U.S. Deports Parents of Dead Soldiers

[marmar]

from New American Media, via AlterNet:


U.S. Deports Parents of Dead Soldiers

By Domenico Maceri, New America Media. Posted September 5, 2007.


One tenth of the U.S. soldiers who have died in Iraq have been immigrants. But not all of their parents have qualified for green cards.


Three years after U.S. Army Private Armando Soriano, 20, died fighting in Haditha, Iraq, his father is facing deportation. Soriano is now buried in Houston, Tex., his hometown, where his parents, undocumented workers from Mexico, are currently living.

Before his death Soriano had promised his parents he'd help them get green cards. He only succeeded partially before losing his life. Although his mother was able to obtain a green card, his father did not qualify and is on the verge of being deported.

Enrique Soriano, Armando's father, is not the only person to have lost a son or daughter in the Iraq war and face deportation. There are more than three million people born in the U.S. with parents who came into the country illegally. Those born in the U.S. are automatically citizens and have all the rights and duties enjoyed by Americans. That includes military service with the possibility of losing one's life.

Losing a son or a daughter is always tragic. To try to compensate the families the U.S. government makes efforts to help. In the case of individuals with family members needing immigration help, officials assist them to obtain green cards. That's what happened with Soriano's mother. But in spite of governmental flexibility, certain rules prevent some people from qualifying.

Enrique Soriano had been formally deported in 1999 when he returned to Mexico for a brief visit. That makes him ineligible for any immigration benefits. Enrique Soriano is not alone.

Although exact figures are difficult to come by, many parents with sons and daughters who died in Iraq have been deported. ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/rights/61729/

[90-percent]

1. GEEZIS!

Their children give their lives in service to the US and then the US THROWS THEM OUT OF THE COUNTRY!

yeah yeah USA We're Number 1!

Only thing that would make me more proud my country is doing this on my behalf is if we squeeze in a little torture on these people on their way out our doors!

Only great countries like ours are this classy! Damn, it's so easy now to see why we're God's favored nation! Our national character is almost Christ-like in it's compassion!

-85% jimmy

:patriot:

[0007]

5. What more can be said? While in Australia yesterday, junior

tells the Aussies; "Those who argued against the war in the first place had no role in the current debate"

[rodeodance]

2. my gawd!!---Where is Congress on this?

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I don't know where Congress is on this, but, FWIW, I forwarded

this article to my Representative to call it to his attention.

[tom_paine]

3. Inegeniously evil and callously cruel. In others words: 100% Bushie

Yawn. Evil is enjoying a revival f acceptance, and death is holdinghigh carnvial, though it's likely only a small warrmup compared to what is coming.

[salin]

6. I hope someone gives this a 5th rec...