In land of opportunity, illegals created life of denial
To the editor:
In response to your Thursday article, "Father deported to Mexico leaves behind wife, six young children":
Too bad. The husband and wife illegally crossed our border, knowingly breaking immigration laws. They did this before they had these children, and now they want pity? It's the same old story: They had these kids as insurance against deportation.
The Mexican government would deport the whole family if there were an alike situation in Mexico. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't take the mother because the children were born here. But ICE is demonized because its agents enforced the orders handed down by an immigration judge.
This couple choose to disregard an immigration judge's orders to return to Mexico in 2001. I can't believe that these people didn't know about the deportation order, because the article stated that the Quezadas have been fighting deportation since 2001.
It's always the same old story: "These people are good, honest, hardworking people," blah, blah, blah. If people like the Quezadas are good and honest, why do they break the law and sneak into our country instead of seeking green cards to come here?
The article states that Raymundo Quezada is a cabinet maker. Maybe that job will now be available for an out-of-work American carpenter.
Corrine Michael
LAS VEGAS
Good parent deported
To the editor:
It was hard to believe the story told in your Thursday edition. A lady's husband was returned to Mexico by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leaving her with six children to care for.
With 17 million current deadbeat parents in this country, here was a family that wanted to stay together -- until ICE decided to deport the husband, using false circumstances, claiming that he was a "danger to the neighborhood."
They should have deported California's "octomom" instead of the father of these six children.
Jeannie Jackson
LAS VEGAS
Hola, welfare state
To the editor:
Thursday's Review-Journal provided another tug at the heartstrings. Raymundo and Baudelia Quezada entered the United States illegally 14 years ago, became gainfully employed and had six children. Most likely, Mr. Quezada regularly met all financial commitments and lived a relatively normal life. It is probably true that the children, U.S. citizens by birth, attend school and produce each according to his/her ability.
In the present circumstance, with Mr. Quezada now deported, Mrs. Quezada and their six children become prospects for the American welfare state, which begs some questions. Who was president 14 years ago when the Quezadas illegally entered the United States, and who was a Nevada senator when Mr. Quezada set up residence and gained employment in Nevada? Did his employer withhold all necessary income taxes, Social Security withholding and other legally mandated salary deductions?
Further, instead of setting the children up among the cradle-to-grave prisoners of the Democrat-endorsed welfare state, it might be timely to assess the employer who fraudulently (no excuses permitted) hired an illegal immigrant the future costs of the Quezada children to include, but not be limited to, housing, food, clothing, education and health care services.
As for Mrs. Quezada, herself an illegal entrant, her own upkeep is her responsibility.
What part of illegal don't people understand?
Robert S. Tobias
LAS VEGAS
Paying the consequences
To the editor:
We are a nation of laws, and no one is above the law. I was taught in life that when faced with a choice, consider the consequences and make a decision fully realizing that you are responsible for your actions.
Clearly Raymundo and Baudelia Quezada broke the law by entering the United States illegally 14 years ago, by their own admission. They continued to break the law by living in the United States illegally for 14 years.
Why was the photo of Baudelia Quezada and five of her six children on the front page of the Review-Journal's Nevada section Thursday? Is the intent of the article to illicit sympathy for Mrs. Quezada and her children because her husband was arrested and deported? They chose to break the law and are now paying the consequences.
I know people from Europe who made a different choice, followed the rules and waited in excess of seven years to immigrate to this country legally.
Tom Carpenter
LAS VEGAS
No obligations
To the editor:
Stop making the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents out as the bad guys (Thursday Review-Journal). They did their jobs and they did them quite well.
Let's remember that the Quezada family entered this country illegally -- they were the ones breaking the law. Their requests for a stay and hearings had all resulted in the same outcome: residency denied. The ICE agents are police officers doing a job that the majority in this country want completed.
I feel for the family, and the family should be given the opportunity to sell their home and move on. However, they are here illegally and we, meaning the United States and Nevada governments, can not and should not feel obligated to allow them to stay indefinitely.
Melvin Grimes
HENDERSON
