. so you can stop complaining. And the exit requirement test I was a great student 3.8GPA studied my butt off, and that test is one hec of a hard test has some college level questions. I am sure if they required it in your day and age, it was not hard at all.

Lorena wrote on Mar 30, 2006 11:38 AM:I support the protest because I'm a Mexican and we have put up with all these negative commons about our people and act. The ones that are Mexican Americans that support the bill think that you are mexican americans thanks to your parents some may not be legal other may be legal you would not be here. If one day all the latinos get feed up and come together in all the 50 states and boycott from schools, jobs the the government will than see that us latinos me a lot to this country. Also to ROXANNE commet why can we not get the proper document may be because is not as easy as it seems.

Educate Yourselves wrote on Mar 30, 2006 12:02 PM:Educate yourselves before you do something stupid ,like throw bottles at a car. Do you really think that the legislation is acknowleging what you're doing? All of this ruckus is just making people want to pass this law. If you're a legal citizen, then why in the heck are you protesting? So you can get your face on the newspaper and say something stupid, like "you can't suppress us Mexicans?" This bill is trying to deport illegal aliens. Illegal people who come from Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Ireland, Philippines, China, Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico AND ALL OTHER FOREIGN PEOPLE WHO ARE STEALING FROM AMERICA. This isn't a race issue. If you're a legal citizen of the U.S. and you wonder why you're health costs are growing, then I'll tell you. It's because ILLEGAL ALIENS can go to the hospitals, get medicine and NOT PAY FOR IT because we don't have any paper work from them to find them after they walk out without paying. So to cover the costs, the citizens of the U.S. have the "privilege" of covering the costs. Don't you feel special? So all of you Mexicans who interpreted this bill as "the U.S. is trying to get rid of Mexicans" then yes. It's true and including all of their other illegal buddies from all over the globe. If you have so much Mexican pride, then go back to Mexico. For all of you who made this about race, you're dumb because you probably didn't even read the bill. All of you high school and middle school kids, congratulations because you just cost your schools $740,000 EVERY DAY you jumped the fence to get out of school. So next year when you wonder why you can't go on field trips and why you can't get new sports equipment, just remember you skipped school to throw bottles at the people who pay the hospitals extra money to make up for the stolen medication illegal immigrants took for free. So next time you decide to protest, make sure you know what you're talking about or you'll just be a bunch of kids rioting for the heck of it.

SB wrote on Mar 30, 2006 12:14 PM:Recently, I just returned to So. Cal, I have completed my tour of active duty in the Army for six years. It is amazing to see the racism amongs each other. So, for those of you who can't stand to see others waive a flags other than the US flag, let me tell you this. First, yes I am an educated female Mexican-American that proudly served for this country. I am proud of the scacrifices I took for this country, but I can not forget where I came from. Believe it or not, there are approx. hundreds of thousand resident alliens serving in the military forces. Yes, we solute and proudly wear the US Flag on our shoulders, but on their own time they remember where they (resident aliens) came from. Freely, they would waive other flags. Does this mean that they didn't like or want to be in the US? No, simply, they were portraying to others that not just because you live and serve for the US military that you forget where your origins come from.Very unlikely of the common Anglo-Saxon that has trully forgotten where they came from and how they got here!!! Lastly, a great majority of the Soldiers/Service men/women that have died are hispanic/black/other than white!!! So if you believe this is only your COUNTRY, I GLADLY POSE TO YOU TO GO AHEAD AND ENLIST, WEAR THE U.S. UNIFORM AND TRULlY DEFEND YOUR COUNTRY, AND PERHAPS YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE FAR MORE BLACK/ASIAN/HISPANIC/EUROPEAN PEOPLE THAT ARE defending this country and doing it HONORABLY & Loyaly. To all the students walking out of class. Stop!! Stay in school, go to college and be educated. You can do any job that an Anglo-Saxon person can do, and possible even better!! Yes, you will get dirty looks or be the only Mexican person in college class, but stay there and get educated!!! As you have heard before "Querer es Poder" and they can not take that away from you. Surely, I will be attacked by all the incompetent and ignorant people that have not even dare to be in the military for one day!!

