Small Group of Anti-Immigrant Activists Respond to Thousands of Pro-Immigrant Demonstrators by Burning of Mexican Flag

The Associated Press is reporting that members of a group against illegal immigration burned a Mexican flag in Tucson and plan to burn more as hundreds of thousands of people conduct immigrant-rights rallies across the country. About 12 people from Tucson-based Border Guardians burned a Mexican flag Sunday on the sidewalk in front of the Mexican Consulate. They carried a sign that read, “Defending American Sovereignty.” Group members spoke out against proposed immigration laws and blamed the Mexican government for the number of illegal immigrants who enter the United States through Arizona, the busiest illegal entry point along the U.S.-Mexico border. Before igniting the flag, group members recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

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