Paterson Rewards Redemption With a Pardon

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Source: Nina Bernstein, The New York Times

Gov. David A. Paterson announced on Saturday that he had pardoned a man whose rise from poverty and street crime in Chinatown to success as an information technology executive was about to end in deportation.

The case of the man, Qing Hong Wu, who immigrated to the United States legally as a child, had drawn support from many, including the judge who sentenced him to a reformatory in 1996 and promised to stand by him if he redeemed himself.

“Qing Hong Wu’s case proves that an individual can, with hard work and dedication, rise above past mistakes and turn his life around,” Mr. Paterson said of the pardon, which will stop deportation proceedings against Mr. Wu and could open the door to American citizenship.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/nyregion/07pardon.html

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1. Heartwarming.

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2. k & r n/t

[Moosepoop]

3. Good on Gov. Paterson.

This was a good decision. K&R

[Renew Deal]

4. Well, Patterson has done one thing right

Can he quit now? :shrug:

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5. I am so happy for this man. Thank the Judge who kept his promise

Good ending to a potentinally terrible story.

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6. The article needs to be read to fully understand the circumstances

My initial response was that a Governor does not have the authority to stop deportation of its citizens. Then I read the article.