Immigration: an ongoing case.

Mom of 3 pending deportation.

I was directed to an article today. A mom of 3 is ordered to leave the country.

A number of issues are involved in this case. Naturally, the broken immigration system is an issue. Second, is the issue of slavery/prostitution/exploitation and trafficking of women as sex slaves. Third, is the IJ's, ignorance--as representative of the population--of the previous issue as being a legitimate issue.

A few comments:

1. The comments to the article are always appalling and representative of the common ignorance to immigration issues and other horrendous living conditions that exist across the globe.

2. People repeatedly refer to the other illegal immigrants out there getting away with being illegal. Often reference is made to how come all the hispanics are not being deported. This only goes to prove my previous comment. Anyone how makes this comment, has never known or been close to this "typical hispanic immigrant."

The logistical reason why illegal Hispanic immigrants are able to stay is that they have purchased a new identity--the identity of someone who sold his identity on the black market. That identity, a ss#, is used by the "illegal immigrant" for work and for staying purposes. Taxes are collected off of it. Social Security tax in particular. Generally, when an "illegal immigrant" uses this ss# they have to use it in a particular way because if it is used in such a way to attract attention such as an accounting issue, it could be discovered that the ss# is with the wrong person. So, as it works with any business, there is no issue with regular deposits. The Social Security Administration, for example, has no reason to scrutinize, incoming funds. They would rather scrutinize out-going funds and therefore to avoid even the smallest chance of that, the "illegal immigrant" holding a valid U.S. identity does not collect social security or often they don't collect tax refunds. So really the people who are mad about "illegal immigrants" not paying taxes don't know what they are talking about.

What this Mom does not have is a fake ID. She has her real ID and a denied petition for asylum. That is why she cannot stay and all those "illegal immigrants" can.

3. No matter how heartbreaking this case is...ICE, Immigration and the IJ do not care. Politicians in Washington cannot do anything unless the law is changed to provide a permit for people to stay or a path toward citizenship. Families are torn apart every day on account of immigration laws. Numerous "illegal immigrants" get deported their children get processed through CPS and are adopted out to American families. Citizens are the only ones who can use their representative power to urge their representatives to vote and put new laws in place, and to repeal old laws that don't work. Here is a list of repealed laws. However, most citizens have turned their power of representation over to the law as it is and becomes, and large companies and those who hold large dollars dictate any new laws.