AP: Obama aunt from Kenya living in US illegally

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Lets stop and look at this case to illustrate several points, first setting aside any involvement by Barack Obama.

First, this case illustrates the falseness of the insinuation that all illegal aliens are of Mexican origin and that therefor opposition to illegal aliens is somehow opposition to Mexicans.  For those of you who didn't bother reading the initial post, the "aunt" is of Kenyan nationality.

Second, the allegation that illegal aliens don't break other laws (other than being here illegally) is disproven with the campaign contribution, which under federal law. is generally illegal for aliens. 

Third, the allegation that illegal aliens do not use "welfare" type services (she lives in public housing).  If federal funding for the housing project were involved (highly likely), this would also probably be illegal.

Fourth, the failure of the system to operate.  The "aunt" was denied (after due process) asylum four years ago, but has yet to be deported!

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Second, the allegation that illegal aliens don't break other laws (other than being here illegally) is disproven with the campaign contribution, which under federal law. is generally illegal for aliens. 

That point is logically redundant.

And why are you putting 'aunt' in quotation marks?

First, I'm sorry Mango, but, many here (at this forum) have asserted that other than being here illegally, illegal aliens do not violate other laws.  My point is that this is simply untrue, as this case illustrates.

Second, I do not wish to mangle the name of the woman in question, so I simply used the "aunt" disgnation used in the article.

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Second, the allegation that illegal aliens don't break other laws (other than being here illegally) is disproven with the campaign contribution, which under federal law. is generally illegal for aliens. 

You seem to be under the misimpression that foreign nations can generally legally make contributions .

Please see:

http://www.fec.gov/info/PartyGuide/AppendixE.htm
That point is logically redundant.

And why are you putting 'aunt' in quotation marks?

First, I'm sorry Mango, but, many here (at this forum) have asserted that other than being here illegally, illegal aliens do not violate other laws.  My point is that this is simply untrue, as this case illustrates.

Second, I do not wish to mangle the name of the woman in question, so I simply used the "aunt" disgnation used in the article.

But her donation was illegal as a consquence of her being an illegal alien. The two aren't mutually exclusive. The fact the she breaks the first law means she automatically breaks the second by making the donation.