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"If Congress had done nothing to secure the border over the last two decades — if it had just left the border alone — there might be as many as 2 million fewer Mexicans living in the United States today, Massey believes. “If the United States had set out to design a dysfunctional immigration policy,” he wrote in 2007, “it could hardly have done a better job than it did."
- Crisis Contrived [Princeton Alumni Weekly]
Spotted in San Francisco, California. [source]

Spotted in San Francisco, California. [source]

"Two [undocumented] immigrants were shot and killed last night near Eloy after being “ambushed” by an unknown number of people in camouflage getup, police say."
- This happened last night in Pima Country, Arizona. I obviously need some confirmation but I’m going to go ahead and suggest that this is probably the result of one of those minute men/ “nativist” groups. 
latimes: Deported to Mexico, a father may lose his sons: His three boys are back in North Carolina, where foster parents want to adopt them. Social workers have expressed concern about reuniting them with their father. The North Carolina social workers have expressed concern about living conditions in Mexico, among them Felipe’s rural home, with a concrete floor and no running water, shared with an uncle and four other family members. They also note that Felipe has neglected to try to obtain a temporary visa to return to the U.S. Photo: Felipe and Marie Montes hold one of their three boys; their youngest was born after Felipe was deported to Mexico.

latimes:

Deported to Mexico, a father may lose his sons: His three boys are back in North Carolina, where foster parents want to adopt them. Social workers have expressed concern about reuniting them with their father.

The North Carolina social workers have expressed concern about living conditions in Mexico, among them Felipe’s rural home, with a concrete floor and no running water, shared with an uncle and four other family members. They also note that Felipe has neglected to try to obtain a temporary visa to return to the U.S.

Photo: Felipe and Marie Montes hold one of their three boys; their youngest was born after Felipe was deported to Mexico.

ICE Finally Gives Congress Data on Number of Parents Deported [Colorlines]

“As I wrote then, the federal government deported 46,486 parents of US-citizen children in the 6 month period between January-June 2011,” said Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines’ investigation reporter who filed the Freedom of Information Act request.

“The figure amounts to more than 22% of all deportations in that same period. The collateral effects of these deportations are mounting, and our investigation found that there are now over 5100 children in foster care whose parents have been detained or deported by federal immigration authorities.”

To read the report, visit the link.

"All vodka ads should be this informative…"
- Ernie at ShortFormBlog - Amen.
So, right in earshot of a journalist, a dude told L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to "go back to Mexico" while the mayor was visiting Sacramento. Seriously. →

Courtesy of shortformblog,

“Eh, he is a pissant,” the man said, proceeding to spew about how an “illegal alien” killed the son of a friend down in L.A., and how it was Villaraigosa’s fault. “He is a Mexican. That is what he claims. He is always defending illegal Mexicans and Mexico. … I have no qualms about saying anything to him.”

The fellow’s name is Davi Rodrigues. From where? “Right here in Sac,” he said. “I’m an American. Period.”

By the way, it’s worth noting that Villaraigosa (who’s been mayor of the second-largest city in the country since 2005) is a born-and-raised American citizen. Just like Mr. Rodrigues.

As this Absolut Vodka ad (now scientific tool) shows,

He is in Mexico! In all seriousness, Mayor Villaraigosa responded in a way that would have made any Mexican madre proud, he laughed and walked away. The Dave Rodrigues’ of the world don’t deserve a minute of your time, they’re what my mom refers to as una bola de pendejos. Although that’s a bit unfair to pendejos, tbqh.

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