A Texas woman was arrested for failure to pay traffic fines, was kept in jail 16hours, and threatened with deportation because she had the same name and was the same race as someone who was an illegal immigrant. If her name was Jane Smith she wouldn't have had to worry about being deported.
What led them to believe that she was born in another country? She doesn't even speak Spanish. Of course she is of Hispanic descent so that must be the reason for them to think she was born in Mexico.
Of course, if she was of English descent they would have no reason to believe that she was born in England.
Like I said a Mrs. Smith wouldn't have to worry about being threatened with being deported to England.
No one would have contacted ICE nor would she have been threatened, questioned and generally made to fear for her safety if she was a white woman.
The words "artificial reasons" is a nice way of saying that she was of Mexican descent. What would have happened has this woman not been able to provide her birth certificate and social security card. She could have been deported to a country she had never been in, and where language she does not know is spoken. This woman's rights were violated. She was kept in jail and her freedom was infringed because she was of Mexican descent. That ICE could hold a U.S. citizen in jail against their will simply because they did not want to believe her when she said she was an American is barbaric.
She couldn't be telling the truth about being a U.S. Citizen!!! After all U.S. Citizens are white.
There was absolutely no reason for the police to believe that she was anything but a U.S. citizen other then she was Hispanic and that is why they checked her status with ICE. Had her name been Alicia Evans (like her sister) and had she been white they would not have checked her status. That is racism and it is wrong. Now if she had difficulty speaking English or was acting suspicious than the police might have had a reason to believe that she was born in a different country. It may be hard for some to accept this but it is what happened. Every person of Hispanic descent should fear being pulled over by the police if this is what is going to happen to them. All white Americans need not worry about the police BELIEVING THEY WERE BORN IN ANOTHER COUNTRY SUCH AS ENGLAND, FRANCE, ETC.
Maybe her sisters last name, Evans, should have sent up a red flag but of course even those Mexican with Americanized last names are liars. She couldn't be telling the truth and what is with those things we call Birth Certificates and Social Security Cards. Ms. Rodriguez said it well when she said, "I don't think it was an honest mistake,...There were many steps they missed and didn't follow up on." Carl Rusnok, of ICE, said, "we had a very good reason to doubt her validity." WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT REASON WAS. SHE WAS OF HISPANIC DESCENT. There as no other reason to doubt her validity and even if they did doubt her validity they should have taken extraordinary measures to determine her identity instead of keeping her in jail as long as they did (i.e., check her fingerprint). What would have happened if a hardened criminal decided to take a home-made knife to her and she died in police custody. OOPS, OUR BAD.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295456,00.html
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After booking her into jail, Arlington police contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to check her citizenship status, which Gilfour said is routine for all suspects believed to be born in another country.
What led them to believe that she was born in another country? She doesn't even speak Spanish. Of course she is of Hispanic descent so that must be the reason for them to think she was born in Mexico.
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"It demonstrates the dangers when people are perceiving immigrant status based on artificial reasons, and sometimes people do not have the training or expertise (to verify identities)," Perez said. "We're talking about everybody's individual rights."
The words "artificial reasons" is a nice way of saying that she was of Mexican descent. What would have happened has this woman not been able to provide her birth certificate and social security card. She could have been deported to a country she had never been in, and where language she does not know is spoken. This woman's rights were violated. She was kept in jail and her freedom was infringed because she was of Mexican descent. That ICE could hold a U.S. citizen in jail against their will simply because they did not want to believe her when she said she was an American is barbaric.
Rodriguez said she was then questioned over the telephone by an immigration official who warned her she could be charged with perjury for lying about her birthplace and other details. She was later told by a police officer that authorities didn't believe she was who she claimed to be -- but no one said they thought she was an illegal immigrant.
She couldn't be telling the truth about being a U.S. Citizen!!! After all U.S. Citizens are white.
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Rodriguez's sister, Deborah Evans, said she delivered a birth certificate and Social Security card Monday morning, first to Arlington and then to the Dalworthington Gardens station after her sister was transferred there. But Evans said officers at both stations told her repeatedly that her sister was going to be deported.
Maybe her sisters last name, Evans, should have sent up a red flag but of course even those Mexican with Americanized last names are liars. She couldn't be telling the truth and what is with those things we call Birth Certificates and Social Security Cards. Ms. Rodriguez said it well when she said, "I don't think it was an honest mistake,...There were many steps they missed and didn't follow up on." Carl Rusnok, of ICE, said, "we had a very good reason to doubt her validity." WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT REASON WAS. SHE WAS OF HISPANIC DESCENT. There as no other reason to doubt her validity and even if they did doubt her validity they should have taken extraordinary measures to determine her identity instead of keeping her in jail as long as they did (i.e., check her fingerprint). What would have happened if a hardened criminal decided to take a home-made knife to her and she died in police custody. OOPS, OUR BAD.
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Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295456,00.html