Here He Goes Again!

You will recall a week or so ago my displeasure with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and a statement she made portraying certain groups of citizens as possible terrorists. I understand she has fired whoever wrote the speech she read…she ought to be fired for not reading it before she was in front of a camera. Now I have another beef with DHS/ICE. You may recall my son-in-law, Eulalio, voluntarily left the States and returned to Mexico last January. A few days ago I was issued a notice that I must bring him to St. Louis for deportation or lose the bond that was posted. Let me first say I cannot imagine the paperwork shuffle involved with the federal government…it’s bad enough being part of the UMC! But, when I called a representative of DHS/ICE saying that I had a copy of their form signed by the Mexican Consulate stating that/when he had returned, she politely replied, “I am sorry, the hearing to revoke bond will go forward until we receive our copy from the Mexican Consulate.” I do not know how I got a copy before they did…I really don’t care, but I’ve got to tell you that it seemed to me as if they were more concerned with keeping the bond money than resolving the issue. After a lengthy conversation, she finally agreed to let me mail her a copy of the form and she would look into the matter. We have a tremendous problem with illegal immigration here in the USA, and I do not have the answer, but adding frustration to the process will only defeat us.