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Vigil calls for justice
World Refugee Day prompts protesters outside Hutto facility
By Amanda DeBard
Rustem, 10, Nebil, 9, and Hamde Weber, 5, are among hundreds of men, women and children who protested the facility in Taylor, Texas on Saturday, in honor of World Refugee Day. The boys' mother, Aziza Weber, has been detained at the Hutto center for eight months. T. Don Hutto has become controversial because protesters say it's inhumane to lock up families and illegal to imprison children. "Our mommy is in there," Hamde said. "They came early in the morning and took her while we were asleep," Rustem said. Weber left Somalia 15 years ago to seek asylum in the United States. The boys now live with their father. Saturday's event was sponsored by Amnesty International, an international human rights advocacy group. The event marked the 10th vigil at Hutto since September 2006 and the second this month. Hutto, a former prison for "hardened criminals," now houses "other-than-Mexican" immigrants and their children as they await the outcome of immigration hearings, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. These immigrants were caught crossing the Texas-Mexico border or were arrested in factory and residential raids. Some are there because their attorneys didn't file their immigration paperwork on time. The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely.
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Tommy Jefferson
posted 6/25/07 @ 7:20 AM CST
If we had a one-world socialist government, we wouldn't have national borders. Without national borders billions, more people would be free to move to north America from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. (Continued…)
Ed Weirdness
posted 6/25/07 @ 10:03 AM CST
It's ridiculous to assert that our immigration laws separate families any more than any laws separate families. Car thieves, tax evaders, indeed, even politicians who are incarcerated, are separated from their families. (Continued…)
BuckInTexas
posted 6/25/07 @ 11:10 AM CST
When are certain people going to get their righteous, left wing brains into a reality check? The word illegal is the operative term for all these immigrants. (Continued…)
Nick Hudson
posted 6/25/07 @ 12:57 PM CST
When we talk about policy and the politics of what's happening, we miss the main issue, and the main reason the protest at Hutto was held-- there are children in prison. (Continued…)
Nick Hudson
posted 6/25/07 @ 1:03 PM CST
When we talk about policy and the politics of what's happening, we miss the main issue, and the main reason the protest at Hutto was held-- there are children in prison. (Continued…)
nhudson35
Nick Hudson
posted 6/25/07 @ 1:06 PM CST
When we talk about policy and the politics of what's happening, we miss the main issue, and the main reason the protest at Hutto was held-- there are children in prison. (Continued…)
nhudson35
Nick Hudson
posted 6/25/07 @ 2:16 PM CST
I don't want amnesty. I want everyone wants-- fair and sensible immigration reform. We can't deport 11 million immigrants in this country. We need a legal path to citizenship for the hard-working immigrants in the US and the 29,000 that are enlisted in our military right now. (Continued…)
Ed Weirdness
posted 6/25/07 @ 3:25 PM CST
What is extremely short sighted is to suggest that simply because illegal aliens have children, they should not be punished. They've already taken clear advantage of America's largess, so it makes little sense for tax payers to fund "foster homes" for the children of illegals. (Continued…)
Ed Weirdness
posted 6/25/07 @ 3:40 PM CST
Simply saying we can't deport 11 million (my how it seems the numbers are falling) illegal aliens doesn't make it a fact. Pragmatically speaking, if we eliminate the jobs and benefits magnet, sanction employers, and enforce our existing immigration laws, there wouldn't be a need to deport anywhere near that number. (Continued…)
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