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Do you feel sorry for this dreamie?

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I'm not the only one going through deportation," Padilla said.

On January 2009, Padilla, 21, was arrested and charged for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and for driving without a license. Cook County transferred his case to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Padilla is on the verge of deportation and will be sent back to his country of birth, México; an order he does not want to follow. "Its unjust. I'm being penalized for entering the country illegally and without proper inspection," he said.

http://www.extranews.net/news.php?nid=4790

I don't feel sorry for him one bit. We all know driving without a license is risky, but driving under the influence on top of that? What a moron.

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hmm...sometimes you just gotta man up and take the consequence. Even if DREAM passes if he gets caught doing that he'll probably face the same consequences so this is unrelated to DREAM because he's pretty much blackballed himself now.

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Originally Posted by deftbeta (Post 125312)

He feels he can still qualify for the dream act even with the DUI. Here is a letter he wrote to Senator Durbin.

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The purpose for this letter is to ask you to intercede in my deportation proceedings. I was arrested for a DUI without a license and now face deportation. I was transferred to Cook County Jail from the District 8 police station. At Cook County Jail, I was handed over to immigration once I was identified as a citizen of Mexico. I understand that Chicago has been recognized as a sanctuary city, but I feel that my case shows that there is not much enforcement of this law. Once in custody of ICE, I was released with an ankle bracelet because I did not have a criminal record and because of the time that I have been in the United States. The issue with my case is that I do not have a qualifying relative that is a U.S. citizen. For that reason, there is no legal path to legalization for me to remain in this country. I feel that I have been a productive citizen to this country during my time here. I understand that the DREAM ACT is up for consideration in Congress. I ask that because the DREAM ACT has been proposed, that my deportation proceedings be put on hold, if not cancelled. I am being charged with not being entering the country legally with proper inspection. I feel that because I was 6 years old when this happened, that I should not be held accountable for this. I have taken full responsibility for my DUI case and I feel that this was one mistake that I committed, should not lead to my deportation. I consider myself American, but I have been identified as Mexican and penalized for it. I have been in this country for 15 years and have struggled to continue my education with what little I have.
I feel that I am not alone in this struggle. I ask that you intercede in the deportation proceedings of other undocumented students that face deportation because they are being penalized for entering the country illegally. This issue is potentially a threat to all undocumented students, in the sense that a traffic stop or any minor offense could lead to being handed over to the custody of ICE. Once again, I urge you to take action in this matter because the Dream Act, which you have taken part in proposing, can potentially be my path and the path for other undocumented students to legalization. I hope that you take this letter into consideration and take action in this matter.

http://www.examiner.com/x-2929-Chica...Senator-Durbin

He is even trying to play the race card there.

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I don't understand why he's blaming being brought here for his stupid irresponsibility. I just think in our situations we should try and avoid unnecessary problems.

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Hey, we're humans, we tend to fuck up every now and then.

Do I feel sorry for anyone? No

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Let he who is free of sin cast the first stone..

In all honesty, I just wish we were treated the same under the law. I dislike drunk drivers as much as the next guy (had 4 family members killed by one); but I just don't see how the guy has to be unduly punished.

on the other hand, he knew full well what commiting a crime in his legal situation would lead to.

Now demanding is just BS, he should be begging, not demanding.

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Driving without a License is risky enough and then he is under the influence, damn what a moron!!!!:confused:

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This guy should not have brought DREAM into all of this, its irrelevant. It's very selfish of him ... he has to be aware of the stigma placed on the undocumented and the damage this can cause (to DREAM's chances). It's as if he had not read it and known of its stipulations, "good moral character"...and if he did then he knew what he was risking.

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Its not the fact that he was driving without a license (which he shouldn't be doing in his situation), but we can at least understand that cause we know it can be frustrating, but to be DUI is just not smart and inexcusable. I understand everyone makes mistakes, but dreamers don't get chances to mess up like that, not fair, but thats reality.

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While it's unfair that he gets nailed because of his status as opposed to other people, I don't understand why a dreamie would drive intoxicated.