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or even a legalization program, and you'll get 60-70% against it. Anti-immigrant readers are pretty fierce on this site.
Yeah, her story sucks. Why ICE isn't exercising prosecutorial discretion (and dropping the case) is WAY beyond me. She came when she was 5 and was the beneficiary of an approved asylum application.
Ridiculous.
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by atrexler on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 04:42:36 PM PDT
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tough and enforcing the law as it is.
by immigradvocate on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 04:47:13 PM PDT
holders. I'm more concerned for the ones that are here with their families and are part of the community. But it seems the business lobby is wanting cheap temp. workers as part of the compromise in comprehensive immigration reform.
by immigradvocate on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 04:51:04 PM PDT
but many of them are here with their families too and have been part of the community for the past 3-10 years or so. It's not exactly an apples/oranges comparison.
by atrexler on Thu Oct 04, 2007 at 08:10:20 AM PDT
that American business needs to be successful and compete. But it seems they already are very organized and successfully lobby Congress to get what they want. I feel that the undocumented immigrant is a much more serious problem. They have less power and are afraid and suffering. And their suffering affects us all. If brainy high school grads can't go to college they'll get stuck in dead end jobs. People will default on mortgages and be unable to pay for rent, food, medical care and the basics. And just think of the people who's parents, wives, husbands, children and families are torn apart.
by immigradvocate on Thu Oct 04, 2007 at 03:02:28 PM PDT
I try to do a bit of advocacy and work for both in my practice, but yes, there are many more working for the H-1B workers than the undocumented.
by atrexler on Sun Oct 07, 2007 at 09:40:53 PM PDT
Attorney General Gonzales is responsible for the immigration courts, which have the power to order the woman deported or given a Green Card.
Sounds to me like this would be a good question for the next AG's confirmation hearings. (Mental note taken.)
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by opendna on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 05:28:56 PM PDT
and if ICE wants to push it, the immigration courts have to go with it absent a waiver or some other form of relief. ICE really should be the ones to drop it.
by atrexler on Thu Oct 04, 2007 at 08:08:53 AM PDT
wide narrow
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