I live in the southwest.
Where are you seeing these alleged flags?

Where I live we fly Old Glory.
I fly it on a 60 foot standard in front of my home.
Where do you live again?

It is not a sign of disrespect. If I attended a football match in another country, I wouldn’t sing their national anthem. If I was a citizen of that country, I might – if I knew it.

If they stand and are not disruptive, then what’s the problem? Maybe they don’t know the words. Maybe they don’t like singing.

Yes, they should go back to their countries and try to protest there and fix the problems they have.

Kat, I hope your joking, if you are then please put a bullet in my head.

It’s like your telling me they should rewrite the declaration of independence in all spanish.

Wait…that’s not the next step is it?

some do and some do not just
like some of us do and some do
not ya I see a lot of mexican flags

arond where I live

I honestly think you are an idiot. Did you also fail to notice the lazy fat a^s Americans who also couldn’t be bothered to get up of their chair and sing along too? I think you see what you want to see.

I, for one, distinguish between ILLEGAL ALIENS and Hispanics, generally. I have a powerful admiration for those who endure the process of becoming U.S. Citizens the legal way! If their first language is Spanish, Chinese, Punjabi, or Amharic, my admiration is unwaivering. Equal to all.

Now, to the issue of ILLEGAL aliens (not "immigrants". that is a LEGAL term) and their behavior at sporting events.

I wish I could find the link to an article describing the humiliation of a U.S. based soccer team (of mostly "Spanish as a first language immigrants") in a game against a Mexico-based team. The Mexican side cursed, urinated, threw beer bottles and other dangerous objects at the team and others on the field for so long and to such an extent that the game had to be called off.

Those players of Latino descent on the American team were more humiliated than anyone else (that is according to their own input in the article) because people equated them with the audience. Why? Just because they were both from nations whose first language is Spanish.

Folks. There is NOTHING WRONG WITH SPANISH-SPEAKING nations. Nor with our proud LEGAL immigrants to the U.S. from such nations.

The problem comes from "A PATENT DISREGARD FOR LAW and ORDER".

There. Spoken.

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The problem of illegal Aliens is big time and most of them can’t read or speak English so how are they going to sing the words? let alone understand what they are singing about. There very presence is under-minding the core fabric of this Nation. They have an attitude that is brought with them from Mexico that they don’t have to obey the laws of this country and believe that it is all right with everything they do.

I’m Hispanic. And at school when we say the morning pledge, I’m one of the handful of students who actually stand respectfully while the pledge is being said, the other students just sorta stand there slumped waiting it to be over or sometimes they don’t even stand at all. Those students include whites, blacks, Asians, hispanics, arabs, etc.

Race has nothing to do with it. The Southwest has always had a large population of Hispanics since colonial times.

So I think you need to open your eyes and mind a little more and please stop generalizing.

I just watched the two anthems played before the US v Mexico soccer game.

The Mexican fans were yelling and waving their arms around during the US anthem. How competely expected.

They must need to stretch out after driving all the way up from Mexico, right?

To the truth seeker– here are some real statistics to add more credibility to your statement. I agree 100%. Read this and pass it on.

If the very first thing these felons do in our country is BREAK THE LAW do you think they have any regard for its people?

Senate Amnesty Could Strain
Welfare System

Newest Data Shows Latin American Immigrants
Make Heavy Use of Welfare
Contact: Steven Camarota
sac@cis.org
202-466-8185

WASHINGTON (June 6, 2007) — As they debate legalization for illegal immigrants, Senators would do well to keep in mind the most recent data on welfare use by the people in question. According to the Department of Homeland Security, nearly 60% of illegal aliens are from Mexico and 80% of the total are from Latin America as a whole. A Center for Immigration Studies analysis of 2006 Census Bureau data, which includes legal and illegal immigrants, shows use of welfare by households headed by Mexican and Latin American immigrants is more than double that of native households. Among the findings:

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51% of all Mexican immigrant households use at least one major welfare program and 28% use more than one program.
– 40% use food assistance, 35% use Medicaid, 6% use cash assistance.
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45% of all Latin American immigrant households use at least one welfare program and 24% use more than one program.
– 32% use food assistance, 31% use Medicaid, 6% use cash assistance.
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20% of native households use at least one welfare program and 11% multiple programs.
– 11% use food assistance, 15% use Medicaid, 5% use cash assistance.
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Among Mexican and Latin American households, welfare use is somewhat higher for households headed by legal, as opposed to illegal, immigrants. Thus legalization will likely increase welfare costs still further.
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90% of Mexican and Latin American households have at least one worker. Their heavy welfare use reflects their low education levels and resulting low incomes – and not an unwillingness work.
– 61% of all Mexican immigrants have not graduated high school.
– 48% of all Latin American immigrants have not graduated high school.
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There is a common but mistaken belief that welfare programs are only for those who don’t work. Actually, the welfare system is designed to provide low-wage workers, or more often their children, things like food assistance and health care.
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It is the presence of their U.S.-born children coupled with their low education levels that explains why so many immigrant households use the welfare system.
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Most recently arrived immigrants are barred from using welfare programs and this would likely apply to those legalized by the Senate bill – however this is not true in every state, nor does not apply to all programs. Most important, the bar does not apply to the U.S.-born children of immigrants, who are immediately eligible.
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There are an estimated 1.4 million households headed by illegal aliens using at least one major welfare program. If even half these families returned to their home countries, the savings for taxpayers could be substantial.
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If we do not wish to make a large share of illegals return to their home countries, then the United States has to accept the welfare costs. There is no other option.
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Programs examined in the analysis are food stamps, WIC, school lunch, Medicaid, TANF, SSI, and public/rent-subsidized housing.

