At First

I was really puzzled by this article. A 13 year old boy was told to remove the American flag from his bike that he rides to school. Granted it happened in California where the unexpected is bound to happen but alas this is America and if you wish to show your patriotism then by all means do so!

The Superintendent Edward Parraz said the school had experienced some racial tensions recently which forced the decision. The whole situation still puzzled me as this was STILL America and shouldn't we have the flag in class rooms and say the Pledge every morning? Perhaps that has stopped I'm not sure on that but when I went through school that's what we did.

Regardless the situation became clearer when I read THIS article. At this point it was clear as a bell! We are talking about illegal Mexican immigrants now. Obviously they were offended at the young boy and his display of patriotism. I mean it IS the American flag after all, such a vile display of freedom should be outlawed. By all means lets get rid of every flag in the state so we don't offend our neighbors who happen to be in our country.

Just to be crystal clear on this subject I am a proponent of a streamlined INS process that allows immigrants to become citizens and assimilate into our culture. This was once the Great American Melting Pot at one time but liberal multi-culturism has hyphenated our society, breaking us down into labels instead of one unified label, Americans. When I get the occasional survey phone call they ask what I am in which I always reply Non-Hyphenated American.

We are born Americans. We conquered this country from the Indians. Not the best moment by any means but we've made amends. We should remember no matter what your skin color you are an American if you are born here. We all are and should fight the policies that run counter to that. We have our own culture and lead the world with pop culture. If you want to be here then you need to become a citizen and accept our culture as your own. If not then by all means stay where you are.

The current INS system has got to go. It needs reform so badly it might as well be the BCS. It is antiquated and clunky, tear it down and rebuild. Don't punish the people who have gone about immigration in the right way and don't reward those who jumped the border either.