Mexican American wrote on Mar 30, 2006 1:16 PM:To Lorena wrote on March 30, 2006 Do you know what is all including in this Bill, who said that the mexican americans support this bill? I support the protesters that know what they are protesting exactly against, which clauses and numbers in the bill they disagree with. Yes the insaults are endless and offinsive, tell me what do you do to make yourself a sucsusful, person to make a contribution to help our economy. And dang right if it were not for our Mexican ansisters we would not be here,I support makeing our borders SAFER, and something needs to be done about it, I like the fence all the way accross, but to waste time convecting people of felonies. This BILL NEEDS SOME REVISING, BEFORE I DARE SUPPORT IT. and if one day all the latinos get fired up and boycott every thing they came across here for, that would be ironic. Our economy would sufer and so would the latinos. And there is alot of latinos that are part of the government and state maybe thats something we all should educate our self's with, and strive to be there also, and be the one to make a diffrence. and only then we will make a diffrence. The prosses is not easy to get the proper documents I know but the fact is you can.

Some one new wrote on Mar 30, 2006 1:27 PM:to SB, EVERY ONE MUST READ HER POSTING, NOW THAT'S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Jewell wrote on Mar 30, 2006 2:18 PM:I'm part mexican and my dad is an immigrant from the Philippines(and now a U.S. citizen) but this bill should pass because if people wan tto be here they should come legally. america canot be open to everyone it would be too crowded. even though america is made up of immigrants, they ned to be legal. its not just mexicans, its just that its easiest for mexicans to get across the border. and the illegal people are getting all the free benefits that all the legal people get without earning it. and legal people's jobs are being taken. i know people want to come for a better life but its not worth making everyone else in another country that you don't even belong to yet suffer.and do the people who are protesting even know what they are protesting against? like four fifths of the people protesting aren't even illegals. mexican isn't even a race. its a nationality. that means you are from that country. the only five races are american indian, asian, black, white, and middle eastern. thats it. and i'm one of the least racist people that you'll ever meet becase I'm from every continintexcept africa and anarctica. people aren't being racist agaisnt mexicans. mexican is a cross of white and indian

Lindsay wrote on Mar 30, 2006 2:23 PM:I disagree with the protests. I am white, my grandparents, parents, and the rest of my family came to America legally. They got their papers and everything through. The bill isn't even directed to strictly mexicans. It's directed to anyone who is illegally living in the United States. Students are protesting and they're not even 18, so they're not even of age to vote. Its all a reason to get out of school if you ask me...

Rob wrote on Mar 30, 2006 2:35 PM:Why is it so hard for so many of the 'illegal' alien advocates to recognize the difference between being against 'illegal' aliens and 'illegal' immigration and racism? You that cry racism so quickly always turn out to be the true racists.

Laura wrote on Mar 30, 2006 3:48 PM:I just think that it is kind of funny to read these. You can tell who the kids are by all of the spelling mistakes. They should definitely be going to school instead of skipping to protest on something they know nothing about. oh, and p.s.- There are plenty of people to do the work that they do. And yes, the price of oranges will go up, but we will save on the taxes we pay towards their healthcare. So it is a win-win situation.

B2 wrote on Mar 30, 2006 4:11 PM:Right on Rob. I just don't understand why most Hispanic people have so much trouble embracing the red, white and blue. Why do they want to hold on to the flag of a country that doesn't want them, despises them and wants them to go elsewhere! Yet I see so many here proudly say "I'm Mexican American" or think it is alright to wave the flag of another country - especially in a country that has given them so much, and SO MUCH more than their own country will give them. To Marissa Costa who said: " . . . all the drama that Bush is making over immagrants is pathetic. if he doesnt remember, they were here first and the Britsh or whoever pushed them out of here." I see you are a real student of history. California became a part of the United States as a result of a treaty with Mexico. Look it up on the internet or go to your local (tax payer supported) library.

Angry Parent wrote on Mar 30, 2006 4:12 PM:Why don't the educators do their job and educate the students and TEACH them about American History, free assembly, freedom of speech, and when it's appropriate, not by cutting class. The Mexicans are cutting class and ensuring they continue to have the highest dropout rates and illiteracy rates in the US. At least I don't have to worry about a Mexican learning any skills to take a job away from my children. If you want to be in America, come through the front door and sign the guest book instead of hiding in the shadows and adding to the slave labor in the country. Americans will do any job to provide for their family so keep in mind you're easily replaced, by a more loyal and more skilled AMERICAN If you want to fly your Mexican flag, get the hell out of my country to do it.

100% Chicana wrote on Mar 30, 2006 4:15 PM:I think you people are going to regret making us Mexicans leave. Don't start complaining when you all have go out into the fields and break your backs working so hard. That is when you will feel really dumb. I understand that you dont like those people that out there in the gangs, but it is not only us. The most of us that are here are breaking our backs working for you even though you dont pay us what we deserve!!! You should be happy we are here!!!

