I came across this British news article yesterday:
Britain won't deport 80-year-old U.S. woman in Scotland
(http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4910798.html)
EDINBURGH, Scotland — A U.S.-born woman who faced deportation
from Scotland despite living there for 78 years said today she will be
allowed to stay in Britain.
And then I came across this US news article today:
Ex-SoCal councilwoman could be deported (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/2-
0070624/ap_on_re_us/councilwoman_deportation;_ylt=AlnuSfC127P8wtDgZSq-
69EwDW7oF)
LOS ANGELES - All of her life, [40-year-old] Zoila Meyer believed she
was an American. She even won election to the City Council of Adelanto.
But now she is facing a threat of deportation for illegally voting,
because she never became a citizen after being brought to this country
from Cuba when she was 1 year old.
Their situations aren't identical, but similar enough that it is
interesting how differently they're being dealt with by the governments
involved. Although, the American/Scottish woman does have a 40-year edge
on the Cuban/American woman -- which is probably why she's being allowed
to stay, was not handcuffed or put in jail, and is actually being
refunded the £750 she paid for her naturalization application.
~ Jenney
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