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Iowa's top online-only news outletLatham: Congressional Postville Visit Will Offer Firsthand Glimpse into National Immigration Debate
Started by CIM Network · 10 months ago
U.S. Rep. Tom Latham is hopeful that an upcoming trip by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus into Postville will allow more people to witness the aftermath of the May 12 immigration raid in the community, and allow policy makers to have a better understanding of the human and economic tolls of such
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11 months ago
11 months ago
I am not clear on what Latham thinks about the immigration issue. He wants the "impact" to be understood, but does he condemn the tactics of the DHS, in Postville and elsewhere, and call for them to cease? How does he feel about the kangaroo court hearings engineered by DHS and the DOJ, as described in the New York Times and in the essay by a translator who was there? [See: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/07/14/...
Does he stand with the Bush administration and his nutjob colleague, Steve King, who has demagogued this issue relentlessly? Is he primarily concerned with the problems of the meatpackers? Or is this one of those rare Republicans who is equally concerned about the suffering of the Mexicans and Guatemalans who endured great risk and hardship to try to find work, only to be railroaded to jail by DHS, leaving their families to starve?
11 months ago
11 months ago
Any time you do something ILLEGAL, and have children, you have to know you may be caught and jailed, and therefore separated from your family.
If a poor family sells crack to make ends meet, should we legalize crack?! No, you will most likely go to jail, and be separated from your family.
How about if I go to a party, have a few drinks, and decide to drive home?! You better believe if I get caught, I will be paying dearly for YEARS to come, and it may separate my family.
I already know the consequences.
That is why I don't break the law, and separate my family.
I don't blame the police, my local government, or my mean country.
I'm glad these laws exist to help protect my family, and everyone else's.