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We are getting a lot of this language and cultural differences as excuses for committing crimes also here in California:

This is from Greenfield California in the Salinas Valley

Greenfield Father Awaits Deportation After “Selling Daughter for Beer”
Posted: Jan 13, 2009 5:36 PM PST Updated: Nov 02, 2009 3:37 PM PST

GREENFIELD, Calif. - On Tuesday, new information became available regarding a case involving a Greenfield father, 36-year-old Marcelino de Jesus Martinez after he allegedly sold his 14-year-old daughter for marriage.

Despite rumors of arranged marriages occuring on the Central Coast, police in Greenfield say a case hasn’t reached this level in at least six years.

The payment plan included $16,000, 150 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of soda, 6 cases of meat, and 2 cases of wine.

Police on Tuesday confirm the grocery items were not for the father’s personal use, but for a marriage celebration.

They also say both Margarito de Jesus Galindo and Marcelino de Jesus Martinez are possibly cousins and were neighbors in the same apartment complex. Police Chief Joe Grebmeier also confirms both mean are not legal citizens and says DHS and ICE are involved in the case.

Grebmeier says Martinez will eventually be deported back to Mexico, and assumes the same for Galindo.

As reported on Monday, the 14-year-old girl is back at home in Greenfield. Police cannot confirm if the girl has a mother locally, but say Child Protective Services were in Greenfield on Tuesday visiting with the girl. There were no details on the outcome of that meeting.

While enforcing the law, Greenfield Police say the situation is “cultural clash.” Both Martinez and Galindo are some the Western Mexican state of Qaxaca, where arrainged marriages are common and legal.

Martinez remains in Monterey County Jail on felony charges until his deportation.

Yea, it’s all cultural. But we need to set up some rules for immigrants:

Dear Immigrants,

Welcome to the United States. We acknowledge that this is the land of opportunity, and you are here for the American Dream. However, there are a few dreams that we here in America find downright reprehensible, and if you’re idea of the American Dream includes any of these things, then perhaps you would like to return to your country of origin. A few Rules of the Road for successful living in America.

1. We eat with either the right OR the left hands, depending on which hand God made dominant. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO WE WIPE WITH THE LEFT HAND. Please use toilet paper for that.

2. Not withstanding Rule #1, when we eat, we use silverware, unless it’s fast food. Do likewise.

3. In the United States, we only have one wife at a time. Believe us, one’s plenty.

4. Slavery ended her over 150 years ago. Any variants, including child slavery, female trafficking, or child brides have no place here. They have no place in any other country, but the difference is that in the United States, we have the rule of law to end this stuff.

5. Children are gifts of God, not cheap labor. Only have as many as YOU can support. OK, so Hillary wrote “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child”, but the US Taxpayers are a bit tired of paying for so many villagers.

6. The best way to learn about the opportunities in America, learn English. It is the language of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Learn them. It’s why there is an American Dream in the first place. Ever heard of the Guatamalan Dream or the Palestinian Dream? Neither have we.

7. The best way to achieve the American Dream? Work hard and pay your taxes......Then vote for the people that will keep the taxes as low as possible.

8. We operate under the Rule of Law. Learn it and live it.

9. Despite what many politicians want you to believe, the playing field was never level. No poor person ever got rich by penalizing the rich. The poor get rich by learning from the rich and emulating them. Don’t vote for politicians that tell you otherwise.

10. There is actually one place where the level field is level. It’s called the Christian church. Yea, that’s right, the one where they worship Jesus as their Redeemer. Check it out sometimes. You may find more Hope there than in some place that offers Jihad as the answer.

Welcome to America. Please follow the rules.