tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post4541566480323437361..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: A mother trapped in the immigration meat grinderjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-64167086528282505922018-09-15T19:33:01.151-07:002018-09-15T19:33:01.151-07:00what is this call for and who is responsible for t...what is this call for and who is responsible for this causeLooksfishyhttps://looksfishy.com/best-electric-meat-grinders/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-61275153282958794032017-10-26T06:31:24.624-07:002017-10-26T06:31:24.624-07:00I agree that our immigration laws are selfish inte...I agree that our immigration laws are selfish intended to profit some at the expense of others. But this business of taking driving when drunk lightly is a bridge too far for me. Drunk drivers not only kill themselves but others. Our culture is finally cracking down on driving drunk, with very stiff penalties for those legally here too, but we should have a long time ago. We don't know how many times she drove drunk and didn't get caught. If she got caught this time because of driving behavior that means it was not safe in the mind of the officer who stopped her. Now if she just got randomly pulled over and she had low numbers, I might agree that it was unfair. I live where it's a big deal to have drunks on our narrow country roads. She was doing something that could have led to deaths. I drink... recently, it's been once in a while too much (yes, my doctor gave me a 'look' last time I had a check-up when he asked and I told him the truth). Whiskey is my drug of choice... but I don't drive when I do it and if I know I have to drive, I don't take that first shot. As a mother and woman here illegally already, she made a big mistake. Maybe compassion, depending on the state where she lives, will give her a second chance. I hope if she gets it, she takes drinking more seriously for her sake and that of others.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-37819457201091451222017-10-25T19:45:29.074-07:002017-10-25T19:45:29.074-07:00I guess I don't think we should be throwing aw...I guess I don't think we should be throwing away people who cleaned up their acts and suffered the penalties. The notion that this woman, for 19 years a contributing member of society who has raised citizen kids, should be summarily deported seems crazy cruel to me. A lot of people make mistakes. The U.S. needs to pass a sensible immigration law that recognizes that our failure for decades to deal with real people who do what they can to get by and the employers who like getting them cheap has created this legal morass. Mass deportations make harmless people scapegoats for our political failures.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-33383475371209946002017-10-25T17:12:38.340-07:002017-10-25T17:12:38.340-07:00I don't see these people as "other."...I don't see these people as "other." I can't put them out there for perusal and judgment.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-34428636800728662962017-10-25T07:37:52.701-07:002017-10-25T07:37:52.701-07:00I sympathize with her and many like her but this b...I sympathize with her and many like her but this business of driving when drunk, it's a choice she made. Get drunk. Don't drive. Too many have killed others with the loose attitude toward-- it's only a few drinks and i need to drive. Just lucky she got caught and not had the accident first. Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.com