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I'm sure most have already heard this story. This 36 year old mother came here when she was 14. In 2009 she was busted using someone else's' identity. It is not clear she was actually convicted. She was given a special status that prevented her from being deported. This weak the DOJ revoked her privileged status and placed her back under the equality the rule of law demands. She is being deported. Of course the Illegal alien lobby and media are having a cow, screaming about her being separated from her teenage children. However, any American mom who had committed identity theft would be going to jail and would be separated from her family.I know what it is like to be a victim of identity theft. Many years ago an illegal immigrant of African descent somehow got ahold of my identity. When a warrant for my arrest in Massachusetts showed up when I went to renew my driver license, I was floored. The arrest warrant had all my information, but the man's race was black. Boston PD still refuses to lift the order even though they know I am white. BTW, it also did not matter to them that I have never been to the Bay State in my life.In 2005 I was hit by an illegal lady as she ran a redlight. She tried to flee the scene but I blocked her path. She had no license, and no insurance, and the Richmond Hill, GA cop LET HER GO!In 2000 I gave some Mexican neighbors a ride to the home of their AoG deacon. I witnessed as small thumbnail photos and money were passed to the deacon for the manufacture of fake ID's for the 4 people I had given a ride to.I have no sympathy for the lady in Arizona and the migrant community should really think twice about using her as a poster child for their cause. But I expect the courts to rule her deportion to be unconstitutional. They'll probably declare the wall unconstitutional as well. Thank God for a President who is looking out for OUR interests

RS - that is tough story to hear. No one likes it - but at some point, laws have to be followed - or else we don't have any laws.It used to be if we didn't like something - we would vote to change it. Now you only need a few justices to change something - that is what needs to change

Many local churches, states offices and denominational offices (of all kinds) have a hidden liability in some of the immigrant ministers they have sponsored. Some have signed a government document that says the immigrant should receive legal status on the basis the church will pay them a certain amount per year, that they will only engage in religious work and they will not engage in work outside the church. If I remember right, it has a clause that the quantification of the minister were established before they immigrated and took the position. The problem is that many of these documents have been signed with a wink and a nod because the immigrant will not receive the full amount from the church, but works under the table at a secular job to earn a living.If I remember right, the documents I dealt with (and refused to sign because there was no funding through the church) stated the church would pay $24 K per year (this may have been the minimum some years ago, so the program and amounts may have changed). If this is still in place, what happens when ICE comes calling? If the church or denomination office is not paying the salary and they pick-up the sponsored minister illegally working (employers should be heavy fined for not using E-verify) there could be the issue of either paying up past salaries and/or fines, or even loss of legal status for the church. Even at $24 K per person per year, just 20 such sponsored immigrant ministers across the country could cost a denomination $480 K, as an example. I think all of us praise the Lord for the growth of the Ethnic works here in the USA. It is adding life to our denominations, but are we compromising the message of the Gospel for expedience sake? Perhaps I'm out of touch with the issue and the current laws, but I would be concerned with my leadership signing a sham document. I know it is tempting to sign and have instance growth, but what of the hidden cost, both monetarily and spiritually? I have been called racist for refusing to sign (in some cases) and those over me have gladly signed for the sake of a new church, but is that the kind of price we are willing to pay for growth?

Mat, that is an eye opener. Lots of things that have been done the average USA citizen does not know about.Now to RS and the OP. She committed a felony. She has lived clean so they say. Her husband is also illegal. Told by the right journalist it is a travesty. Told by some not sympathetic it is a sob story.Neither is a true picture (in my experience). It will be tough on lot of folk when/if our laws are enforced equally instead of 'selectively'.I have a feeling our laws have been enforced selectively before the last administration, but it seemed it was more blatant in the last few years.I sure wish there was a quick and easy answer. Evidently telling folks what would happen in other countries under the same situations is laughed at.BOOKS could be written of USA citizens being wrongfully treated (Or mistreated) South of our border. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

How did you resolve this? Did you have to get a lawyer at your expense? The Boston PD Captain I spoke to on the phone told me I'd have to come there in person to plead my case and warned me I'd probably be arrested on sight. Even though the traffic violation and arrest warrant clearly state the accused is black, the Captain told me that sending notarized birth certificates and photo ID's would not be enough. The State of Florida struck it from my record here, but it remains to be seen what will happen if I move to another State. In the mean time, I will avoid the State of Massachusetts

How did you resolve this? Did you have to get a lawyer at your expense? The Boston PD Captain I spoke to on the phone told me I'd have to come there in person to plead my case and warned me I'd probably be arrested on sight. Even though the traffic violation and arrest warrant clearly state the accused is black, the Captain told me that sending notarized birth certificates and photo ID's would not be enough. The State of Florida struck it from my record here, but it remains to be seen what will happen if I move to another State. In the mean time, I will avoid the State of Massachusetts.

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