It's sad that Wildrick Guerrier, 34, committed a crime that forced his deportation from the United States to Haiti.
And its even sadder that Guerrier died in a Haitian jail after suffering from cholera-like symptoms.
But I will scream if I hear immigration rights activists turn Guerrier into some kind of hero or martyr to promote relaxed immigration rules in the U.S.
It's bad enough that legal U.S. citizens commit crimes here and turn huge parts of our country into hellholes unfit for decent people to live.
When people who aren't legal citizens of this country violate laws, they know they are toying with their privilege of living here. When they get caught, they should be shown the door, as Guerrier was shown last January.
At the time he was sent home, no one knew for sure that Haiti were devolve so quickly and completely. No one knew a leadership crisis would cause international donors to withhold promised reconstruction funds. No one knew international peacekeepers would bring cholera to the island-nation and see the disease kill thousands.
Since the situation in Haiti has fallen apart, our government has stopped the deportation of criminals from Haiti back to their homeland, according to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official.
While I'm far from thrilled they get to stay in this country and continue to prey on American citizens, I understand that sending them back to Haiti would be equal to a possible death sentence.
That would not be right.
But in the case of Wildrick Guerrier, the deportation was correct - even though it ended in his death.
A woman identified as Guerrier's finance was quoted as blaming the U.S. government for his death in a Haitian jail cell. I know she is in pain but she has it all wrong.
It is Guerrier's crimes committed here that caused his death.
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The only blame here is with Wildrick. Had the chance to live in the greatest country in the world for what it's worth, and comes here comitting crime. We have enough home grown crime, we don't need immigrants coming here making things worse.
When people who aren't legal citizens of this country violate laws, they know they are toying with their privilege of living here. When they get caught, they should be shown the door, as Guerrier was shown last January.I am an Air Force and single at present .I need a woman who can love me back ..I also uploaded my hot photos on militaryloves.c om under the name of hoho212..It's the largest and best club for seeking Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Police Force, and the admirers of those who wear the uniform.I just hope you don't mind me being a soldier ...Please Check it out!I'm serious.
The author may be male but he writes like a female with all the "isn't that so sad" stuff. You all take that squirrelly, selfcentered, emotions-centered tact with every article. And it's clear to me the women dominate the operation of this site cause even the men write like ladies. Boyce does the same stuff with that Wilona-tone he always uses. Very weak fellas - and that sure aint helping black people.
I have an issue with this because we dont know what crime was commited. I have two brother-in-laws who were involved in an altercation with the Boston PD 12 years ago wich ened with them being wrongfully arrested and sent to jail. They were 22 and 19 at the time. They have never been in trouble since and 12 years later are about to be deported. this is after they started families started jobs(10yr at MIT) and paid taxes just like any other american.Now they are being draged from the only home they know(they have been here since they were 4yrs and 6mth old). to me the punishment dosent fit the crime and this is the case for alot of imagrants.My point is that just because a crime is commited dosent always justify deportation.
sorry...i have no sympathy for immigrants that are allowed to come to our country, use our services, jobs etc..then most hatians, jamaicans, africans etc (black immigrants) have the nerve and audacity to be racist against US african americans and act like they are better than we african americans who helped build this country through slavery, civil rights, lynchings etc. I say f#$k them...if they break our laws send their ass packing..we have enough blacks american citizens that don't know how to productive citizens as is. Our jails are crowed enough from our black men and women being jailed unjustly!! yes send their ass back to where they come from.
