tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post2509202861022886619..comments2023-06-08T04:15:43.908-05:00Comments on The Lost Albatross: Immigrant PunkEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-11239855781545549932008-04-07T10:58:00.000-05:002008-04-07T10:58:00.000-05:00This is inhumane. Why on earth would ICE suggest t...This is inhumane. Why on earth would ICE suggest that a 70 year old man with Kidney disease move to Nigeria. And why would Tope and Gbenga return to Nigeria at all? They came here as babies. They didn't know they had deportation orders against them, the parents didn't tell them. That is why they kept living normal lives. Gbenga is married to a US citezin and has a 16 month old little boy. Why on earth would the US government find it necessary to send a 21 year old college student that is an american citezin and her baby to Nigeria where there are diseases, no vaccinations, no electricity all the time, and Gbenga doesn't even know the language there. We are talking about them returning to that Yuroba tribe where they circumsise their wives before marriage here. If Tope returns to Nigeria she would have to deal with that torture as well. We need something done for these people. We need a private bill passed to keep them here. This case is beyond extreme, and anyone that doesn't understand that is pathetic, we are talking life and death here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-69580223013018216602008-04-01T15:35:00.000-05:002008-04-01T15:35:00.000-05:00These cases are always the more interesting immigr...These cases are always the more interesting immigration studies (which I guess is why they make the news).<BR/><BR/>There's a strong resistance among a lot of folks to break the immigrant issue down into "immigrants we want to encourage" and "immigrants we'd prefer stayed home". Awe seems to fall pretty squarely into the former category, and it seems confusing that we'd be going after her rather than folks trying to stay under the radar.<BR/><BR/>I'm with you in agreeing that the law is the law. But as with a lot of law enforcement, it's frustrating to see authories spending their time on this when there are probably some better targets to focus on.John Das Binkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04997404099815938801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-24774478715031302182008-04-01T14:35:00.000-05:002008-04-01T14:35:00.000-05:00What a waste of gov't resources, not to mention th...What a waste of gov't resources, not to mention the human costs...It's a damn shame.Forward Our Mottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388137795753363572noreply@blogger.com