Latino Guy wrote on Mar 30, 2006 4:30 PM:okay how about this mexican ppl did right to stad up and protest against this new law but think about it what would the U.S.A do if all of the people who came in here illegale were thrown out? part of the economy of the U.S would drop a whole lot, now think about this if all the immigrants were thrown out of this country who will do they hard work? tell me sincerely have you ever seen a true american guy working out in the 100 degree weather, sweating, thirsty and more just to make the food that we eat everyday? u think that a american person would like to be, passing all his saturday and sundays working in construccion, making the houses that all the people the US buy? course not, now think about this theres at least 12 million immigrants in say about 3 or 4 cities they are all cointribuiting to the economy cause those 12 million persons have to eat, buy gas for transportation, pay taxes, pay the houses? we make the US economy be high because is the country of countries. at least the 60% of the us is made by persons from another countries now think about that before you do all this comments persons if u guys eat what u eat is because all of us working together in this progressing country, WE make the economy of your beloved United States, the house where YOU live and the things that YOU buy is mostly due to immigrants i would like to see the US one day with only true american people why having 33 000 miles of land if no one is gonna live there but few americans ;) thank you everyone for listening to me and thank you all the latinos for make this country go on and on keep on the hard work and i hope this new law is not aprooved sincerely: Latino Guy.

Angry Parent wrote on Mar 30, 2006 4:33 PM:Why don't the educators do their job and educate the students and TEACH them about American History, free assembly, freedom of speech, and when it's appropriate, not by cutting class. The Mexicans are cutting class and ensuring they continue to have the highest dropout rates and illiteracy rates in the US. At least I don't have to worry about a Mexican learning any skills to take a job away from my children. If you want to be in America, come through the front door and sign the guest book instead of hiding in the shadows and adding to the slave labor in the country. Americans will do any job to provide for their family so keep in mind you're easily replaced, by a more loyal and more skilled AMERICAN If you want to fly your Mexican flag, get the hell out of my country to do it.

To someone.... wrote on Mar 30, 2006 5:18 PM:If the United States is such a horrible country intent on making up lies about other countries and invading them for no reason....GET THE HECK OUT!

kc wrote on Mar 30, 2006 5:26 PM:To all you proudly waving your Mexican flags....Remember this country that you so desperately needed to come to is the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA....Go down to your corrupt country and try pulling some of the crap you've pulled here.....You insult the US.... Keep it up, Most level headed Americans will not stand for much more of this........What goes around comes around

Right on wrote on Mar 30, 2006 5:56 PM:Right on KC. Like I saw somewhere else, Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is credited with saying, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." These Hispanics might do well to study history, because after all, "Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them".

we are doing bad wrote on Mar 30, 2006 5:57 PM:how come we as mexicans dont go thru college and get a better job then picking up fruits of some thing. thats something we are doing bad. look at the people from India they dont come here to work they come to study and for that you dont see them living in the getto you see them in rich areas. think of us mexicans doing that waht do prefer getting paid $9 an hour or $50. think about mexicans and other hispanics

Russell wrote on Mar 30, 2006 6:31 PM:The group of 100 students who walked out of one local high school came by my house. I talked with seven of them. Sadly, not one knew the true facts about the proposed immigration bill. Not one! Several others just laughed and said it was a good excuse to get out of school. I asked each student would they march like this on a Saturday. Two said yes; the rest said no. One remarked, "Not Saturday. That is my day to sleep late and watch TV. I'm not going to give up my Saturday." Later I talked with several teachers from the high school, and they said the students were talking about leaving school just for the hell of it; that they so little about the bill but were glad for the excuse to get out of class.

Concerned wrote on Mar 30, 2006 7:06 PM:To Angry Parent: How dare you? "At least I don't have to worry about a Mexican learning any skills to take a job away from my children." Your comment is shocking and ignorant. As an American history teacher, I spend my life teaching high school students about equality and democracy. If this is how you parent your children, no wonder my job is so incredibly difficult. Shame on you.

