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Why Deportation is Wrong
by PrYSM
posted 1/6/05
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Over 50% of Cambodians with deportation orders are the main income earners for their families so deportation push families further into poverty.
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Most Cambodians with deportation orders arrived in the U.S. between the ages of 2-10 years old, andhave lived in this country for over 20 years; they speak limited Khmer and are not used to the culture of Cambodia. Some deportees were born in refugee camps in Thailand and the Philippines and will be deported back to a country that they actually never set foot in. How will they communicate and survive in Cambodia?
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Most Cambodians with deportation orders have little or no family left in Cambodia. Who will support them?
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Cambodians with deportation orders are NOT criminals. They have already served their sentence in prison, became detained under INS custody (sometimes up to 5 years), and are now released under supervision. Deportation is punishing refugees three times, for small, non-violent crimes.
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Before 1996, a deportable crime was murder or rape, or any crime with a sentence of over 5 years in prison. 1996 laws lowered the standard for a deportable crime, knocking the sentence down to 1 year. Now, small crimes such as shoplifting, possession of marijuana, and even driving while intoxicated are deportable offenses.
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Current immigration laws are the most anti-immigrant in all of U.S. history. Now, even immigration judges have no power to stop deportation. Judges have no power to look into how deportees may have changed their lives around. As a result, peace-makers, community-leaders, and great role models are being deported.
