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U.S. teen whose mom was deported to tell story at convention

By Omar Millán González
UNION-TRIBUNE

August 25, 2008

TIJUANA – Elisa Morales Guzmán was a typical American teenager. She attended high school, hung out with her friends and dreamed of becoming a famous actress.

But one afternoon last May, while at her best friend's house, Elisa received a call from her mother, who told the teen that she had just been deported.

The news shattered the 15-year-old's world.

Esther Morales Guzmán, 48, who had lived in the United States without legal documents for 18 years, was arrested by immigration authorities near her home in the San Francisco Bay Area. The next day, at 4 a.m., she was dropped off in Tijuana, along with 50 others.

In an instant, Elisa became one of the thousands of children caught up in the nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Elisa will emerge from that anonymity this week at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, where she has been invited to speak at a forum about her family's experience.

Sen. Barack Obama and key party leaders have been invited to the forum, being presented by Hermandad Mexicana, an organization that advocates for the human rights of immigrants.

The Los Angeles-based group chose Elisa as its spokeswoman on the plight of U.S.-born children separated from their parents who are deported.

The logistics and timing of the forum are being worked out. Elisa doesn't know how much time she'll have to tell her story, but she will have the opportunity, said Micaela Saucedo.

Saucedo is the director of Casa Refugio Elvira, a shelter for deported families in Tijuana, where Elisa and her mother are staying. Saucedo said Elisa was selected because of the strength she displayed after her mother was arrested.

“She represents the typical example of this humanitarian crisis that's happening when families are separated by immigration raids,â€

In all that time that she was here how much money did this woman invest in building a financial fundation for her and her family in Mexico? If she had made the adequate preparations she would not be having a problem now. Were we to look typicaly she would have provided several relatives with store bought food. She would have built a modern house and helped bring in other illegals but made no investments that would cover her income back in Mexico.

I wonder why the DC doesn't have the parents of Jamiel Shaw as guest speakers at the convention? Or the parents of Frankie "Blue" eyes?

How about children of convicted felons speaking about the trauma of separation and the stigma of having a criminal for a parent, demanding that the convictions all need to be overturned because it is not fair to them.

Originally Posted by ELE

I wonder why the DC doesn't have the parents of Jamiel Shaw as guest speakers at the convention? Or the parents of Frankie "Blue" eyes?

I was thinking the same thing ELE. Another guest speaker should be Danielle Bologna whose husband and 2 sons were shot by an illegal alien gang member. THERE SHOULD BE EQUAL TIME GIVEN TO THIS ISSUE. Not just sob stories from illegal aliens.

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“I want to say that (the U.S. authorities) are driving families apart, little by little. I want people to hear me, to hear us.â€

[b]“Our objective is for Obama to hear the young girl in person so he can understand the problems faced by immigrants.â€

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“I want to say that (the U.S. authorities) are driving families apart, little by little. I want people to hear me, to hear us.â€

Originally Posted by ELE

I wonder why the DC doesn't have the parents of Jamiel Shaw as guest speakers at the convention? Or the parents of Frankie "Blue" eyes?

That's a great question!

This story will cement the belief that Obama cares more about illegal aliens than he does about Americans. Bad move on his part, especially when Americans are suffering.