Posted on 03/18/2012 5:32:17 PM PDT by moonshinner_09
Wasteful, senseless and cruel. How better to describe the ridiculous battle that Felipe Montes is waging to be reunited with his three U.S.-born children? Since his deportation, they've been ensnared by the foster care system and are at risk of being put up for adoption.
Montes, who had lived in the U.S. illegally for almost 10 years, was sent back to Mexico in 2010 after having been sentenced to probation following an arrest for driving with an expired license, an expired registration and no automobile insurance. He was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at one of his probation meetings.
Under normal circumstances, Montes' children would have been put in the care of a relative. But since there was no relative capable of caring for them, social workers took his boys, all under the age of 7, and separated them into different foster families. Now the state of North Carolina won't let Montes claim his children just because he's in Mexico.
According to an Associated Press report, ICE officials said they didn't communicate with North Carolina's Child Protective Services about Montes because it's not their job to call child welfare officials every time a parent is detained.
(Excerpt) Read more at mysanantonio.com ...
Unless you're a Democrat.
There wouldn’t be this problem if they stayed in their loser country rather than invading ours. It is their responsibility.
Wouldn't be the first time that'd happened.
There wouldn’t be this problem if they stayed in their loser country rather than invading ours. It is their responsibility.
You don’t deport the dad without his kids. If there was no family member to care for them, then the kids should go with the dad. The kids aren’t orphans. They have a dad who wants them.
“Montes, who had lived in the U.S. illegally for almost 10 years, was sent back to Mexico in 2010 after having been sentenced to probation following an arrest for driving with an expired license, an expired registration and no automobile insurance”
That’s exactly where the article ends, for me. Happily, I might add.
These people should stay in their countries and fix its human rights issues instead of coming here illegally and then complaining when they get caught.
I’m all for everyone having a decent life, but to break laws and rub it in the faces of the people you are stealing from is to much. They are rude, arrogant and no longer afraid to come out into the open. They know the democrats need their votes.
There are people waiting in line to come legally, why should these lawbreakers be left here to rob this country blind.
illegal immigrants are breaking up families.
“Wasteful, senseless and cruel.” Yes, Americans killed by drunk illegal drivers due to our government’s impotent enforcement of our immigration laws is all that and more.
OK, I have to disagree with the posters so far. Taking a man’s children away from him, and not allowing him to claim them “just because he’s in Mexico,” (according to the story) is (as the story also points out) “wasteful, senseless and cruel.”
Maybe Montes should be deported (certainly sounds like it). Maybe there’s more to the story. But keeping a man’s children from him, assuming there is no child abuse ... that’s interfering with one of the basic human relationships. And for what? Any valid reason at all? There certainly does not seem to be.
illegal immigrants are breaking up families.
As dual nationals, wouldn’t they be welcome in Mexico? Problem solved! Next problem, please...
He could have easily avoided all of this by STAYING IN MEH-HEE-KO and fathering his little bastards there. F him, F them. Follow the LAW!
They can take the kids with them, no break up is necessary unless they choose not to take the family with them
So...
They would be welcome in Mexico. They apparently have a father who wants them in Mexico. The problem (according to the story) is that the State of North Carolina is not letting them go to Mexico, and is distributing them to its own agents (”foster parents”) and planning to put them up for adoption to strangers instead of letting them go to their father. Apparently, there is not even an allegation of child abuse. Seriously ... on a basic human level, this is just sick.
“And for what? Any valid reason at all?”
Agreed that a father or mother should be able to keep his children. I imagine (I didn’t read the article in detail) though that if the kid’s were born in the U.S., then the gov’t. probably has some laws about minors being sent to another country. (Although I suppose if I wanted to move to Mexico with my family the gov’t. could care less.)
One way around it is to not so much change the rules on Deportation - but change the rules on Citizenship and the “anchor baby” thing.
I agree. Send them all back.
Esther Cepeda!
Get a real job.
“driving with an expired license, an expired registration and no automobile insurance.”
legal or Illegal, he has crossed into the area I support the death penalty for!
The biggest part of my auto insurance is “uninsured motorist.” People drive with no insurance, no license - and little or no worry when they are caught. This guy got sent back to Mexico - big deal.
Attempting to give a damn ...
Unable to give a damn, lo siento
The laws don’t say that illegal immigrants children are Americans......only the “interpretation” of the law is sustained.
Because HE ENTERED THAT COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.
The US should get over this point. Actions have consequences.
IMHO, the issue here is NOT the deportation. The deportation seems perfectly justified. The issue is the HOLDING of the children, i.e. not letting them leave to be with their father.
Keeping people OUT OF your country has a long and valid history. Keeping people IN your country, against their wishes(or the wishes of their parent, in this case) also has a long history, but not a history to support.
Where is mama or mamacita as the case may be? Poorly written article does not say/ I am sick of 3rd world invaders. They are on their own and and dittos for their spawn. I am sick of my taxes paying for their k-12 eduaction, food stamps, WIC and multitudinous other welfare scams
And maybe if my aunt had a mustache she’d be my uncle. Tough sh!t for the illegals and their kids. As every other American, I’m sick of this bs. You break the law, you pay for it.
I suspect he’s just astonished that he has three `anchor baby’ cards but he’s not hitting `21’ on any of them. The next step is usually to find a state or US critter to make an impassioned plea on his behalf but he may have tried this route already as well.
All we’re hearing is what the San Antonio/Wash. Post’s Esther Cepeda tells us, and a lot of the article is yellow journailsm/purple prose.
For ex. he may be an unfit father, for all we know, but they’re American citizens, right? At least that’s what they tell us. But he’s not. Hasta lluego Felipe.
‘’Unable to give a damn, lo siento’’< Equalmente amigo!
Re your post #9, when you see that the author is associated with The Washington Post you can be assured that the premise of the piece will be U.S. laws BAD, poor Mexicans GOOD. It’s what that excuse for a newspaper specializes in.
I have never understood why they don’t ship the entire family back at the same time. Save us millions of dollars. So stupid.
Let’s help Mr Montes - and eliminate the disgrace called “birthright citizenship”. Then his 3 kids can live with him in Mexico, where they belong.
Criminals always have to leave their families when they break the law and go to prison.
Illegal ailens have it much better, they can take their families with them if they choose.
I think it is a great idea to be tough on them, to let others rethink coming here illegally.
We have a legal system of immigration just so stuff like this does not happen. Legal is good for us and it is good for immigrants.
“They would be welcome in Mexico. They apparently have a father who wants them in Mexico. The problem (according to the story) is that the State of North Carolina is not letting them go to Mexico, and is distributing them to its own agents (”foster parents”) and planning to put them up for adoption to strangers instead of letting them go to their father. Apparently, there is not even an allegation of child abuse. Seriously ... on a basic human level, this is just sick.”
Something is really wrong in North Carolina. First they seem to think it’s o.k. to take a four year olds family-prepared lunch away from her, and now this.
illegal immigration is breaking up families!
She can talk to the hand; the face don’t want to hear it. :)
Well boo-frickin’-hoo. They should not have brokent he law in the first place.
Any bets on who paid for the births of these children? They should go with father since the mother is not around. That keeps family together and keeps off the welfare roll here.
It really isn't that hard to do.
True ... but given that they’re here, wouldn’t the obvious course be to send them to their father in Mexico?
Kind of leaves folks like me feeling like Wonko the Sane.
Those of us with 2-year-olds know all about illogical perceived realities ...
Yes. But we don’t have them writing laws and policy the rest of the Country is supposed to follow.
But could they do worse?
Depends on how much you like the idea of chicken nuggets being made the National Food...
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