Just because a few Mexican flags fly, obviously it matters to some extremists.
Let these people get their education. Don't criminalize them. They pay taxes, and they contribute billions to the economy.
The issue now is how we educate people about what is available and steer them to the right programs where they won't be turned away and where they're not going to be arrested either.
The issue is not the flag. The issue is how we're going to get comprehensive immigration reforms passed in Congress.
We're not asking for amnesty. It's about respect. And taking to the streets is a way to make a statement.
That they are 5 percent of the workforce - it's a sign of their significance. How much would a house cost without all the construction jobs done by immigrants? What would happen to the service industry?
They're being good citizens without the right to citizenship.
We don't want students marching out of their classes. We respect their rights to free speech, but we do not support that. They need to stay in school and finish their education and go to college.
If we commit to the downsizing, I don't think we'll ever be able to regain the services we cut today.
We still have a tender place in our heart, for Mexico and the flag, our culture and our language, but we're in the United States, and we have to respect the American flag.
