Latinos: Martha Hernandez and Ana Suda were inside a convenience store in Havre, Montana. An agent of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection overheard them speaking Spanish and detained them in the store’s parking lot. He asked them where they were born. Ms. Hernandez was born in California; Ms. Suda in Texas. The agent demanded to see I.D. When they asked him why they were being detained, he said it was because they had Spanish accents.
If you think this is ok, review the 4th Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
Montagnards: They are the indigenous and mostly Christian people of Vietnam’s Central Highlands who supported the U.S. during the Vietnam War. They were often discriminated against even before they helped the U.S. After the war approximately 3000 took refuge in the U.S. Many settled in North Carolina.
Chuh A’s father, after nine years in a Vietnamese “re-education” camp, brought his family to the U.S. Chuh A was 14. Mr. A. formed a relationship with another Vietnamese immigrant brought to the U.S. when she was 4. Mr. A said he later made a bad mistake, and he spent three years in prison for selling ecstasy. Although this was his first conviction, he was eligible for deportation. He thought because he was a Montagnard, he would not be deported.
His wife and four children are all U.S. citizens. Mr. A was picked up by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in June 2016. After 13 months in custody, he was deported to Vietnam. His wife and children remain in the U.S.
Next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance, really think about what you are saying.
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