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[jmbran11]

I think part of the point of the article was that the U.S. will imprison children who have committed no crime. Yes, the documents of this family were forged, but that was probably a necessity. In the U.S. (I don't know about Canada) you have to physically be present to file for asylum, which means you have to get yourself into the country somehow to even apply. Usually, that requires some illegal action because those who can legally enter usually don't need asylum.

I can't stand people bashing the ACLU. They "advocate" many positions I don't agree with, but they are an organization whose sole mission is to protect the rights that America was founded on. Anyone who believes in the principles of the U.S. (like free speech) should be willing to defend them, even when it makes your stomach churn. The ACLU defends the rights of many people who could not otherwise afford to file suit, because most law firms won't get involved without a good pay day. And, in this case, I believe they are suing regarding the inhumane conditions at the federal detention center (whose inhabitants may not even have the right to sue with the ACLU's help due to their immigration status).

I would defend a pedophile on a Constitutional argument if I thought it meant protecting the liberty of the entire population. That doesn't mean I support pedophiles; it means I support the Constitution, and I want my grandchildren to have the same rights that I had.

[thepeel]

If a family breaks American law, are they supposed to set them free in the country cause they have a kid? These people were traveling on stolen/forged passports and are from IRAN. Just a slight security risk. Only a tad, eh?

If you break a law in a foreign country, you are at the mercy of their justice system. They should have known better. Canada should not help. If I got tossed in jail in Singapore, they would not help.

[jinju]

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[thepeel]

The term "alive" in the title is just fucked. Of course they are alive. I really hope that was IGTG's editorial spin, and not the headline from the paper.

Jinju, they help them and not others because this case falls on a nexus of anti-Americanism, sensitivity to islamic types and immigration. If she did not help, she would have been a Pro-Bush Islamophobic racist anti-immigration xenophobe. Canadian values at work.

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