Thirteen year-old Cody Alicea was asked to take an American flag off the back of his bike because it caused "racial tension." This happened in California where there is a rather large Mexican population. The students in the school had complained about the flag that Alicea displayed. The superintendent of the school expresses that there are many Hispanic students that will bring the Mexican flag to school to display their pride.
The fact that there is a racial tension because of an American citizen's desire to be proud of his country is absurd. The large population of Mexicans that have immigrated, whether legally or illegally, have obviously had an impact on how race is viewed. America has always been a country where we are known to take pride in ourselves and in our history. To have racial tension because of that pride is something that is a product of immigration.
Alicea had the flag on his bike in remembrance of the veterans of his family.
Link to the article:
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2010/11/11/Student-told-to-take-US-flag-off-bike/UPI-77081289511876/
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