Posted on 11/20/2013 1:33:41 PM PST by jazusamo
Activists said that illegal immigrants were arrested while protesting outside of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s office on Wednesday in the latest escalation of civil disobedience designed to pressure Congress to legalize them.
In the morning, hundreds of immigrant-rights activists staged a vigil outside of House Speaker John A. Boehner’s home in Washington, setting up a Thanksgiving dinner table which they said highlighted illegal immigrants who are being deported and won’t be with their families during the holiday this year.
After the vigil, activists went to the Capitol complex where 11 of them — some U.S. citizens and some so-called Dreamers, or young illegal immigrants trying to gain full legal status — were arrested for civil disobedience.
One woman who spoke at the vigil outside Mr. Boehner’s house is here illegally and said she was trying to get her deportation halted.
“Next week is Thanksgiving, where families are reuniting to celebrate. Mine possibly will be separated tomorrow,” the women, Ana Canenguez, said in a statement issued by activists. “I don’t want to be separated from my children.”
Mr. Boehner’s office declined to comment on the protest.
Mr. Boehner last week seemed to close the door on chances for an immigration bill to pass this year when he said the House would work on its own timeline and would not enter into negotiations with the Senate, which has passed a single broad bill legalizing illegal immigrants and rewriting the legal immigration system.
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I like that...They could also just consider it a country transfer, not a deportation. :-)
Take them with you.
Yep, and it’s pathetic our police don’t take advantage of the situation.
What gives them the courage to protest when they have no right to be in the country?
I will tell you what. They fear no retribution. Obama has ordered that they may left alone. Start deporting those arrested and this crap will cease immediately.
this separating of families is 100% propaganda BS. It is no different than the gypsies buying and selling children to pan handle.
If they were not criminal entrantrants they would not be “separated.”
I say since Mexico muddles it’self in our affairs and tells it’s citizens how to cheat it’s neighbors, it’s time we adopted the Mexican laws toward foreign nationals and illegal immigrants in their Country.
You couldn’t have said that any better. I’ve no sympathy what so ever for them and no one else should either.
I agree entirely. It infuriates me to see these criminals flout the law and then demand the protection of it.
Problem solved.
“I don’t want to be separated from my children.”
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So, you shouldn’t be separated. You are their mother and are responsible for raising your children. The kids should be deported with you.
If they are “anchor” babies, they can submit requests to return to the US based on their dual citizenship... AFTER they have attained majority age.
I’m tired of the illegals, La Raza, ACLU, etc, whining about separating families. Separation is not required.
Arrest illegal alien invaders, seize their assets, deport them to the country of their origin. Criminals all.
They should reunite la señora and children in Mexico.
Send them all to Colombia and blame it on a paperwork error
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