System to blame for illegal student's predicament?

System to blame for illegal student's predicament?

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Friday, May 21. 2010

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By Don McKee
Marietta Daily Journal

"I never thought that I was going to be caught up in this messed-up system."

So said Jessica Colotl quite candidly about being found out after living in this country illegally for 10 years and enjoying its benefits including enrollment in Kennesaw State University.

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#1 Julia on 05/21/10 at 06:41 AM

Excellent points. I would only add that I searched in vain for some statement of appreciation by Jessica for the free education she has received since coming to this country as well as the subsidized college education.

#2 Brooks Conrad on 05/21/10 at 07:44 AM

Its always someone else's fault. Even the ones in jail wont take responsibility for their crimes, its society's fault and those damn liberal lawyers and civil rights activist need to be blamed for this mess as well.

#3 GrayRider on 05/21/10 at 07:49 AM

Illegal is illegal and coming into the U.S. illegally constitutes a criminal act. Got it? I don't care why you came, how you got here, or any fabricated sob story you manufacture. Retrace your steps and leave...or face incarceration and deportation.

ILLEGAL:
1.) Unlawful; illegitimate; illicit; unlicensed.
2.) Illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, illicit, criminal can all describe actions not in accord with law.
3.) Illegal refers most specifically to violations of statutes.
4.) Prohibited by law

ALIEN:
1.) a person who is not a citizen of the country.
2.) in the United States any person born in another country to parents who are not American and who has not become a naturalized citizen. There are resident aliens officially permitted to live in the country and illegal aliens who have sneaked into the country or stayed beyond the time allowed on a visa.

#4 TTerry on 05/21/10 at 07:53 AM

I am sure she is a nice young lady,but the fact remains she is illegal.I have no problem of her staying in this country, but it must be by the legal process. We as a country moved away from mob rule in the 60s. Mob rule is a majority rule-5 wolves and 3 sheep voting on whats for supper. Very dangerous for small groups of people.
We as a Democratic Republic for a long time govern by the rule of law. If we stick to it we may survive as a nation for a few more years.--Average life span of a Republic like we have . is about 200 yrs. According to history we are past due to be flushed down the tube. Our constitution and rule by law has kept us afloat. I see our present gov. officials not staying the coarse on our constitution and rule of law.
After all is said--welcome Jessica Colotl to the country, but do it by the rules. This would help stem the tide of illegals---MAY-BE.

#5 BruceA on 05/21/10 at 07:53 AM

What has happened to the USA??
We turn a blind eye to this,as usual.She is being allowed to finish her studies .Then what?? (Maybe in a year's time every one will forget.)
What is Mexico's method of dealing with illegals or for that matter any other country in the world ?
It is time for this country to take a stand!
Illegals get deported.Period.
Go to Mexico and fly their FLag upside down , as in Calif. and you will suffer for it.I could go on , but whats the point in this age of Political Correctness,and don't offend
What has happened to this country???

#6 Ed on 05/21/10 at 08:34 AM

She should have ended her quote at "I never thought that I was going to be caught".

#7 Anonymous on 05/21/10 at 08:51 AM

Illegal immigration is no different than European colonialization…except that it is much more peaceful.
Sounds like we actually have a problem with our history.

#8 Estoban on 05/21/10 at 08:57 AM

As an adult, Jessica is now responsible for her own decisions. She has been working here by her own choice. This means she has committed at least one felony: either lying on her I-9 form, or using a stolen and or forged identification. Her parents are responsible for bringing her here illegally, but she is responsible for her own choices.

#9 Anonymous on 05/21/10 at 09:56 AM

No, She's trying to beat the system! If she's smart enough to go to K.S.U.,she knows about the system! GO BACK TO MEXICO!!

#10 b.m. on 05/21/10 at 10:14 AM

The system failed her??!! Did she even test the system before? before she got caught? What I mean is did she ever tried filling out even a single form to adjust her status before? Universities have an Office of International Students. She should have at least confided with them about her case and something could have been done before she committed those violations. Did she make any effort in the past? When people get caught because of their own wrong-doings, they blame the system. You know that ANYONE w/o a driver's license should not be on the road, unless you really want to ignore the laws of this country.

There are many international students in this country. Ask them how they legally got in and their experience in our country how they strive to legal. Btter yet, get a copy of forms being filled out by intending vistors to this country. In there is a list of behaviours this country does not want of from its vistors.

