OK OK I THINK THIS WHOLE IMMIGRATION LAW IS WRONG BUT..WTF ARE THESE MEXICANS THINKIN
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Young activists are 'learning a big lesson' in bid to effect change
By Hiram Soto
STAFF WRITER
March 30, 2006
The recent movie “Walkout” re-created the massive Mexican-American student walkouts in 1968 to protest inequality and injustice in the Los Angeles school system.
But unlike the HBO movie, based on a true story in which parents discouraged students from marching, some parents are backing their children's participation in what some see as the beginning of a new civil rights movement.
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For the third straight day yesterday, student walkouts continued, and many said they are protesting measures targeting undocumented immigrants. They said they are also are fighting for their future and that of their families, especially those who are in the country illegally.
“I'm here because my parents don't have legal status, and my mom told me that all of us have to fight for the rights of immigrants, that all of us have to do our part,” said Patricia, an eighth-grade student from Memorial Junior High School. She declined to give her last name because she is undocumented.
At Chicano Park near downtown San Diego, where thousands of students from various schools have gathered since Monday, a group of mothers stood proudly in a corner as their children listened to stirring speeches.
“They have to help the family. They have to help their people,” said Rosalda, a 40-year-old mother whose son attends San Diego High School and was at the protest. She refused to give her name for fear of being deported.
“As long as they don't get hurt and as long as they are peaceful, I support my son. Their are learning a big lesson right now,” Rosalda said, brushing off concerns that her son may face sanctions for not attending school.
San Diego school district officials appealed yesterday for parents to encourage their children to stay in school and reminded them that skipping class is a violation of the law.
Those warnings are likely to be a tough sell.
Yesterday at Chicano Park, a group of parents formed a human chain to separate students from police officers to avoid confrontation, said Christian Ramirez from the American Friends Service Committee.
“I don't think (the police and district officials) understand what is at stake for these kids and their families,” Ramirez said. “Immigration is a concern talked about regularly over dinner and around the television set.”
The target of the rallies was the bill approved in the House in December that would criminalize those who are in the country illegally and punish those who offer them humanitarian aid. A bill that would increase border security but also allow illegal immigrants already in the country to seek permanent residency is set for debate in the Senate beginning today.
“Their future is being challenged,” said Paul Espinosa, an award-winning filmmaker who produced the “Lemon Grove Incident,” a movie about one of the earliest cases of school segregation in the country.
“In school, they learn about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and then they see the reality and they are upset,” Espinosa said. “And what's happening is really significant because we are seeing a kind of civil rights movement with protests not only in San Diego and Los Angeles, but in heartland communities.”
Indeed, many of these students face uncertain futures. Many are still learning English, and they must pass an exit exam to graduate. As for their career prospects, if they are in the country illegally, they most likely won't be able to attend college.
The student walkouts are part of ongoing demonstrations locally and across the country. Several marches to support immigrants are in the works for the next few weeks in San Diego and elsewhere.
An April 8 protest will be held at Chicano Park, and religious groups are organizing another one starting at Balboa Park for April 9, which will coincide with protests around the county. Another nationwide, pro-immigrant economic boycott is being planned for May 1, when participants will decline to shop at stores and not show up for work.
Sergio, a 10th-grader from San Diego High School who attended one of the rallies at Chicano Park, plans to attend as many of the protests as he can, with the blessing of his parents.
“They told me that I should help every time I can,” said the student, who is undocumented. “My parents are proud of me.”
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Young activists are 'learning a big lesson' in bid to effect change
By Hiram Soto
STAFF WRITER
March 30, 2006
The recent movie “Walkout” re-created the massive Mexican-American student walkouts in 1968 to protest inequality and injustice in the Los Angeles school system.
But unlike the HBO movie, based on a true story in which parents discouraged students from marching, some parents are backing their children's participation in what some see as the beginning of a new civil rights movement.
Advertisement
For the third straight day yesterday, student walkouts continued, and many said they are protesting measures targeting undocumented immigrants. They said they are also are fighting for their future and that of their families, especially those who are in the country illegally.
“I'm here because my parents don't have legal status, and my mom told me that all of us have to fight for the rights of immigrants, that all of us have to do our part,” said Patricia, an eighth-grade student from Memorial Junior High School. She declined to give her last name because she is undocumented.
At Chicano Park near downtown San Diego, where thousands of students from various schools have gathered since Monday, a group of mothers stood proudly in a corner as their children listened to stirring speeches.
“They have to help the family. They have to help their people,” said Rosalda, a 40-year-old mother whose son attends San Diego High School and was at the protest. She refused to give her name for fear of being deported.
“As long as they don't get hurt and as long as they are peaceful, I support my son. Their are learning a big lesson right now,” Rosalda said, brushing off concerns that her son may face sanctions for not attending school.
San Diego school district officials appealed yesterday for parents to encourage their children to stay in school and reminded them that skipping class is a violation of the law.
