News Sep 1, 2011 at 4:00 am

Life on the Border

Conflicting Immigration Policy Leaves Locals in Limbo

Sarah Mirk
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So I waited one and a half years for ICE to approve my wife's application for permanent residence but because immigrants illegally crossed the border they should be able to skip the process and use other peoples identities without prejudice?

My favorite argument is when someone says they no nothing about their county, such as Mexico in this article. More often then not the person who crossed the border illegally had no idea about the USA.
Jota on September 1, 2011 at 5:58 PM Report this
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I support the Dream Act.

But are we supposed to feel sorry for Mr. Salgado's situation AFTER he got caught driving drunk in our city? People who drive drunk are a "serious risk to public safety"!

Also, how can he claim that he "never get into trouble"??
on September 1, 2011 at 7:34 PM Report this
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Big fat white elephant in the room: NAFTA!
DamosA on September 6, 2011 at 5:30 PM Report this
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I'm with Jota.
My wife is a legal alien and we went through all the hoops too.
frankieb on September 6, 2011 at 6:04 PM Report this

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