If Illegals Stay, So Will Welfare Costs: The heavy use of welfare by immigrants from those parts of the world that send the most illegals is relevant to the question of whether to allow illegal immigrants to stay or, alternatively, to enforce the law and cause them to return home. The figures reported above are drawn directly from the best government data available, and show that allowing illegals to stay creates significant welfare costs. Many of the welfare costs described above are due to the presence of U.S.-born children, who are awarded U.S. citizenship at birth. Thus, the prohibition on new immigrants using some welfare programs makes little difference because their U.S.-citizen children will continue to be eligible. We estimate that nearly 400,000 children are born to illegal aliens each year.

Welfare Use by Working Immigrant Families: Most immigrants from Mexico and Latin America hold jobs. Their heavy use of the welfare system is due to the fact that a very large share have little education and as a result are able to earn only low incomes in the modern American economy, even though they work. The welfare system is geared toward helping low-income workers, especially those with children. Their education levels and the presence of U.S.-born children means welfare use will be extensive.

Tax Payments: Of course, immigrants, including illegal aliens, also pay taxes. However, because of the education level and resulting incomes levels of Mexican and Latin American immigrants, their tax payments are much less than natives on average. The same is true for illegal aliens. In a 2004 study, the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that illegal alien households used about $2,700 more services than they paid in taxes at the federal level only. We also found that households headed by a legal Mexican immigrant created a net fiscal drain at the federal level of roughly $15,000, and for those with only a high school degree the drain was a little over $3,700. However, those with more education were a fiscal benefit. A new Heritage Foundation study estimated the net fiscal drain at all levels of government created by households headed by high school dropout immigrants at about $20,000 a year. A 1997 National Research Council study found the same pattern – less-educated immigrants create a net fiscal drain and educated immigrants create a net fiscal benefit.

Data Source: The data for this analysis come from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS) collected by the Census Bureau in March of 2006. It includes legal immigrants and most illegal immigrants. Like the Department of Homeland Security, we distinguish legal from illegal immigrants based on the socio-demographic characteristics of those who responded to the survey. By design our estimates of illegal immigration closely match those of DHS.

Results are also broken out for the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Texas.
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The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent research institute
which examines the impact of immigration on the United States.

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2006 (1st Qtr) INS/FBI Statistical Report on Undocumented ImmigrationJun 23, ’07 12:18 AM
for everyone

2006 (lst Qtr) INS/FBI Statistical Report on Undocumented Immigration

62% of all "undocumented immigrants" in the United States are working for cash and not paying taxes, predominantly illegal aliens, working without a green card.

95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.

83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens.

86% of warrants for murder in Albuquerque are for illegal aliens.

75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Albuquerque are illegal aliens.

More than 380,000 "anchor babies" born in the United States in 2005 were to parents who are illegal aliens; making those 380,000 babies automatically U.S. citizens. 97.2% of all costs incurred from those births were paid by the American taxpayer.

More than 66% of all births in California are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.

24.9% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.

40.1% of all inmates in Arizona detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.

48.2% of all inmates in New Mexico detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.

29% (630,000) of convicted illegal aliens in state and federal prisons—at a cost of $1.6 billion annually.

More than 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.

More than 53% of all investigated burglaries reported in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas are perpetrated by illegal aliens.

More than half of all gang members in Los Angeles are illegal aliens from south of the border.

More than 43% of all Food Stamps issued are to illegal aliens.

More than 41% of all unemployment checks issued in the United States are to illegal aliens.

58% of all welfare payments in the United States are issued to illegal aliens.

Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in the United States are illegal aliens.

14 out of 31 TV stations in L.A. are Spanish-only.

16 out of 28 TV stations in Phoenix are Spanish only.

15 out of 24 TV stations in Albuquerque are Spanish-only.

21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish only.

17 radio stations in Phoenix are Spanish only.

17 radio stations in Albuquerque are Spanish only.

More than 34% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens.

More than 24% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are non-English speaking.

More than 39% of California students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens.

More than 42% of California students in grades 1-12 are non-English speaking.

In Los Angeles County, 5.1 million people speak English and 3.9 million speak Spanish.

More than 71% of all apprehended cars stolen in 2005 in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California were stolen by illegal aliens or transport "coyotes."

47% of cited/stopped drivers in California have no license, no insurance, and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 47%, 92% are illegal aliens.

63% of cited/stopped drivers in Arizona have no license, no insurance, and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 63%, 97% are illegal aliens.

66% of cited/stopped driver