FROM SPECIAL EDITORIAL TO SEATTLE TIMES:
"It was a beautiful Saturday. My family was looking forward to meeting Javier Carrera, the son of the Spanish family that will be hosting our daughter this school year. Javier landed in Seattle Thursday night. But he was the wrong color and the wrong age to be allowed into the U.S. as a tourist, because of the Patriot Act."
"Javier Carrera is 22 years old and he speaks very little English. On his arrival in Seattle, he was immediately pulled out by the Customs police and asked his intentions. When he said vacation, he was pulled aside for intense questioning."
"Javier Carrera, tourist, was interrogated, thrown in a detention center, and sent back to Spain the following morning. The Shoreline family that had invited him to stay for the summer was never even allowed to see him."
No comments:
Post a Comment