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It's sad to see a young LDS person begin adulthood in dishonesty. She would be much better off returning to her native England and applying for a student visa to return on legal footing. I've heard that student visas can be granted in as little as 3 months. Imagine the burden that could be lifted from off this young woman, knowing that she is here legally, without fear of being caught and deported.
It seem cruel to me that the state would openly encourage these young illegals who are transitioning from involuntary illegal status to choosing to remain illegals once they reach adulthood.
It also doesn't make sense to take precious tax-dollars and subsidize the education of illegals who cannot work here without breaking the law. I'm not aware of a right-to-work exemption offered to illegals who open their own business.
My son-in-law is from England. He came here legally and has done quite well without the fear of breaking the law.
My work has been taken over (forcefully) by illegal aliens and I now face an uncertain future because of illegal aliens undercuting the local wage rate.
Enough talk! Time for a call to arms and solve the matter the way George Washington did.
When government officials wants to be seen as having solutions to all problems, then all problems, even those caused by individuals' actions or inactions, become problems CAUSED by the government that the government has responsibility to solve. To talk about personal responsibility or the law is seen as simply uncompassionate and cruel.
How can you take away something that shouldn't have been there in the first place?
When our elected officials act like disfunctional parents, solving problems that citizens (or in this case not even citizens) brought on themselves, they we get disfunctional children (opps, citizens). I want a government that will protect me from others, not one that will kiss every fall-down booboo.
She is a criminal so treat her like one. Deport this chick and prosecute any accomplices at the school for hiding her.
Back to my friend. She remarried about a year ago to another US citizen. This may help her get citizenship quicker, but she is still on a waiting list. In the interim, without a green card, she can't get a social security number. And without a social security number, she can't get a green card. The fact that she doesn't have a social security number has made it impossible for her to be added to her new husband's health insurance.
It is in OUR interest to provide a tuition break for all residents of the state. Education pays dividends, both to the student and our society. Their parents ARE paying taxes that pay for this help for students. Why do we allow ourselves to become polarized into thinking this "defends" our country when it does not!
And why should illegals (of any color) get a tution break? Our children sure don't! Make a dollar too much and they can't even get student loans.
For a great example look at this girl (& others), then see the story about the family from India, that runs the hotel business in Green River. They were deported since they were following the rules, leaving behind their boy to run the family business.
If you are here illegally,(no matter what race, color, creed, gender, shape, religion, etc.), don't ask for special favors, don't act like it's the governments fault, don't act shocked when you can't get a job, just get busy on finding a way to comply with the law, become legal & you are welcome here in the melting pot.
AIMHO
It is not right to punish the child for the sins of the father and mother. This child should be eligible for citizenship in a world of fairness. Should the U.S. remain unfair? If these children are not educated, they will not resort to self employment, they will resort to crime to survive. Desperate people do desperate things.
Don't even try to use the founding fathers to back up your claims. Their actions were just as rebellious and illegal, if not more so than the majority of these immigrants just trying to make a better life for themselves.