flynn23 wrote:
] well, they were illegal. Frankly, it's about time that the INS
] actually did their job of policing non-citizens.

Decius already made the point, but I'll reiterate: They weren't illegal. The rules simply said if you were between certain ages, from certain countries, and had entered the country after Sep. 30, 2001. That's it. You could be on a student visa, tourist visa, no visa, it doesn't matter.

They handed out flyers to this effect on the UC Davis campus in Sacramento, CA. I have a friend who is a student there who received one and sent a copy via e-mail.

It's quite likely that legitimate students (and others) here with legitimate visas made legitimate mistakes (not sending a change of address by accident or ignorance) and were put in jail.

Personally, I call that a terrible injustice and reflective of a right-wing reactionary government that's tottering on the brink of fascism.

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