BALDERAS wrote on Mar 30, 2006 7:13 PM:YOURE ALL SAYING THAT WE DONT KNOW WAT WERE PROTESTING AND THAT THIS ISNT JUST ABOUT MEXICANS... I KNOW WAT IM PROTESTING... THE HOUSE RESOLUTION NOT THE BILL... AND WERE SAYING MEXICANS, AND HOLDING UP MEXICAN FLAGS BECAUSE IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT THE CHARTS THEN YOU WOULD KNOW THAT MORE THAN HALF OF ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE MEXICAN. VOTE AGAINST ERIC ROACH AND HR 4437

BALDERAS wrote on Mar 30, 2006 7:19 PM:BRIDGET YOUR GRANDPARENTS CAME DURING THE TIME WHEN IT WAS EASIER TO COME AND YOU COULD BECOME A CITIZEN EASIER BUT IF YOU GO TO MEXICO NOW IT COSTS ALOT OF MONEY AND TAKES ABOUT 10 YEARS, NOT LIKE BEFORE. AND THAT MONEY IS MONEY THAT THEY DONT JUST HAVE THROWN AROUND. AND WE'RE SAYING MEXICO IS BETTER IN ITS NON DISCRIMINATORY LAWS NOT IN GETTING JOBS... I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE LAND OF THE FREE??? AND FOR RUSSELL... YEAH ITS TRUE THAT SOME PEOPLE JUST USED IT AS AN EXCUSE TO DITCH CLASS, BUT IT WASNT ONLY MEXICANS DOING IT, THERE WHERE WHITES, BLACKS, ASIANS AND THEY WERE JUST ASKING WAT ARE WE HERE FOR ANYWAYS??? THE ONLY THING THEY KNEW WAS THAT IT WAS FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS.... BUT ONE THING IS THAT AT LEAST IT WAS MOSTLY PEACEFUL!!! RIGHT.

EZLN wrote on Mar 30, 2006 9:15 PM:Im seeing a pattern here, the pilgrims were scared of their own people so they came here, then they were scared of Native Americans, so they killed them all, then they were scared of African Americans, tried to exterminate them until the civil right movement, now your scared of high school students protesting, all you haters are reasons why the world hates americans, you should travel a little to see what the world looks like outside your trailer. All good Americans understand this country has diversity and we should embrace it, instead of writing uneducated remarks.

some 9th grader wrote on Mar 30, 2006 9:48 PM:no one is going to stop everyone else whether the police arrest us all untill that bill is totally gone all them other damn students dont really care about whats going on so if theres something going on who likely to know more about it and change it so that they arent in the way of that..soo duhhh if there was any other danger to anyother students im only guessing those students would somehow find a way to avoid it at all costs so anyone who wants to get in the way of the protest will deffinately have to do it over every single mexican,hispanic,latino,latina's dead body becuase NO ONE WILL STOP US FROM TELLING WHAT WE NEED TO SAY!

Dissapointed@People wrote on Mar 30, 2006 10:32 PM:All you Anglo American people forget that the United States belonged to the minorities--American Indians, Spaniards and Mexicans. However, as is typical of the United States (and lets not forget the British) they lied, cheated and killed to have power (look what is going on in Iraq). How quickly it is forgotten that we all migrated from different countries. But the typical Anglo American has forgotten their roots, traditions and family values. This explains why there are so many dysfunctional families in this country and why so many are on Prozac. Perhaps it is high time that the brown skin people band together and take back what was rightfully theirs! When this law goes into effect who is going to clean your houses, build homes, clean your hotel rooms, garden your well manicured lawns and take care of your kids? It amazes me that people believe that it is the Mexicans and Hispanics that are on welfare, but open your eyes and look around you. What race is doing these jobs? Perhaps if the laws didn't make it so difficult for someone to come legally to the United States there wouldn't be so many illegal immigrants trying to make a better life for themselves and their families. According to the statistics, whites form the largest racial group on welfare here are the statistics on welfare recipients: Race -------------- White 38.8% Black 37.2 Hispanic 17.8 Asian 2.8 Other 3.4 A General Profile of the Welfare Population – Urban Institute 90% of welfare parents are single mothers 10% married 36% divorced/widowed/separated 54% never married Most welfare mothers are in their 20s and 30s 6% under 20 years of age 24% 20-24 years of age 22% 25-29 years of age 35% 30-39 years of age 13% 40 years of age or older Welfare mothers are distributed among the major ethnic groups 37% White 36% African-American 20% Hispanic 6% Other SO DO YOUR RESEARCH, READ AND BECOME EDUCATED BEFORE ALL OF YOU MAKE RACIST ACCUSATIONS OR ASSUMPTIONS! Additionally, your own American corporations are exploiting the minorities--look at how many jobs are being outsourced to other countries. OUCH! Wake up America and smell your rotten politicians around you who are running this country. This country is corrupt but the saddest thing is that most Americans are too stupid and busy waving the flag showing their patriots. For those who wrote such hatred and negative comments: This only means that you are an ignorant person without any respect to human rights. Possibly not from California!!!!!!

