Students here in SA

[MoSpur]

Are prostesting off of DeZavala and IH-10. Its good to see them out there trying to get a message across. Some might be there to be out of school or some wrong reason, but there are a few who actually care about the immigration issue.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

They've had similar stuff here in Houston. Many of the people who were interviewed were saying things like, "My parents/grandparents were immigrants who snuck across the border, and they worked hard at some job for years and never broke any laws, they deserve to be citizens." etc. I can accept that part of the argument. But where they lose me is the way they are protesting with these school walk outs. The reason your relatives were willing to risk life and limb to get across the border was so that your asses could have a better life, and the first step towards that is an education. What would really be moving to me would be seeing these teens sacrificing a weekend to do this, instead of cutting class.

[JoeChalupa]

They did it at Judon too.

[MoSpur]

I get you Spurs Fan in Exile, but I think they feel they are making look like they are serious by cutting class. I would like to them do it on a weekend as well. Actually, all the time.

[PM5K]

If they did it on a weekend it wouldn't be as interesting or draw as much attention, are you guys really that ing stupid?

[MoSpur]

If they did it on a weekend it wouldn't be as interesting or draw as much attention, are you guys really that ing stupid?

Read what I posted:

but I think they feel they are making look like they are serious by cutting class

[JoeChalupa]

Eager young minds?

[travis2]

They've had similar stuff here in Houston. Many of the people who were interviewed were saying things like, "My parents/grandparents were immigrants who snuck across the border, and they worked hard at some job for years and never broke any laws, they deserve to be citizens." etc. I can accept that part of the argument. But where they lose me is the way they are protesting with these school walk outs. The reason your relatives were willing to risk life and limb to get across the border was so that your asses could have a better life, and the first step towards that is an education. What would really be moving to me would be seeing these teens sacrificing a weekend to do this, instead of cutting class.

I'm sorry, but those are mutually exclusive statements.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

If they did it on a weekend it wouldn't be as interesting or draw as much attention, are you guys really that ing stupid?

I'm well aware that it draws more attention but it also devalues their efforts. I've talked to plenty of people who have looked at the situation and shrugged it off as a bunch of kids just looking for an excuse to skip school with their friends.

Not only that, but they are hurting their schools in the process. Districts take a look at head counts when they setting up annual budgets. When I was a senior in high school we were required to attend even on days of the TAAS testing when we didn't have to do, because it would effect those attendence numbers and thus budget numbers.

[batman2883]

i say close off the borders and let no more immigrants in the us

[batman2883]

j/k the statue of liberty says bring us your poor and crap like that, why slam the doors shut on them now...sure we are becoming overpopulated but this is the land of the free and the home of the brave......freedom, at what costs..im all for the bettering of other peoples lives....people shouldnt live oppressed in their own native lands, binded by dictators to follow as they are told or death to them by execution, since when was showing your body off or following your own religion become treason??? gosh damn it, what kind of world do we live in with this going on in other countries

[JoeChalupa]

The Batman is wise.

[SA210]

Has anyone seen the new HBO movie, "Walkout"?

[easjer]

I actually disagree some with my husband. Of the kids interviewed here in Houston, I only saw a few who could articulate their position. The rest were just eager to be cutting class, were ignorant of what they were protesting, and enjoyed the massive amounts of attention they got.

There are investigations ongoing about whether some of these students were hired to start these protests.

I'm annoyed about the whole thing because I think it's really misplaced, but I'm not real friendly on illegal immigration anyway (all for the legal kind, and all for guest worker programs, just not illegal immigration). So that maybe colors my view of the protests.

[fraga]

Oh yeah...I'm sure there are tons of oppressed Mexicans going to Judson and Clark...pffft..that ain't nothing but an excuse to skip school for them dammit...

[batman2883]

im not saying they are oppressed im just giving my overall opinion on the matter at hand not some immature people skipping out on school

[fraga]

Either way all these kids are diong is getting themselves in trouble...

[MoSpur]

I think its awesome. These youngs kids all the need support they can get. This immigration thing is crazy.

[2Blonde]

Either way the kids are getting a 3 day vacation from school. They just announced they are suspending the Judson walkout students for 3 days.

So... Walk out today = 1
........Weekend days = 2
........Suspension days = 3

Total days off school 6

Boy, they really showed them.

[PM5K]

Either way the kids are getting a 3 day vacation from school. They just announced they are suspending the Judson walkout students for 3 days.

So... Walk out today = 1
........Weekend days = 2
........Suspension days = 3

Total days off school 6

Boy, they really showed them.

I wouldn't allow it as a parent.

My son would have to ask and receive my permission to do something like this, and if he received it I'd do everything I could to keep him from getting suspended....

[fraga]

There is nothing you could do as a parent...those kids are breaking the schools rules...there are consequences...period....what you could do is let your kid stay home from school for three days and back to school to protest...then just write them a note...all legal like...

[SA210]

It's about time Chicano's stand together.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

home of the brave

What's brave about illegally being in a country? What's brave about leaching off the health care system when you're not paying a dime into it.

I just want someone to explain to me what the deal is with the Mexican flag. What does that have to do with the rights of illegal immigrants? If you want to stay in this country, enjoy the quality of living in this country, be supported by the health care system of this country, the least you could do is learn some English and start waving the stars and stripes.

[easjer]

Oh they started arresting kids in Houston yesterday.

Heh.


I might have more respect if it was clear the majority actually believed in something. But they didn't. The few who were interviewed clearly didn't understand what the immigration bill in Congress even covered.

PM5K - as a parent, you couldn't do anything if your child left school grounds. You could do something if you let your child stay home and then participate in a protest, because you can write an absence note.

[Jim Rome]

this just in!--the amount of "leeching" illegal immigrants (who, by the way, have a higher employment rate than u.s. citizens) do is a drop in the bucket compared to the U.S. Citizense on medicaid or who are just indigent