Americans Kicked out of School for Displaying Patriotism

Five American students were sent home from school for wearing clothing that extolled their pride in country. It was Cinco de Mayo day, and apparently patriotism is suspended for the recognition and obeisance to a foreign country.

The two "Mexican-American" girls who complained that it was disrespectful for the fiendish five to wave Old Glory on their suspect holiday, is a telling example of how far the hyphenated American is willing to go to put his culture above that of their adopted country.

Samuel P. Huntington wrote about this very scenario in his book, WHO ARE WE? The Challenges to America's National Identity:

"Mexican-Americans," as David Kennedy says, "will have open to them possibilities closed to previous immigrant groups. They will have sufficient coherence and critical mass in a defined region so that, if they choose, they can preserve their distinct culture indefinitely. They could also eventually undertake to do what no previous immigrant group could have dreamed of doing: challenge the existing culture, political, legal, commercial, and educational system to change fundamentally not only the language but also the very institutions in which they do business."

I believe we are witnessing this very scenario. And to emphasize this cultural change, I wonder how many times you have pushed one for English today?