Lastly, a primary requirement for legal immigrants is they be able to exhibit GOOD MORAL CHARCTER. Now don't blame the system if an illegal alien failed to demonstrate such requirement.

Be thankful the ICS even gave her the chance to finish her studies.

#11 Anonymous on 05/21/10 at 11:37 AM

I have a difficult time blaming someone for something I would do myself if faced with the same situation. All one has to do is to experience first hand the squalor and repressive environment of the places these folks come from to know if it were me I would make a bee line for the nearest US boarder in a heart beat. Many who make it here have no choice but to swim the river if one desires any type of future for themselves or their own family. Let’s not forget that it’s the demand for drugs here in the US and the availability of assault weapons in the US that make it into Mexico which fuels the fire of most all the violence on both sides of the border. Most that make here are down right good people and that they possess the desire for a better way of life is admirable. These are human beings we are talking about and not someone’s livestock that just happen to get through the fence.

#12 Jania on 05/21/10 at 01:52 PM

I am really getting tired of people calling this racial profiling. First of all she is an illegal. Do people not understand the definition of the word illegal? I guess not. She also broke our laws. She gave false information to the authorities, which is a felony. If she has or had her car registered did she steal someone's information in order to do so? She needs to pay for her actions. Her parents did not tell her to lie, write down false information on her college transcripts, and lie about her illegal status. She is no longer 11 years old but a 21 year old women who is capable of making her own choices and decisions. She chose to lie and give false information. She should be penalized for her actions. I like how everyone screams racism this has nothing to do with racism. If a white male did the same thing he would be thrown into jail. Look at the Harvard student who falsified his college documents and transcripts he is now is jail. What makes her so special?? She has no rights here since she is not a citizen. Why should we just give her a slap on the wrist and say she did nothing wrong when she cheated the system. If she wants to finish school she NEEDS to apply for a Visa and do it the correct way and pay back any sort of HOPE money she acquired seeing she had a 3.8 GPA in HS and pay back the instate tuition she owes. It is not fair to legal immigrants who come here to learn and are sent back to their country because their Visa(s) expired. Why do the illegals get more privileges and rights then American Citizens, Legal Immigrants, and students from other countries who come here on a VISA? Where is the justice in that? She is an illegal. She broke the law and does not deserve any special accommodations. We have laws for a purpose and I guess it is okay for Illegals to break those laws but when citizens break those laws we have to pay the penalty.

#13 H B on 05/21/10 at 02:36 PM

I take it, from reading this, that she wishes to be the exception to the rule. In my opinion, the law has been broken, she is an illegial alien. I think she should be treated accordingly.
Take her seat on the bus, ride to the airport, and fly home.
Perhaps others need to do the same.

#14 itsme on 05/21/10 at 03:00 PM

Jania: WELL WRITTEN.

ANYONE who obstructs traffic or commit driving violations will be ticketed. ANYONE driving without a license will be arrested. ANYONE giving false information to authorities will be arrested. ANYONE committing perjury could be jailed and/or fined.
ANYONE in this country illegally will be subject to jail and deportation. THERE IS NO RACE ISSUE HERE. PERIOD. So I wonder too why the media and other people consider this as Racial Profiling. I think the people who are making this as an issue of racial profiling are the racist themselves. When things don't go in their favor, they scream racism. When they commit something wrong and get busted, they scream racism. Bfore 9/11, the issue of racial Profiling is seldomly raised. But since the arrest of people with various ethnic origins, everyone henceon has been crying of racial profiling if they get busted.

#15 Sheila Tolley on 05/21/10 at 03:56 PM

Very good comment. I agree 100%.

#16 Wheat Williams on 05/21/10 at 04:03 PM

Our immigration laws and the way we enforce them are unjust and immoral, and the way that Jessica Colotl and others like her are living is in effect a long-term act of civil disobedience which I support and approve of.

Jessica rightly blames the system because the system is to blame. Here in Atlanta we demonize the people who grow and harvest all the food we eat, who build all our homes, and pave all our roads. We have excellent, low-cost fresh food, inexpensive well-built homes and roads, and we have immigrant labor to thank for it, but we demonize them. We want to pretend like they're not even here, although 300,000 of them live and work in Georgia and all us citizens get full stomachs and sturdy houses and reliable roads while we force them to live in secret and in shame. This is the opposite of justice, and it is the system we enforce upon them.