Rob wrote on Mar 30, 2006 10:56 PM:EZLN you are so misguided. Look at France, look at what the Dutch people have now had to do with their immigration laws. They were the first European country to embrace diversity and muliculturism, and they had embraced it for almost 400 years. It worked pretty well until this last generation or two of what is over there a mostly muslim immigrant population. The latest immigrants have refused to assimilate into the dutch society, even refused to learn the language. Sound familiar? Those are mostly legal immigrants over there, not illegal aliens. Because of the tremendous turmoil these immigrants have created the dutch now have some of the most restrictive immigration laws anywhere. France and Germany are just two of the European nations that are leaning towards the Dutch model of immigration reform. These countries are all in danger of losing their cultures, that which has made them what they are, due to the tremendous influx of people who have no intention of assimilating into those countries's societies. They take the generosity of those countries and spit back in their faces. Sound familiar? You try to sound so worldly with your opinions of why we Americans are so hated around the world. Then why the hell does everyone all over the world want to live here? You sound like the true hater.

Rob wrote on Mar 30, 2006 11:01 PM:If that 'some 9th grader' is like many other mexican 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th graders out there all I can say is 'God help us'. A poorly educated mexican student threatening all of us if we stand in his way. Just keep on awakening the sleeping giant that is the way too silent majority.

just a kid wrote on Mar 30, 2006 11:21 PM:The only thing that MEXICANS KIDS go and protesting because they want to skip school and show their pathetic "latino pride", the only protester I saw on the news is mexican students!!!u mexican don't even know what you're doing!!I hope they pass this bill and SEAL the border between the U.S.A and the worthless mexican!I don't see any asian, black,students skipping school and go protest like "mexican" kids does,I don't see them raising their country flags in U.S. all I can see is the "mexico" flags!!

Tom G. wrote on Mar 31, 2006 3:51 AM:We are a nation of laws. Giving amnesty to those who are here illeagally is an insult to every legal citizen of this nation. The language of this country is English, and we have an American culture. Those who do not want respect our laws, learn our language, and assimilate into our culture are NOT welcome here. All Americans must hold our representative responsible to "provide for the common defense"of this nation and this is a key issue to our national survival. Vote those who agree to overlooking our laws out of office. Write them NOW and let them know. IF you are reading this, you can send an email in the next 10 minutes to your representative. Let them know what you want, and that they can either represent the will of the people or we will replace them with someone who will.

not mexican...LATINA wrote on Mar 31, 2006 6:18 AM:i have never in my life read so many ignorant comments. i am a first generation hispanic, i have a 3.91 gpa, and just got accepted into GMU. my parents worked hard in this country and so has my whole family. the naturalization exam is extremely difficult...I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NATURAL BORN US CITIZEN PASS THE TEST. we work our asses off in this country, an it is NOT recognized. "PATHETIC LATINO PRIDE"...obviously you are "just a kid"..my pride is ANYTHING BUT PATHETIC... my pride is real... i love the US, and i love my hispanic roots as well. if you think that this country will run well without the immigrants, go ahead and think that, but dont cry when your ultra posh lifestyle changes and you find yourself wondering how it happened.

concerned asian wrote on Mar 31, 2006 7:36 AM:one of the reason why those illegal immigrant choose to work in the united states just beacause they find good job and earn money more than in their own country, they work hard not just for themselves but for their own family to be able to send their children in school, giving them a better future someday. many illegal immigrant are highly skilled workers that can contribute in the U.S. economy. I hope United States Goverment must give them a chance.

Eleanor wrote on Mar 31, 2006 8:39 AM:Leslie: If you are the future of tomorrow, you need to go back to school and learn how to spell before you start protesting!

To Latino Guy wrote on Mar 31, 2006 8:39 AM:You have got to be kidding. Are there no "true Americans" (what an interesting term that is, too!) working construction? No Americans doing small, hands-on dirt farming? You think it's all Mexicans? Amazing, the lack of knowledge your post exhibits. I'm afraid our public schools have failed you miserably. My 64-year old "true American" dad is still working 6 to 7 days a week building houses, digging sewer trenches, up in Riverside County. It does get past 100 degrees much of the summer. My "true American" mom cleaned hotel rooms for a living. I used to clean houses for a living. Who do you think picked crops 65 years ago during the great Depression? Hint: It wasn't all Mexicans. Carloads of "true Americans" drove with all their possessions on their backs to find farm labor work in California. Read "Grapes of Wrath" to learn about this part of American history. I hope the new law is not approved either, because I believe in the dignity of all workers and feel that a guest worker program is nothing but slavery in a new disguise. I understand your pride in your countrypeople but please, get educated on American history and stop the ignorant-sounding generalizations about "true Americans." "true Americans," whoever you think we are, are not all lazy fat cats sitting in air-conditioned offices while the Mexican housekeeper vacuums around us.

