Thursday, February 8, 2007
Who Should Be Heard?
Illegal immigration is always a tough and sensitive issue and most of the time you can't argue for illegal immigration because they are breaking the laws of our nation. However, every once-in- awhile you hear of the personal struggle of an illegal immigrant who is truly just trying to make a better life for themselves and their family and you can't help but wish we had enough room and resources for everyone who want to come to our country. One such story is that of Tereza Pereira of Danbury who's struggle to return to her family after being picked up by ICE last week has continued to make front page news in the News Times. Today's article offered some hope that our justice system isn't completely cold hearted, click here to read the story, Tereza was allowed to return home while her case has been reopened and until she has her hearing. Its hard to say if Tereza should be allowed to stay in the U.S. since she did come here illegally in the first place but it is safe to say she did try to become a legal citizen awhile back and seems to have been taken advantage of by the lawyers she asked to help her apply for citizenship. However it turns out, it seems fair that Tereza have a fair hearing for citizenship and she should be allowed to be at home for her family and children while she awaits that hearing. She may have come here illegally but she's been here so long and has built an entire life here that just deporting her without fully hearing her story wouldn't be fair, but then again everyone seems to have a story and how do we decide whos story should be heard and who should automatically suffer the consequences of knowingly breaking our laws.
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5 comments:
why isn't anyone doing anything about the guy who employed her illegally and has admitted to it on more then one occassion in the News Times articles?
You know what I don't get is how illegal immigrants are allowed to, and can afford to, buy a house while many of our college graduates are forced to leave their hometowns in CT because of the high cost of living.
To anonymous:
College students are smarter than sleeping in a 2 bedroom place with over 40 people with whom they don't even know. It's sad that the educated ones have to move away but hopefully one day they will return and make this place what it used to be.
Let's all pay attention to Tereza Pereira...My view is that she came here illegally...she failed to leave the country (april 30, 2001) after 60 days and on June 4, 2004 the appeals board ordered her to be removed but she said she had no notice of what was going on....Pereira's husband (we think) also has an expired visa. For those of you out there this is WRONG! With sympathy for the 2 boys they need to know that their parents haven't been faithful to the place they are currently calling home!
It was horrible to read the story in the NEWS TIMES this past week about the immigration forum at WCSU. Tereza Perreira was there...of course...still fighting for being here illegally.
Anyone know if this "Sunday Stop the Raids" is going to be continuing? Yes, everyone is entitled to freedom of speech and expression but what about the good ole teaching of DO NOT BREAK THE LAW!!!
It seems that we can acknowledge the 5 freedoms before we come to terms with the impact of breaking the law. WHERES THE LOGIC
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