[11th_VA]

They’re getting to message

[montag813]

When my wife was younger, her Portuguese neighbors in Da Bronx would steal her father’s SS checks and cash them. They ended up getting deported (overstayed visas) when they picked the wrong neighbor to also do it to: the father of the NYPD detective across the street.

[pierrem15]

How does anyone in their right mind think that they can come on a tourist visa and just stay and not eventually get in trouble?

[nopardons]

Good; GO BACK, LEAVE, GET THE HELL OUT OUT OF HERE! You are all CRIMINALS, YOU BROKE OUR LAWS, YOU ARE NOT WANTED HERE!

There are legal ways to come here and stay here. Yes, it takes a LOT of paper work, money,and time; however, many others who want to BE Americans, NOT just damned leeches, do it the right way!

These people have NO loyalty to this nation and our laws.

[Telepathic Intruder]

They’re not immigrants if they’re not here the legal way.

[VanShuyten]

But, but, I keep reading stories of Americans moving to Portugal because it’s such a great place to live.

[Macho MAGA Man]

This is exactly how President Eisenhower’s deportation plan Operation Wetback worked. It finally had a psychological affect of fear of being caught causing wetbacks to self deport.

[for-q-clinton]

It’s working!!!

[9YearLurker]

Hey, Trump just said if they work in the hotel industry or agriculture, they can turn around and come back magically legally!

[Ge0ffrey]

They’re here illegally.

[gildafarrell]

And we should show sympathy because they’re here illegally? Ah, NO freakin’ way. Who writes this junk?

[pnz1]

So they’re here illegally, starting businesses and buying homes. Whose SS#’s are they using?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Sounds like a Portuguese business family flying their Portuguese flags in America while making money off of Americans.

[Georgia Girl 2]

90 day tourist visa and overstayed. My heart is bleeding. 🙄

[Gene Eric]

I have no empathy — though, I wish them well somewhere else

[mass55th]

She came here on a tourist's visa, and never left. She and her husband own their own businesses and have been financially successful. They own a home, but in 12 years never she never bothered to take the steps to become a citizen? That's pretty selfish of her. She came here to better her life, but didn't respect or appreciate this country enough to even try to become a citizen. She disrespected the citizens of this country by coming here on false pretenses, then overstaying her visit by 12 years. She took advantage of a system that she wasn't entitled to because she is a criminal. She is an ingrate. These people make me sick.

This really pisses me off. First of all, I was born here, worked my ass off since I was 16. I've been divorced since 1979, raised two sons by myself, put myself through college going to night school, could never afford a home when my kids were little, and by the time I could afford one, they were ready to leave the nest, and I didn't need a house.

My father came here from Holland as an 8 year old with his two brothers and their parents in 1913 aboard the USS Rijndam, a Holland-America passenger trip. They traveled from Rotterdam to New York Harbor, and were processed through Ellis Island. My grandmother died of TB in 1919. In 1920, my grandfather and the three boys became U.S. citizens. One of my uncles enlisted in the U.S. Army and served overseas in WWII. My own brother enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam 1966-67.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Sob, sniff, sniff. Such a sad story. Came here on a 90 day tourist visa and they simply forgot to go home. Now they live in fear.

[nwrep]

Why are Europeans in this mess?

[AlaskaErik]

The walls of her home are lined with family photos and potted plants with little Portuguese flags stand by the entrance.

My parents were legal immigrants and I don't remember ever seeing the flag of their homeland ever being displayed.

[af_vet_1981]

Two Decades ! Questions ?
1. Did she work for two decades and pay income taxes
2. Did she and employer pay social security taxes
3. Whose social security number did she and her employers use
4. What types of employment did she have
5. What types of ID did she use
6. How much federal money did she receive
7. How much state and local money did she receive

[SMARTY]

‘My heart is shattered’

Hmmmm... Think how WE felt when you showed up!