For starters, I recall back in the eighties when the United States of America would not allow Haitians to be transported here. I recall that Cubans and immigrants from every other nationality was permitted to become citizens in the so called United States of America. We now see a large influx of black immigrants in the United States from a day of old. It seems as if, from my own per- spective of course, that when black immigrants are granted citizenship here in our country, some of them seemingly get tangled up within our criminal justice whether it is through their own making, or the American citizens they choose to hang out with. If Wildrick committed crimes here within the United States, he probably already knew that the law and overall justice system in Haiti was different from the United States. I have heard it said among some that the average black foreigner seem to have a chip on he or she's shoulder with the average black American. Let me say this! Originally from a small city, I lived in Chicago for 22 years and a large majority of my friends were black foreigners regardless where they were from within the continent of Africa. Most of the black foreigners I knew and hung with had their own businesses, and were prospering. The last place I lived in Chicago was on the northside of the city where most of these black foreign businesses were. Of course all of this took place back in the eighties and nineties, too. I was born and raised within a family that had a "work ethic," so working has al- ways been a part of our black American dream. Don't get me wrong I have also met "uppity black foreigners" as well, only to find out that they were simply around the wrong black American people who did not have a work ethic, and was basically looking for a hand out. What I, and, a few other folk who are with me right now, have a problem with is how some black American folk still refuse to stand on their own two feet without the help of white folk. If our black ancestors helped build the United States of America, then why can't the majority of black folk act like it by building, creating, and producing black owned businesses. We have a biracial black man sitting in the White House. Remember now, this is the first black pres- ident that the United States have ever had. We are talking about party affiliation or any of this type of crap. We are talking about the principle behind this man stepping out into the arena to because the first black president of the United States of America. To me, Wildrick either got tangled with the wrong black folk, here, within the United States, or either he tangled his ditch through his own making. There are also a lot of black American people and black foreigners, regardless where they are from, who are actually working together.
I just wanted to make a correction on the comment I recently made pertaining to Haitian immigrant, Wildrick. At the end of this comment, I made a mistake in a particular phrase. It should have been like this: "We are not talking about party affiliation or any of this crap."
The United States was warned by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights of the severity of conditions in Haiti, ignored a petition by immigration and human rights leaders in America, and proceeded to deport Haitians to Haiti, fully knowing of the likelihood that they would not only be affected by cholera and government unrest, but also that many would be subjected to torture, a violation of the United States signing of the Convention Against Torture. The acts are immoral, if not illegal. Perhaps when one of your family members or friends is affected, you will change your opinion. You will become one of those who is outraged because the United States gave a death sentence to someone with no more than a few misdemeanors. There are noncitizens awaiting deportation to Haiti, who have never served a day in jail or prison. That is probably more than can be said for many of you and your family members.
The site picks the story of one individual and thinks it should be taken as credible evidence that all efforts to stop illegal immigration (85% latino and appx 10% asian) is BAD for black people and uses a haitian's deportation and subsequent death to tell us that we're better off tolerating 30MM illegal latinos and another 1MM illegal asians.
Whew - the is no depth this site won't go to. But you folks running this site don't stand a chance with me around. I enjoy picking apart your nonsense articles. I know you'll make me have to continue liking it cause all you got is nonsense articles.
i see nothing wrong with that... but they need to do it for all like all these mexicans....that are sitting in jail and jumping the border every hour on the hour
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By: westfall on 2/02/2011 2:03PM
The only blame here is with Wildrick. Had the chance to live in the greatest country in the world for what it's worth, and comes here comitting crime. We have enough home grown crime, we don't need immigrants coming here making things worse.
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By: hjia1 on 2/02/2011 3:37PM
When people who aren't legal citizens of this country violate laws, they know they are toying with their privilege of living here. When they get caught, they should be shown the door, as Guerrier was shown last January.I am an Air Force and single at present .I need a woman who can love me back ..I also uploaded my hot photos on militaryloves.c om under the name of hoho212..It's the largest and best club for seeking Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Police Force, and the admirers of those who wear the uniform.I just hope you don't mind me being a soldier ...Please Check it out!I'm serious.
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By: Michael on 2/02/2011 2:40PM
The author may be male but he writes like a female with all the "isn't that so sad" stuff. You all take that squirrelly, selfcentered, emotions-centered tact with every article. And it's clear to me the women dominate the operation of this site cause even the men write like ladies. Boyce does the same stuff with that Wilona-tone he always uses. Very weak fellas - and that sure aint helping black people.
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By: jerrard on 2/02/2011 8:12PM
I have an issue with this because we dont know what crime was commited. I have two brother-in-laws who were involved in an altercation with the Boston PD 12 years ago wich ened with them being wrongfully arrested and sent to jail. They were 22 and 19 at the time. They have never been in trouble since and 12 years later are about to be deported. this is after they started families started jobs(10yr at MIT) and paid taxes just like any other american.Now they are being draged from the only home they know(they have been here since they were 4yrs and 6mth old). to me the punishment dosent fit the crime and this is the case for alot of imagrants.My point is that just because a crime is commited dosent always justify deportation.
