more on the protest about illegal aliens last Saturday

KVAL
Springfield -

Saturday the Catholic Church of Saint Alice was the sight of a mobile consulate, where the Mexican Consulate offices based out of Portland hold a distribution of identifications to Mexican Citizens living here locally.

Mexican Consul, Fernando Sanchez and eight staff members from his Portland offices had more than 250 appointments for Matricula Consular identifications.

Sulem Miralrao has been living in Lane County 10 of her 16 years, she says her parents brought her here because they wanted a better life for her.

Even though she didn't make the choice to come here, like many of the immigrants we talked to, she primarily wants the identification so she can get a job.

But to get inside the church, she and the other immigrants had to pass about 50 protestors.

Roseburg Resident Ruby Finney says, "Our country is being taken away from us we have been invaded."

Rick Hickey with Oregonians for Immigration Reform says, "four years after 911 people can still come here with any documentation forged or other wise and get a drivers license."

Michael Sorondo with Centro Latino Americano says, "They're out there and they are implying that we're terrorists and that just because we have brown skin we're terrorists." no! it is because you are breaking the law and are here illegally!
But Hickey with Oregonians for Immigration Reform says illegal immigrants are cutting in line ahead of those who want to be here legally.

Meanwhile, the Consular said he had no idea what the immigration status of the attendees were.DUH! if they were here legally, than they do not need identification, they would not be at this event

The Mexican Consular offices out of Portland hold about 16 mobile events across the state each year.


I wanted to address Michael Sorondo's comment "they're out here in they are implying that were terrorists and just because we have brown skin were terrorist."

I really do feel for her and understand how she could feel that way.
What I would hope that she would understand is the effect that illegals are starting to have on this country.
We are watching services being offered to illegals that citizens are not being offered.
We are being denied jobs because we do not speak Spanish in our own country.
It is costing resources for health care and emergency services.
And most importantly, illegal immigrants are breaking federal law and cheapening the efforts of immigrants who have come here "legally".
I would think that Michael Sorondo would understand this point and encourage people to do the right thing.
But it does bring up a good question, what do we do with children whose parents brought them over here illegally. The children did not have a say in this and therefore become the victims. The parents actually did their children a disservice that the children must pay for. So do we send them back to their country or do we find a way to welcome them?

A good start would be, learn our language, not us learn yours