Immigration raid

I share my living situation with some illegals. These 18 and 19 year old kids have lived in California since their parents came here right after they were born. They grew up here, went to local schools speak "American" English but they have no legal standing.

They were shopping with their little brother who was born here and is thus a citizen when the younger 14 year old boy shoplifted a small item. The older girls were all charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and then one of the three girls was deported to TJ Mexico. She was back here the same day she was deported. She has lived her entire life in California. Why was one deported but not the rest of them? Who knows? The fact that she had a five month old son that is an American citizen made no difference to immigration or maybe that is why they deported her and not her other two friends that also got arrested with her. Did they know the 14 year old was shoplifting? They tell me they did not. Even if they did know he was shoplifting why is their treatment so arbitrary?

Lots of teenagers shoplift and then become fine citizens later on in life. It seems to be a stage of development many teens need to go through. I don't think it is fair or cost effective to do this deportation shuffle. It costs the State a lot of money and gets nothing in return. It is time the U.S. did another amnesty program for these unfortunate kids to make them legal tax paying immigrants instead of wasting so much money on the current merry go round system. One day other countries are going to start treating American citizens traveling abroad the same unfair way their citizens get treated here. Brazil is already doing that to travelers going there. I think that is fair. Be careful traveling abroad so that it doesn't get you in big trouble. Enjoy your travels. PURAVIDA