Blanca Cardenas, L.A. Mom Protesting the Foreclosure of Her Home, Deported to Mexico

They don't like or respect our laws. They like to use buzz words such as unfair, harsh, draconian etc.... They just like to follow their own rules and to hell with a nations laws.

Here, help yourself:  naca.com - they'll probably give you a good interest rate. 

Here, help yourself:  www.naca.com - they'll probably give you a good interest rate. 

Yeti wish he had picture, maybe provide you with handout of choice , nudge .

Now, you don’t need to own a home to be evicted, you can be renting a room, an apartment, a house, etc. and still be evicted for lack of payment.  I am sure you know someone whom this has happened to and I am sure you don’t think less of them because they lost their job, a source of income, maybe someone got sick, etc.  You don't know the full scope of this situation so it is easy for you to judge others. 

Many people purchase homes because they have the means to, others do it for investment purposes, etc.  Recently Obama was asking people, banks, and businesses to spend money to stimulate the economy.  He is making it easy for everyone to refinance homes in order to stimulate the economy.  This is just one example of how people, regardless of their legal status, help the economy.  Needless to say, circumstances change as time goes on.  The person in this article obviously had the means and guts to defy the odds and purchase the house.  For ten years they made payments on it – you can find the property history on redfin.com.  The couple filed for bankrupcy, this does not mean their debt would be wiped, the bank would probably negotiate with them or take the house, which they did (but the proceedings had not been completed).  If the bank had negotiated, the couple could still be paying and contributing to the economy. 

Regarding benefits, if she is illegal, she is not eligible because she does not have an SSN.  So what benefits is she taking from american citizens or residents?  Obviously, if they have the means to hire a lawyer to represent them with the housing problem and another one for immigration, they are not on wellfare. 

 Society rewards the careless, indolent, and addicted.  Sorry, you're too responsible.  But keep paying for those who aren't!

Once upon a time several US states such as California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of various other states belonged to Mexico.  Some argue that the territories were purchased by the US, others that they were sold by a corrupt Mexican president for personal gain and yetothers argue the US stole the territories.  You can read more about some of the story here if you are interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M....  However, what youdon’t find too much of is what happened to the people leaving in those territories when the US took over.  They must have suffered a great deal and I bet some lost their homes, their family and probably even their life while trying to defend everything they owned from colonizers claiming to own the land, etc.  In a similar manner, this is probably a good example of it, whether illegal or not, there are many people in the US whose homes were swept from under their feet due to the banks’ deceitful practices.  This is why so many people are protesting.

