Thread: Latina Woman of the Year Spends Final Days Before Deportatio

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Latina 'Woman of the Year' Spends Final Days Before Deportation Lobbying Congressional Leaders, Homeland Security, Prepares for Last 4th of July in U.S.; Case Highlights Need For Immigration Reform

6/28/2005 12:25:00 PM


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To: National Desk

Contact: Jennifer Fuson of the Center for Community Change, 202-339-9350 or jfuson@communitychange.org

WASHINGTON, June 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today Marie Gonzalez and her family will be spending their last days in the United States meeting with Members of Congress and staff in final efforts to remain in the United States. The Gonzalez family â€â€

The Gonzalez family came to the U.S. on a legal tourist visa more than a decade ago, hoping to provide a better life for their daughter Marie, then, five years old. They misunderstood the immigration laws by believing they could apply for residency after living in the U.S. for a period of time, but that option disappeared after a 1997 law was repealed.

Too bad, so sad. Another sob story.

Model citizens in some respects but no respect of immigration law.

If they get "pardoned," imagine how many more worms will crawl out of the woodwork with the same sob story.

Sure, it's a pity. But it would seem if they were truly pursuing matters properly, their immigration attorney would have been advising them and they wouldn't have "misunderstood."

I don't buy it.

Last year, Marie was named Latina Magazine's Woman of the Year largely due to her activism efforts on behalf of immigrant students. Marie has been a very public spokesperson for the DREAM Act, receiving national news coverage of her "graduation speech" at a mock graduation ceremony on the Capitol grounds last year. She had hoped to continue her education in America and become a lawyer.

"and become a lawyer"

GET THESE PEOPLE OUT TONIGHT!!

DREAM ACT = National Council of La Raza Agenda to end our Nation

ACTIVISM - Illegal alien working to end our Nation

GET THEM OUT NOW before they do any MORE damage to the American People.

WAY TO GO MISSOURI!! Stand Up!! Enforce the Law!! GO ICE!!

Living the American dream, the Gonzalez family owned and operated a Chinese restaurant in Jefferson City for many years. At one point, Marvin even worked for former Missouri Governor Bob Holden. They own a home and are active members of their church and community and contribute to the United States economy by paying state and payroll taxes.

TOO FUNNY!! "A Chinese Restaurant" - Deport them. Return the Chinese Business Opportunity to an American....hey, I got an idea, how about a Chinese American....Citizen!!

TOO FUNNY!! Illegal Mexicans running an illegal Chinese Restaurant in the state capital of Missouri working for a Governor...."undetected". That took a lot of lying, alot of cheating, alot of falsifying....to do all that for 14 years unnoticed.

I feel safe, don't you??

They misunderstood the immigration laws by believing they could apply for residency after living in the U.S. for a period of time, but that option disappeared after a 1997 law was repealed.

Misunderstood????
Give me a break.
They had no intention of leaving. No tears being shed here.

Next year she can run for "Deported Student of the Year."