Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Governor Richardson Seeks Help for Immigrant

The Washington Post from last Friday, November 17, included a must-read article on Governor Richardson's efforts to assist an illegal immigrant currently taking refuge in a Chicago catholic church.

Excerpt:

Richardson has followed Elvira Arellano's case in news reports and considers her family's plight a "perfect example" of why immigration reform is necessary, his spokesman Jon Goldstein said.
Arellano, a former cleaning woman at O'Hare International Airport convicted of using a false Social Security number, has been in the church since August. Her 7-year-old, U.S.-born son, Saul, this week traveled to Mexico and successfully lobbied its Chamber of Deputies to call for the U.S. Congress to suspend the deportation of illegal immigrant parents of U.S. citizens.


"The Arellano case puts a spotlight on the danger of not acting on a comprehensive immigration plan," Richardson wrote Wednesday in a letter to Bush that was released by the governor's office Thursday. "Inaction puts our most vulnerable citizens _ the estimated three million American citizen children of illegal immigrants _ at risk."

The governor, whose mother is from Mexico, said that deporting Arellano will create a "terrible choice" for the family _ forcing the boy to leave his mother if he stays in the U.S. or "forfeit his right to grow up an American."

The Bush administration, of course, is refusing to treat the situation with any logical consideration. What immigration hardliners fail to understand is that by deporting parents of US Citizens they are breaking up families, creating a whole new class of orphans.

New Mexico has a better understanding of the immigration issue. We are a border state, a state that is only about 85 years old, and the border grew up around our people. Any viable solution to the immigration "problem" needs to show compassion for families.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Happy Birthday Governor Richardson!


I hope that you are having a great birthday (and still enjoying your early birthay gift of the election results!) I hope we are buying you a cake soon that looks like the White House!

A Photo from Election Night

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Workie-Work! Busy Bee!

Ok I have been doing some blog "housekeeping" today and found I had missed some new "...for Richardson blogs, so over on my blogroll you will now find several additions, including...Maine, Kentucky, Florida, Massachussets, and Virginians for Richardson.

Welcome all, my apologies for being so off my game, and please contact me for anything you need!

Cara

Meet "South Carolina for Richardson"

I would like to direct you to the newest member of the "...for Richardson" blog family, "South Carolina for Richardson." It is always fun to find a new blog dedicated to promoting the candidacy of my beloved Governor for the presidency in 2008. Thank you Ken Camp for finding the newest one! You are a great blog hunter!

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Got Milk?



Get your glasses of New Mexico's "New Favorite Drink" ready, tonight is the big night!

My blogger friends are gathered at the party PARTY and I will be live blogging from home on this site and Liberaltruthsayer. So stay tuned to LTS for all the updates on returns nationally, and to New Mexicans for Richardson for New Mexico news!