In this country in the past we had democratically enacted Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation of citizens and kept a certain segment of society shut out from basic human rights. The civil rights movement in the 50s and 60s got us to see that these laws were unjust and we revoked them. Now the way our democratic society treats immigrants, not fellow citizens, may be our next civil rights battle. Maybe Jessica Colotl is our next Rosa Parks.

There is no way for us to go door-to-door throughout America and arrest and jail 12 million fathers, mothers, children, and grandparents and deport them. That would create more refugees than the Palestinians forced from Israel, the Iraqis who fled Iraq, and the Cambodians and Laotians forced from their countries by all those wars, combined.

A more realistic approach would be to grant legal status to the 12 million among us, register them, give them papers, and tax them thoroughly and fairly for all the labor they provide us so that they can pay their own way for any services they receive like K-12 public education or visits to the emergency room at the hospital. Let them come out of the shadows, participate openly in our society, pay their own way, and get drivers' licenses. Give them a realistic and practical path to become American citizens, which is what they want and deserve for all the hard work they've contributed to our economy.

#17 Anonymous on 05/21/10 at 04:53 PM

I understand that she got no HOPE scholarship because she doesn't qualify due to her status. So, she took no government funds away from any US citizens...though she did get instate tuition that she didn't qualify for.

Her parents chose to bring her here, and this has been her home for half of her young life. I think it's silly to say that she should have just immediately deported herself upon realizing she was undocumented. Her parents are here, her life is here, what was she supposed to do? If I were in her shoes, I'm sure I would have stayed.

Where I see that the system is broken is that 'the system' doesn't allow a clear path to legalization for bright young people like her. She is clearly smart, and would be an asset to this country if she were able to gain legal status and contribute to our society. We need people with her intelligence here, and we need a way to legalize people who have something to offer the country. It's a win-win to be able to do that, and we do have a broken system in that aspect. Our current system separates families and makes it next to impossible to come legally.

#18 bobo on 05/21/10 at 05:35 PM

To compare this situation to the civil rights movement is comparing apples to oranges. Yes, the civil rights movement happened justly, as the people involved were American citizens and had every right to be treated as equally as the next citizen. Illegal aliens are just that...illegal! They came here illegally. My grandparents were immigrants as well, but they came here through Ellis Island and became naturalized American citizens the legal way.

"A more realistic approach would be to grant legal status to the 12 million among us, register them, give them papers, and tax them thoroughly and fairly for all the labor..." Do you hear yourself? What makes you so sure that they WANT to be taxed? If I were illegal I sure wouldn't! That'd be cutting their own pocketbook. I have a South African friend who is attending UGA. He does not receive any financial aid for this. He spends a lot of his income on an immigration attorney, applying for the visas and such necessary for him to stay here. Do you really think that the illegals want to do this too? I doubt it.

#19 Anonymous on 05/21/10 at 05:48 PM

Very well said, I couldn't agree more.

#20 itsme on 05/21/10 at 06:32 PM

Wheat William:

12 million illegals could be deported, but of course it will not happen overnight (read how Malaysia is doing it in Borneo and Sabah. The only request of the governments of the offending illegals is to deport them with respect and dignity).

THIS IS THE SCENARIO if we try to legalize 12 M illegals. I am 100% sure not all of them will qualify, lucky if 75 % will. You know why? Here are some current requirements to be an immigrant:

1) Do medical and Physical exam. OK thats easy. But there are certain diseases that will exclude some
2) Proof of payment of taxes ..hmmm.. do you want to waive that?
3) Finger printing, background and criminal check. NOW, this is the tricky part because it will bring out the alien's demonstration of GOOD MORAL CHARACTER. Many applicants have been denied of this. How do you define that character-- they say something about "moral torpitude". My understanding is if you commit murder, drug offenses (this can be revealed in the medical exam), DUI, all felony crimes actually.. even petty theft, domestic violence, driving w/o license (depends how good your lawyer is), etc. Those are SOME grounds for an inadmissible alien. DO YOU WANT TO WAIVE these requirements? (or do do you want to cherry pick the violations..)
4) Proof that they are not a public burden. That means no welfare, will not depend on the government, no freebees from tax payers. If they cannot show a proof, they need to have a sponsor to sign the Affidavit of Support contract and its legally binding (You might want to sponsor one).