Those warnings are likely to be a tough sell.
Yesterday at Chicano Park, a group of parents formed a human chain to separate students from police officers to avoid confrontation, said Christian Ramirez from the American Friends Service Committee.
“I don't think (the police and district officials) understand what is at stake for these kids and their families,” Ramirez said. “Immigration is a concern talked about regularly over dinner and around the television set.”
The target of the rallies was the bill approved in the House in December that would criminalize those who are in the country illegally and punish those who offer them humanitarian aid. A bill that would increase border security but also allow illegal immigrants already in the country to seek permanent residency is set for debate in the Senate beginning today.
“Their future is being challenged,” said Paul Espinosa, an award-winning filmmaker who produced the “Lemon Grove Incident,” a movie about one of the earliest cases of school segregation in the country.
“In school, they learn about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and then they see the reality and they are upset,” Espinosa said. “And what's happening is really significant because we are seeing a kind of civil rights movement with protests not only in San Diego and Los Angeles, but in heartland communities.”
Indeed, many of these students face uncertain futures. Many are still learning English, and they must pass an exit exam to graduate. As for their career prospects, if they are in the country illegally, they most likely won't be able to attend college.
The student walkouts are part of ongoing demonstrations locally and across the country. Several marches to support immigrants are in the works for the next few weeks in San Diego and elsewhere.
An April 8 protest will be held at Chicano Park, and religious groups are organizing another one starting at Balboa Park for April 9, which will coincide with protests around the county. Another nationwide, pro-immigrant economic boycott is being planned for May 1, when participants will decline to shop at stores and not show up for work.
Sergio, a 10th-grader from San Diego High School who attended one of the rallies at Chicano Park, plans to attend as many of the protests as he can, with the blessing of his parents.
“They told me that I should help every time I can,” said the student, who is undocumented. “My parents are proud of me.”
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The target of the rallies was the bill approved in the House in December that would criminalize those who are in the country illegally and punish those who offer them humanitarian aid. A bill that would increase border security but also allow illegal immigrants already in the country to seek permanent residency is set for debate in the Senate beginning today.
as far what your relatives have wnet thru..ya know, i will never know....
I just didn't understand all the protesting..and i still don't lol
even when prop 187 was goin down, there was protesting, but not like this!
police are really being rough and shit with the kids..i saw on the news, a pig busted some kids nose.....
cops ain't got nothing better to do than arrest 200 truant students?! lol
if bush passes this law, this will be nicest thing he has ever done in office!
I just didn't understand all the protesting..and i still don't lol
even when prop 187 was goin down, there was protesting, but not like this!
police are really being rough and shit with the kids..i saw on the news, a pig busted some kids nose.....
cops ain't got nothing better to do than arrest 200 truant students?! lol
if bush passes this law, this will be nicest thing he has ever done in office!
Look. The point is that The Southwest is all latino!!! We got the numbers, soon well have more. AMerica aint gonna last till the end of the world you know! Unless they blow it up. Anyways I say wave that mexican flag, let them know whats really up!!!!!
Anyone ever herd of AZTLAN???? Some interesting shit man, yall should look it up.
Anyone ever herd of AZTLAN???? Some interesting shit man, yall should look it up.
Naw I aint related to westbayhogg but he sounds like a good guy. But to you people that dont get it im talking about Aztlan. the nation of Aztlan? ZEver herd of it or Mecha, Leutenite govenor Cruiz Bostamonte was in it and he almost became govenor if it wasnt for that Nazi Arnold Swaranagger. They should deport his ass!! Anyways Mecha stands for Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán. If you havent herd about it, then I suggest you catch up on it. Interesting shit!!!
Your an idiot. Arnold dad was a Nazi. (theres a diffrence from being a german and a nazi). We fought these fools in WW2 yet some how after they lost the war they immigrated here and got citizenship and now Arnold is the govenor of the biggest, richest most innfluencial state in the country. That some traitor shit going on right there. But everyone is worried about hard working mexicans that have been in this land for over 10,000 years. And remember that arnold is a rebulican and who do you think is passing all these fucked up laws? the rebulicans. And george bush has nazi ties too.
I know what the fuck im talkin about,i aint no idiot. but i aint runnin my spell check and im high ass fuck and so what if i say mayattee this, or yall sayin im dumb based on the way i spell. i aint tryin to right no essay, i aint spell checkin it aint that important. But yall need to see what im sayin and not what im spellin.(some of you know what im talkin about) Your all fuckin gay for getting so offened. Holy shit!!! Yall gettin your panties hella wet.
i'm tired of seeing all you dumb fucks sayin mexicans come here to mooch the system, shit i've seen more black and white people mooch the system then any other race, and all my family thats came here are hard workers that work 2 even 3 jobs just to feed their family, which they dont even get paid minimum wage, and to all you bitches that say they should learn english, did the whites come here and learn the indian language? also to everybody crying about they dont get health insurance, get a fucking better job