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We need immigrants

Submitted 05-04-2012 under OPINION

Javier*, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, just got back from Guatemala 10 days ago. He had been deported a year and a half ago after he lost the case for his papers. Everybody knew he would come back. He is a noble man who would never abandon his wife and...

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Immigration is unjust

Submitted 05-04-2012 under OPINION

By: Jose L. Many Latinos living in the United States feel that some ICE police officers are unjust and unfair. They arrest undocumented parents and they don't care if they're separating families. All families deserve to be treated equally,...

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Family was separated by ICE

Submitted 05-04-2012 under OPINION

By: Estefany P. Ricardo Pablo, a 40-year-old father of three children, was pulled out of his house by immigration ICE. ICE came to his house on January 24, 2011, in the afternoon. ICE checked Pablo's background. ICE found out that he is...

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Death outside the United States

Submitted 05-04-2012 under OPINION

By: Carlos C. Marlo Martinez, a 28-year-old, died after being hit by a car in Honduras in October of 2011. It all began in Grand Rapids, MI. On a warm September afternoon, Martinez was arrested for drunk driving and put in jail. Because he was found...

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Unfair deportation

Submitted 05-04-2012 under OPINION

By: Araseli R. Ricardo Ramirez, a 39-year-old father of three children, was deported on a Sunday afternoon to Battle Creek, MI for being an illegal immigrant. When officersfound out that he was an illegal immigrant they sent him to Kent County Jail...

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Another immigrant deported

Submitted 05-03-2012 under OPINION

By: Dulce R. On July 20, 2011 at 9 p.m., a tragedy occurred in Grand Rapids, MI. Ruben Lopez, father of four children, was arrested at WalMart while shopping. Police officers did a standard background check, and learned he was undocumented. He was...

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Another gone

Submitted 05-03-2012 under OPINION

By: Daisy G. Early morning of December 27, 2011, a young man named José was driving to his fiancé Israyh's house when suddenly a car crashed into him from behind, which changed his life in an instant. He was about to begin community college in a...

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33-year-old man gets deported

Submitted 05-03-2012 under OPINION

By: Abigail R. On February 22, 2012, a man named Manuel Lozano was locked in jail for beating his wife in their car in front of their two children. This happened in Grand Rapids, MI. His wife called the police around 9:30 p.m.. They quickly arrived...

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Immigrants deported

Submitted 05-03-2012 under OPINION

By: Magaly C. December 14, 2011, a father with two children was living a happy, joyful life when suddenly something terrible happened to him. While being at home cooking, the police had gone to this house and asked him if the identification was him...

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Stop immigration

Submitted 05-03-2012 under OPINION

By Kenny R. Today's immigration laws should be changed. Many people that get deported lose the right to grow as a family. In some instances, mothers are expecting and the fathers will never see their unborn child. In the worst case, some...

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