Many people purchase homes because they have the means to, others do it for investment purposes, etc.  Recently Obama was asking people, banks, and businesses to spend money to stimulate the economy.  He is making it easy for everyone to refinance homes in order tostimulate the economy.  This is just one example of how people, regardless of their legal status, help the economy.  Needless to say, circumstances change as time goes on.  The person in thisarticle obviously had the means and guts to defy the odds and purchase the house.  For ten years they made payments on it – you can find the property history on redfin.com:http://www.redfin.com/homes-fo..., you don’t need to own a home to be evicted, you can be renting a room, an apartment, a house, etc. and still be evicted for lack of payment.  I am sure you know someone whom this has happened to and I am sure you don’t think less of them because they lost their job, a source of income, maybe someone got sick, etc.  In this case, the lady was arrested because she was following council from her lawyer.  The lawyer had advised her not to relinquish the property and to allow herself to be arrested if it came to that; otherwise she would forfeitthe home.  This lady is not a criminal; she had legal documents in place, which law enforcement failed to review before they decided to arrest her.  When she was told she would be arrested, she did not resist, she allowed herself to be handcuffed peacefully.  She is married to an American citizen and was trying to legalize her status following normal legal procedures.  She already had and continues to have an immigration lawyer representing her.  Obviously, the immigration process is not a short one and complications such as this one only make matters worse.  Now, many argue the family should just go live in Mexico, but the family separation they are undergoing does not only affect the immediate family, they all have extended family here in the US who loves them as much as your family loves you.  Yes, they can go live in Mexico, and maybe they will, for all you know, they have never discarded that possibility, but obviously they would like to stay and are doing everything they legally can to do so.  They have taken a stand to defend their rights, she put her family and home on the line and her husband is doing everything legally possible for her return and for an audience before the court.  He has taken on the streets to protest in addition to working.  Many of the people commenting on this blog sound like they were fortunate enough to have been born in the US; you might not know how it is to live in other countries where there is violence, corruption, famine, etc.  It is easy to sit behind a computer and say “she deserves it”, without considering everything this and other families are going through or without putting yourself in their shoes.  Immigration is vicious, once they book you for the smallest thing, they will make it impossible for you to fix your papers, regardless if you have paid X amount of money in fees, forms, services, etc.  You can spend a small fortune trying to accomplish this, it is no easy feat – not to mention the time (years) to get some kind of a response.  However, in this case, the banks and immigration seemed to have made a mistake because of the way the deportation was handled.  Basically, it was an express deportation and her lawyer only had 30 minutes to submit paperwork on her behalf, which they did not even consider.  Someone affiliated to LA Weekly wrote “So -- despite ICE's promise not to deport mothers of small babies, spouses of U.S. citizens, etc. -- officers apparently felt Cardenas' inability to obtain citizenship made her a danger to the community.” Honestly?  Do you think this woman is a threat to national security or to the community in any way?  If you believe this to be true, then anyone’s mom is a danger to the community and we should have them all arrested.  C’mon, it istime to open our eyes and see that immigration is a part of this country.  The US has been importing scientists, refugees, etc. for ever and granting them citizenship, sometimes without knowing if they have a "true" criminal record in their countries.  I have personally seen some of the refugees who come in, are given humanitarian aid in the form of money, help them purchase homes (relocation expenses), and are given food stamps.  I would see them driving BMWs and stopping at Ralph’s with their food stamps.  Does is seem fair to you thatpeople like this are allowed into the country while others who have years here and are not a threat to any one and have families are being kicked out? If you want an example of an illegal immigrant who is truly a danger to our community, you can read about him here:  Dr. Ehab Mohamed has been living in California illegally since 2006 when his Egyptian visa was revoked by American immigration officials.  This doctor is under investigation for the death of one of his patients, who paid him $100,000 for a liposuction procedure gone wrong – the patient died.  He was only arrested because he was caught in a sting operation while trying to sell $20,000 worth of medical equipment which did not belongto him.  You can read more here:  http://losangeles.cbslocal.com... question is, why are you guys so angry with a lady that had paperwork in process, both to fix her legal status as well as to fight for her home?  Compared to the Dr. who killed a woman back in 2006 and was not arrested for it?  The man killed a woman and nothing happenedto him all this time!  He is still here, has been all this time!  He has not been deported, but was given the chance to trial, defense lawyer, etc.?  What will probably end up happening is that he will be found guilty, prosecuted and jailed God knows for how long.  Yes!, let’s keep the hard-core criminal and pay for a life-time jail sentence that will come out of our pocket over the person who was trying to become legalized and was actually making payments on her home until the bank took it from her illegally and had her deported without a fair trial.   I rest my case.

The term racist has little to no meaning when people such as yourself pull it out of their ying yang all the time.

There is absolutely NOTHING racist about wanting people to respect our laws. We as citizens have to abide by them, and so should immigrants. Illegal immigrants should not even be here. By being here at all, they've already broken several laws.

I urge you to study the case before you post comments.  Calling someone a criminal without fully knowing the details is irresponsible.  Everyone's case is unique so don't generalize/stereotype.   

 There was no crime committed here. Two small children just got separated from their mother in what was a doubtlessly terrifying ordeal. She was taken to Mexico and dropped off as though she were a wild animal, not a human being. You cheer the BANK? You are a sick individual.

In this case, the lady was arrested because she was following council from her lawyer.  The lawyer had advised her not to relinquish the property and to allow herself to be arrested if it came to that; otherwise she would forfeit the home.  This lady is not a criminal; she had legal documents in place, which law enforcement failed to review before they decided to arrest her.  The couple had filed for bankruptcy, which legally prevents any sale of the home until the bankruptcy proceedings are over.  When she was told she would be arrested, she did not resist, she allowed herself to be handcuffed peacefully.  She is married to an American citizen and was trying to legalize her status following normal legal procedures.  She already had and continues to have an immigration lawyer representing her.  Obviously, the immigration process is not a short one and complications such as this one only make matters worse.  People are protesting the way with which the deportation was handeled as well as deceptive practices by B of A.  You can read more about bank's deceptive practices here and about this non-profit that helps people.  Who knows, maybe even you can benefit from this:  https://www.nacalynx.com/nacaW...

