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Picturesque ends, sets new record

Submitted 05-02-2012 under OPINION

This spring's Picturesque gallery was open for submissions during the entire month of April, asking people to share Signs of Spring. We left it wide open and the responses made it clear what "Spring" looks like to the people of Grand...

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Another dream shot dead

Submitted 05-02-2012 under OPINION

By Noemi G. On a summer afternoon, 27-year-old Juan Lopez was pulled over for having loud music coming from his automobile. Police completed a background check there and police learned that Juan Lopez was an illegal immigrant. Juan Lopez was...

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Child labor unfair

Submitted 05-02-2012 under OPINION

By Jo-Ann T. Most American children spend their school year getting an education, but some children do not. These children are the lost generation of learners. They are the children of immigrant parents. They spend their school days working in the...

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Ripped off dream

Submitted 05-02-2012 under OPINION

By: Manuel L. Many children cross the border every year. They seek the opportunity to reach their dreams. They want to acquire a job such as an engineer, lawyer or doctor. But so many immigrants are deported each year. And many of them are children...

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Immigrant deported to Guatemala and killed

Submitted 05-02-2012 under OPINION

By: Daniela P. Santiago Garcia, a 36-year-old father of two children, was deported to Guatemala in January of 2011. It was 8 p.m. when the cops went to get Santiago at his house. Santiago spent three weeks in Battle Creek, MI, then to Kent County...

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Dreams of graduating in America crushed

Submitted 05-02-2012 under OPINION

Ravon M. The dream of an 18-year-old boy, Juan Rodriguez, of graduating high school in America, is crushed. Juan lived in Wyoming, MI. He wanted more than ever to finish high school and go to college. He wanted to be a construction worker. He was an...

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Deportation affects family

Submitted 05-02-2012 under OPINION

By: Gerardo G. Hilario Gamboa, a 45-year-old male was deported back to Mexico. He had just left his six-year-old son's birthday party on June 20, 2004. After he left the Chicago birthday party was when trouble started. Soon after leaving the...

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Public not happy with government

Submitted 05-01-2012 under OPINION

By: Omar V. It was around 4:30 p.m. when immigration broke into our neighbor's house. They detained the dad of the family, then they removed the mother from the home. Both parents were sent back to Guatemala. A couple of weeks later, the mother...

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Unjust act

Submitted 05-01-2012 under OPINION

By Darla R. Lalo Rodriquez, father of three children, was deported in July of 2009. He was a lovely father and husband. He was a man that would do anything for his family. He was about to go to work, and around 3 p.m. he walked out of his house. The...

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Children born in the U.S. have a brighter future

Submitted 05-01-2012 under OPINION

By: Lluvia P. Statistics show the average teenage American citizen has a brighter future than the average teenage immigrant. The United States is a country full of opportunities. Immigrants often don't have the same opportunities as citizens....

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