Posted on 08/26/2006 12:54:29 PM PDT by Bangupjob
The children and voting. To me, that's what Elvira Arellano's battle to stay in the United States should be all about. I'm glad her supporters are of the same opinion.
Since I first heard about Arellano, the undocumented worker who has taken sanctuary in Adalberto United Methodist Church to avoid deportation to Mexico, my prevailing question has been this: What about the rights of her 7-year-old son, Saul, who is an American citizen? We should be concerned about his rights. You start trampling on the rights of one citizen, and where does it end?
So I was glad to see that a petition is being filed in federal court to vacate her deportation.
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What's an illegal alien doing engaging in activism in the U.S., by the way? What happens to Americans, even in Mexico legally, when they practice political activism?
He has a right to be raised with his mother in the country in which she is a resident, and when he is 18 he has the right to decide where he will live. I think that about covers it.
However, this is the problem with the current reading of the 14th ammendment.
susie
Sorry, I should have said LEGAL resident. My mistake.
susie
we should end anchor babies by making children of those in this country illegally, also illegal, just because she managed to break the law and sneak into the country doesn't mean we owe her or her children anything
You mean Arellano, the illegal alien?
What about the rights of her 7-year-old son, Saul, who is an American citizen?
What rights does he have that would be hurt by deporting an illegal alien?
A child will have to choose between mom and his country of birth, the United States.
That's terrible. The solution is to end automatic citizenship for children of non-citizens. Let's do that now, for the children.
These are American children who, just like Citizen Saul, worry every day that Mom or Dad or both parents will be plucked away from them just like that.
The same holds true for children of murderers, rapists, drunk drivers, armed robbers etc. It's cruel to throw criminals in jail if they have children. We need a "I have kids, I have a get out of jail free card" law.
Those who are eligible to vote and believe that this broken system of immigration should be fixed, here's your chance. Register. Vote. The elections in November are coming up. Let your voices be heard.
If this happened, the result may be the opposite of that wished for by this columnist.
End the illegal immigrant anchor baby system now.
Only those residing legally in this country who have children should have their children become instant citizens.
I'm glad the feds don't plan to go in and get her but this will blow up in the face of the church and other churches. They'll have no one else to blame when they find themselves swammped with people trying to cheat immigration.
One down, 20 million to go, right Susie? What "rights" are you talking about anyway? What about my rights to have America's laws enforced? By the way. She is not a "citizen." She's just another, dime a dozen, loud mouthed, leftwing "activist" from Mexico. Deport her.
Where can we vote to get her sorry ass deported?
"What about the rights of her 7-year-old son, Saul, who is an American citizen? We should be concerned about his rights. You start trampling on the rights of one citizen, and where does it end?"
when momma is deported again, he will either go with her or be left behind due to his "birthright". Absent a parent or other legitimate US Citizen as family, he can easily be accomodated and placed in foster care as a ward of the state.
People forget she was using somebody else's social security number. And who knows what more.
What about Elian Gonzales who's mother died bringing him here to be with family, and was here LEGALLY as someone seeking asylum from a communist country?
Why is the ACLU behind this case? This is a clear case for the famous "separation clause". By allowing the illegal mother to seek asylum in a church the government is clearly endorsing that faith above others since no religious asylum is recognized by the Constitution.
This church should lose it's tax exempt status. The same goes for mosques which shield terrorists.
normally I would try to post something worthy....other than the US should repeal the 14th amendment regarding anchor babies...this is just too f'n unbelieveable that us citizens and us newspapers would support this crap!!!!
pat buchanan's new book is totally on point regading this most critical issue but he being the anit-semitic a--hole that he is....is the wrong messenger....in another blog it was stated, " the book was better in the original german!"....
This is one Elvira I don't support.
Now, Elvira Mistress of the Dark, that's another matter...
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