Posted on 08/10/2017 2:51:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein called Thursday for the federal government to reverse the deportation of an Oakland nurse and her husband, saying their removal after more than two decades in the country revealed the “cruel and arbitrary nature” of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Responding to a front-page Chronicle story about the couple — who plan to leave for Mexico on Tuesday with their 12-year-old son, while leaving behind three older daughters who have legal status — Feinstein’s office set up a meeting Thursday between the California Democrat and the family to discuss their plight.
“These are the kind of people we should welcome into the United States with open arms,” Feinstein said in a statement. “Tearing this family apart doesn’t make anyone safer, it only places incredible hardship on their three children who will remain behind, forced to navigate their lives without their parents.”
Feinstein said the forced removal of Maria Mendoza-Sanchez and Eusebio Sanchez despite their deep ties to the country and lack of a criminal record “exemplifies that it’s nearly impossible for undocumented immigrants to get right with the law when they want to do so.....
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Kate Steinle was unavailable for comment
She wants them deported together.
Yeah Di - the laws should have no hard set defined meaning - makes it much easier to let evil folks go and to railroad decent folks.....
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