In L.A., coping with the threat of deportation – Advocates are urging illegal immigrants to make plans for issues such as bail, lawyers and child caretakers. From: latimes.com
Tagged: California, children, deportation, family, Los Angeles, parents, Raids, RSSPosted on: May 27th, 2008
Patricia Riso, a mother of two, has been in the United States illegally for more than 30 years. And although she has seen immigration authorities arrest co-workers at the factory where she sews garments, she has never been targeted and never dwelt on the possibility of deportation.
But after seeing TV reports of recent immigration raids, Riso is asking questions she previously avoided: Who would care for her children — U.S. citizens — if she were deported? And what about rent, bills and food for her children?
“We have to plan for these things so that a bad thing doesn’t become worse,” she said after attending a workshop that helps parents make family plans in case of deportation.”*
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