4-year-old Deported to Guatemala

I found this article on NYTimes.com and thought it brought up several interesting issues. I was quite surprised that this little girl's reentry back into the United States, where she is a legal citizen, became such a big problem.  I can't help but think that the resources that were used to handle the situation of this little girl could have been used elsewhere.  Is a 4-year-old really that much of a threat to national security?  And how did she get deported if she is a U.S. citizen?

There are also other issues at play here, besides the mistake of sending her to Guatemala unnecessarily.  If her parents are known to be illegal immigrants, why were they not deported to Guatemala?  How was the little girl identified as an "illegal?"  These questions point to the larger problems surrounding familial citizenship rights.  This little girl was separated from her parents for a relatively short amount of time, and the issue has, for now, been resolved.  But what happens to children whose parents are deported permanently?  Do they have the right to remain in the United States?  Do parents who are deported lose the right to care for their U.S. citizen children?  What are your thoughts?

Bill O'Reilly Explodes Over Illegal Immigration

While doing some research for the Immigration debate we had on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving break, I came across this video of Bill O'Reilly completely losing his cool on Geraldo Rivera. Most of us know how explosive Bill O'Reilly can get, but who is right in this case?

Both Geraldo Rivera and Bill O'Reilly make conclusive arguments for the two extreme sides. One good point brought up by O'Reilly is, the man who killed the girl was an illegal immigrant who had broken the law previously before, yet remained in the United States. Yet the only thing O'Reilly is doing is screaming to get his point across, which is getting him no where.

One point Rivera brings up is that the story is getting covered by news channels because the man who killed the girl is an illegal immigrant. Would the story still get as much coverage if it was just a citizen who was drunk driving?

What REALLY is the issue in this situation, is it drunk driving or illegal immigration, or maybe it is both?

I'll let yall watch and decide for yourself.