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August 14, 2008
Vigil Held For 42 Suspected Illegals Arrested in ICE Raid at Dulles Airport
ABC news reported last night that a vigil was held outside of ICE headquarters for 42 suspected illegal aliens who were arrested in a raid at Dulles International Airport yesterday. ICE agents made the arrests about 5.a.m. at a checkpoint for workers entering the airport grounds:
Several family members and immigration advocates protested outside of ICE headquarters, demanding the workers receive due process. "They are arresting people who are honest, people who have been building America and they arrest them. What we are demanding right now is that they give a chance to have an attorney.""With tears running down her face, she said, "We don't do anything wrong in this country. We just come looking to better our situation." Excuse me lady, did I miss something here? Did you not break America's immigration laws by entering our country illegally in the first place? Do American citizens not have the right to protect our borders and identify who is coming and going from sensitive areas, especially our nations airports? And as for the reporter responsible for the "With tears running down her face," comment in the report, does he or she not have any freaking common sense? Sure, we all have compassion for these people, but they are , they have broken the law; that's why they are called i-l-l-e-g-a-l aliens.Hats off to ICE for doing their job, for a change (or should I say hats off to our government for letting ICE do its job, for a change)
The nephew of Senon Ortiz was one of the 42 construction workers arrested at the airport. "We want the U.S. government to think before it begins breaking up families and treating hard-working men like criminals."
One woman, who was afraid to be identified, was trying to find her husband. With tears running down her face, she said, "We don't do anything wrong in this country. We just come looking to better our situation."
HT - "Hamden"
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Posted by Richard at August 14, 2008 6:30 AM
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Dear writer, we are none one to judge this operation, I guess you had have always an easy life in order not to understand why a woman would say that out of desperation to find out her husband.
I wish really that you understand a situation that makes on leave their country of origin and risk, "risk" to be here illegally and survive even though the situation.
Posted by: auka at August 16, 2008 9:57 AM
auka,
Clearly, I understand that a man, woman, or child would be desperate to see or find their family member; this is natural and anyone else would do the same thing.
The problem is that regardless of the situation in their country, it is not the problem of Americans. America is OUR country, and it is ILLEGAL for foreigners to come into our country without waiting in turn and without following our laws. We cannot accept the whole world into America. People of other countries need to work toward democracy in their own country. We cannot afford to feed, clothe, take-in, and provide health care for everyone that wants to come here.
And these people would not be in this situation if they had not come here in the first place - illegally!
Posted by: Richard at August 16, 2008 10:46 AM
H.T.,
It is self-absorbed, self-centered xenophobes like you that give U.S. society,in general, the reputation of being intolerant, racist, and culturally ignorant that many internationals have of the U.S.
You have absolutely NO right to deny another human being the BASIC HUMAN RIGHT to migrate freely, especially in today's globalized world. Neo-liberal policies have smashed many nations' local economies and caused massive unemployment, poverty and misery, forcing many of their citizens to leave their land in search of better prospects elsewhere.
No human being is I-L-L-E-G-A-L!
FULL AMNESTY FOR ALL IMMIGRANTS
NO TO ICE RAIDS AND AN IMMEDIATE STOP TO DEPORTATIONS
STOP MILITARIZING THE NATION'S BORDERS
Posted by: A.J. at August 17, 2008 9:08 AM
It looks like AJ not only lacks any concept of international borders and laws, but is more than a few bricks short of a full load in the common sense department.
Posted by: Abdul at August 17, 2008 10:50 PM
People of other countries need to work toward democracy in their own country. We cannot afford to feed, clothe, take-in, and provide health care for everyone that wants to come here.
sam
Alabama Drug Addiction
Posted by: sam at August 22, 2008 3:58 AM
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