On 'A Day Without Immigrants'

Living here in Los Angeles, Latinos, and
therefor illegal immigrants, have always been a fact of life . . . they
are an integral part of the city and for all extensive purposes, here
to stay.
And it doesn't bother me.

Am I for flinging open the borders to those who have come here illegally? No. Yet something must be worked out . . .

Of those people who I know who strongly support such strong
legislation I find at most their general opinion of legal immigrants
to be ambivalent; leading me to suspect that their opinions are
prejudice based . . . All this despite the fact that their own
Grandparents were Russian immigrants who never learnt a word of English
in their dear lives (In my opinion there are two groups of people who
don't learn English yet live here -those that are indifferent and those
that are ignorant . . . the later in my opinion is a venial sin)

Illegal Immigrants provide a task force that is willing to work on jobs
that are untouchable to the average American -I have yet to see a
destitute red blooded American unemployed solely because a foreigner has
taken the job of strawberry picker or house cleaner before him . . .

"The Senate is considering a proposal that would allow illegal
immigrants to obtain legal status, and eventually citizenship, by
working for six years, paying a fine, undergoing a background check and
learning English." [CNN]

This to me seems the most viable plan.
It lets us keep America unique . . . yet brings in the labor force upon which we survive.

I wonder why, however, the protestors chose to waive the Mexican flag .
. . After all, wasn't their intent to show how they wish yo be Americans?

Picture taken by Sefirah