Monday, May 01, 2006

[Illegal Immigrants'] Protests could backfire

Protests could backfire - Editorial today from the San Francisco Chronicle


"[it is]...possible that the protests will backfire, and end up hurting the people they are intended to help."


This protest is starting to get a little chaotic, lacking clear and specific purpose and goals.

Kids are only too glad to find an excuse to blow off school and party with their friends, after all. (I actually was a kid once.) But this is not in the interest of their education or their schools.

I've been too busy working, tending to my business, to pay attention to the news throughout the day - I sure hope the protesters weren't wrapping themselves in and waving Mexican flags (or any other flags from countries other than the U.S., for that matter). That is truly and unarguably out of line.

I think what's really needed is more leadership from our government on this whole issue. They're falling down on the job with this - have been for years!



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