[Fred Mertz]

I feel they should be given a break since they're Catholics.

[Fred Mertz]

What do you guys think?

[End Times Sentinel]

"It all has to do with Sept. 11; I know that for a fact," Manalastas said. "I cannot blame the INS. They are following orders from Washington, but I'm not one of them.

Not quite, my illegal alien friend. This ALL has to do with your ignoring the laws of this country.

Perhaps that will sink in some hot night back in Manilla…

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

[Bikers4Bush]

Make sure they take their kids with them.

[wideawake]

I feel bad for the guys' kids - they're getting screwed because their dad's a criminal.

But I'll admit it looks bad when this guy is rousted but Muslim fanatics are allowed into the country for flight training.

[Phantom Lord]

I don't care what religion they are. They are here illegally and have been ordered to leave the country. I have 2 words for them...

Get Out!

If you are going to give forgiveness and be soft on criminals because they are catholic, then there is a load of priests who would like to stay at your house.

[The Old Hoosier]

He's not just an illegal alien. He's a fugitive deportee.

Adios, amigo.

[neutrino]

I feel they should be given a break since they're Catholics.

And I think I shouldn't have to obey the law because I'm special, too.

If that logic won't suffice to evade taxes or traffic tickets, why should it be used in the area of immigration law?

[JoeFromSidney]

We're going to be seeing more and more such reports. It's an easy way to undermine law enforcement. Find some "hard" cases and generate sympathy for them. Sorry, but if I tried what these people did in the Philippines, I'd probably end up in jail for life.

[eno_]

So are all the Mexicans. So are all the Brazilians making sandwiches and cleaning offices in Boston.

We should have an amnesty program, but it should be truly selective, with employers willing to bond sponsored immigrants. No need to ding our economy needlessly. But neither should we allow unions to turn this into a boondoggle for themselves, nor should we give illegals or their children citizenship. A green card is all they should get IF they are productively employed.

[healey22]

Well, illegal is illegal. My son live in that small town and I know it well. Most people in that town cannot afford to send their own children to college so they end working in the few factory jobs that are left there or they work at Walmart. Many of them buy their clothes at the goodwill store and are poor. I don't feel so sorry for the children since I would hardly call the youngest at 17 a child. And to think the poor people of Etown paid for the illegal aliens education. I can hardly afford to save for my sons college every month and you can bet one day that some group will be hollering in-state tution for Phillipino illegals. I say that every single illegal alien and their children who have violated our laws should be deported and pay restitution to us taxpayers. Congressman Ron Lewis is a good man and he voted against 245i and stands by the rule of law, so this criminal will get no support from him when he has a town full of American citizens who are in need.

[Bohemund]

"I thought I might see a chance to legalize my status later," he said.

Come now. Congress would never pass a bill that would give allow illegal aliens to get amnesty!

[tessalu]

My home town is the largest Filipino communtity in the USA, and I say that the Filipinos are exectionally nice people, very caring folks. I once had a rummage sale, and I had may boys clothing left over, and I wanted to give it to the sheriff of my county, thinking that the clothes might fit small Filipino men, but he told me that there was a problem, because they just did not get Filipino men in jail. I think that the Filipinos are good citizens, and if it were left up to me, I would do everything that I could to keep them.

[MissAmericanPie]

He sounds like a very nice man, but he is in this country illegally. Doesn't matter if he is a terrorist or not, he came here on a tourist visa and knew the risk he was running in establishing himself here.

There are people waiting in line that are nice also. We have an obligation to the future generations of our children to make sure that people are in this country legally.

No way would I go to his country and set up house without permission, and we have the right to expect the same courtesy.