There are times when I read an article or an op-ed and my credibility radar goes off. That was the case with a piece written by Blanca Hernandez which was published in the Charlotte Observer:
My
8-year-old son came home from school one day last fall and told me his teacher
asked him about his citizenship papers. “Mommy, you always forget,” he said,
worried I had forgotten to sign some field trip permission slip. “It was
embarrassing.”
I stopped fixing his snack.
“What did you say?” I asked.
“She asked me where I was born,
and then asked me if I had citizen papers,” he said. “I know you and daddy were
not born here, and she asked where I was born. I got so nervous that I forgot I
was born in Virginia, so I said Colombia because I love my family in Colombia.
Then she asked me about those papers you didn’t send.”
Does this sound credible to
you? Can you imagine a teacher asking a
child about his citizenship status? I
don’t think so. What I can imagine is an
activist completely fabricating a story so as to gain sympathy for a
cause. And come to find out, Blanca
Hernandez is an activist. Here is how
the Charlotte Observer described this woman:
Blanca Hernandez is a Mexican-American mother of
two children who lives in Union County. She is the co-founder of United Women
for Change, a group formed after the November election to empower individuals
in the area to promote inclusiveness and diversity.
Ms.
Hernandez implied in her op-ed that being a “legal citizen” or an illegal alien shouldn’t matter. I find it amazing that an immigrant, who took
the time to become a “legal citizen,” valued her adopted country and its laws with
such low regard.
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