Lourdes wrote on Mar 31, 2006 8:40 AM:HEY YOU 100% CHICANA, IF YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT BREAKING YOUR BACK WORKING IN THE FIELDS AND SOME OTHER HARD JOBS, , , , WHY YOU DONT GET EDUCATED AND GET A BETTER JOB. BECAUSE YOU GUYS NEVER FINISH YOU HIGH SCHOOL NOT EVEN A COLLEGE WHY DO YOU THINK ALL OF YOU GUYS HAVE THESE KIND OF JOBS. YOU DO NOT KNOW TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. TELL YOUR PEOPLE TO GET EDUCATED.

angel wrote on Mar 31, 2006 9:05 AM:i think that its fair and not fair because we all should see each other's side.The mexican helped us alot by doing things that most "high class" wouldnt do... If you have nice house and nice car with a good job, would you go and farm outside on a burning day? I dont think so.... Now for the mexicans.. Why not just get a greencard and have the right to work in the U.S. and get paid atleast 6.75 and pay taxes like everyone else.... if both see and feel for each other we wouldn't be in a situation dealing with students protest

The guy who replied To Latino Guy wrote on Mar 31, 2006 9:36 AM:So wait a min . 1- What did your so called american pride gave YOU? 2- what did your so called Education gave YOU? * that you go clean houses for a living? that your mom cleans hotels for a living?..Pshhhhh, what a shame. Atleast that Latino guy worked his ass off and got into GMU . .and his parents had better jobs and worked hard- where as you , you were just a burden on your school and on the people who paied taxes for you to get education.It's the time for you to step in to the "hall of shame" and to brush upon your facts. And ineed, there might be some true americans out there, but ure definately not one of them.

all american wrote on Mar 31, 2006 10:49 AM:To "The guy who replied to latino guy" at least he has enough of an education to write correctly and communicate. I can barely understand what you wrote for all the grammatical errors and misspelled words. Maybe you should go back to school and learn to spell 3rd grade words like "you're" (but ure definately not one of them) and "definately" is spelled definitely - I learned that one in 4th grade.

Yumayra wrote on Mar 31, 2006 10:50 AM:All I have to say is that we all have the right to speak up for what we believe is right and in this case I BELIEVE THAT ThE LAW HR4437 IS WRONG AND IM AGAINST THAT. YES IM MEXICAN AND IM PROUD OF IT. BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T FOR MEXICAN'S ALL YOU WANNA BE "HIGH CLASS PEOPLE" WOUDN'T HAVE HOUSES BECAUSE MEXICAN'S BUILT THEM YOU WOUDN'T HAVE FAST FOOD PLACES AND RESTAURANTS BECAUSE MEXICAN'S ARE THE ONES WHO DO THAT INSTEAD OF YOU BEING HAPPY FOR MEXICAN'S AND APPRECIATIG FOR WHAT THEY DO BECAUSE WITH OUT MEXICAN'S YOU COUDN'T BE ALIVE YOU'RE OVER HERE ARGUYING THAT WE NEED TO LEAVE!! THINK ABOUT IT TWICE THEN SPEAK OUT!!!

WMS Student A.K.A Eddie wrote on Mar 31, 2006 10:55 AM:Well i am against Prop HR4437. Well yeah i think it's cool that protesters have their pride, but they are givng the wrong message by only bringing mexican flags. And ditching school isn't helping at all. Also i bet that most of the protestors don't even know why they're are there for. I think it should be spread what PROOP HR44337 is to students. Well my father, siser, and cousin brought mexican flags as well usa flags, but we were screamed out that we killed it with the american flag.We didn't kill it, we were trying to get the message out that HR4437 is wrong.

