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<DIV>And were he in Idaho, or Texas, or Arizona (God Forbid) he’d be on his way
to jail or Mexico. </DIV>
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<DIV>Sue H. </DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kjajmix1@msn.com
href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">keely emerinemix</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:37 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=thansen@moscow.com href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom
Hansen</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Student Leader is Undocumented
Immigrant</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Shame
on the insipid, weak coward who sent an anonymous email to expose this young
man's status. That person should be ashamed of himself -- whereas Ramirez
has nothing whatsoever to be ashamed of, and a great deal to be proud
of.<BR><BR>The story confirms this: As a 22-year-old college student, it's
not likely that he crossed over without papers in the four years since becoming
a legal adult. Obviously, he came over as a child or an adolescent and not
a legally responsible moral agent. To condemn or, God forbid, criminalize
this enterprising young man is obscene. And while I understand the myriad
reasons undocumented adults choose to bring their children to this country with
them, and I will not condemn anyone solely for doing so, it's evident that even
if there were moral culpability here, it's not Pedro's.<BR><BR>The DREAM act is
one of the most humane, reasonable, intelligent -- I'd even say God-honoring,
for any Christians reading -- pieces of legislation ever conceived in the United
States. In fact, I think it embodies the very highest promise of this
nation, and its non-passage should outrage all of us. Sadly, it won't,
which is a sad reminder of how the reactionary politics of today is fueled less
by intelligent debate than by fear, hate, and cowardice.<BR><BR><FONT
color=#8064a2><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3><FONT
face=Verdana>Keely<BR>www.keely-prevailingwinds.com<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR><BR><BR><BR>>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:18:28 -0800<BR>> From: thansen@moscow.com<BR>>
To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> Subject: [Vision2020] Student Leader is
Undocumented Immigrant<BR>> <BR>> Courtesy of today's (November 18, 2010)
Spokesman-Review.<BR>> <BR>>
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Student leader is illegal immigrant<BR>> Recently upheld law permits
enrollment<BR>> <BR>> FRESNO, Calif. – The popular student body president
at California State<BR>> University, Fresno has publicly revealed a personal
detail he long sought<BR>> to keep secret: He is an illegal
immigrant.<BR>> <BR>> Pedro Ramirez, 22, previously told campus
administrators in confidence<BR>> that he was concerned about going public
with his immigration status after<BR>> winning the top post in student
government.<BR>> <BR>> But that changed Tuesday when the Collegian, the
newspaper at the largest<BR>> university in California’s prolific farming
region, disclosed his status<BR>> after receiving an anonymous
e-mail.<BR>> <BR>> “I don’t want this issue to be about me,” Ramirez told
the Associated<BR>> Press Wednesday. “This is a big, big issue that should
have been addressed<BR>> a long time ago. My goal is to bring awareness to
that.”<BR>> <BR>> Ramirez was expected to appear Friday at a campus rally
in support of the<BR>> federal “DREAM Act,” which would create a path to
citizenship for young<BR>> people living in the country illegally who attend
college or join the<BR>> military.<BR>> <BR>> Ramirez, who has a dual
major in political science and agricultural<BR>> economics, came to the U.S.
with his family from a small community in<BR>> Jalisco, Mexico, when he was
3. He went on to become valedictorian of his<BR>> high school class in nearby
Tulare County, where he prepared for his “long<BR>> road in higher
education,” according to his website.<BR>> <BR>> He said didn’t know he
lacked proper immigration papers until high school,<BR>> when he told his
parents he planned to join the military before applying<BR>> to college and
they told him he wasn’t a citizen.<BR>> <BR>> “It’s a relief that I was
able to come out in the open because I’ve been<BR>> holding this for several
years, and hearing stories from other students<BR>> who have gotten deported
or moved because of the fear,” said Ramirez, who<BR>> hopes to open his own
business or become a civil rights attorney.<BR>> <BR>> Ramirez said he is
paying for college through private scholarships that<BR>> don’t ask about
residency status and odd jobs such as mowing lawns.<BR>> <BR>> He is
enrolled at Fresno State under a state law that allows undocumented<BR>>
immigrants who have attended a California high school for three years to<BR>>
pay in-state tuition at public colleges. The state Supreme Court this
week<BR>> upheld the statute, which applies to an estimated 25,000
students.<BR>> <BR>> ------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Pedro
Ramirez, Student Body President of Fresno State University.<BR>> <BR>>
http://media.spokesman.com/photos/2010/11/18/ramirez1118_t620.jpg<BR>>
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<BR>> The DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors
Act)<BR>> would benefit students who are currently undocumented in the United
States<BR>> of America. The Dream Act is based upon earned legalization. The
DREAM Act<BR>> is education for our future generation of leaders. Please
Support the<BR>> DREAM ACT of 2010.<BR>> <BR>>
http://www.facebook.com/DreamAct2010<BR>> <BR>> Seeya round town,
Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>> "The
Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<BR>>
and the Realist adjusts his sails."<BR>> <BR>> - Unknown<BR>> <BR>>
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