(There are other requirements once they get their greencards, like change of address everytime they move, ALWAYS carry their document with them- hello Arizona!)

Given those requirements, a LOT may not qualify. Do you think this unqualified will come out? NOPE..Will they self-deport? NOPE. They will still be illegals and 10 years from now, they will be clamoring for a new amnesty again..

Finally, compute how much drain 12 M will bring to our already depleted social security/Med. fund. How do you fund the SSI of these people a few years from now?

#21 Kathleen on 05/21/10 at 06:46 PM

Why doesn't MEXICO step in and help its citizens, the Mexican government is always absent . How come the "media" never says anything about that ? Why is it Americas responsibilty to take care of foreign nationals. If the Mexican government is so concerned for its citizens, where is it, thats right they are over here bashing Americans and our immigration policy.If we adopted Mexicos immigration policy we wouldn't have illegal aliens from Mexico.

#22 Nut n Honey on 05/21/10 at 07:01 PM

We have American citizens fully capable of working in this country but sit on their lazy asses waiting on a free handout every month. People who are capable of doing the work illegal aliens do now.

Now if we stop the free handouts theses lazy folks are going to get hungry and then want to earn their way instead of waiting for the government to give it to them.

Boot the illegal aliens out of the country. They are criminals; started out that way by entering the country illegally. Stop the free handouts and force the lazy to earn their keep.

Now I'm sure you are wearing that moronic liberal patch. So this don't mean cut the food off from those truly needing it. Just the 98% that don't and are just to sorry to take responsibility. And if they think those jobs are under them, then while they are working those jobs, they can better educate themselves so they can get better.

While we are booting out the illegal aliens, let’s boot out a sorry ass liberal with each and every one so we won’t have a future problem of history repeating itself.

…………. Same to you!

#23 Illegal is illegal, please see definition posted above! on 05/21/10 at 08:07 PM

""A more realistic approach would be to grant legal status to the 12 million among us, register them, give them papers, and tax them thoroughly and fairly for all the labor they provide us so that they can pay their own way for any services they receive like K-12 public education or visits to the emergency room at the hospital. Let them come out of the shadows, participate openly in our society, pay their own way, and get drivers' licenses. Give them a realistic and practical path to become American citizens, which is what they want and deserve for all the hard work they've contributed to our economy. ""

Realistic??? Are you kidding OR are you Nuts???
Giving them Amnesty would be an open invitation for 12 million more to come on over - It your Turn!

What is your opinion on guarding the border?
Do you believe we need a border?

#24 FELONY on 05/21/10 at 08:12 PM

Mr. Wheat,
The "Right" answer might be as simple as making it a FELONY for hiring illegals.
With stiff fines and shutting down businesses for habitual violators.

I would vote for someone who favors this...

HEY WASHINGTON,
PROTECT OUR FREAKIN BORDERS!!!

#25 MexPrez on 05/21/10 at 08:22 PM

Did anyone notice the president of Mexico addressing congressed this week.

He got several standing O's from the leftest
in congress.
Make sure y'all make a note of all those standing in agreement to a president who was criticizing our country's immigration laws,
while Mexico's laws are much more harsh.
Let the main-stream-media talk about those laws for a change.

Hey Obama, what's next?
Kim Jong Ill coming over to give us a lecture on human rights.

I am sure with the nutjobs we have in congress, he would get a few standing O's as well!

#26 WAKE UP AMERICA!!! IT'S NOT TOO LATE on 05/21/10 at 08:45 PM

IT'S A VERY SAD DAY FOR AMERICA. EVERY TRAITOR WHO APPLAUDED CALDERON'S SPEECH (INCLUDING OBAMA) MUST BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE IN THE NEXT ELECTION. TELL CALDERON THAT WE WILL INSTITUTE THE SAME STRICT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES THAT HE HAS IN MEXICO. I AM ASKED FOR MY PASSPORT ROUTINELY WHILE VISITING MEXICO. HOW DARE HE CRITICIZE US??? HOW DARE OUR WEAK APOLOGIST IN CHIEF BETRAY AND UNJUSTLY CONDEMN HIS OWN PEOPLE???
WE MUST STAND UP WITH ARIZONA , ARM-IN-ARMS AND FIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE SURVIVAL!

