Illegal Alien Writes Dear John Letter to America: I'm Leaving You, And You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone

This upsets me so much I sure hope other illegal aliens don't self-deport to teach me even more of a lesson. My bleak little heart just couldn't bear it!

The Washington Post has published another one of their heartwrenching testimonial pieces designed to elicit sympathy for illegal aliens and highlight how terrible the Trump administration is. This one has a twist, however. Rather than featuring some illegal who is found and deported, separating them from their family, this is a goodbye note from an illegal alien who voluntarily decided to go back to Mexico along with his parents and siblings.

The author is Ariel Rodriguez, who is described as, "a freelance journalist living in Mexico City." Of course, that’s a rather recent update. For the past ten years, he was attending school and getting a degree in journalism from an American university, working a variety of jobs and just, you know… being an American (of the "undocumented" nature). The title of the piece sets the tone for the entire farewell letter… Undocumented and disillusioned, I decided to leave America. This loss is mutual.

By the way: I keep hearing about the plight of illegals, and how they have no home whatsoever to return to.

But then, I also hear they have fifty cousins back home they need to use "family reunification" to bring to America.

If they have so many family members they're so close to they must use chain migration to re-unite with: How can it be claimed they have no other home in the world?

And this guy -- funny, seems this guy has rather little difficulty just up-and-going back to his actual home.

Seems his plight isn't as plightful as I was previously assured.

posted by Ace at 03:28 PM

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