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By: mrsblackone on 2/03/2011 9:41AM
sorry...i have no sympathy for immigrants that are allowed to come to our country, use our services, jobs etc..then most hatians, jamaicans, africans etc (black immigrants) have the nerve and audacity to be racist against US african americans and act like they are better than we african americans who helped build this country through slavery, civil rights, lynchings etc. I say f#$k them...if they break our laws send their ass packing..we have enough blacks american citizens that don't know how to productive citizens as is. Our jails are crowed enough from our black men and women being jailed unjustly!! yes send their ass back to where they come from.
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By: intimatehouse on 2/03/2011 11:12AM
For starters, I recall back in the eighties when
the United States of America would not allow Haitians to be transported here. I recall that
Cubans and immigrants from every other nationality
was permitted to become citizens in the so called
United States of America. We now see a large influx of black immigrants in the United States from a day of old. It seems as if, from my own per-
spective of course, that when black immigrants are
granted citizenship here in our country, some of
them seemingly get tangled up within our criminal
justice whether it is through their own making, or
the American citizens they choose to hang out with.
If Wildrick committed crimes here within the United
States, he probably already knew that the law and
overall justice system in Haiti was different from
the United States. I have heard it said among some
that the average black foreigner seem to have a
chip on he or she's shoulder with the average black
American. Let me say this! Originally from a small city, I lived in Chicago for 22 years and a
large majority of my friends were black foreigners
regardless where they were from within the continent of Africa. Most of the black foreigners
I knew and hung with had their own businesses, and
were prospering. The last place I lived in Chicago
was on the northside of the city where most of these black foreign businesses were. Of course all
of this took place back in the eighties and nineties, too. I was born and raised within a family that had a "work ethic," so working has al-
ways been a part of our black American dream.
Don't get me wrong I have also met "uppity black
foreigners" as well, only to find out that they
were simply around the wrong black American people
who did not have a work ethic, and was basically
looking for a hand out. What I, and, a few other
folk who are with me right now, have a problem with
is how some black American folk still refuse to
stand on their own two feet without the help of
white folk. If our black ancestors helped build
the United States of America, then why can't the
majority of black folk act like it by building,
creating, and producing black owned businesses.
We have a biracial black man sitting in the White
House. Remember now, this is the first black pres-
ident that the United States have ever had. We are
talking about party affiliation or any of this type
of crap. We are talking about the principle behind
this man stepping out into the arena to because the
first black president of the United States of America. To me, Wildrick either got tangled with
the wrong black folk, here, within the United
States, or either he tangled his ditch through his
own making. There are also a lot of black American
people and black foreigners, regardless where they
are from, who are actually working together.
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By: intimatehouse on 2/03/2011 11:22AM
I just wanted to make a correction on the comment
I recently made pertaining to Haitian immigrant,
Wildrick. At the end of this comment, I made a
mistake in a particular phrase. It should have
been like this: "We are not talking about party
affiliation or any of this crap."
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By: Advocate on 2/03/2011 2:50PM
The United States was warned by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights of the severity of conditions in Haiti, ignored a petition by immigration and human rights leaders in America, and proceeded to deport Haitians to Haiti, fully knowing of the likelihood that they would not only be affected by cholera and government unrest, but also that many would be subjected to torture, a violation of the United States signing of the Convention Against Torture. The acts are immoral, if not illegal. Perhaps when one of your family members or friends is affected, you will change your opinion. You will become one of those who is outraged because the United States gave a death sentence to someone with no more than a few misdemeanors. There are noncitizens awaiting deportation to Haiti, who have never served a day in jail or prison. That is probably more than can be said for many of you and your family members.
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By: Michael on 2/03/2011 4:05PM
The site picks the story of one individual and thinks it should be taken as credible evidence that all efforts to stop illegal immigration (85% latino and appx 10% asian) is BAD for black people and uses a haitian's deportation and subsequent death to tell us that we're better off tolerating 30MM illegal latinos and another 1MM illegal asians.
Whew - the is no depth this site won't go to. But you folks running this site don't stand a chance with me around. I enjoy picking apart your nonsense articles. I know you'll make me have to continue liking it cause all you got is nonsense articles.
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By: renee on 2/04/2011 8:22PM
i see nothing wrong with that... but they need to do it for all like all these mexicans....that are sitting in jail and jumping the border every hour on the hour
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