Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Crossing the Border: Education or Robbery Lee Culpepper

Unassisted this year by a media blitz, the May 1st amnesty marches for illegal aliens limped along American streets. In previous years, the media hype surrounding this issue commanded the nation’s attention. When I taught in Texas, my students found the demonstrations more urgent than their novel The Great Gatsby.

During my best class, several Hispanic students asked me for my opinion about the demonstrations. They told me they had friends skipping classes to participate. I answered their question by relating it to the novel and our discussion of the American Dream.

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