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Tags: deportation
Knowledge is Power!
“In Kansas, federal officials are investigating an Indian tribe for allegedly selling tribal memberships to illegal immigrants, along with the promise that the documents will protect them from deportation. By their spokesman’s own admission, the Kaweah Indian Nation has sold more than 10,000 memberships for prices starting at $50 and, according to some reports, as much as $1,200.
On one level, this is just one of many scams targeting society’s most vulnerable consumers. Its success underscores how desperate many undocumented immigrants are to legitimize their status in the United States.
On another, it is a powerful contemporary example of historical fact: Mexicans long have used and manipulated race to improve their social status.”
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