#27 FedUpWithIllegals on 05/21/10 at 11:09 PM

Puhleeze don't overreach yourself. Her story has nothing to do with drugs and the cartels; THAT is another issue. She is here due to her parents' economic poverty. And, btw, no country in the world acknowledges economic reasons as a valid reason for legal immigration, that's why her parents had to sneak in.

Also, your statement "Most that make here are down right good people and that they possess the desire for a better way of life is admirable" is a non-issue. There is a difference between "morally good people" and "legally good people." Illegal immigration is a LEGAL issue. Even the Pope needs a visa to enter the USA.

#28 roger on 05/21/10 at 11:20 PM

Well where are her parents today? Just ask her and she will either tell you or she wil lie. Of course she will lie as she has lied her whole life.

Her parents are criminals and she was raised in a criminal culture. We don't need people like her who abuse the system and believe there is no law that need to follow. Her supporters are all insane.

#29 Anonymous on 05/22/10 at 12:29 AM

Your first mistake was stating "Here in atlanta" in your opinion.
We here are not in atlanta. We do not share the same opinions that the vast majority of you atlantians do. And lastly, atlanta does not truthfully represent the rest (majority) of Georgia.
Regardless, "Love it or leave it"

#30 The Snarky Georgia on 05/22/10 at 04:58 AM

I am always stunned by the way that some are able to reduce even the most complex of issues to simple-mindedness; I feel as though I am trapped inside the tiny brain of Sean Hannity.

The "system" is messed up. The root of the problem is that immigration law is not enforced umiformly; some are able to skirt the law while others are subject to its penalities. Why shouldn't Jessica be an exception? She can point to many others who have also been given "exception" status.

In addition, employers want to hire illegals, especially in the building trades. If no one wanted to hire illegals, then none would come here. The fact of the matter is that when employers hire undocumented workers off the books, they skirt their tax liability. The dirty secret is that some businesses want to hire undocumented workers so that they can save expenses.

Mexico is a poor country, moreover, and if remitttances from undocumented workers here stopped flowing to families there, it would create social unrest and further destabilize the country. The fact of the matter is that it is better to have a more stable Mexico on our border, and fostering that should be the focus of our immigration policy.

This issue is not one of "us" versus "them." It's a question of regional political stability mired made more complex by immigration laws that are not uniformly enforced. The best solution in the long term is to foster stability and prosperity for all of us. Mexico and the United States are econmically entwined, and simple-minded solutions will likely backfire.

#31 cats on 05/22/10 at 06:12 AM

I have 2 friends who retired to Oaxaca, Mexico. They are absolutely not allowed to have any type of work that pays them as that will take away a job from a Mexican citizen. However, they are allowed to barter. They can teach English to government officials in exchange for something they want. But they cannot do anything to earn money there. They can certainly spend their money there.
Now, to Jessica. She sounds Americanized already to me as she has a lawyer on her side and nothing is her fault. I'll give her this much- she is getting her education and I'm pretty sure she will do something positive with it. Perhaps she is the type of immigrant we should welcome here, no matter the circumstance that brought her. What's left for her now is to stop the whining and spend that time working toward getting her citizenship.
As for the illegal immigrant issue, this is so complex, because people's lives are involved. It seems all we can do is follow the letter of the law and enforce it. No one is going to like it and no one is going to agree with every portion of it.

#32 Spice on 05/22/10 at 06:41 AM

There is a big difference, there were no immigration laws during European Colonization. See what that led to?

#33 Possum Red on 05/22/10 at 07:19 AM

Interesting that she said during one of her many 'I'M A VICTIM' media interviews,"....back to my country....Mexico...".

As for 'Mexico is a poor country';it is the sixth-largest producer of petroleum in the world-where is that money going? Mexico uses the U.S. as a 'safety valve';encourage the uneducated socio-economic underclass to migrate to America to reduce the likelihood they'll revolt.Calderone prattling on about immigration rights while standing on American soil was disgusting-why doesn't he clean up his own yard before criticizing ours?

#34 It's Complicated, Really ??? on 05/22/10 at 10:19 AM

Couldn't DisAgree more Mr. Snarky.

It is exactly people like you that are miring down the issue. Trying to make it clear as Mud. Way too busy explaining why the Simple IDEAS won't work and explaining how "Complicated" the issues is. Name calling included.

Meanwhile, back at the Arizona ranch,
The river of illegals continue to flow,flow, flow.

I say let's try some of those simple ideas and give them a test.

What's wrong Mr. Snarky???
Scared they may actually WORK and you "intellectuals" may have to eat some crow.

