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Title: Report: Over 100,000 deportees had children in U.S. [Dem Congressman files bill to stop deportation!]
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URL Source: http://www.freep.com/article/200902 ... deportees+had+children+in+U.S.
Published: Feb 14, 2009
Author: By Suzanne Gamboa
Post Date: 2009-02-14 14:15:48 by scrapper2
Keywords: Dems stand up for illegals, future Dem voters?
Views: 214
Comments: 16
WASHINGTON — An investigation by the Homeland Security Department inspector general found that immigration officials deported 108,434 parents with children who are U.S. citizens during 1998 to 2007. A report on the investigation was made public Friday. The number may not be complete because Immigration and Customs Enforcement, part of the Homeland Security Department, does not keep detailed data on deported parents of children who are U.S. citizens. It is also unknown how many children the parents had, whether they left them behind and how many of the children were minors. ICE says it will study whether it can gather more information on parents it deports. The agency expects to issue its findings in about two months. “I am saddened, but not surprised to learn that our government, in its harsh anti-immigrant stance, has split hundreds of thousands of families apart over the past decade,” said Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y. Serrano serves on the House Appropriations Committee’s panel that helps decide how much money is provided to the Homeland Security Department each year. He has filed a bill, the Child Citizen Protection Act, that would allow immigration judges to consider whether the immigrants are parents of children who are U.S. citizens. ICE spokeswoman Barbara Gonzalez said the agency would review whether to establish procedures to ascertain whether deported immigrants have children under the age of 18 who are U.S. citizens. But she also noted the potential negative impact of giving reprieve to immigrants who have violated U.S. laws. “Parenthood does not exempt any person from complying with the nation’s laws, including immigration laws,” Gonzalez said. Children of immigrant families who are U.S. citizens have long created a dilemma for Congress as it has tried to control immigration. People born in the U.S. automatically become U.S. citizens. But American children can’t petition for their parents to become legal U.S. residents until they are at least 21. “If, in fact, some were left behind here, then you have the sad tragedy of breaking up families,” Serrano said. “If they were taken back, I would argue the direct result of our actions is the deportation of our citizens. How do you deport a U.S. citizen?” Some critics say people not authorized to be in the country should not be allowed to remain because they have children born here. Homeland Security Inspector General Richard Skinner said the number of parents removed generally increased over time. Immigration officials reported 319,382 deportations in 2007, compared to 174,813 in 1998. During 1998, 13,081 individual parents were removed.
Poster Comment: Some cut and paste to ponder: a. ... Serrano [Dem-NY] serves on the House Appropriations Committee’s panel that helps decide how much money is provided to the Homeland Security Department each year. He has filed a bill, the Child Citizen Protection Act, that would allow immigration judges to consider whether the immigrants are parents of children who are U.S. citizens. b. ...Some of the parents were removed from the country more than once, so in the 10 years there were actually 180,466 removals of the 108,434 parents.
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#1. To: scrapper2 (#0)
1. Get rid of that stupid 'anchor baby' idea. The kids are just as illegal as are their parents. 2. Build the Great Wall. 3. Deport them all, including Buckwheat if he can't produce a valid birth certificate. 4. Defund ICE and DHS immediately.
Good Lord, this whole friggin' country has been overcome by some form of mass- delusion. Ooooooo, gotta go. A whole hoard of them Eye-Rain-eons is bustin' down my front door.
I think the dream police are gonna get you, loddy.
Amen!
Good Lord, this whole friggin' country has been overcome by some form of mass- delusion. My thought exactly - the magic negro has many mesmerized.
2. Build the Great Wall. 3. Deport them all, including Buckwheat if he can't produce a valid birth certificate. 4. Defund ICE and DHS immediately. Excellent ideas!
It started with that "we make our own reality" Bushshit. It just got a little worse with O'boingo.
serrano, you f**king Traitor. Let's deport your sorry quisling ass !
4um Traitor Ooooooo, gotta go. A whole hoard of them Eye-Rain-eons is bustin' down my front door. LOL! The feds and MSM have done a jolly good job brainwashing us to believe "the enemy" are Iranians who have not invaded another country for over 2000 years. Meanwhile our critters enable the real invasion of America to happen by Mexican nationals and God knows who else in Latin America and South America.
Tell ya what, it wasn't Iranians or Mexicans or Chinese or Muslims that have Made-Off with close to a million dollars out of my IRA in the last 6 months. I've got a pretty good idea who the "enemy" is.
I've got a pretty good idea who the "enemy" is. You got that right! See my post #2 in the following discussion thread:
Please, let's don't even think about our finances - take a weekend break like the thieves do... Is Monday some sort of holiday? Does anyone know? Thanks.
President's day.
I just had a call from some pubbie organization that wanted me to listen to a recorded message from Michael Reagan, and then make a donation for a tremendous 'good-bye' gala for smirk...I told him that I'd said good-bye to bush long ago and hung up the 'phone. Will I EVER get off those bot-lists?
I've often said, if you want to REALLY hurt the Republican party, send them five dollars and your address. They'll spend thousands and thousands of dollars from that point on trying to get you to give them more. In terms of sheer damage to the party, money spent versus damage done, you can't do better than to give them five dollars and your address. Plus, all the paper they send makes good kindling!
#2. To: scrapper2 (#0)
I am saddened, but not surprised to learn that our government, in its harsh anti-immigrant stance...
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#3. To: lodwick (#1)
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#4. To: lodwick, scrapper2 (#1)
1. Get rid of that stupid 'anchor baby' idea. The kids are just as illegal as are their parents.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss — The Who
#5. To: Esso (#2)
I am saddened, but not surprised to learn that our government, in its harsh anti-immigrant stance...
#6. To: lodwick (#1)
1. Get rid of that stupid 'anchor baby' idea. The kids are just as illegal as are their parents.
#7. To: lodwick (#5)
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#8. To: scrapper2 (#0)
“I am saddened, but not surprised to learn that our government, in its harsh anti-immigrant stance, has split hundreds of thousands of families apart over the past decade,” said Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
#9. To: Esso (#2)
Good Lord, this whole friggin' country has been overcome by some form of mass- delusion.
#10. To: scrapper2 (#9)
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#11. To: Esso (#10)
Tell ya what, it wasn't Iranians or Mexicans or Chinese or Muslims that have Made-Off with close to a million dollars out of my IRA in the last 6 months.
#12. To: Esso, all (#10)
#13. To: lodwick (#12)
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#14. To: Esso. everyone here (#13)
Good grief.
#15. To: lodwick (#14)
 | Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings. |
#16. To: Elliott Jackalope (#15)
That is my exact theorem with my Lifetime NRA membership - they send the mag, and I send them no more jack, ever.
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