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Posted April 9th, 2008 by minortopics | Permalink

HOAX: Girl beat up over anti illegal immigration poster

UPDATE: This story now appears to be a hoax. Thank you “Legal Mexican” for bringing it to our attention.

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An eighth grader was accosted in her middle school hallway for simply completing an assignment. Her teacher assigned the students to make either past or present protest signs, hers were against illegal immigration which apparently was not well received by her peers.

ATHENS, Texas (AP) - An East Texas girl who made an anti-illegal immigration sign for a U.S. history class says she was beaten by other students.

Her sign said: “If you love our nation, stop illegal immigration.”

The father of 13-year-old Melanie Bowers of Athens says he’s keeping her out of classes until probably next week until the situation is resolved.

As a class project, students made “protest signs” about past and current issues.


Information from: http://www.team4news.com/Global/story.as...



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  1. Anonymous
    Apr 9th, 2008
    [1] | Flag |

    This is absolutely disgusting! These illegals and their supporters will get what’s coming to them and then some, if they continue their invasions, pillaging, and attacks on our country and citizens. On one hand, they want to act as if they come in peace to work and share the American dream, but on the other hand you have situations like these where they resort to violence when they are politely asked to simply follow our laws. Further, it has been reported that this group of Latinos that beat her also threatened to drag her into the bathroom and rape her. I don’t care what the poster said, in America you don’t do that. Again, absolutely disgusting!

    In a sense, this student could be fighting some of the first skirmishes of the possible Mexican-American War II that may be forthcoming. Legal Mexicans and supporters of further legal immigration had better come to this student’s aid in this. If they don’t, America should halt all immigration from Mexico, including legal immigration and send every last illegal back where they came from. They can’t have it both ways, and they certainly are not going to have it this way!

  2. Legal Mexican
    Apr 10th, 2008
    [2] | Flag |

    I guess the war isn’t about to start after all: http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8VUMV6O0.html

  3. Legal Mexican
    Apr 10th, 2008
    [3] | Flag |

    You’re most certainly welcome.

    While I’m an open border kind of guy, I do believe that every voice on this issue should be respected and listened to. Lots of folks have very legitimate concerns about our nation’s immigration policy and we do a disservice to everyone to just dismiss them out-of-hand. Same is true about the other side. Life is much better when we keep open minds and fact check the stories.

  4. Native AmericanAvatar
    Apr 11th, 2008
    [4] | Flag |

    Underneath that border line lies the same sand and foundation as the U.S soil why is it such a racial issue??????? mexicans as what half i am worked this soil and now they want them out???? they are no different than any other native american

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