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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 09:39 PM
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U.S. Has Agreed Not to Prosecute Undocumented Migrants Affected by Katrina
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB0CCP85DE.html

MEXICO CITY (AP) - The United States has agreed with a request from Mexico to not prosecute undocumented Mexican migrants affected by Hurricane Katrina who recur to U.S. officials for help, President Vicente Fox said Friday.

"We have agreed with the government of the United States that those who were not documented at the time will not be subject to any pressure or persecution whatsoever," Fox said during a government event Friday afternoon.

"In this way, they can receive help from the American authorities, they can approach the authorities to point out what they've lost and, above all, to ask for support."

Mexico estimates that about 40,000 Mexicans were living in Louisiana, the majority in New Orleans, which was devastated by the hurricane.

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12345 Donating Member (267 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 09:43 PM
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1. yeah, they'll just "shoot to kill"
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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 10:05 PM
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2. they'll get as much help as everybody else -- which is NONE (nt)
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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 10:05 PM
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3. Didn't the government make a similar promise after 9/11?
As I recall, they gave even the legal immigrants a hard time.
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rsmith6621 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 10:19 PM
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4. Isnt This Why CONDI Sould Be Back

In DC????????

Isnt this her job to do??????
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