Wednesday, June 30, 2010

It's Not Easy Being Hispanic Looking/Sounding and Living in America!

When will they come for you? Most Germans and Irish who came to America between 1840 and 1880 had no papers - hmmm. Guess if your name is Schultz or O'Malley and you live in Tucson - tomorrow - you will have to prove your great-great-grandparents entered US legally. Of course same applies if your name is Wong, or Savitch, or Jones, or... Living in America - James Brown - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHqUipinDyw

American-Born Teen Deported After Failing to Wear a Seat Belt?

Nineteen-year-old Luis Alberto Delgado should have been wearing a seat belt: not only was his safety at sake, but failing to buckle up is illegal, and I know how many readers here feel about illegal acts. Normally, the offense is punishable by a fine of $25 to $50 in Texas, where Delgado and his older brother (the driver) were pulled over. However, in Delgado's case, it lead to a swift deportation, leaving him stranded in Mexico, unable to reenter the United states legally. Yet Delgado asserts that he is an American-born citizen. And he has the birth certificate, Texas ID, and Social Security card to prove it.

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