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They launch campaign against undocumented student in EU
10/14/02
The producer of a [radio] program in the United States offered to make a "citizen arrest" of an outstanding undocumented Mexican student to give it to the authorities if they give information him on his whereabouts.
"They are looking for It and people are inflamed. The expectations are that sooner or later, (Jesus) Apodaca will be located ", indicated in an official notice [Les] Blenkhorn, producer of the [Sunday] program "Show of Terry Anderson", of open antiimigrante tendency.
Blenkhorn urged to the public to that they inform to him on the whereabouts of the immigrant to travel to where is (the student) to make a "citizen arrest" and to give handcuffed it before competent authorities.
Apodaca, outstanding undocumented student of 18 years who entered the United States next to his family when he was 12 years old, acquired notoriety after the newspaper Denver Post published its case.
The undocumented student explained in the article of the metropolitan newspaper that was disabled to continue its university studies because its migratory situation would force it to pay colegiaturas [tuition] for very high foreigners outside its possibilities.
After reading the article an anonymous benefactor offered to cover the cost with the first semester of the studies of the migrante.
Nevertheless, the Republican [Congressman from] Colorado, Tom Tancredo, communicated with civil employees of the Service of Immigration and Naturalization to ask to them if they did not think to stop to Apodaca.
The notoriety that acquired the immigrant forced it to disconnect its telephone and to along with change of address its family.
"The Show of Terry Anderson", tendency antiimmigrant and that transmits its signal at national level all Sundays from California, sent when finding out the case a campaign to ask for the public in general who provides information on his whereabouts.
The case of Apodaca generated debate national between those who considers that it must be deported because entered in illegal form the country and those that think that it showed to be a valuable student and for humanitarian reasons must be authorized to remain in the country.
The federal senator by Colorado, Horseradish tree [Ben] Nighthorse Campbell, presented/displayed a law project recently so that Apodaca and its family obtain a special permission of permanent residence.
According to unofficial numbers, near 60 thousand undocumented students they graduan every year of preparatory estadunidenses, nevertheless, many of them cannot continue university studies due to the high colegiaturas [tuition] that must pay.
Original Spanish text
Emprenden campaña contra estudiante indocumentado en EU
El productor de un programa radiofónico en Estados Unidos ofreció realizar un "arresto ciudadano" de un destacado estudiante mexicano indocumentado para entregarlo a las autoridades si le dan información sobre su paradero.
"Lo están buscando y la gente está enardecida. Las expectativas son que tarde o temprano, (Jesús) Apodaca será localizado", señaló en un comunicado Les Blenkhorn, productor del programa dominical "Show de Terry Anderson", de abierta tendencia antiimigrante.
Blenkhorn instó al público a que le informen sobre el paradero del inmigrante para viajar a donde se encuentre (el estudiante) para realizar un "arresto ciudadano" y entregarlo esposado ante autoridades competentes.
Apodaca, destacado alumno indocumentado de 18 años que ingresó a Estados Unidos junto a su familia cuando tenía 12 años, adquirió notoriedad después que el diario Denver Post publicó su caso.
El alumno indocumentado explicó en el artículo del rotativo que estaba imposibilitado de continuar sus estudios universitarios debido a que su situación migratoria lo obligaría a pagar colegiaturas para extranjeros muy elevadas fuera de sus posibilidades.
Tras leer el artículo un benefactor anónimo ofreció cubrir el costo del primer semestre de los estudios del migrante.
Sin embargo, el diputado federal republicano por Colorado, Tom Tancredo, se comunicó con funcionarios del Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización (SIN) para preguntarles si no pensaban detener a Apodaca.
La notoriedad que adquirió el inmigrante lo obligó a desconectar su teléfono y a mudarse de domicilio junto con su familia.
"El Show de Terry Anderson", de tendencia antiinmigrante y que transmite su señal a nivel nacional todos los domingos desde California, lanzó al enterarse del caso una campaña para solicitar al público en general que proporcione información sobre su paradero.
El caso de Apodaca generó debate nacional entre quienes consideran que debe ser deportado porque ingresó en forma ilegal al país y los que piensan que mostró ser un alumno valioso y por razones humanitarias debe ser autorizado a permanecer en el país.
El senador federal por Colorado, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, presentó recientemente un proyecto de ley para que Apodaca y su familia obtengan un permiso especial de residencia permanente.
Según cifras extraoficiales, cerca de 60 mil estudiantes indocumentados se graduan cada año de preparatorias estadunidenses, sin embargo, muchos de ellos no pueden continuar estudios universitarios debido a las altas colegiaturas que deben pagar.
