Valdez
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
Sept. 17, 2006 12:00 AM
Lots of people send me e-mails that begin "you liberals" and ask what part of "illegal immigrant" I don't understand. They say Mexicans should stay in their own country and fix the problems that push them to make perilous and illegal journeys across the Arizona desert.
They'll be delighted to know that's exactly what is happening in Oaxaca.
They can thank the liberals ...
It started in May with a rather routine protest by teachers. They were demanding higher wages - they make about $500 a month - and improvements to schools that often lack bathrooms and clean drinking water. In June, a blundering governor sent in the riot police and turned a simple demonstration into a movement ...
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/0917valdez0917.html<edit:> A bit of a mish-mash but the opening makes for fun talking points
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