Host Ruben Navarrette examines the bizarre case of a North Carolina high school student who decided to celebrate his ethnic heritage by wearing the Mexican flag on his high school graduation gown and was denied his diploma because of it.

Episode 36 | The War on Mexicans: Why A North Carolina H.S. Student Was Denied A Diploma for Wearing Mexican Flag

The extremes have it all wrong. Naturally. On every issue, they only see half the picture. The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road. That’s where the action is — in the center. On the basketball court, the chessboard, or the boxing ring, the center is where you want to be. Now more than ever, our country needs to be centered. While other journalists lurch to the right or left, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette keeps it one hundred by writing — and fighting — in the center. Here’s your host, Ruben Navarrette

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The extremes have it all wrong. Naturally. On every issue, they only see half the picture. The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road. That’s where the action is — in the center.On the basketball court, the chessboard, or the boxing ring, the center is where you want to be.Now more than ever, our country needs to be centered. While other journalists lurch to the right or left, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette keeps it one hundred by writing — and fighting — in the center.Here’s your host, Ruben Navarrette

The extremes have it all wrong. Naturally. On every issue, they only see half the picture. The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road. That’s where the action is — in the center. On the basketball court, the chessboard, or the boxing ring, the center is where you want to be. Now more than ever, our country needs to be centered. While other journalists lurch to the right or left, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette keeps it one hundred by writing — and fighting — in the center. Here’s your host, Ruben Navarrette

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Episode 36 | The War on Mexicans: Why A North Carolina H.S. Student Was Denied A Diploma for Wearing Mexican Flag

Episode 36 | The War on Mexicans: Why A North Carolina H.S. Student Was Denied A Diploma for Wearing Mexican Flag

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