You know what they say, "All politics is local". Usually, when you're talking about Arizona, those politics aren't anything to brag about. Evan Mecham and the MLK holiday, Fife Symington, Prop 200, the Minutemen. etc. are perfect examples of the corruption and xenophobia all too prevalent here. And when I decided to write an entry about the Wilson 4, I was afraid I was going to have to add yet another rant. But thanks to an intelligent judge, these innocent kids were saved from an unjust deportation.
Judge throws out deportation case against 'Wilson 4'
These four former high school kids from Arizona were on a trip to Niagara Falls in Canada in 2002 and were detained for questioning by U.S. Federal agents who made moronic statements like, "Maybe in Arizona you don't stand out, but here in Buffalo, you do," and "Look, don't send your illegals to New York." The four were brought into the country illegally when they were toddlers but all of them graduated from high school and three are either enrolled or have graduated from college. They shouldn't be punished for the sins of their parents and for a government that doesn't really want to have any meaningful immigration reform.
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Do the laws vary by state? I thought that children who have graduated high-school, even though they may be illegals, can stay? Or maybe that was a proposed law in one state? In any case, for chrisssake. It's not like these kids are a "drain on the system" as so many immigration foes characterize illegals. They seem to be productive members of society.
related: I heard on the radio last week that due to the lack of "detention" beds and loopholes in laws, that any non-mexican caught crossing the border is let go. They're required to go to court, but about 90% don't show up and just disappear. Isn't that fucked up? Talk about a loophole for terrorism. Oh - they're Syrian - let'em go...
so much fo r give us your tired, your hopeless, your poor!
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