It is altogether political, NOT altogether complicated.

#35 Anonymous on 05/22/10 at 10:22 AM

The fact of the matter is that it is better to have a more stable Mexico on our border, and fostering that should be the focus of our immigration policy.

When will the "more stable" Mexico be here?

#36 Jason on 05/22/10 at 11:36 AM

I see this as an assault on America, this is an assault on our policies and our freedoms. We as Americans enjoy life due to the fact we all came from somewhere worse and wanted here to be better. We as Americans also have a right and the duty to protect ourselves, any country in the world views a mass immigration of another countries citizens as an attack or Act of WAR! Go home freeloaders, if you are not here legally it is the true Americans job if found out to turn you in. I as an American wish I had the permission that only law could give me to kill all of these tax evading, money & job stealing imigrants. The biggest problem we have with imigrants unfortunatley are Mexican, but lets not forget they and we to them are Neighbors and our entry laws as such should be easier to travel through, just as theirs should be to us. Now we have no reason at all, to allow the illegals from anywhere but Canada, easy access, and only Canadians in the same fashion as Mexicans with ease both ways Canadians to here and U.S. citizens to Canada. All illegals from abroad should be packed, racked and shipped, and i don't even care about their comfort in the situation. If you are White, Black, Yellow, or any other collor at all even Albino, and you are illegal get the hell out! I have a severe problem with an American citizen having to go through hell to start a business and an imigrant getting it given to them and just as they would have to start paying taxes giving it to a brother, cousin or nephew, so they can run it seven years tax free, while the original owner just simply opens another on Americas dime. I also have a problem with President Obama never showing a valid birth certificate too, but hell we let that slide as a country, and now we are letting his administratioin screw us and destroy this country. Proud to be an American? Soon you'll be proud to be someone with a fallen government and no counrty rulled by probably China since they hold the world powerbase and own most of America and its products. Remember I said this and you scoffed when it happens.

#37 Karl on 05/22/10 at 01:01 PM

My wife is from Canada and did things the right way. Filled out all the forms paid all the fees etc, so she could get a green card, drivers license social security number.

Now let me get this straight.
This young lady was driving without a license which also means no insurance have no idea how she got registration.

How was she able to enter High School,College without these documents? It would appear to me we are looking at many years of deception to arrive where she is at today.

If they let her slide on this would I suppose my wife can ask immigration for a refund on all the fees she had to pay to make sure she could stay here legaly.

She and her family had 10 years to do the right thing like lets say consult an immigration attorney."Duh". Doesnt it seem ironic that she was going to school to become an attorney?

I certainly hope there is a full investgation on this matter concerning how she was able to go to High School,College own a car without all the documents the rest of US citizens have to possess.

#38 Anonymous on 05/22/10 at 01:09 PM

Illegal immigration is no different than European colonialization…except that it is much more peaceful.
Sounds like we actually have a problem with our history..

#39 Anonymous on 05/22/10 at 01:40 PM

It really doesnt matter what all you people say or want.....the republican administration of this state has said that she can stay...so dont worry, be happy, it will all work out...and this time next year you wont even remember it.......it would look bad if we sent her home and let all the illegal mexican people working for the big fat cat republicans stay..

#40 Anonymous on 05/22/10 at 02:53 PM

The fact remains she isn’t doing anything I wouldn’t do or you either if placed in the same situation. I can only admire her effort to get a higher education which is something too many Americans don’t have the good judgment to or refuse to do. She needs to find a good ole southern boy with the intellect and sense enough to know what a jewel he would get if he were to steal her heart. Then, there wouldn’t be an issue.

#41 Anonymous on 05/22/10 at 06:46 PM

Public education is free for all residents of the US, documented or undocumented. There is no deception required for a non US citizen to attend public elementary, middle, or high schools in this country. It is their right under the law. Since 1982, a Supreme Court ruling, Plyler v Doe, has guaranteed this right.

Different countries are treated differently under immigration law. Canadians and Mexicans are not equal, according to law. Did your Canadian wife do it the right way because she was married to you, a US citizen? Jessica Colotl or her parents didn't have this option, and barring something like marriage to a citizen, obtaining status is not as simple as filling out paperwork and sending it in.

#42 Wetback on 05/22/10 at 07:13 PM

She should be chained, manacled and taken back to whatever Mexican hellhole it was she came from and left there.

