Boycott Everything Gringo Day seems to be moving towards us full steam ahead. It seems these protestors and immigration activists would like the US to wave a magic wand and bestow citizenship on those who've broken our laws and are living on US soil illegally. This wonderful policy is otherwise known as amnesty. Right....grant amnesty again and spit in the face of all immigrants who have come to America legally, learned our language, paid their way, and maintained productive lives. It's the American Dream, and anyone willing to follow our established procedures to obtain US citizenship is welcome to it. Honestly. Citizenship is not a reward for crossing a river, traversing a desert, and evading law enforcement authorities.
So you want to be treated like Americans? Here's my suggestion: If you skip work in support of this protest, you get FIRED, just like Joe Q. Public would be if he decided, "Hmm, today I think I'll stay home and watch the soap operas." For the students who feel some solidarity with the protest organizers and plan to be truants, you should be suspended if you fail to attend school Monday. You should reap what you sow.
Meanwhile, the machinery of capitalism will churn on as your boycott has virtually no effect on our economy. If the protestors avoid all things Gringo, that means: no driving (Henry Ford, Gringo); no use of electricity (Thomas Edison, Gringo); no email or computer use (IBM, full of Gringos, and Bill Gates, too); no travel by airplane (Wright Brothers, Gringos). Everyone getting the picture? So go ahead, boycott. What about turning these energies into constructive solutions to this issue? I'd like to see those illegal immigrants live here legally if that's their desire. Everyone may benefit as a result.
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