adg wrote on Mar 31, 2006 11:24 AM:mexican pride

The guy who replied to Latino Guy who replied, etc. wrote on Mar 31, 2006 11:31 AM:All work has dignity. All people in all cultures are able to do hard physical work. What a racist assumption you just put on the work I and my parents do (or did, in my case). As if you can't imagine a "true American" (STILL waiting for a definition of that term!) to do work with their hands. You must watch too much MTV. You know, some Americans still live in poverty. Thanks to the greed of our U.S. Republican government and its incestuous affair with multinational corporations. Thanks also to the market effects of outsourcing and illegal immigration. Thanks, also, for your classist assumption that I'm uneducated. I worked my way through a Bachelor's degree from Cal State ON MY OWN with no federal financial aid. It took a lot longer, but I did it and paid my own way. Thanks for your sexist assumption that I'm a guy, too. Ha ha, you must be a real paragon of machismo. My husband is laughing right now at your ignorant assumptions... Above all, thanks for drinking and enjoying the Kool-Aid that the corporate society, TV, mass media, and academia has pushed down your throat. You have no idea how many "true Americans" live, nor does it sound like you really want to know.

No Child Left Behind...is leaving them behind wrote on Mar 31, 2006 11:52 AM:I feel sorry for some of these kids. Their lack of reading comprehension and critical thinking is probably solely due to the Bush Administration and their repugnant "No Child Left Behind" program, which is leaving behind millions of children. Not on accident, either. Why would Bush promote such a program in the public schools? Listen up, US citizens and non-citizens alike: BUSH WANTS US TO WORK FOR PENNIES AND LIKE IT. BUSH WANTS TO TURN US INTO MINDLESS DRONES. HE WANTS TO TAKE THE DIGNITY OF WORK AWAY FROM THE WORKING PERSON AND LOWER US TO THE STATUS OF A REPLACEABLE, DEPRECIABLE PART. How's that big-screen TV and rented rims on your F250? Enjoy it all while it lasts...cause ever-cheaper labor is just right around the corner...

Ron wrote on Mar 31, 2006 12:22 PM:I am so tired of hearing how California onced belonged to Mexico. Go to class and learn that that was over a 150 years ago, it does not play into the issue any more. It is just like the Blacks complaining about slavery, get over it!! If California did still belong to Mexico you would not even be allowed to protest in the streets like you are doing here. Feel grateful that you are in the U.S. and thank this country for everything you have. If you do not like what is going on in this country then GO BACK TO MEXICO and see how great things are!!!!!!!!!!

rem wrote on Mar 31, 2006 12:27 PM:53 years of being brown and proud,53 years of being an AMERICAN! i own two houses, few cars,but i work my ass getting it. my country starts wars, kills it owns president.makes drugs,makes movies of lunar landing,hides alliens,and over 53 trillion big mac. but the one thing i've had for 53 years is free will. and that's what makes us!being BROWN,BLACK,RED,YELLOW,WHITE are just a box of crayolas

Don't understand wrote on Mar 31, 2006 12:54 PM:Personally I don't understand why, just because someone manages to break our existing laws and sneak into this country - gives them the right to stay here, given the same rights as citizens, and given all sort of financial aid. I guess all these highly educated people (about the 2nd or 3rd grade level education I'd guess from reading their remarks) understand the law better than I do. Hmmmmm.

Ron wrote on Mar 31, 2006 1:24 PM:Ironic.... if California was still part of Mexico, they'd go to Canada!

Don't understand wrote on Mar 31, 2006 1:42 PM:Good point Ron. Maybe we could get a bunch of buses together and drive them north until ... Ooops, Canada just called and said "NO WAY" It was a good idea while it lasted. :)

we are all one wrote on Apr 1, 2006 12:20 AM:GET A GRIP PEOPLE! THIS WORLD TODAY, THIS COUNTRY TODAY, THIS STATE TODAY, IS MADE UP OF A MILLION COLORS, AND IT IS ALL OF US WHO HAVE MADE THE US WHAT IT IS TODAY! AND YES I AM AMERICAN HOW ABOUT THAT! ITS FUNNY WHEN 9-11 HIT WE ALL UNITED AS ONE! AND NOW THAT REMEMBERENCE IS GONE?

IN REGARDS wrote on Apr 1, 2006 12:28 AM:In regards to SB's posting, she is right!!! YOU all must relize there is every race, creed, alive fighting for the USA, for our COUNTRY. Why in this are most of you very racist, you support the US in the time of war were every race comes in one to unite and fight and die for our country, the soldiers on the field don't look and each other and see a color they see there fellow marine fellow soldier. Try telling the racest comments to a mexican, asian, navtive american who is putting there life on the line for all our rights. I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU ALL ENLIST!!

isn't that something wrote on Apr 1, 2006 12:33 AM:Senator Juan Vargas, opps thats a sussesful hispanic name, for at least he makes more money then I do!!!

