“We know what this administration is doing, so we are saying to Donald Trump and all of his allies, we will not, we will not scapegoat immigrants, we will not—the people who have built this country—we will not stand by and allow you to do that.”
—-Becky Pringle, President of the NEA, declaring her union’s support for open borders and illegal immigration while demonstrating dubious critical thinking skills.
Pringle just got up at a microphone and screamed all of that, and more. There’s a video here that I can’t embed; I have to say that I am suspicious that YouTube does not yet have a video of the hysterical display and that Pringle’s rant has not been more prominently shown on broadcast media. For it is tey another clip that will make a wonderful campaign ad for Republicans. Here is more of her craziness: I could have picked almost any sentence as an “unethical quote”:
“I am so proud to join you here this afternoon on behalf of the 3 million members of the National Education Association. I bring you their solidarity, I bring you their voice, I bring you their power and I say to you…you are not alone, you are not alone, take a look around at what we did in just 24 hours. And I need you to make a commitment that when we send out the call whoever it’s for…that you will answer that call like you did today….Enough of the ICE raids, enough of the cruelty and the hate, enough of the division and disrespect, enough! We know what this administration is doing, so we are saying to Donald Trump and all of his allies, we will not, we will not scapegoat immigrants, we will not—the people who have built this country—we will not stand by and allow you to do that.”
Pringle then quoted poet Audre Lorde, because poets make U.S. immigration policy, or something. You know, like that poem on the Statue of Liberty:
“Deliberate and unafraid we will say everyone is welcome here! Deliberate and unafraid we will fight for justice every day, all day, for everyone. Deliberate and unafraid we will stand united until this country listens to the poetry of the Constitution: We the people! We the people! We the people!”
No wonder the country’s public education system is such a wreck. “Many questioned how her actions are helpful to the students and teachers the NEA claims to support,” was the reaction of Townhall, in a masterpiece of understatement. Why are the teachers unions involved in the illegal immigration issue at all? Randi Weingarten, the president of the other teachers union, American Federation of Teachers, released a statement over the weekend claiming that President Trump is trying to “intimidate peaceful immigration protesters in Los Angeles.” “This illegal, heavy-handed, and unnecessary crackdown on peaceful protesters is a trumped-up excuse to manufacture a spectacle and stoke further tensions. Instead of de-escalating, the administration seems intent on provoking and scapegoating hardworking immigrants to distract from its political woes.”
The “scapegoating immigrants” talking point is apparently being circulated by someone, probably Democrats. Enforcing the law isn’t “scapegoating,” and these aren’t “immigrants,” but rather aliens who have demonstrated disrespect for our nation’s laws and the intent to defy them.
How can responsible parents allow their children to be instructed by members of groups whose leadership 1) doesn’t know what “peaceful” means, 2) are unaware of the linguistic distinction between “immigration” and “illegal immigration,” 3) think the current group of illegal immigrants “built this country” (they would have to be hundreds of years old!), 4) has no understanding of law, the Constitution, or the reason law enforcement is essential, and 5) does not understand the distinction between right and wrong?
“Everyone” is not welcome here. Our teachers are promoting propaganda and lawlessness.
Ethics Alarms 
Perhaps Pringle, et al, ought read: The Consequences of Unchecked Illegal Immigration on America’s Public Schools
PWS
“The “scapegoating immigrants” talking point is apparently being circulated by someone, probably Democrats. Enforcing the law isn’t “scapegoating,” and these aren’t “immigrants,” but rather aliens who have demonstrated disrespect for our nation’s laws and the intent to defy them.”
No doubt. Additionally, the “creating a spectacle” narrative is part of it and has been used by Governor Newsom (who apparently has nothing better to do than post endlessly on social media) on Twitter/X. These narratives are created by the Democratic Party and echoed by their allies in the news media, the entertainment industry and corrupted professionals, such as those in academia.
“How can responsible parents allow their children to be instructed by members of groups whose leadership 1) doesn’t know what “peaceful” means, 2) are unaware of the linguistic distinction between “immigration” and “illegal immigration,” 3) think the current group of illegal immigrants “built this country” (they would have to be hundreds of years old!), 4) has no understanding of law, the Constitution, or the reason law enforcement is essential, and 5) does not understand the distinction between right and wrong?”
This is a great jumping off point for parents. They should encourage their children to demand answers to these questions from their teachers and hold protests by not allowing the class to continue until the teacher provides a satisfactory answer. How can a teacher complain about a peaceful protest when they have been advocating for them.
I once wrote about how even my own teacher parents had drank the union Kool-Aid about funding private schools would only leave the bad kids in public schools and if the good kids remained it would lift all boats. But it seems to me that instead of pulling kids out of public schools and putting them in charter or private schools we should leave them there to challenge the orthodoxy of the current crop of progressive teachers. You can make better argument that if we allow funding to go to non-public schools all we will be left with will be the teachers who do not know how to answer the questions related to the above topics. The good public school teachers that do exist will have new opportunities in different pedagogical environments.
If I had children that is what I might be inclined to do.
The other questions are:
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