I just wish that my father was still alive to see how far we have come as African Americans,

One out of every nine Americans is now Latino. In certain states, Latinos, in the next 20 years, will outnumber the traditional white non-Hispanic population.

What can I say? Americans love fried chicken.

Why are there no African Americans in that circle? ... How can blacks be left out of the leadership and trapped into the suffering?

Politics, for most Americans, is not an everyday-life issue. It is not something that affects you personally. That is why these demonstrations are so interesting, because what it shows is that immigration is not an academic issue; it is a genuine issue on the Hispanic immigrant side. You are talking about your friends, relatives, neighbors.

Americans like anything that makes life easier, saves time and is new.