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Documentary and panel tackle illegal immigration
Joel Bos
Issue date: 2/11/08 Section: News
Ancel was impressed with the immigrants' perseverance in getting to the United States.
"It takes a lot of courage … anyone who can run that gauntlet has got to have their stuff together," she said.
Murguia agreed with Ancel.
"The motives are stronger than the obstacles," he said. "The Border Patrol has increased and the number of people has increased. You cannot stop hunger."
Diuguid recalled the history of immigration in the United States.
"We benefit from immigrants, we always have," he said. "We are seeing history repeat itself."
When the panel was asked for a solution, Ancel suggested undocumented immigrants should be decriminalized.
"Decriminalizing is different than opening the border," she said. "Our labor law is trumped by our immigration law, which leads to near slavery. The undocumented have no way of complaining."
Jaramillo echoed this feeling, citing the situation faced by undocumented immigrants needing medical care.
"Many come to us at El Centro first when they need medical help," she said. "They trust us."
jbos@unews.com
"It takes a lot of courage … anyone who can run that gauntlet has got to have their stuff together," she said.
Murguia agreed with Ancel.
"The motives are stronger than the obstacles," he said. "The Border Patrol has increased and the number of people has increased. You cannot stop hunger."
Diuguid recalled the history of immigration in the United States.
"We benefit from immigrants, we always have," he said. "We are seeing history repeat itself."
When the panel was asked for a solution, Ancel suggested undocumented immigrants should be decriminalized.
"Decriminalizing is different than opening the border," she said. "Our labor law is trumped by our immigration law, which leads to near slavery. The undocumented have no way of complaining."
Jaramillo echoed this feeling, citing the situation faced by undocumented immigrants needing medical care.
"Many come to us at El Centro first when they need medical help," she said. "They trust us."
jbos@unews.com
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Robert
posted 2/12/08 @ 4:46 PM CST
They are not undocumented immigrants, they are illegal aliens. They have plenty of documents, but those documents are fake or stolen. The USA allows the most legal immigrants every year than any other country, and we have the sovereign right and duty to reject and deport illegal aliens. (Continued…)
Ruben
posted 2/13/08 @ 6:00 AM CST
Just a thought lets try to make A Documentary on leberls
justifying IDENTITY THEFT And And there support for Rapist Priest !!!
Lost
posted 2/13/08 @ 10:25 PM CST
U.S. border officers found a wire between two fences along the U.S.-Mexican border that, when stretched taut, could have seriously harmed or even decapitated Border Patrol agents, Congress was told Wednesday. (Continued…)
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