Do you think it's fair to deport a resident alien after living in the US for 35 years and having 3 us children

A K S

It's always so easy to blame the government or others for their own wrongdoings and cry "unfair treatment." This person has been breaking the law for 35 years. This person has pledged no allegience to America and has made a conscious choice to retain his/her birth country as their first country. They have always known that without becoming a citizen, there would be the possibility of being deported.

Is it fair to live in the US for 35 years, not pay taxes, but reap the rewards of US social services and educational opportunities for those children without attempting to assimilate into the American culture by becoming a US citizen? Is it fair to retain one's loyalty to his/her birth country and the US that you are taking so much from be damned? This person has chosen not to abide by the laws of America.

If you have failed to become a US citizen after 35 years, then you have no one to blame but yourself if you are deported.

Billy

If they've been here 35 years and have never made an effort to become legal then they should be given the opportunity to become legal, learn the language and pay your taxes. If they can't do this then yes, deport them. Imagine if I went to Mexico and refused to learn spanish but instead lobby'd the government to write things in english and give me welfare and pay for my kids school, etc etc etc. They would throw me into prison. In fact, they do this every day to any American caught there illegally. I have no respect for an illegal alien, no matter how long they've been here. The crime has been committed, there should be no statue of limitations on this.

skip

Curious George does not understand what Alien means in terms of US immigration. Being an Alien simply means that you are not an American citizen. It is possible to be an Alien and be legal. I am one myself.

Now, Resident Alien, assuming the term is used accurately, means that the individual has the right to be here at the pleasure of the US Government. That means that he can be deported if he has committed a crime. Indeed, I recall a case several years ago where a woman was convicted in the UK for smoking pot. she was 19 at the time. She emigrated to the USA and lived here for 20 years. She visited the UK from time to time and never had a problem. Then, one day, she was refused entry on account of her drug conviction, twenty years previously, when she was a teenager. Was this fair? Probably not, given that she had no criminal record in the USA. Was it correct? Yes, because that is the law in the USA.

So, to answer your question, it may very well be unfair. It depends what the person did. Rapists, drug dealers and murderers, for instance, are always going to be fair game and no one could really argue if they got deported after serving their sentence. If it is a lesser crime or a technical infringement, then it is, perhaps, unfair. That is why we have immigration attorneys who can help fight deportation proceedings and I hope the deportee has suitable representation if that is the case.

lundstroms2004

yes, if they are illegally here. THe law is the law is the law. Period. If we are not governed by laws, then we are not governed. The moment that our officials decide which laws to enforce and which to ignore is the moment we are in tyranny.

coffee b

If they are not here legally? Yes.

here and now

well let me ask you, do you think we should let a killer continue his freedom because he didn't get caught. Statute of limitations does not apply if you are still illegal.

lookingforananswer

I DO NOT THINK IS THE RIGHT ANSWER, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THERE HAS TO BE A CERTAIN CONTROL IN LEGALIZING IMMIGRANTS BUT AT THE SAME TIME THIS PERSON HAS THREE CHILDREN. IF THIS QUESTION WAS TO ASK IF IT WAS MORALLY INCORRECT, I WOULD SAY IT IS TOTALLY INCORRECT, BUT IN LEGAL TERMS IT IS NOT, THAT IS HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS, SADLY.... EVEN IF IT IS NOT FAIR. WELL THAT IS FOR THE RICH POLICY MAKERS TO DECIDE, WHATEVER IS GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR THEM BECAUSE IF THEY WERE TO LOOK TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL CASE THEY WOULD END UP LEGALIZING EVERY IMMIGRANT, BECAUSE EVERY IMMIGRANT HAS A GOOD STORY AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THEIR MOVEMENT OUT OF THEIR LANDS. CONTRARY TO MOST OPINIONS, IMMIGRANTS WANT TO DO GOOD FOR THEIR NEW COUNTRY. NO IMMIGRANT EVER MOVES TO ANOTHER PLACE JUST TO DESTROY IT, BUT ONLY TO SURVIVE,ETC. IT IS THE SYSTEM'S FAULT THAT THESE IMMIGRANTS DO NOT END UP DOING GOOD BECAUSE THE OWN SYSTEM PUTS THEM APART AND TREATS THEM AS ANIMALS, NOT EVEN AS SECOND CLASS CITIZENS. THIS CREATES HATRED AND ASSIMILATION IS MOST LIKELY NOT TO OCCUR. IMMIGRANTS RALIZE THE COUNTRY DOES NOT CARE FOR THEMM AND PROBABLY THEY ASK THEMSELVES WHY SHOULD THEY CARE FOR THE COUNTRY THAT DOES NOT CARE FOR THEM....THERE NEEDS TO BE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

