Immigrants face hurricane dilemma
"I don't want my wife taken away from me," said Pacheco, 37, a legal U.S. resident from Mexico, who works for a cable company. His wife, who he asked not be named, is not a legal resident. "What choice do I have?" he said. "I'll stay." Border Patrol agents are becoming increasingly involved in emergency evacuations. They will be present during evacuations as backup law enforcement officers to assist local and state officials. Agents interviewed evacuees from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and also during last year's California wildfires, leading to some deportation hearings, a practice not seen in decades, said Cecilia Muñoz, of the National Council of La Raza a Washington-based Hispanic advocacy group.
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I do not feel sorry for them at all. If they are in my country illegally then they should be sent home. What do you think will happen to someone who was found to be living in their countries illegally? I bet you would not be treated as nicely as we treat our illegals.