Always was the flag for the U.S. and its the Constitutional Republic and for those who wanted to live under its awesomeness. Always will be, yes. The caravans from Guatemala are traveling very far to immigrate to the U.S.A. Why don't they caravan to the much closer Venezuala? Oh, yeah, that's right, they are socialist now and no one in their right mind wants to live under socialism. Anyone telling you that it is good for you wants to control you, restrict your freedoms, and steal from you.