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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 836743" data-attributes="member: 12952">Dominating the southern horizon at Chamizal National Memorial Park, the site on the U.S.-<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mexico/" target="_blank">Mexico</a> border where President <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/" target="_blank">Obama</a>&nbsp; delivered his major immigration speech Tuesday, was a giant Mexican&nbsp; flag, dedicated by that country’s president in 1997 with the express&nbsp; purpose of reminding Americans that they must pay attention to their&nbsp; neighbors to the south.The flag literally hung over <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/" target="_blank">Mr. Obama</a>’s&nbsp; visit to this border city: It was in the background as he toured a&nbsp; cargo-inspection facility, and could be seen poking out over the top of&nbsp; the backdrop as he spoke to hundreds of supporters, urging them to&nbsp; pressure <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/congress/" target="_blank">Congress</a> to legalize illegal immigrants.Locals said it can be seen throughout much of the rest of town, and is a stark reminder of the city’s location on the border.<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/10/mexican-flag-casts-giant-shadow-on-obama-at-border/" target="_blank">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/10/mexican-flag-casts-giant-shadow-on-obama-at-border/</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 836743, member: 12952"] Dominating the southern horizon at Chamizal National Memorial Park, the site on the U.S.-[URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mexico/"]Mexico[/URL] border where President [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/"]Obama[/URL] delivered his major immigration speech Tuesday, was a giant Mexican flag, dedicated by that country’s president in 1997 with the express purpose of reminding Americans that they must pay attention to their neighbors to the south. The flag literally hung over [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/"]Mr. Obama[/URL]’s visit to this border city: It was in the background as he toured a cargo-inspection facility, and could be seen poking out over the top of the backdrop as he spoke to hundreds of supporters, urging them to pressure [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/congress/"]Congress[/URL] to legalize illegal immigrants. Locals said it can be seen throughout much of the rest of town, and is a stark reminder of the city’s location on the border. [url]http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/10/mexican-flag-casts-giant-shadow-on-obama-at-border/[/url] [/QUOTE]

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