And an excellent little story Emma. It doesn't exactly highlight the arrogance Rick was speaking of though. What it does show is that applying for and receiving 'legal' status here is not as easy as one might imagine.
Let's assume for a moment that during the first three or four years here he may have retained some national pride for the country of his birth and mistakenly flew his flag above that of the American flag. After all he is a foreign citizen and as yet he owes no allegiance to this country. By flying the flag of his nation above that of the one he hopes to become a citizen of is he somehow being arrogant or is he showing his pride in both nations in an appropriate way?
The laws of this country, just like the laws of the country he came from are skewed towards the rich and powerful. He is punished for being here but the rich and powerful are not punished for enticing him here by offering jobs to undocumented workers. Is it arrogant to wish to change these laws?
Rick, Try to look at these people as human beings, trying to survive, trying to feed their families. Trying to retain some pride in a life that few of us could imagine. Survival should not be illegal or determined by a line in the dirt. Corporate America has complete control of the immigration situation. Until they are held accountable and guest worker status is streamlined the situation will only get worse.


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