Sunday, August 26, 2007

Federal judge to illegal alien: No worries, just deport yourself

Federal judge to illegal alien: No worries, just deport yourself

He un-undocumented himself by adopting the identity of a dead child and using it
to obtain fraudulent ID papers. The feds caught him and asked for a removal
order that would have barred the guy from re-entering the U.S. in the future.


This is actually a little more complex than it sounds, at least I think it is. The question is based around if the mans wife should be sent back to Mexico or not. The man obtained his citizenship illegally, and used that citizenship to attain his wives entrance. The person who clearly broke the law in this case is the man, who has been sent back to Mexico. The wife claims that she did not know that her citizenship was based on illegal papers. Should she be punished, when she did not break the law. The children clearly are citizens, and they can use that to petition for their fathers return when they become adults.

A strong case has been made that at least the wife should be sent back. Her entrance was obtained by fake documents, and her being here and the kids being here means the husband is certain to attempt to return. Is it fair to punish her, based on actions that the husband might take to re-unite with her? The people at fault in her gaining her entrance are the husband, and the institution that failed to catch the document fraud. Is it fair to punish her for their actions?

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