The article starts out with the story of Ronald Soza and his children, Ronald Jr. and Cesia. Their father came as an undocumented immigrant, along with their mother. Both the mother and the father were deported back to their original home in Nicaragua after being discovered by the government. And because the children are legal residents of the United States, the children were not deported, and are currently living with a family friend, Nora Sandigo and her two children.
They are devastated that their father was deported, however they admitted his reasons- even if they did not realize that they were- for his deportation. He did not attend a few of his required U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appointments. On the occasion that he did, Mr. Soza arrived late.
The children are upset with the American legal system, specifically Obama and his statements.
While it is understandable, the childrens' claims are irrationally and inflammatorily pointing towards the wrong culprit. They shouldn't necessarily be angry or disappointed with their parents, but they should not direct the majority of their anger towards the United States' government. There were laws in place, and the parents should have followed them. It is as simple as that. Even if citizenship was not immediately obtained (which is difficult and nearly impossible to do), Ronald Soza should have attended the appointments, and made them one of his top priorities. His children would not be suffering if he'd followed the law.
And it is easy to sit behind a computer screen, typing all of this out. The events that the Soza family have gone through are not what I have specifically gone through. And of course I don't knwo what they're going through, I haven't...gone through it.
However, it seems simple enough to me. Follow the law, and things like this shouldn't be expected. In the comments section of this article, it appears that some of the other immigrants that have come here legally have no problem with the deportation of part of this family. While they may not be strong sources of reason, these immigrants commented exactly what I was thinking.
Hopefully, Mr. Soza and his wife obtain citizenship here in the United States and are reunited with their kids. Until then, the kids will hopefully adjust.
I also hope that they can obtain citizenship and be reunited with their children. But I agree that it is basically the parents' fault. It sounds like the father made almost no effort to become a citizen, so it would make much more sense if his children were upset with him.
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