FLAG DAY 2010

It was just this past Flag Day that I took my daughter shopping for groceries. I got up and knew it was flag day, and had my flag flying from my rear window in my car along with my personal Red White and Blue Arizona license plate.

I got up that morning and was in a great spirit and thought nothing of putting on my flag tee-shirt for the day. Well, that all changed in record time, however I didn't let anyone know how disturbed I was.

We went to a store that recently was raided if you will on an Illegal Immigration search by Joe Arpaio's Department looking for Illegal Immigrants. The store has great fruit and meat prices and that is where my daughter wanted to do her shopping.

It became apparent after going through the isles for a couple of minutes that many hispanic people were either snarling at me or flipping me off, or speaking in fluent Spanish as soon as they saw the front of my shirt where the flag was of which the back was solid white. My daughter and I spent our hard earned money at this store and have for years. Never before the SB1070 Law have I drawn so much attention nor have I been treated that way in that store.

I must say there were a few, and I do mean a few Hispanics that approached me and told me they liked my shirt and spirit and they were grateful to have gone through the process to become Legal American Citizens. That part was a redeeming part of the day for me.

Then when we were done, we walked out to my car and someone had shredded the flag that was on my rear window. We loaded our groceries and drove away. I immediately went to the first store that I knew would have the car flags and purchased and replaced the shredded one. That was then.

THIS WAS TONIGHT

Tonight my daughter called me and an Illegal Immigrant came to their door and knocked. Her and my son-in-law and grandkids went to the door. The man in very broken English asked if they would please sign his piece of paper to help him fight the SB1070 Law. My daughter having learned a lot from her mom asked if he was aware of what SB1070 was and his response was nada. He did start to raise his voice and stated that she HAD TO SIGN HIS PIECE OF PAPER OR "YOU PEOPLE" will use it against our people to racially profile us.

She then told him she was a U.S. Citizen and asked if he was a Legal Immigrant. He then put his papers in his folder and ran off and as he was running started speaking and yelling in fluent Spanish.

I guess my point to sharing this with all of you is that I am strong in my beliefs and am willing to fight for what I believe in and now I'm watching my child keep her values she's been taught when she was younger being put into action, so, I'm very proud of her.