Tin Ear

There's plenty of sympathy out there for illegal immigrants. (I hear some object to this phrase, but it seems properly descriptive to me.) On the other hand, there's plenty of animosity. So you'd think, in planning their marches, they'd worry more about public relations. For instance, waving a lot of Mexican flags is not the way to generate good will.

So what are they planning next? A boycott of work, school and commerce. The concept in itself is of questionable efficacy, but the date they've chosen is absurd. It's to take place on May 1, May Day.

I realize the Marxist ANSWER coalition has done a lot of organizing, but perhaps the immigrants and their supporters would do well to avoid big events on the day best known for communist demonstrations.