i understand that is a possibility

but it still remains that they are not legal residents

thus do not get to be called by the states name for a resident of that state

nor be considered a resident till such time they become legal

Good, maybe she'll go back to Mexico and tell them how she was treated here.

most of the illegals that i know, while they don't necessarily own homes...have been living in their residences for quite some time. i know several that have been in one residence for about ten years.

many others are establishing themselves in the community as we speak.

well any way you slice it ,it was sick to forget a human being you were responsible for.if this was a cat ,people would be all up in the responsible party's kool aid.

illegal or not, i feel its cruel, she is still a human being.

well any way you slice it ,it was sick to forget a human being you were responsible for.if this was a cat ,people would be all up in the responsible party's kool aid.

that's EXACTLY my point.

first and foremost, this is a WOMAN, a human being...who was treated like freaking crap by our system.

that's EXACTLY my point.

first and foremost, this is a WOMAN, a human being...who was treated like freaking crap by our system.

not disagreeing with this

but breaking the law should not lead to

any kind of financial gain

she is in the country illegally and

selling pirated cds

sorry she had a bad few days

but what would happen if a us citizen did this in her country

with no food, drink, bathroom...

http://ap.thecabin.net/pstories/state/ar/20080311/255818636.shtml

Perhaps the media is embellishing, too? She broke the law, is illegal, pays no taxes.....but HEY! Let's pay her for her rotten experience in the American justice system. That would never happen to an American prisoner in a Mexican prison!! I had a friend who was jailed for two years in a Mexican prison. Have you seen what THEY drink? Urine would be a refreshing alternative. He was beaten, remained in the same clothes for months......slept on a disease ridden dirt floor. He went there after crossing all the legal channels necessary. She snuck in, then committed at least one crime we know of..........but, hey, I want my tax dollars to be used to provide her restitution. I can't afford braces for my kids and have no dental coverage, yet mobile dental services are available at no cost to them, and the service drives right to them. Our healthcare system sucks, our economy sucks, the borders are a joke.....but let's keep being the bleeding hearts that other countries look to for hand outs before ridiculing and condeming us or flying planes into our structures.