Cor Bosman

    >Originally posted by NOLA_Dave
    >> Wow, this group is
    >really jaded. I know what she did was illegal but jeez, you think it's
    >proper to enforce the law in this case? I surely hope none of us ever
    >become immigration officers...


    >I don't understand where you
    >get the jaded from but both before and after my years dealing with
    >immigration for my husband, I have always had the same opinion. You
    >break the law, you pay the price when caught. The fact that the mother
    >chose to break the law and subsequently marry and bring a child into
    >the world does not mitigate her actions. The issue of her child having
    >to return to Panama with her if she chooses not to leave her USC child
    >with its USC husband falls squarely on her shoulders. If the law is to
    >be fair, it should be applied to all and not just a few who pull your
    >heart strings.

You are assuming everyone is as knowledgable about the world of immigration
as you are. People often have no clue about rules and are living their
lives as best as they can. You see it everywhere. They didnt know they
had to file for taxes. They didnt know they needed that insurance. And
you know what, most of the time, they really dont.

You are probably breaking a dozen laws just sitting in your chair reading
this. You never knew.

Im not saying they should bend the rules for someone, but I really wish
people would use the 'it's the law and they should have known' thing less.

Cor