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Old 08-06-2010, 12:26 AM
 
Location: Spokane via Sydney,Australia
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"I knew if I got accepted to an Ivy League school, it's showing the government and people who have anti-immigrant sentiment and all that that, hey, I'm here working really hard and I deserve for them to give me an opportunity because I've been very successful," she said.

just like ALL illegals seem to think we owe them something

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Felix said her dream to open a clinic in L.A. has motivated her to independently finance her Columbia University education without help from federal loans or grants, or the ability to legally make money from a job.
by using in-state tution (funded by Ca taxpayers) and working under the table...........as one commentator put it "guess she skipped the Ethics 101 class"

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"I always ask myself is it worth it," Felix said of her pursuit of a master's degree in an interview several months before her death. "You can graduate from college with your degree, but your degree isn't worth anything because you don't have a nine-digit [Social Security] number that shows you can work."
Immigration: Illegal Immigrant Students Attend Ivy League Colleges - ABC News
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Old 08-06-2010, 06:15 AM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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the death of the girls is really tragic, my heart goes out to the families and it sounds like they were two who had their heads on straight, but the fact remains, as you say, not paying into the system and taking indicates a lack of ethics.

Nita
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Old 08-06-2010, 07:40 AM
 
Location: Oklahoma(formerly SoCalif) Originally Mich,
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Well, Boo Hoo!

Their deaths could have been prevented. They were here illegally and driving without a license. Which was left out of their sob story.
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Old 08-06-2010, 08:35 AM
 
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So we are supposed be impressed if they barged in illegally and stole someone legal's college education? Ahem, NO. Save your tears.
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Old 08-06-2010, 09:03 AM
 
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Well, Boo Hoo!

Their deaths could have been prevented. They were here illegally and driving without a license. Which was left out of their sob story.
Where does it say they were the ones driving the car? Regardless of your political views, it's nice to see you taking a death so casually.

Btw, this is such an idiotic post, i didn't realize that U.S citizens and green card holders don't get into car accidents.
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Old 08-06-2010, 09:08 AM
 
Location: Maryland
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How is this even remotely relevant to the DREAM Act debate? They’re exploiting these deaths to try to garner support for illegal aliens, and it’s absolutely appalling. They aren’t dead because the DREAM Act hasn’t passed. They’re dead because they were involved in an auto accident.

Why don’t they feature the heart-wrenching stories of the thousands of U.S. citizens whose lives were cut short due to the failure of our pandering government to enforce our immigration laws? I’m sure at least some of the children and young adult victims of illegal aliens would have also had promising futures. Oh, that’s right; it would be racist to mention those deaths.
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Old 08-06-2010, 09:17 AM
 
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How is this even remotely relevant to the DREAM Act debate? They’re exploiting these deaths to try to garner support for illegal aliens, and it’s absolutely appalling. They aren’t dead because the DREAM Act hasn’t passed. They’re dead because they were involved in an auto accident.

Why don’t they feature the heart-wrenching stories of the thousands of U.S. citizens whose lives were cut short due to the failure of our pandering government to enforce our immigration laws? I’m sure at least some of the children and young adult victims of illegal aliens would have also had promising futures. Oh, that’s right; it would be racist to mention those deaths.


Well said!
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Old 08-06-2010, 02:44 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma(formerly SoCalif) Originally Mich,
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Where does it say they were the ones driving the car? Regardless of your political views, it's nice to see you taking a death so casually.

Btw, this is such an idiotic post, i didn't realize that U.S citizens and green card holders don't get into car accidents.
Driving or not, if they hadn't been here, they wouldn't have been in that vehicle.
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Old 08-06-2010, 02:47 PM
 
Location: Spokane via Sydney,Australia
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Anyone else notice that even though there were TWO girls in the story - the majority of the article was relating to the one with Mexican heritage? Who's racist now then?
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Old 08-06-2010, 02:47 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma(formerly SoCalif) Originally Mich,
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How is this even remotely relevant to the DREAM Act debate? They’re exploiting these deaths to try to garner support for illegal aliens, and it’s absolutely appalling. They aren’t dead because the DREAM Act hasn’t passed. They’re dead because they were involved in an auto accident.

Why don’t they feature the heart-wrenching stories of the thousands of U.S. citizens whose lives were cut short due to the failure of our pandering government to enforce our immigration laws? I’m sure at least some of the children and young adult victims of illegal aliens would have also had promising futures. Oh, that’s right; it would be racist to mention those deaths.
Why is it that we NEVER hear both sides of the story?
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