Rusty's posts ironically illustrate the root of the issue.
He thinks it's 'so brave' what these people/students did. He talks about what makes "America great", while posting pictures of them holding and draping themselves in MEXICO flags.
This is precisely the issue, which he so obviously misses, even though it's right in front of his face.
The majority of the immigrants of today, are very different than the immigrants which made this country great. My ancestors wanted nothing more than to be American. They were mortified if they were seen as anything else. They had 'made it', once they were considered an American by their peers. They wanted to come, assimilate, contribute and protect the greatest country in the world, which they considered extremely lucky to be a part of. My grandmother would speak adamantly, of the hardships they endured, to overcome their past, for a new future; a future that only this country could offer.
Today? People want to use this country for their benefit, without assimilating as an American. They want to maintain their former heritage, without a care for our American heritage or the history that facilitated the very opportunity they're squandering.
I'm friends with several people who have come here legally. Mexico, Brazil, S.Africa, etc...they HATE illegal immigration, or the type of displays that Rusty celebrates on his X account. It's an absolute insult to them, and everything went through to come here, and become a citizen.
Yet, people like Rusty think they're doing something 'good' by white-knighting for those that insult him and his heritage...all the while, not realizing why it's so ignorant, and so selfish. Why it goes against the 'Melting Pot' this country was.
Melting Pot? Not anymore. More of a mix-mashed stew of ill-fitting pieces.
And instead of calling the insults out, for what they are, Rusty joins in...perpetuating absolute foolishness.