Arizona is determined to finish off the "Mexican American War" 162 years after the fact, by obliterating history from its school programs.

Arizona's H.B. 2281 boldly attempts to stem Hispanic heritage out of education by stating:

"A School District or Charter School in this state shall not include in its program of instruction any courses or classes that include any of the following:

• Promote the overthrow of the United States government.

• Promote resentment toward a race or class of people.

• Are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group.

• Advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals."

Notice the clever bundling of false threats along with patriotic hysteria.  The wrapping of bigots around the flag always seems to work.

How exactly do 'overthrow of government' and 'race resentment' become precursors of coursework "designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group"?

What is wrong with "ethnic solidarity"? Last time we checked in the English dictionary the word 'solidarity' had no negative connotations, until now that is.

What is there to wonder about? Arizona is the state in which "Mexican appearance" makes all Hispanics suspect of being criminal, and also the state in which the Department of Education will terminate teachers whose English it deems to be heavily accented or ungrammatical –sorry professor Albert Einstein.

Immigrants and their heritage are not welcome. Notice how Arizona State Representative John Kavanagh regards the issue: "If a burglar breaks into your home, do you serve him dinner? That is pretty much what they do there (in New Mexico) with illegals".

"Serving dinner to burglars" is congressman Kavanagh's attempt to disparage New Mexico for bestowing some dignity to the people "ceded" along with their territory back in 1848 by means of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Arizona rather have us believe that "El Zorro" was an unblemished hero and Mexican president Santa Anna was a mere criminal, all in the name of ignoring Mexico was in fact invaded and forced to "cede" 55% of its territory –today's Arizona, California, New Mexico and parts of Colorado, Nevada and Utah.

It all makes sense now; supremacist groups ought to be commended for their candor for constantly warning of the "Mexican Invasion" an its purported threat to retake their territory.

No right to solidarity and no right to a heritage, Arizona has reached a new low and America is loosing its way.