Americans wrongfully deported.

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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/07/25/nr.lemon.americans.deported.cnn?hpt=T2

Researchers say that every day, an American is wrongfully deported, and some worry the problem could get worse.

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http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5842f802d3/born-in-east-la-from-cheechandchong

[Doktor Howl]

I can't wait for the AZ laws to take effect.   

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I can't wait for the AZ laws to take effect.   

Exactly.

In a drive to crack down on illegal immigrants, the United States has locked up or thrown out dozens, probably many more, of its own citizens over the past eight years. A monthslong AP investigation has documented 55 such cases, on the basis of interviews, lawsuits and documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. These citizens are detained for anything from a day to five years. Immigration lawyers say there are actually hundreds of such cases.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30180729/

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Rachel Rosenbloom, a professor from Northwestern School of Law who is an expert in immigration law, said that these cases are more common than many think. Rosenbloom told CNN that with the new Arizona law coming into effect, we may see even more American citizens wrongfully deported.

Legal representation is not provided for those who are accused of illegal immigration during a deportation case.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/report_hundreds_of_us_citizens.html

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

thats pretty fucked up, IMO.

The main targets of this will be legal hispanics and blacks, too poor to hire a lawyer and subsequently its racist and elitist bullshit.

oh and some of the comments on that last list made me want to 

There colud be some decent trolling opportunities to be had there.

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

Wonder how long before some reporter get's his or herself deported and blows all of this apart?

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

Wonder how long before some reporter get's his or herself deported and blows all of this apart?

now that would be an awesome piece of investigative journalism.

[Doktor Howl]

Wonder how long before some reporter get's his or herself deported and blows all of this apart?

now that would be an awesome piece of investigative journalism.

Which means it will never happen.

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

Wonder how long before some reporter get's his or herself deported and blows all of this apart?

now that would be an awesome piece of investigative journalism.

Which means it will never happen.

Yeah once I thought on it, I pretty much figured that.

We'll just have to hope they deport the "wrong" citizen who can get the press needed to fuck shit up, after they get back to the states.

Or if we get lucky there is some journalist out there who still believes in the truth..... nevermind....  my stupidity.

[Apikoros II]

I made a post simply repeating what the Good Doktor Charley Brown already mentioned and then realized his link went to the same place... So, I will add it is not bad for Cheech Marin's later works.

[Jenne]

I repeat from another fread--check out what's happening in Nebraska.  AZ was only the tip of the paraoiac iceburg...unfortunately.  I'm hoping it's a "trend" and will blow over.

But it's a faint, small hope at that, and I'm breathing freely with no breath held back.

[Requia ☣]

Wonder how long before some reporter get's his or herself deported and blows all of this apart?

now that would be an awesome piece of investigative journalism.

Which means it will never happen.

Yeah once I thought on it, I pretty much figured that.

We'll just have to hope they deport the "wrong" citizen who can get the press needed to fuck shit up, after they get back to the states.

Or if we get lucky there is some journalist out there who still believes in the truth..... nevermind....  my stupidity.

Anybody with enough power to get the press on their side wouldn't be wrongfully deported.  The System Works for anybody well connected enough to get their voice heard.

[Jenne]

...till it doesn't.  Even the mighty can fall.  *has seen it happen*  And sometimes, SOMETIMES, shit can change.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I repeat from another fread--check out what's happening in Nebraska.  AZ was only the tip of the paraoiac iceburg...unfortunately.  I'm hoping it's a "trend" and will blow over.

But it's a faint, small hope at that, and I'm breathing freely with no breath held back.

No, I think we're just going to see more and more of it, particularly in the Southwest. We can thank the Tea Party movement for pushing public opinion to a ridiculuous place.