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A totał shame. Been here since the age of fourteen. Does that not make her a Dreamer ? Trust Buster Feb 2017 #1
It makes her a neighbor. A mother. A member of a community. TygrBright Feb 2017 #2
I understand all that. Just wondering if Dreamers are now vulnerable, that's all. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #5
Yes. They undoubtedly are. So much for "A nation of immigrants." TygrBright Feb 2017 #6
No, because they haven't committed a crime. What she did is considered a crime. Yo_Mama Feb 2017 #35
Yes. She qualified as a Dreamer under the law. politicat Feb 2017 #47
Conservatives don't have Dreams, only nightmares about nonwhite people Volaris Feb 2017 #22
Conservatives dream of a time that never existed IronLionZion Feb 2017 #32
This is what the LittleGirl Feb 2017 #3
And so it begins jpak Feb 2017 #4
The thing that kills me about a case like this is the fact that fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 #7
Yep. This is her HOME she's being deported from. n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #8
Legally its not her home. Her kids? Yes. Hers? No. cstanleytech Feb 2017 #18
"Home" does have a legal connotation. TygrBright Feb 2017 #20
Yes ma'am! fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 #28
I had the same thought. emmadoggy Feb 2017 #27
This is horrid. And I know this sounds naive hamsterjill Feb 2017 #9
They are minors. I believe in the 10-12 age range. TygrBright Feb 2017 #10
It's horrible. hamsterjill Feb 2017 #11
Sure we taxpayers are paying for their foster care. TygrBright Feb 2017 #12
No, taxpayers are not paying for the children. former9thward Feb 2017 #49
Yes, it is horrible which is why our immigration laws need to be updated to make it easier for cstanleytech Feb 2017 #21
While this is horrible titaniumsalute Feb 2017 #13
ICE has been FORCED to go back to the days before President Obama grantcart Feb 2017 #14
THIS, yep. n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #15
If nothing else, I hope folks learn... Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #16
Deporting ALL illegal immigrants? hurple Feb 2017 #17
I would guess that most are deceased now n/t madville Feb 2017 #41
Is it becoming high time to start a 2017 Underground Railroad? DippyDem Feb 2017 #19
No, we need two countries. I am sick. I see no hope for us to ever get together. adigal Feb 2017 #24
This should be the top story, but Kellyanne Goebbels' comments distracted adigal Feb 2017 #23
glad someone else posted about this arithia Feb 2017 #25
Might be low post count. TygrBright Feb 2017 #33
I won't hold my breath waiting for the family values crowd to denounce this despicable action. LonePirate Feb 2017 #26
This is tragic eissa Feb 2017 #29
This is so overwhelmingly sad mrs_p Feb 2017 #30
If SCROTUS has his way, her kids will be stuffed into a van & dumped in Mexico, too. catbyte Feb 2017 #31
Sadly, in the space we now occupy, 45 considers this act "winning" SticksnStones Feb 2017 #34
55% of Americans zentrum Feb 2017 #36
I've never believed that BS percentage since it came out. Bengus81 Feb 2017 #40
paranoia is setting in bdamomma Feb 2017 #43
That's how an authoritarian zentrum Feb 2017 #45
No doubt Trump will take to the stage to declare how much safer we are NOW Bengus81 Feb 2017 #37
Republican family values at work SHRED Feb 2017 #38
We need to get word out to these populations. Ilsa Feb 2017 #39
Would the bdamomma Feb 2017 #42
The next time it happens, if I am anywhere near enough, I WILL lie down in front of the van. n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #44
NYT video of the protest at Phoenix ICE realist_philus Feb 2017 #46
CNN covered it this morning on New Day with Chris Cuomo. nt Ilsa Feb 2017 #48
Shameful ck4829 Feb 2017 #50
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