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Immigrants still living in fear
Kalamazoo Gazette ^ | Friday, June 29, 2007 | Ted Roelofs

Posted on 06/29/2007 6:30:11 PM PDT by indcons

In many ways, this family of five is like many others in West Michigan.

They go to church. They pay taxes. The oldest daughter does well in school and dreams of college.

But with Thursday's collapse of an immigration-reform bill in the U.S. Senate, the parents continue to fear a knock on the door that could split this family in two.

They broke immigration law a decade ago when they crossed the Mexican border and could be deported if found out. Their three daughters are citizens because they were born in America.

``All it would take is one phone call and you are gone,'' said the father, Ignacio, 45, who spoke in Spanish through an interpreter and asked that his real name not be revealed.

``I live very fearfully, watch everything I do, all out of fear of being deported.''

The bill defeated Thursday, which was backed by President Bush, would have offered a complex path to citizenship for many of the 12 million people who reside in the United States illegally.

(Excerpt) Read more at mlive.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; illegals; immigrantlist; vampirebill
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To: MizSterious

Exactly what I was thinking! Criminals! Live in fear, I don’t have any sympathy. Bet the taxpayer paid for the babies.


41 posted on 06/29/2007 6:58:11 PM PDT by YouGoTexasGirl
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To: bcsco

Ping


42 posted on 06/29/2007 6:59:15 PM PDT by indcons (Please call and thank Sens. Sessions, DeMint, and Vitter. They deserve our praise and gratitude.)
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To: indcons; All

Mad now?
Don’t look at this thread that was just posted.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1858626/posts


43 posted on 06/29/2007 7:01:34 PM PDT by dynachrome (Henry Bowman is right.)
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To: indcons

“They broke immigration law a decade ago when they crossed the Mexican border and could be deported if found out.”

Why continue further with the story?


44 posted on 06/29/2007 7:02:09 PM PDT by taxed2death (A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
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To: dynachrome
That's sick.

"Chia-Duron is charged with aggravated battery and aggravated child molestation in the incident, which was reported Christmas Day. [...] Chia-Duron tried to have his case dismissed by claiming police violated the Vienna Convention of 1963 by not advising him when he was arrested that he had the right to call the Mexican consulate in Atlanta. Both he and Mata are in the country illegally, Turner said."

How cool is that? /sarc. They should have tried contacting Mel Martinez's or the swimmer's offices instead.
45 posted on 06/29/2007 7:05:39 PM PDT by indcons (Please call and thank Sens. Sessions, DeMint, and Vitter. They deserve our praise and gratitude.)
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To: rovenstinez
"One phone call"?
Let's see Search Engine People Search: Kalamzoo, MI = ignacio, a,b,c,d,e, f... Or call the newspaper offering to help him.
46 posted on 06/29/2007 7:05:48 PM PDT by dvan
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To: goldfinch

The solution to getting them out is simple—put a bounty on their butts and they will turn each other in to the authorities faster than you can say “jumping bean”.


47 posted on 06/29/2007 7:06:32 PM PDT by petertare (--)
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To: indcons

Great Trebouchet(I think I spelled it right). Should fling more than one illegal at a time back over the border!


48 posted on 06/29/2007 7:09:14 PM PDT by calex59
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To: indcons

At this point I think Chertoff is more incompetent the Janet el Reño. Maybe the most incompetent cabinet official in U.S. history.


49 posted on 06/29/2007 7:12:26 PM PDT by Duke Nukum (Well, Harvey has overcome not only time and space, but any objections.)
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To: indcons
"Immigrants still living in fear"

I never lived here in fear, why would do that???

I lived here a number of years and felt completely comfortable at peace, because I entered into this great country after 3-1/2 years of Immigration scrutiny in my home country!

The icing on the cake is I am a new LEGAL naturalized U.S. Citizen since April 4, 2007!!

There is NO reason why these mehico's coyotes could not do it the same way. No, they choose to take the law in their OWN hand and landed here as ILLEGAL aliens, can you spell them CRIMINALS!!!

50 posted on 06/29/2007 7:25:52 PM PDT by danamco (Now, I would LOVE to hear your solution as to how to remove 12 to 30 million people from this countr)
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To: indcons

TEN YEARS HERE AND STILL HASN’T LEARNED ENGLISH!!!!

This is the frickin problem. They don’t assimilate. They just want money. they think they are owed citizenship because they want a job.

EVERYONE WANTS A %$%$DAMN JOB!!! THAT IS NOT A VIRTUE!!!

All the mexicans in Mexico want a job too! They are no more virtuous than the illegals sneaking in to work here.

This whole thing makes me sick. Illegals are not victims. They create victims. They steal peoples’ identities. They have no concern if it causes those Americans problems that they have to clean up. they come here and kill people, and rape people, and get drunk and cause fatal car crashes, kill our police officers, and think they are owed all this crap.

Makes me sick. Fence First. Actively find and deport criminal illegals. Stop providing government funding for illegals currently here - schooling, any assistance, etc.


51 posted on 06/29/2007 7:28:10 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man
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To: indcons

That reporter found them, why can’t ICE!


52 posted on 06/29/2007 7:30:18 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: indcons

Deport the illegals and build the fence.


53 posted on 06/29/2007 7:34:31 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: petertare

“The solution to getting them out is simple—put a bounty on their butts and they will turn each other in to the authorities faster than you can say “jumping bean”.

Excellent suggestion. Now we are getting somewhere on the solution. How about if the bounty was paid by the US in Pesos?.....oh, and besides the Pesos a case of refried beans for the second illegal butt? This thing has enormous possibilities, so thanks for bring it up.

Mahalo


54 posted on 06/29/2007 7:36:37 PM PDT by Islander2
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To: danamco

Congratulations!!


55 posted on 06/29/2007 7:37:30 PM PDT by Think free or die
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To: indcons

It’s so sad that breaking our law has led to this, but they chose to take the risk. If they all leave together they won’t be separated.


56 posted on 06/29/2007 7:41:20 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: indcons

He sure is living in fear when he’ll talk to a reporter through an interpreter. I would say the reporter is in violation for not reporting this illegal


57 posted on 06/29/2007 7:41:33 PM PDT by YellowRoseofTx
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To: danamco

Congrats, FRiend. I am a legal immigrant too - I know how much this means to you.


58 posted on 06/29/2007 7:46:51 PM PDT by indcons (Please call and thank Sens. Sessions, DeMint, and Vitter. They deserve our praise and gratitude.)
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To: Think free or die
When I was a youngster there were always some migrant workers in the area during the summer, working the harvest. There didn't seem to be so very many of them, and they didn't stick around after the harvest season.

It was that way here in Texas too, until the last 10 or 15 years. They come here and never leave now. Everywhere I go there are people who can't speak English and they move around in groups so at least one person can speak English at doctors offices, etc.

59 posted on 06/29/2007 7:47:12 PM PDT by YellowRoseofTx
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To: peeps36

They’re here illegally which meams they don’t pay taxes. They’re paid under the table which allows them to live on the dole.


60 posted on 06/29/2007 7:48:43 PM PDT by 3_wheeler (Freedom Isn't Free (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/conservative_americans))
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