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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: greenspirit who wrote (6280)	5/24/2000 9:11:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

The boy was an illegal alien. He was illegal when he was fished out of the water and brought here- he was "paroled" as are all Cubans who get to US soil- PAROLED because they are illegal (under the wet foot/dry foot rules) and as SOON as the parole was revoked he became illegal again- that is simply the law. You can SAY he wasn't an illegal alien, but that doesn't make it true. And if you bother to read the INS regs it will give you a much clearer picture of what happened here, and why it happened. I can think of lots of reasons why the the Miami "family" has not been prosecuted. Rioting in Miami would be at the top of my guess list. The righteousness of a position, and the grinding of the legal system have very little influence with rioting mobs- as was brought home ever so clearly after the first trial of the officers who had contact with the criminal Rodney King. There are several good websites with INS regs and case examples.

To: greenspirit who wrote (6280)	5/25/2000 4:17:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 9127

I didn't equate anything with anything. There was much handwringing on the thread at that time about the fact that armed federal agents had broken into a home. I simply pointed out that armed federal agents, specifically those of the INS, break into homes all the time. When the Miami relatives refused the order of the INS, which has pretty sweeping powers where non-citizens are concerned, they ceased to be law-abiding citizens. They probably could have been charged with something, but there would have been nothing to be gained by it, and it would not have been politically expedient. The sylum petition is a bit on the absurd side, and is certain to be dismissed, either on techinical grounds - the Miami relatives clearly had no standing to file on his behalf, and it is unlikely that an ALJ would find that a 6 year old has standing to file on his own behalf - or on substantial grounds - unless all current policy and precedent is ignored, he simply does not qualify for asylum. The asylum rules are designed to provide refuge for individuals who are placed in danger by their political actions or beliefs, not to welcome anyone who comes from a country that offers a lesser degree of freedom than the US. X has already dealt well with the illegal alien issue. Whatever the house was, it was not a normal environment. The child was being retained for the furtherance of a political agenda beyond his understanding, and was being exploited as a media tool. A crowd was often present around the house, and specific threats of resistance had been made.