Witness - Family Torn Apart - 12 Feb 09 - Part 1

A Mexican-American family is forced to split up along a fault line of US politics

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[VenusBlue4u]

They are breaking the law and they know it. They knew it when they had kids in an illegal situation and they knew it could ultimatley affect those kids.

The law is the kids go back with their parents and they can apply for citizenship when their 21. The US needs to do something about overpopulation, this economy can't take anymore and the US citizens are paying the price. We're having our resources taken away from us and for what? We don't owe those people nothing. Why the guilt trip?

[erzebetb]

while this is very sad for the children, their parents were here for 20 years!! they couldn't become LEGAL citizens in that time? i think they should have been sent back, that's ridiculous. although the kids are technically american citizens, they are also minors, and should've gone back with their parents until they are 21. then they could come back here if they chose to, since they are citizens. problem solved. illegals have nerve protesting treatment!! go home! or be legal!!!!

[lexdiamonds1990]

They should have thought this out better. Had they sold the house and moved to Mexico, the girls could have simply gone to school and finished High School in Mexico, bought a cheaper home in Mexico and saved the rest of the money for the girl's educations. They would have had the same opportunities and would have profited at the same time.

[JasonJG]

" If I moved to another country, I would definitely follow the government rules and regulations" Why did this not apply to Europeans? It woud be like blacks taking over Germany and calling the whites foreigners.

[Blazeddaze]

Fuck illegal immagrents. they dont pay taxes but they don't have a problem using our shit. fuck thisssss shiiit.

[cinesimonj]

The US throwing taxpayers out - and supporters of such, like the ignorant folk commenting here who seem to think that all illegals are leeches on the system(the classic ignorance of very sheltered Americans)claim it's about the law.

No, kiddies - it's about politics and the bigotry-driven ignorance of certain constituencies.

[cinesimonj]

@Stella77985 Because America is ALL about respect!

SO naive.

[cinesimonj]

@VenusBlue4u That is so ignorant.

The US economy benefits from more people - the fact you think they're all leeches shows just how little you bother to understand the issue.

[lnb252]

@lrmis11111 not in mexico

[lnb252]

@VenusBlue4u it would be alright if they were all white

[kirmour]

I feel sorry for you girl, but you are actually lucky, you shouldn't be complaining, you could go live with your parents but you dont want to because you want a better life at a materialistic level. Just think, if US govt allowed all illegal immigrants to stay on just because they have legal US citizen kids, wow, the whole world would want to come give birth in US ;-)

It is a sorry situation, but US Govt cant be blamed, in fact, it is very sweet that the State supports these kids.

[Stella77985]

....and I did not give you thumbs down, it was already there. Just wanted to point that out.