Illegal Aliens Protest in Minnesota

April 9th, 2004
As a citizen concerned about the future of the United States, I attended both the Minnesota Coalition for Immigration Reduction and the rally of illegal aliens. The contrast was amazing. At the first rally, Patriotic music played, English was the only language spoken, and people were very concerned about the damage illegal immigration is causing. At one point, a Mexican American man who was born in Texas spoke to the crowd and agreed with what we were doing.
At the other rally the following day (4-9-06), things were very different. As the picture I took shows, the Mexican flag flies above the American flag. This says it all. Besides that, virtually no English was spoken in the crowds except for the leftist organizers (unions, communists, immigration lawyers, and other liberal groups). I saw many anti-Bush signs, even though Bush seems to be an ally of illegal aliens. Other signs included "Impeach Nixon" and "Go Back To Europe".
With amplified Mexican music and non-English speaking speakers which could be heard for several blocks, I got an eerie feeling that Americans are losing control of the country to foreigners.
In any case, the failure to secure our borders has led led to this crisis, and any further delay by the Senate to stop this invasion will only make the problem worse.