Once upon a time several US states such as California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of various other states belonged to Mexico.  Some argue that the territories were purchased by the US, others that they were sold by a corrupt Mexican president for personal gain and yet others argue the US stole the territories.  You can read more about some of the story here if you are interested:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M... .  However, what you don’t find too much of is what happened to the people leaving in those territories when the US took over.  They must have suffered a great deal and I bet some lost their homes unfairly to colonizers claiming to own the land, etc.  In a much smaller scale, this is probably a good example of it, whether illegal or not, there are many people in the US who’s homes were swept from under their feet due to the banks’ deceitful practices.  Many people purchase homes because they have the means to, others do it for investment purposes, etc.  More recently Obama was asking people to purchase homes to stimulate the economy.  This is just one example of how people, regardless of their legal status, help the economy.  Needless to say, circumstances change as time moves forward.  The person in this article obviously had the means to purchase the house and for ten years they made payments on it – you can find the property history on redfin.com: http://www.redfin.com/homes-fo...Now, you don’t need to own a home to be evicted, you can be renting a room, an apartment, a house, etc. and still be evicted for lack of payment.  I am sure you know someone whom this has happened to and I am sure you don’t think less of them because they lost their job, a source of income, maybe someone got sick, etc.  In this case, the lady was arrested because she was following council from her lawyer.  The lawyer  had advised her not to relinquish the property and to allow herself to be arrested if it came to that, otherwise she would forfeit the home.  This lady is not a criminal, she had legal documents in place, which law enforcement failed to review before they decided to arrest her.  When she was told she would be arrested, she did not resist, she allowed herself to be handcuffed peacefully.  She is married to an American citizen and was trying to legalize her status following normal legal procedures.  She already had and continues to have an immigration lawyer representing her.  Obviously, the immigration process is not a short one and complications such as this one only make matters worse.  Now, many argue the family should just go live in Mexico, but the family separation they are undergoing is not just between them three, they all have extended family here in the US who loves them as much as your family loves you.  Yes, they can go live in Mexico, and maybe they will, for all you know, they have never discarded that possibility, but obviously they would like to stay and are doing everything they legally can to do so.  The way you speak makes it seem like you were fortunate enough to have been born in the US, so you might not know how it is to live in other countries where there is violence, corruption, famine, etc.  It is easy to sit behind your desk and say “she deserves it”, without considering everything this and other families are going through or without putting yourself in their shoes.  Immigration is vicious, once they book you for the smallest thing, they will make it impossible for you to fix your papers, regardless if you have payed X amount of money in fees, forms, services, etc.  You can spend a small fortune trying to accomplish this, it is no easy feat – not to mention the time (years) to get some kind of a response.  In this case, the banks and immigration made a mistake because of the way the deportation took place.  Basically, it was an express deportation and her lawyer only had 30 minutes to submit paperwork on her behalf, which they did not even consider.  Someone in the site wrote “So -- despite ICE's promise not to deport mothers of small babies, spouses of U.S. citizens, etc. -- officers apparently felt Cardenas' inability to obtain citizenship made her a danger to the community.” Honestly?  Do you think this woman is a threat to national security or to the community in any way?  If you believe this to be true, then anyone’s mom is a danger to the community and we should arrest them all.  C’mon, it is time to open our eyes and see that immigration is a part of this country.  The US has been importing scientists, refugees, etc. for ever and granting them citizenship, sometimes without knowing if they have a true criminal record in their countries.  I have personally seen some of the refugees who come in, are given money (humanitarian aid), help them purchase homes (relocation expenses), and food stamps.  I would see them driving BMWs and stopping at Ralph’s with their food stamps.  Is this fair to you? To me? If you want an example of an illegal immigrant who is truly a danger to the community, is this guy:  Dr. Ehab Mohamed who has been living in California illegally since 2006 when his Egyptian visa was revoked by American immigration officials.  This doctor is under investigation for the death of one of his patients, who paid him $100,000 for a liposuction procedure gone wrong – the patient died.  He was only arrested because he was caught in a sting operation while trying to sell $20,000 worth of medical equipment which did not belong to him.  You can read more here:  http://losangeles.cbslocal.com...My question is, why are you guys so angry with a lady that had paperwork in process, both to fix her legal status as well as to fight for her home?  Compared to the Dr. who killed a woman back in 2006 and was not arrested for it?  The man killed a woman and nothing happened to him all this time?  He is still here, has been all this time?  He has not even been deported.  I rest my case.

 Just so we're clear, immigration is not a criminal issue, according to U.S. laws, and rightly so. It is an administrative issue, meaning it is more about documentation than it is about criminality. People like to act like undocumented immigrants are criminals, but they are not. They are out of compliance, but immigration from Mexico is a humanitarian issue. Not a criminal issue. Go back to Nascar now.

 Bankers broke the law too. They created the financial and foreclosure crisis and no one has been charged for these crimes, NO ONE!

Heather!!  Shut up you moron!  Nothing unfair or harsh about protecting the soverign borders of our country!  Those that wish to visit have a perfectly good legal means to do it!  If you come home and find an unknown person in your house, would it be just so harsh and unfair to throw them out?  You MORON! 

Thank God for the congressmen who had the courage to pass such a law. We need more like it.