Does anyone else see a relationship between these two stories?

Access North Georgia
Local Georgia officials get first hand look at Mexican culture.

The Associated Press – ATLANTA Thursday, October 5, 2005

“A group of Georgia mayors and other local officials with large Hispanic constituencies are in Mexico this week to learn more about the culture to help them deal with immigration issues.”

And:

Suburban Chicago, Daily Herald:
Student rebuked for sitting during Mexican anthem
Son refused to stand for Mexico anthem
By Tara Malone
Daily Herald staff writer
Posted Thursday, October 06, 2005

A recent Mexican Independence Day assembly at Larkin High may have taken cultural sensitivity one step too far, a Larkin parent said this week.
Robert Bedard said his son was reprimanded when he declined to stand for the Mexican National Anthem during a ceremony at the west Elgin school last month.

Those of us who study the consequences of illegal immigration and the resulting Balkanization of America do.