Few have sympathy for plight of Arellano
On Friday, the Sun-Times asked readers whether they thought Elvira Arellano's move to avoid deportation by taking sanctuary in a West Side church would have any effect on immigration laws. Here's what you thought:
Of 665 respondents:
605 (90%) said "No"
60 (9%) said "Yes"
Instant Messages:
"I want to go to Mexico and steal somebody's identification and be there illegally. Then I would need the Mexican government to give me free vouchers so I can get food. And, oh yes, I need to have a child as a pawn.
"Also, I would speak out against the Mexican police and government. Then finally, I need a church to hide in. I know the corrupt Mexican police will understand my situation, right? PLEASE! The face in the paper only makes people want her out of this country even more." Daniel
"I continue to follow this story with disgust and contempt for Elvira Arellano and others who birth children in the hopes of gaining a free ride to citizenship, social services and draining the taxpayers of America.
"Arellano's multiple illegal entries as well as her criminal activity once she entered the U.S. speaks volumes in terms of her lack of ethics, character and why she is unworthy of citizenship or motherhood for that matter.
"She is no Rosa Parks, she is not a civil rights figure but the equivalent of a low grade pimp. The U.S. has enough of its own leeches, pimps ...illegitimate babies and illiterate citizens, we do not need Mexico's masses of corrupt, 3rd-grade educated masses adding to the demise of our country and usurping the 14th amendment which should by the way be rescinded."
Bonita
"Elvira Arellano is a liar and a law-breaking foreign criminal that had a child merely to anchor herself into the United States like millions of other foreign criminals. She gets no support from me and I believe she is just a troublemaker working for Mexican organizations." Diane