Even as activists attempted to redefine this very heated, latest debate on illegal immigration with the misnamed 'Day Without Immigrants,' the two issues apparently lost are ultimately the most critical:

1. The responsibility of Mexico to its citizens.

2. Their government's complete disregard for American sovereignty.

Only when these issues are addressed can the questions of amnesty and assimilation be debated.

Despite the organizers' spin, this is not an 'immigration' issue whatsoever. Our Congress has not suggested that immigration, in and of itself, is a bad thing or that 'legal' immigration needs to be curtailed. America is willing to accept new rounds of legal immigration as we continue to do everyday. But as a nation, we have a right to determine the extent and management of our immigration, and