Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Sent to Jail and Deported at age 18 after 15 years in the country

I recently read a letter to the President that was written by a young student who had been deported after INS discovered that he and his family did not have green cards. The student had lived in our country for 15 years. He was 3 years old when his parent's brought him to this country. I will link the letter and video. There needs to be some considerations in this country about how our nation was formed and the basic human rights that all people deserve. Immigration is a core foundation for our country.


"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
            - Emma Lazarus, The New Colossus

What has happened in our country that we would treat people with such disregard. It's Un-American.


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