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And don’t let the door hit ya…

Posted 20 Aug 2007 in illegal immigration

On second thought, scratch that. I hope the door does hit her in the ass on the way out.

Immigration Activist Arrested Outside L.A. Church
(AP) LOS ANGELES An illegal immigrant who stayed in a Chicago church for a year to avoid separation from her 8-year-old son, a U.S. citizen, was arrested Sunday and being processed for deportation.

Elvira Arellano, who arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday after leaving her sanctuary to campaign for immigration reform, was arrested around 1:30 p.m. outside Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church where she had been speaking to reporters, said the Rev. Walter Coleman, pastor of Adalberto United Methodist, the Chicago church.

Arellano was “being processed for removal to Mexico based upon a deportation order originally issued by a federal immigration judge in 1997,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a news release.

Immigration activists promised protests and vigils to support her.

Well there’s a shocker.

“We are sad, but at the same time we are angry,” said Javier Rodriguez, a Chicago immigration activist who worked with her. “How dare they arrest this woman?”

Yeah, how dare American immigration officials actually enforce the law?! How dare they force this criminal to obey American law?!

Arellano, 32, has become a symbol of the struggles of illegal immigrant parents and a source of controversy. She had said Saturday she was not afraid of being taken into custody by immigration agents.

“From the time I took sanctuary the possibility has existed that they arrest me in the place and time they want,” she said in Spanish. “I only have two choices. I either go to my country, Mexico, or stay and keep fighting. I decided to stay and fight.”

She forgot her other choice. Go back to Mexico and come back through the system legally. Apply for citizenship and get in line. Oh, and learn English, thank you very much.

Someone cue the “But what about her child? How can you split up a family?” tripe.

At an afternoon news conference in Los Angeles, Arellano’s son, Saul, hid behind Coleman’s wife, Emma Lozano, and wiped away tears. Lozano said she is the boy’s legal guardian.

“He’s taking it better than we thought he would,” said Lozano, the head of an immigration rights group in Chicago.

Just so we’re clear, her son was born while she was here in this country illegally. She knew what she was doing when she gave birth. He should not be considered an American citizen and should be sent back to Mexico with his mother. This whole “anchor baby” garbage must stop.

Arellano came to Washington state illegally in 1997. She was deported to Mexico shortly after, but returned and moved to Illinois in 2000, taking a job cleaning planes at O’Hare International Airport.

She was arrested in 2002 at O’Hare and convicted of working under a false Social Security number. She was to surrender to authorities last August.

Pardon me for asking, but WHY THE F*** WAS THIS ILLEGAL ALIEN NOT DEPORTED BACK IN 2002 when she was arrested for being in this country illegally for the SECOND time?!!

I’m just glad to see that the law is finally being enforced and this scofflaw is about to be sent packing. Now, if we can only do this a few million more times…

She sought refuge at the storefront church on Chicago’s West Side Aug. 15, 2006. She had not left the church property until deciding to be driven to Los Angeles, Coleman said.

I just hope the church leaders will be held accountable for their part in Arellano’s crimes, as well as the impact this very public case will have on encouraging future lawlessness by illegal immigrants.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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