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08-03-2008, 10:01 AM #1
Sob Story: Immigration system in tatters
Immigration system in tatters
Threatened deportation tears apart West Chester family
By William Hershey and Jessica Wehrman
Staff Writers
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Ten-year-old Rosa holds her brother Armando, both U.S. citizens, in their West Chester apartment. Rosa's father, Armando, was recently arrested for a traffic violation. He is being held in the Butler County jail facing deportation. Gabriela Cabrera, the children's mother, is in the foreground.
Ohio is more than 1,000 miles from where illegal immigrants cross daily into this country on its southern border, but to get a temperature of the national debate over the deeply polarizing issue of immigration, look no further than Butler County.
There, tough-talking Sheriff Richard K. Jones has become a national crusader, railing against illegal immigrants, the employers who hire them, and the politicians who, he believes, avoid the issue.
"Start punishing and locking up the business owners who hire these people," Jones said last week. "I'm not talking about fining 'em $1,000.... I'm talking about taking assets in millions.... You'd only have to do a few.... They'd get the message."
His office is the only police agency in the Midwest authorized to participate in a program giving local officers limited authority to enforce federal immigration law.
Jones represents one side of the immigration coin. On the other side are the faces of people like Armando Mondragon, 29, who sits in jail while his wife, Gabriela Cabrera, waits fearfully in their West Chester apartment along with the couple's five children. Mondragon faces possible deportation after being pulled over on a traffic stop in June — his rear license plate was missing and he had no driver's license.
Mondragon had been working as a landscaper, said his wife through a translator. "I've talked to him. He's very sad," she said. "He's worried about the children."
The next president will inherit an immigration system in tatters, with no consensus on how to fix it. Many view illegal immigrants as economic poison, stealing desperately needed jobs and straining social services. They want aggressive enforcement and employer crackdowns.
Others see the issue though a more clouded lens. They see people who risked their lives to get here for jobs that Americans shunned. Most, they say, came for the same reason that immigrants have traditionally come here: economic opportunity and the chance to give their children a better life.
That's Mondragon and Cabrera, who left Mexico in 1996. The five children, all born in the United States, are legal U.S. citizens even though their parents are not. The youngest, twins Armando and Gabriela, are eight months old.
"We came here because it was very difficult for us in our country," Cabrera said. "I hope that God helps us to release my husband and have him here with us and not separate us."
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08-03-2008, 10:05 AM #2
Of course what first stands out is that after 12 years the wife still needs a translator.
They will follow the husband back to his homeland. It is okay to feel sad about something like this -but it is a chance one takes when doing this.Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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08-03-2008, 10:11 AM #3
THE ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ALIENS AND THEIR ANCHOR BABIES DID NOT COME HERE LEGAL OR REMAIN LEGAL;
SEVEN HERE ILLEGALLY - SEVEN AMERICANS CHEATED OUT JOBS, HIGHER WAGES, RESOURCES,
THEN THE OVERCROWDING OF SCHOOLS, HEALTH CLINICS, RAISE IN CRIME SO MORE POLICE AND OTHER PROBLEM AREAS
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08-03-2008, 10:14 AM #4
Is that a TATOO I see on the hand of 10yr old Rosa? Could it possibly be a gang symbol? What is a child doing with tatoos on her body?
That's Mondragon and Cabrera, who left Mexico in 1996. The five children, all born in the United States, are legal U.S. citizens even though their parents are not. The youngest, twins Armando and Gabriela, are eight months old.RIP Butterbean! We miss you and hope you are well in heaven.-- Your ALIPAC friends
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08-03-2008, 10:54 AM #5
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Others see the issue though a more clouded lens. They see people who risked their lives to get here for jobs that Americans shunned. Most, they say, came for the same reason that immigrants have traditionally come here: economic opportunity and the chance to give their children a better life.No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.
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08-03-2008, 11:15 AM #6
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1. The image of the mother in the photo is [intentionally?] obscured.
Also, the article does not address her legal status. My take: she is IA as well.
Which, allows me to make another pertinent point - the parents came here despite our legal immigration and THEN had children. If there's any separation that happens, it's the parents fault for choosing not to come to the US legally.
2. Because he had no DL (driver license) there is no way - even if he had previously sought, and purchased auto insurance - that the insurance would be valid. As soon as a motorist chooses to drive w/o a license, or drive with a suspended license your insurance will 'back away' (eg. not cover you, invalidate the policy, etc) from you and rather quickly. So, sheriff Jones has removed a motorist that was a). not qualified to drive on public streets and b). was a huge financial risk to local residents and other auto insurers - what's the problem?
I think he's serving the public interest by keeping this guy off the streets.
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08-03-2008, 11:46 AM #7Others see the issue though a more clouded lens. They see people who risked their lives to get here for jobs that Americans shunned. Most, they say, came for the same reason that immigrants have traditionally come here: economic opportunity and the chance to give their children a better life.Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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08-03-2008, 11:46 AM #8
Others see the issue though a more clouded lens. They see people who risked their lives to get here for jobs that Americans shunned. Most, they say, came for the same reason that immigrants have traditionally come here: economic opportunity and the chance to give their children a better life
Oh really? And how does coming here illegally to give one's children a better life figure into it when, as in this case, there were no children until AFTER the IAs came over here?
I'd be interested in seeing some statistics on the number of IAs who only become pregnant after they've entered this country. I'll bet those statistics would be VERY revealing indeed.Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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08-03-2008, 11:48 AM #9I'd be interested in seeing some statistics on the number of IAs who only become pregnant after they've entered this country. I'll bet those statistics would be VERY revealing indeed.Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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08-03-2008, 11:53 AM #10That's Mondragon and Cabrera, who left Mexico in 1996. The five children, all born in the United States, are legal U.S. citizens even though their parents are not. The youngest, twins Armando and Gabriela, are eight months old.RIP TinybobIdaho -- May God smile upon you in his domain forevermore.
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