[Minutemen]

Pakistan holds 9 for suspected terror link including "Americans"

Notice how the media and our government like to jive us that these terrorists are AMERICANS just like you and me??
Lets start asking our government how these terrorists became Americans. How did they? Did they come here illegally and then qualify for some kind of "hardship immigration- amnesty"? Did they apply for and win one of our assinine "Immigration Lotteries"? I say that to have citizenship under these circumstances does not make one an American.

[swarthyguy]

Well to play devil's advocate, they couldhave gone thru the process totally legally and aboveboard.

Of course, that still leaves their true loyalties in question.

Unfortunately, the issues of legal and illegal have become intertwined. Many legal immigrants have been consistently appalled at the laxity of enforcement, which debases the privilege of being here legally.

For years, since the 80's its been well known; get here by hook or crook and >chances< are you will not be deported etc. In fact, the Irish amnesty under Reagan and EdKennedy set a dreadful precedent.

But things are changing now - witness LA today; tho' i do feel sad that Persians of all people are being given the third degree by the INS - bureaucracies have a hard time differentiating between secular Iranians seeking refuge from the Shah and trueblue jihadis...However, that's not an excuse for not taking care of your status for all this time and especially after 9/11. Tho' it seems some Persians having filed papers to change status, are being imprisoned contrary to the law that allows them to work etc while their status is being changed.

Now i wonder how many Pakis and Saudis, ie. real threats to the US won't even make the effort to show up.

OTH, that should make them marked men in the future.

But these Pakistanis are in a mess of trouble and may never see this land ever again.