Thread: SOB - After The Raids

After the Raids

Colorlines, News report, Valeria Fernández , Posted: Sep 04, 2008

ERASMA ZUNÚN LOPEZ lives a cautious life since the day she was arrested during an immigration raid almost two years ago. Now, doors are always double-locked and curtains are shut at her home. She lives near a police station in Greeley, Colorado, and she shivers any time she sees a police officer. She rushes back into her house when a white van approaches the station. She cries often for no immediate reason. Recurring nightmares haunt her. She no longer takes her eight grandchildren to the park a few blocks away. Her worst fear is to be separated from them again.

Lopez was one of 262 people who were arrested in 2006 when federal immigration agents raided the Swift & Company meatpacking plant in Greeley where she worked. About 1,300 workers were arrested at six of the company’s sites nationwide. Since the raid, justice has been postponed for at least 32 immigrant families like hers who live in legal limbo while they wait to see an immigration judge in October.

“They are stuck,â€

[quote]“There are still children to this date [who] don’t have their parent by their side,â€

[quote]We used to have two checks coming in, now it's only one...we're limited in food [and] clothes, and gas is expensive." [quote]
And it isn't for us ? The American Citizen who's job you took ! Waaaaaa
Now go back to your real home . You broke the law , not us .

I must confess I have no sympathy for anyone in that situation. You made your bed, so sleep in it.

They are like {Mod Edit}; they are really hard to get rid of. They keep coming back.

Las {Mod Edit}

Like many other people, she came back across the border, breaking a foot on the trip across.

Wonder who paid THAT bill???

I got to about the 3rd sentence and was disgusted enough to skip the rest of the article....

Originally Posted by dep0rt

I got to about the 3rd sentence and was disgusted enough to skip the rest of the article....

I know what you mean, I could feel my blood pressure rising. WHo the hell do these people think they are? Entitled to things just because they tout around a few anchor babies? Well I have news for them, I have 2 TRUE AMERICAN CITIZENS to raise and they believe in this country and in the American flag. You won't see them pledging allegiance to no other flag or country. ANd guess what! Just because my 2 kids are citizens of this country, they aren't nor am I entitled to a damn thing!!! It's astounding how ignorant these people are in their thought process of gimme gimme I have an anchor baby, gimme gimme, I can break the law I have an anchor baby see! RIDICULOUS!