(How's this for compassion?) Missing Soldier's Wife May Be Deported

[babylonsister]

http://www.nbc11.com/news/13534579/detail.html

Soldier's Wife May Be Deported
Jimenez Missing Since Unit Attacked By Insurgents

POSTED: 3:59 am PDT June 20, 2007


BOSTON -- The wife of a soldier missing in Iraq could face deportation, her lawyer told a television station.

Army Spec. Alex Jimenez, who has been missing since his unit was attacked by insurgents in Iraq on May 12, had petitioned for a green card for his wife, Yaderlin, whom he married in 2004, Boston's WBZ-TV reported Tuesday.

Their attorney, Matthew Kolken, said Yaderlin illegally entered the United States from the Dominican Republic in 2001. Her husband's request for a green card and legal residence status for her alerted authorities to her situation, Kolken said.

The attorney said his client would not be eligible for a green card under normal circumstances, but he is seeking a hardship waiver for her. If she were to have to leave the U.S., she would have to wait 10 years before reapplying.

"I can't imagine a bigger injustice than that, to be deporting someone's wife who is fighting and possibly dying for our country," Kolken told the station.

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[chelsea0011]

1. For all the hardcore immigration Republican candidates,

this would be a great topic for thier next debate. They can't make exceptions for her without making exceptions for all. I'd love to see Mitt Romney (user of illegals for his lawn work) try to explaing his support for hardline immigration law but what to do with this wife. It would be entertaining.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. This has been up several hours and has NO votes??

Howard Dean just told us this at Take Back America and the boos were resounding. And yes, louder than the boos for Hillary this morning:)

[babylonsister]

5. Yea, whattup with that? Did you hear that Kerry came to the rescue? nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Yes just saw that

[EFerrari]

3. Oh, geeze.

:mad:

[Atman]

4. If she'd simply swear allegiance to the Republican party, she can stay.

But those damned imm'grunts...they tend to vote Democrat. Can't have that now, can we?

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