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Army Vet Faces Boot From U.S.
Posted by FoM on April 06, 1999 at 08:34:01 PT
Source: New York Daily News
Newly discharged from the U.S. Army, strapped for money and looking for work, Rafael Ramirez eagerly agreed when a Washington Heights pal offered him cash for a long-distance driving trip.
Ramirez had no idea he was embarking on a journey that nearly a decade later threatens to exile him to the Dominican Republic, his home until he immigrated to the U.S. in 1970. The 35-year-old father of four is now one of thousands of legal immigrants who face automatic deportation under tough new federal laws aimed at terrorists and foreigner felons.The fateful job offer landed Ramirez in federal custody on a minor marijuana charge. Click on the link above for the whole story!
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