Make me 'peace' envoy to U.S., Elvira begs Mexican prez

[WifeOHunkyJohn 2]

Make me 'peace' envoy to U.S., Elvira begs Mexican prez

BY NANCY DILLON and BILL HUTCHINSON

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Thursday, August 30th 2007, 4:00 AM

A Mexican mother whose deportation and separation from her American-born son highlighted the cruelty of U.S. immigration policy wants to be allowed back into the country as a "peace ambassador."

Elvira Arellano, 32, has asked Mexican President Felipe Calderon to appoint her to the special post, enabling her to be reunited with her 8-year-old son Saul.

"What I'm asking for is a diplomatic visa so that I can be an ambassador for peace and justice because I'm not a terrorist and the United States can't continue treating undocumented migrants as terrorists," Arellano said yesterday.

Calderon asked his foreign secretary to "look into the situation" and approach U.S. authorities on Arellano's behalf.

Her son told the Daily News that he misses his mother terribly. "I'm proud of her," said Saul, who is living with a legal guardian in Chicago. "She might be able to help other families."

Saul said he was looking forward to visiting his mother in Tijuana, Mexico, tomorrow. "It's hard that I can't be with her," he said. "I need to tell her I'm okay."

Arellano, who had lived in the U.S. for years as an undocumented worker, became a cause célèbre this month when she was booted from the country.

She and her son were granted sanctuary in Chicago's Adalberto United Methodist Church for a year to avoid deportation. But immigration agents nabbed her when she left the church Aug. 19 to speak at an immigration-reform rally in Los Angeles.

Supporters of Arellano have portrayed U.S. immigration officials as cold-hearted for telling her she could take her son back to Mexico with her.

She was arrested in a post-9/11 security sweep in 2002 and later convicted of using a bogus Social Security number to land a janitorial job at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

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[John & Annie 0]

Make me 'peace' envoy to U.S., Elvira begs Mexican prez

BY NANCY DILLON and BILL HUTCHINSON

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Thursday, August 30th 2007, 4:00 AM

A Mexican mother whose deportation and separation from her American-born son highlighted the cruelty of U.S. immigration policy wants to be allowed back into the country as a "peace ambassador."

Elvira Arellano, 32, has asked Mexican President Felipe Calderon to appoint her to the special post, enabling her to be reunited with her 8-year-old son Saul.

"What I'm asking for is a diplomatic visa so that I can be an ambassador for peace and justice because I'm not a terrorist and the United States can't continue treating undocumented migrants as terrorists," Arellano said yesterday.

Calderon asked his foreign secretary to "look into the situation" and approach U.S. authorities on Arellano's behalf.

Her son told the Daily News that he misses his mother terribly. "I'm proud of her," said Saul, who is living with a legal guardian in Chicago. "She might be able to help other families."

Saul said he was looking forward to visiting his mother in Tijuana, Mexico, tomorrow. "It's hard that I can't be with her," he said. "I need to tell her I'm okay."

Arellano, who had lived in the U.S. for years as an undocumented worker, became a cause célèbre this month when she was booted from the country.

She and her son were granted sanctuary in Chicago's Adalberto United Methodist Church for a year to avoid deportation. But immigration agents nabbed her when she left the church Aug. 19 to speak at an immigration-reform rally in Los Angeles.

Supporters of Arellano have portrayed U.S. immigration officials as cold-hearted for telling her she could take her son back to Mexico with her.

She was arrested in a post-9/11 security sweep in 2002 and later convicted of using a bogus Social Security number to land a janitorial job at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

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Hopefully the US will deny that diplomatic Visa

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

"What I'm asking for is a diplomatic visa so that I can be an ambassador for peace and justice because I'm not a terrorist and the United States can't continue treating undocumented migrants as terrorists," Arellano said yesterday.

would someone tell that stupid #### that terrorists don't get deported?

[perfect 39]

After everything she has done, if she succeeds in this, it will be a huge travesty.

She should have done things legally in the first place.

They should tell her to get in line and apply for a visa the same as everyone else has to. She should not get any special treatment in my book.

[kim&james 0]

And again, it is her own choice to be separated from her son... he can always go there...

Im really beginning to get annoyed with this woman..

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Abandons her kid and now she wants to be a diplomat

How come her eyebrows are missing, Is she sick?

[Addie_Goodvibes 0]

Since when do federal criminals get privilages to freely pass through our border.

[Fandango 1,439]

I stopped reading at

highlighted the cruelty of U.S. immigration policy

fffffffffs

[almaty 19]

i doubt if she get any support from anyone here.....and i doubt the president of mexico will give here the time of day..publicity seeking..soon, sister lisa, you can read her book

[Fandango 1,439]

i doubt if she get any support from anyone here.....and i doubt the president of mexico will give here the time of day..publicity seeking..soon, sister lisa, you can read her book

THIS Deano, is the reason why I support no anchor babies being granted citizen status.

Oh, and I wrote an email to the writer to tell them what a stupid chopfcuk she is.

[almaty 19]

i doubt if she get any support from anyone here.....and i doubt the president of mexico will give here the time of day..publicity seeking..soon, sister lisa, you can read her book

THIS Deano, is the reason why I support no anchor babies being granted citizen status.

Oh, and I wrote an email to the writer to tell them what a stupid chopfcuk she is.

good for you...i admire folks who take a stand and then do someting..like writing the letter to the writer...

[mawilson 2,133]

THIS Deano, is the reason why I support no anchor babies being granted citizen status.

Lisa, the babies are not being granted citizen status - they are born citizens.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

That makes it official, I guess. She is not interested in the plight of illegal immigrants. She'd have a much bigger job with that where she is right now. But that's not what she is about. She's just about her own fcuking self. Whatever. I can't take a mother seriously that abandons her child for her own potential gains.

THIS Deano, is the reason why I support no anchor babies being granted citizen status.

Lisa, the babies are not being granted citizen status - they are born citizens.

But they don't have to be. I think that's what Lisa is saying. And I tend to agree.

[Fandango 1,439]

That makes it official, I guess. She is not interested in the plight of illegal immigrants. She'd have a much bigger job with that where she is right now. But that's not what she is about. She's just about her own fcuking self. Whatever. I can't take a mother seriously that abandons her child for her own potential gains.

THIS Deano, is the reason why I support no anchor babies being granted citizen status.

Lisa, the babies are not being granted citizen status - they are born citizens.

But they don't have to be. I think that's what Lisa is saying. And I tend to agree.

Yep, that's what I meant....I shouldn't have been VJing during a sales meeting

[isleta521 5]

Doesn't she already have an automatic mandated 10 yr ban? Is she trying to loophole around this via acquiring diplomatic status? If so, I doubt it will fly.