Al wrote on Apr 1, 2006 6:27 AM:I say we get tough on Mexico! Close our borders just like Mexico does with it's southern neighbors, stop the free medical care, free schooling, in-state college tuition rates, welfare checks, and bi-lingual schooling.

RWC wrote on Apr 1, 2006 7:59 AM:The way to take this country over is the way the Asians have done it. Learn English, go to college, get an education, and fill all the positions in business, education, industry, government, etc. Protesting is only serving to create a lot of animosity toward the Mexican people. Asians have a good reputation in this country because they did it the American way!

born and raised USA wrote on Apr 1, 2006 9:28 AM:In watching the local news this morning, a reporter interviewed a number of the children protesting, and not a one of them knew what HR4437 meant. They stated that they pay taxes and have the right to protest. They, being juveniles? They pay taxes? They are speaking for their parents who were nowhere to be found amongst all this disruption. Until the schools cancelled class, they were truants and should have been addressed as such. Once again, where were their parents? For those that did not protest, their parents had to leave work to make sure their children got home safe. The government, school districts, and local law enforcement have put their priorities in the wrong place..they should be protecting the rights and freedoms of the kids that want to learn and be in school, but instead, they close the schools thus allowing the mayhem to escalate. Close the borders and let them deal with Vincente Fox who has closed his southern border, but pushes them north without batting an eye. Make the Mexican government be accountable for their poor standard of life.

Wiley wrote on Apr 1, 2006 10:41 AM:I frankly don't understand why we should give Mexicans , here illegally, preferred treatment. THIS is racist profiling! Did anybody hear about the Shri Lankan woman, who was released from the Otay Mesa Detention Center this week, after being detained for FOUR years for illegally entering the US? I wonder if this Detention Center is only for non-mexican lawbreakers! As it is right now, I am being discriminated against when expected to pay for emergency services, whereas Mexicans simply walk in and get treated. Hospitals know that the paperwork they might get, is forged anyway. We need to secure our borders, with laws that are applicable to ALL!

MSJ wrote on Apr 1, 2006 11:10 AM:Nazi Germany used the Jews to scapegoat their countries problems in the 1930's. I fearfully see the Rick Roberts clones in our country heading our the U.S. down that same path. Mexicans and other immigrants come to this country to work. If you want to blame someone for that, blame the corporations, the construction companies, the land owners who hire them to build our houses, and pick our fruit. THEY are the ones responsible. They are knowingly breaking the law. They pay the workers peanuts, and do not give them healthcare. And our government lets them get away with it. The workers are poor, and want the same as the rest of us: money to feed their families. So stop blaming the Mexicans and other people who come to this country to work, and start blaming their employers and our government for allowing the employers to exploit them.

Reaper wrote on Apr 1, 2006 11:34 AM:What's funny is the fact they are waving Mexico's flag, but they want to benefit from America. I have a solution, have them live in Mexico, and protest that Americans cannot out right buy property, businesses and other things in Mexico, but we don't go down there waving American flags now do we? So if they want to claim that they are Mexican, have them go get the benefits Mexico and the country give. I bet none of them will.

Concerned Citizen wrote on Apr 1, 2006 11:59 AM:Why do Fallbrook students that display or wear the American Flag get suspended or removed from class. Hispanic students that display the Mexican flag or wear shirts that state "Brown Pride" are allowed to do so without fear of disicipline. What is wrong with this picture? Last time I checked this was the United States of America. Has the school district lost or forgot about the 1st Amendment. Somebody needs to investigate this situation, so that students and Americans are not discriminated against and their civil rights violated.

JC from NM wrote on Apr 1, 2006 2:48 PM:If you cant fly the American flag, and respect our country, take your sorry butts back across that border and dont come back !!! I work with Mexico born Americans, they are proud of thier citizenship and respect this country. I was born and raised in So. Cal., but moved due to too many wetbacks, its getting out of control.

LNY wrote on Apr 1, 2006 6:41 PM:Well, in response to some comments: 1 "if all the Latinos banded together" that already happened. If you bothered to learn US History you'd know Che lead a national boycott of grapes to support a grapepickers Union in CA for Mexicans (the pickers were, not that this was the qualifier for the union). The whole country banded together to support Che and a new labor union - blacks, whites, -everyone "Boycott grapes, Support Che" was the slogan. So the company owners brought in a couple thousand different illegal mexicans and broke the union. Che couldn't fight that one. Anyway that brings me to 2. This has nothign to do with race. To say steps to curb illegal immigration is racist. Are you implying that latinos are all illegal? This