A mother in Chicago, Elvira Arellano, who has managed to avoid deportation despite being an illegal alien and a high profile spokesperson for illegal aliens is now crying that her time has run out. Elvira Arellano was arrested in 2002 for being an illegal alien and managed to enlist the support of church groups and congressional representatives to keep her in the country even though she knowingly broke the law and knew the consequences of her actions if caught.
She recently received a letter to report for deportation. Her comeuppance has arrived.
She is now crying because she'll have to leave her son.
Chicago Tribune
Elvira Arellano, who was arrested in 2002 during an immigration sweep at O'Hare International Airport, has received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security to report to its downtown Chicago offices Tuesday. Immigration officials say they intend to deport her to Mexico as soon as that day.
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"I realize time is running out," said Arellano, 31. "I am nervous. I am practically shaking."
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Arellano received a stay of deportation that allowed her to care for her son, a U.S. citizen who suffers from ADHD and other health problems. She helped found a group called United Latino Family, which lobbies for families with undocumented parents and U.S. citizen children.
Now some would call me callous. "How can you support separating a mother from a child." Well you know what? I have a solution!
Here is my solution to the issue above.
Stop giving American citizenship to illegal alien children
There, problem solved!
You kick them both out and there's no need to worry that a family may be separated. It's cut and dry. The parent came to this country illegally knowing that they could get kicked out and then knowingly had a child that they knew would be given US citizenship. A main reason for doing so is because they then have that "anchor" here and that they'll garner sympathy from a large amount of people at the situation imposed on them.
But this situation wasn't imposed on them. They willingly set this situation up. If anything they are selfish and now want to not take responsibility for putting their child in a precarious position. No one forced them into this situation.
This tact seems to be prevalent among illegal aliens from Mexico. They hop the border at the last minute popping out a kid so that they can have a US citizen in their family and gain benefits and sympathy. Either that or they come here and get pregnant as fast as possible.
The 14th amendment to the Constitution needs to be either reworked or interpreted as it was meant to be interpreted. The 14th amendment gave those born on US soil US citizenship so that when the slaves were freed they'd be US citizens. It was not meant so that some foreigner could break into our country illegally and obtain citizenship for their child and defraud taxpayers for years and years being rewarded for their illegal behaviour.
When I see these "heartfelt" stories, I see the truth behind them. That truth is that the mother is a criminal who broke the law and now doesn't want to have to pay the price for her actions. Here are what others are saying:
Freedom Folks
Where is the acceptance of personal responsibility? The acknowledgement that there are consequences for your actions, and that, if you bring them upon yourself, shut the #$@! up and take them like an adult.
I'm sure there are some out there who are say "but her poor son!" ME TOO! But don't whine to the government for actually doing what they are supposed to for once -- enforcing the law -- try talking to the person who is ultimately and solely responsible for this situation: MOM.
Where is the personal responsibility? There is none. As usual we are led to believe that this is America's fault, not the fault of the individual who broke the law.

What a racist article
all what it does it makes people hate other people and promote hate. As far as the
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, you need to see that you could also get deported, since your great great great grand parents are foreigners too. So on the way, chances are that your citizenship could be taken away. For people like you is that there are wars and so much selfishness in the world.
I agree there are some people that do not deserve the citizenship doe to their behavior (which pretty obvious), but everyone deserves the right to be treated with respect.
I think you are just a hater, and there is nothing wrong with that. What is wrong is that you are promoting that hate. Its cool if you keep it to yourself.
In the other hand Fourteenth Amendment is a bless. Imagine a side effect of what you are asking, it could bring war, and a lot of crime to street!, because people would get in anyway, no-matter from where..is not like the country is sealed... then it would communist!!.. aren't you happy with america as it is now?
who knows! did you ever think about that?, since million would just be Illegal anyway, without any hopes, you never know what could be happening, I figure this would become something like Israel and Iran. this country is made of immigration and has always been.
if a hateful thought like yours are considered then this wouldn't be such a great country to stay.! its like asking you for example.. go back to England..! how random does that sounds? I imagine you as one of these jerks in high school who don't care about no one. And grew up, and has no life or an un-happy life, and wants to keep jerking around the web, instead of in the classroom, you miss these moments don't you.
get a life son. If you don't have anything to do, then let us know we can advise you to get a Hobie or something
Posted by: Jose cuervo at
September 9, 2008 01:18 AM