Family Values

I guess the family that gets deported together stays together, or that broken families are better than “broken borders” or whatever. Kay Bailey Hutchison supposedly represents the State of Texas, but she seems to be in a state of confusion.

Stace Medallin, at Dos Centavos, writes that

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison voted to hold up debate on the immigration proposal citing her concerns that children would not be sent back with the heads of household.

Hutchison announced she would seek to alter the bill to mandate that illegal immigrants go back to their home countries before gaining legal status.

Under the proposal, that requirement only applies to heads of households seeking green cards and a path to citizenship.

So, lets get this right. The heads of families, who are supposedly supporting those families, and some of whose members were probably born in the U.S. is supposed to uproot the WHOLE family, take them back to wherever and then re-immigrate the entire family. In about 13 years maybe. By which time the kids will be teenagers, meaning it’s a lot harder to learn a second language (assuming the kids weren’t deported to Ireland or somewhere… in which case they’ll still be speaking with a “foreign” accent).

Or, just deport the family bread-winner. This seems to be a popular move with the right-wing set. You know, the people who fret over fatherless families, and children of broken homes.

Okie-dokie.