seals_is_back

ABSOLUTELY FAIR!!!!! If they are in this country ILLEGALLY,then they need to be DEPORTED!!!! I don't care how long they've been here, or how many kids they have!!!! They KNEW they were breaking a law by being in the country ILLEGALLY!!! Now. they need to PAY for breaking those laws!!!

If a bank robber gets away with it for twenty years, should we forgive him and forget about the money he STOLE???!!! (ILLEGALS steal other people's i.d.'s, and take money (welfare) that is NOT intended for them!!)

If a RAPIST stops raping,gets married,has kids and gets by with his crimes for twenty years without being punished,should we FORGET about his past crimes???!!! NO!!! He needs to be PUNISHED for these crimes!!

A crime is STILL a crime!!! I don't care if it was committed thirty five years ago, or thirty five MINUTES ago!!!

curious g

key word ALIEN meaning ILLEGALLY here, what else to say

wylted

From the L.A. Times
1. 40% of all workers in L.A. County ( L.A. County has 10.2 million people)
are working for cash and not paying taxes. This was because they are
predominantly illegal immigrants, working without a green card.
2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.
3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.
4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien
Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.
5. Nearly 25% of all inmates in California detention centers
are Mexican nationals here illegally.
6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.
7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles
are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.
8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.
9. 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish speaking.
10. In L.A. County 5.1 million people speak English.
3.9 million speak Spanish.
(There are 10.2 million people in L.A. County).
(All the above data from the Los Angeles Times)
******
Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops,
but 29% are on welfare.
Over 70% of the United States' annual population growth
(and over 90% of California , Florida , and New York )
results from immigration.
The cost of immigration to the American taxpayer in 1997 was,
(after subtracting taxes immigrants pay), a NET $70 BILLION/
year, [Professor Donald Huddle, Rice University ]. The lifetime
fiscal impact (taxes paid minus services used) for the average
adult Mexican immigrant is a NEGATIVE number.
29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.

Source(s):

americanpatrol.com / spp.gov

THATS BS THE GUY BELOW ME STOLE MY ANSWER

harrisnish

Depends - did this person commit a crime recently? What is the reason for the deportation now?

wranglergal_2

he broke the law 35 years ago by not becomming legal,why would he still be here 35 years and still not become legal? Probably because he is living off Americas economy,everything for free,about time he pays Id say!

lady01love

If a person has been breaking the law for 35 years yes they should be deported. They had 35 years to change their illegal status but choose not to.

nobody

no if the goverment didnt deport him before he started a family then there at fault they cant rip a father from his wife and children if he has been there that long and has commited no crime other than being illegal.
ps. if the killer didnt get caught then wheres the proof he did it

shinningstarofthecarribean

It all depends on the Grounds for Deportation..He must have Broken a BIG Law in US for his residency to be taken away...

yno

half of you people should feel some shame and get to know some of these people you are talking about. remember ignorance is bliss. just give your hard earned tax dollars to the government and filthy rich who have all these little wars all over the world and subsidize isareal and other foreigfn countries to whom you do not know one single person there and not complain . get mad at the american businesses that exploit the poor and unfortunate with the offer of cheap labor . make the americans who do the hireing responsible and have them arrested. don t be a redneck forever get an education and know what you are spewing forth is just the feeling of your own anger for being a u.s. failure in the country you were born in through no fault of your own.good night and have apleasent life from here on out or maybe try to get one somewhere else love all of you. maybe yor granddaddy wrote this.

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