Obama's aunt: US obligated to make her citizen

[theGinsue]

Well, I can't say that I haven't been expecting THIS!

Let's see if I have this right. She illegally lived in the U.S. for years; she lives in Public Housing (on taxpayers dime) and draws $700/month in disability but doesn't work and doesn't pay taxes and we are "obligated" to make her a citizen? Of course she'll get her wish but this pisses me off. Just another example of a broken Immigration Policy.

Obama's aunt says US obligated to make her citizen

BOSTON – President Barack Obama's aunt, who lived for years illegally in Boston before being granted asylum in May, said the United States has an "obligation" to grant her citizenship.
"If I come as an immigrant, you have the obligation to make me a citizen," told WBZ-TV in an interview that first aired Monday.
Onyango came to the U.S. from Kenya in 2000 and was denied asylum by an immigration judge in 2004. She was granted asylum earlier this year by the same judge who said she could be in danger if she returned to her homeland.
She said she had intended to return to Kenya but fell critically ill and was hospitalized. When she was discharged, she was penniless and lived in a homeless shelter for two years.
She told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview last December that she was paralyzed for more than three months because of an autoimmune disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome and had to learn to walk again.
"To me, America's dream became America's worst nightmare," she told the TV station in her first interview since being granted asylum.
It was after her illness, she said, that she was assigned public housing.
"I didn't ask for it; they gave it to me," she said.
She said she resented being used to attack her nephew, who has never intervened in her immigration case. "Don't drag my child into it," she said.
She said she feels as if she's been treated as "public enemy No. 1" since her residency status went public.
Onyango, the half sister of Obama's late father, still lives in public housing and collects $700 monthly disability. She doesn't work, but said she volunteers time at the Boys and Girls Club and with the Boston Housing Authority.

[Krasni]

Would save time if she'd just be run down by one of the illegal immigrants in Boston.

[Seamonkey]

I'm sure the medical care she would have received in her home country would have been much better. I'm curious, what happened to make it a night mare? Free medical? Free housing? Free money?

I was going to say if it's such a nightmare she's free to go home but "she'd be in danger". Maybe the U.N. will protect her...

[BigBear]

The US isn't ""obligated" to do anything for her, especially since she's "illegal".

If that's the case then the US is obligated to give me a personal trainer and gastric bypass surgery cause I'm too #$^& lazy and unmmotived to properly workout and stop sticking Big Mac's in my fat ass mouth.

[sniper7]

It would be a shame if they let her in, but if he can grant pardons to criminals I don't see why he can't grant citizenship to his aunt. maybe he will get her a job where she does something seemingly productive....

I would LMAO if a immigration reform bill went through and a part of it banned all known illegals from ever entering the country though

[cebeu]

Move her into the WH, she can share a room with Doh'bama's momma-in-law and enjoy everything citizenship has to offer at our expense.

[jim02]

Go listen to the interview with her, you will fall out of your chair.
http://wbztv.com/services/popoff.asp...ationName=WBZ&

Lets see if i did this correctly.

[Bitter Clinger]

The US isn't ""obligated" to do anything for her, especially since she's "illegal".

If that's the case then the US is obligated to give me a personal trainer and gastric bypass surgery cause I'm too #$^& lazy and unmmotived to properly workout and stop sticking Big Mac's in my fat ass mouth.

Ohhhh me too! Except the US is obligated to give me a 69 camaro because I don't save up money, I buy guns. What a duschett (sp?)!

[SNAFU]

The US isn't ""obligated" to do anything for her, especially since she's "illegal".

If that's the case then the US is obligated to give me a personal trainer and gastric bypass surgery cause I'm too #$^& lazy and unmmotived to properly workout and stop sticking Big Mac's in my fat ass mouth.

The United States is obligated,,,,to BOOT HER ILLEAGAL ASS OUT OF HERE!!!!

[HBARleatherneck]

12-20 million illegals they wont deport, osamas aunt will become a millionare but 2 Marines will be deported. WTF

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...33/detail.html

Decorated War Vets Face Deportation

-- Valente and Manuel Valenzuela can’t believe the Department of Homeland Security wants to deport them. The two brothers, who were born in Mexico but grew up in the U.S., are decorated war veterans, whose mother was a U.S. citizen.

Valente, 62, of Colorado Springs, told 7NEWS that he volunteered for the Army to avoid having to repeat 10th grade.

“They sent me to Vietnam,” he said, “after telling me they wouldn’t.”


Valente was awarded a Bronze Star for his bravery. He still has the scars to prove how difficult his job was.

“I have been dealing with post traumatic stress disorder for 42 years. I have Agent Orange on my hands,” he said. “My skin is discolored from Agent Orange from burying the canisters. I have bullet burns on my belly and have undergone three surgeries.”

Valente’s brother, Manuel, said he joined the Marines to avoid being drafted into the Army.

“We were in the jungle. It was hard,” Manuel said. “All you want to do is forget it.”

The brothers were stunned when they received letters from the Department of Homeland Security in 2009 informing them that they would face deportation hearings.

“It made me angry,” Valente said. “At first I wanted to go back to the International Bridge and burn an American flag and throw my medals back across the river. I was that angry.”

Then he and his brother decided to fight for their rights.

When asked why the government wanted to deport them, Valente said he had a domestic violence charge on his record from years ago.

Manuel said he too got into trouble and resisted arrest.

Both brothers believe their behavior may have been related to PTSD, which they are now receiving counseling for.

“I feel sick to my stomach that they’re going through this,” said attorney Mariela Sagastume. “They bravely served their country. They are war heroes. Who’s going to stand up for them?”

The attorney said that if the brothers are deported, “They will be stripped of all these resources, all the help, and they will be sent to a country they haven’t been to in decades.”

Sagastume told 7NEWS that both brothers crossed over to the U.S. as legal permanent residents in 1955.

“Because their mother was a U.S. citizen born in the U.S., they should have been issued citizenship,” she said. “I believe that an error was made.”

Immigration law was slightly different from 1941 to 1952 when the brothers were born.

The law then required the American parent to have resided in the U.S. for at least 10 years, five of those after the age of 16.

Sagastume said the brother’s mom met that requirement. “They lived along the border and she crossed over frequently,” Sagastume said. “We believe we can prove continuous presence here.”

“We are veterans and we are proud of what we did,” Manuel said. “It was hard during the war, but this is worse.”

Valente said he feels his government is being treasonous toward him.

“I feel my government has stabbed me in the back,” he said.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities declined to comment for this story, saying they have very strict privacy policies for individual cases.

Speaking generally, a public affairs officer with the Executive Office for Immigration Review said there are a variety of reasons why a deportation hearing might be initiated against an individual and that breaking the law is one of them.

Members of the American G.I. Forum in Denver believe the brothers are getting a raw deal.

The Latino veterans group is backing the Valenzuelas in their battle against Homeland Security.

“We have a good cause here and we’re not going to stop until everything is resolved,” said Vice Commander Russell Lopez of the Skyline chapter.

Fellow veterans will lead a rally in support of the Valenzuela brothers at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 29 in front of the new Immigration Court at 621 17th St.