Recent protests against possible immigration laws have captured the nation’s attention, and the fervor has begun to be felt at home. High school students have been walking out of class to protest against HR4437, and it seems a little ironic that students are walking “out” instead of walking “in.”

Most of the students who are “protesting” don’t have a clue why they are protesting; the students are simply doing it because “everybody else” walked out.

Students want to be treated as American citizens, yet they chant and wave the Mexican flag. That’s slapping America across the face. Thanks to true Americans who have died for their country and flag, they’re able to chant, “Viva Mexico” and wave the Mexican flag on American soil. If they want Mexico to live, fine, let it live.in Mexico. If they want the same rights as American citizens then they can become American citizens; why not wave the American flag?

Why not prove that they are American and are entitled to a free education? They could demonstrate their entitlement in some way rather than in walking out on a free day of education paid by taxes collected from their “oppressed” parents.

Coordinators of such events yell into their megaphones urging the youth not to give up, but to fight the oppression caused by the racist white man; they could do this better by becoming doctors and lawyers. Nevertheless, they pat students on the back for organizing a walk out of school. I’m sure that nothing teaches students about anatomy and law better than ditching school.

These students are truly rebels without a cause, looking for a good reason to be on television and to have an “acceptable” excuse to ditch school. It’s quite sad to see such motivation and passion going to waste.

If students truly wish to walk out, they should walk out all the way.

These recent walkouts have done nothing but create shame on both sides of the borders. As a Hispanic daughter of immigrants, I truly believe that if immigrants want equal rights, their struggle should begin in their homeland.

If the decision is made to immigrate, then they should adopt their new homeland and have some pride in it rather then to accuse it of oppression. Immigrants should take pride in being in America, which is the land of the free; immigrants would not have the chance and choice to become American citizens if that were not the case.