Posted on 12/29/2013 5:38:43 PM PST by moonshinner_09
Twelve-year-old Jason Penate spent the holidays hanging close by his father. They picked out a Christmas tree and decorated the front window of their Gainesville, Va., home with candy canes, and Jason tried very hard not to think about whether his father would still be here in the new year.
Jorge Penate, a Guatemalan national who came to the United States illegally in 1997, has a hearing scheduled Monday that will determine whether he can stay in the country. A drunken driving arrest two years ago launched deportation proceedings and cast his family’s future into uncertainty.Jason wrote a letter to the immigration judge, explaining that the three days his father was detained in 2011 “were the worst days of my life” and asking not to be separated from him again. “If he does have to leave I think every day of my life is going to be the worst,” Jason wrote.More than 1 million illegal immigrants were deported in the past three years, a record number reflecting increased enforcement efforts under the Obama administration. The crackdown has spun the lives of hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens — including children like Jason — into upheaval.
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I’m surprised they used the word “illegally” in the article.
No sympathy from me. These people use their children as shields and anchors and teach them that lawbreaking is just fine.
I don’t see a problem, they go home with their parents.
Two years after the DUI and he’s still here, sigh...
Any decent parent would take their children with them.
1. Illegal aliens BROKE THE LAW by entering this country illegally. They are, by definition, outside the law...outlaws.
2. Drunk drivers get no pity from me either. HANG'EM!!! HANG'EM HIGH!!!
I find it so sad when criminal actions have negative consequences. People (other than conservatives) should be able to break our laws with impunity, and anyone who supports enforcing the law against criminals is just nasty and mean spirited.
If it’s such a sad predicament, why aren’t these parents who put their children in these situations considered the bad guy, instead of someone like me who believes that open borders are inimical to the sovereignty of a nation?
Gees maybe Jason and his ilk should just go back with their parents when they are deported!
The Washington Post believes that the United States should be the only country in the world with no borders.
Basically, they are aiming for a setup where every single person in he world would be an American citizen, vote in American elections, and be able to draw financial benefits from the United States Government.
I very much doubt that most of the Republicans in the Senate really would have any objection to this, if their inner thoughts were known.
If I don’t pay my taxes the Obama Administration will toss my fanny into jail and separate me from my children. So is it okay for me to ignore my tax obligation and not face incarceration for the sake of my family? Ignore one law and then all laws are irrelevant.
How many crimes could we list where the missing parent, under penalty of law serving time, was absent from the children? I mean this is just juvenile level nonsense.
If you don’t want your kids to have to spend long periods of time without you, come to the nation legally. Don’t commit crimes that are going to cost your family dearly.
End of story.
F U W P
Immigrating illegally to the United States can cast the lives of your children into turmoil.
Uh, and the potential for this scenario in a country they broke into illegally surprised them exactly how, again?
Entering our country illegally and breeding can have unpleasant consequences for you and your children if you get caught. Why is this anyone’s fault but the illegals’? They and their children are experiencing the consequences of THEIR actions. We should not change our laws to reward people who have already broken them.
Don`t do the crime if you can`t do the time.
Who, pray, is concerned about American kids whose lives are ruined by illegal aliens and their spawn?
Yep, that's what happens when parents commit serious criminal offenses.
Why can’t Jason follow his father to Guatemala?
Isn’t family more important than country of birth?
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