Illegal is illegal is illegal. She is a lowlife moocher.

#43 Anonymous on 05/22/10 at 07:52 PM

You must be a sorry well, piece of trash that is worried she's gonna take some of your foodstamps!!! All you people make me sick, shut the hell up, if "they" are allowed to come here from Africa, which is one of the countries that should be the FIRST to build a damn fence and keep some of those damn "moochers" back over there, the more kids you have the more government crap you get, while all of us the taxpayers pay for it!! At least she was trying to get an education and not live out of other peoples pockets the rest of her life!! GROW UP

#44 itsme on 05/22/10 at 08:00 PM

Indeed there was no deception when she attended pre-college education. They are free as you said, they are free because of the taxpayers paying her bills. Given that, how about that expensive college education?

You said "Jessica Colotl or her parents didn't have this option, and barring something like ..."

THEY DID HAVE OPTIONS.
1) When they "realized" they are illegals, the options were either a.-they contacted an attorney and explore ways to be legal, or b.- they could have gone home and not violate laws. These are the two options almost all immigrants had. They exahausted all means to achieve (a) but when its not feasible, they opted for (b).

2)People said that she had no option but to drive w/o a license since she cannot get one. There are again two options: a.- Drive and take the risk or b.- Don't drive at all and not violate any laws. When I was a new arrival in the U.S. (legal, mind you), I didn't drive for many months altho I know how to drive and have a foreign license. But I did not still take the road until I got my U.S. drivers license as I don't want to violate the law.

They have options but they simply ignored all other alternatives except to ignore the law and hide until they got busted.

I am just wondering, her parent's dream and her dream accordingly is for her to get a good education. Now that the dream is about to be realized courtesy of the one year grace period of the ICE, then can they say Thank You America and go back home now?

#45 Anonymous on 05/23/10 at 02:52 AM

If what you are stating is true, then it is apparent the vast majority of voters will be bringing in people in the upcoming elections that will strive to change this, so this doesn't continue to happen.

What gets me is, you liberals defend people that wouldn't lift a finger to assist you if you needed it. Ridiculous.

#46 Karl on 05/23/10 at 12:11 PM

I wonder if she ever heard of a student visa. Shes college educated so am sure she heard of it.
Guess it was better to break the law instead of consulting with an immigration attorney to explore her options.

#47 Anonymous on 05/24/10 at 07:05 AM

So which is worse...in terms of lives lost and damage done? Who are the hypocrites?

#48 Anonymous on 05/24/10 at 06:26 PM

Ok. Rich white men are responsible for the worst banking crisis our country has ever seen. From now on, every white male that looks like he has money should be immediately stopped and present his portfolio to the authorities for proper examination.

#49 Anonymous on 05/25/10 at 06:41 AM

There are some people on this site who could benefit from the very education she is trying to obtain, but choose not to. We need more education diven people in our society.

#50 Anonymous on 05/26/10 at 09:49 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/25/deportation-nightmare-edu_n_588788.html

#51 Anonymous on 05/27/10 at 07:08 AM

You are brilliant. Barnesville is not ready for you.

#52 grady on 05/27/10 at 12:33 PM

We MUST get our country back on track or we will perish.

We are going quickly down a slippery slope- we are in great financial debt, we are spiritually disconnected, we are torn between ideals, we are intentionally misinformed by the information broadcasters, we are led by the headless with selfish personal agendas, and we afraid to offend any other country by disagreeing with their policy.

But we must first place our principles before our personalities. Only then can we truly identify the problems and agree on common practical solutions. As our Pledge states, "united we stand, divided we fall."

Today, we are still a strong sovereign nation. Today, we are still the United States of America.

#53 Honestly on 05/27/10 at 01:46 PM

As our Pledge states, "united we stand, divided we fall."

Ummm...what pledge are you referring to?

#54 Anonymous on 05/27/10 at 01:49 PM

BEST POST ALL DAY!!!

#55 Anonymous on 05/27/10 at 03:37 PM

"United we stand, Divided we fall" is a phrase that has been used in mottos, from many nations and states. The basic concept is that unless the people are united, it is easy to destroy them.

I understand your confusion to the OP's misstatement, but I think you understand the idea conveyed... heh?

#56 Anonymous on 05/27/10 at 08:18 PM

cause thats what Jesus would do. He died for some very ungrateful people. this is the least we can do.

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