tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939701534526595538.post3264039284772554324..comments2023-04-27T04:54:28.176-05:00Comments on Fourteen months, four countries, and three kids - Tales from the Field: Deportation takes father away from his two small childrenTanya Golash-Bozahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939701534526595538.post-53779936829148199862009-10-25T17:07:27.531-05:002009-10-25T17:07:27.531-05:00I just stumbled across this blog, and can't wa...I just stumbled across this blog, and can't wait to read more. Immigrants are treated in the most dehumanizing of ways, and having their stories told is important. The ignorance of everyday joe-american is astonishing to me.<br /><br />I will marry my fiance in three weeks, who took a Voluntary Departure after being in the US for 12 years -- smuggled in by older family members at age 14 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939701534526595538.post-33840869158494334752009-10-22T20:16:46.666-05:002009-10-22T20:16:46.666-05:00RiPPa: The US is way behind the curve on this one....RiPPa: The US is way behind the curve on this one. In the EU, countries are obliged to consider the impact of deportations on family life. (Amazingly, in the UK, a Bolivian was granted relief from deportation because of his cat!!). That is a bit extreme, but it shows how some countries take family life seriously. Another example of how "family values" have a very specific meaning in Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939701534526595538.post-23538151131591571312009-10-22T19:56:20.460-05:002009-10-22T19:56:20.460-05:00There is a definite need for immigration reform. A...There is a definite need for immigration reform. And it is my opinion that in the cases where undocumented immigrants are parents of U.S. citizens that they be given some special consideration. What good does it do to society at large separating families as it has been happeneing for quite some time now?RiPPahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876723972974044402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939701534526595538.post-27280370510027280752009-10-22T16:54:34.884-05:002009-10-22T16:54:34.884-05:00Randal,
I have read it, as well as several of her ...Randal,<br />I have read it, as well as several of her other books. She is a one of my favorite writers! The story of her uncle is such a tragedy.<br /><br />Thanks for your encouragement! I am working on finishing up my interviews here in Guatemala.Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939701534526595538.post-9831643654476433722009-10-22T16:36:26.995-05:002009-10-22T16:36:26.995-05:00Have you read Edwidge Dandicat's Brother I Am ...Have you read Edwidge Dandicat's Brother I Am Dying?<br />This story reminds me of her beautifully written and haunting memoir. Keep doing what you are doing.Randal Maurice Jelksnoreply@blogger.com