Rescuer of kidnapped girl comes forward as undocumented immigrant

Ok, let's not trivialize this man's effort to 'one good deed'. It's not like he helped someone across the street.
I would think you would be happy that it brings the plight of your nephew's wife to the front for discussion.

The bigger point here is that both your niece, juststeve, and Mr. Chacon are members of their communities by choice. He apparently feels just as tied to his community, just as much a part of it, as any of the rest of us. Had he been more concerned about himself than about the others around him this kidnapper would have likely made off with the girl successfully. Instead, Mr. Chacon put his own concerns aside and did the right thing, saving the little girl and returning her to her family. We are all human beings here, and should be treated as such. Treating human beings as criminals, when the only "crime" they have committed is living somewhere impairs our ability to function as a community and to address actual crimes that harm others.

On another note, isn't it just a little bit ridiculous that it takes untold numbers of dollars and hours to "attempt" to become an American citizen, barring so many from even making that attempt because they do not have access to those untold dollars and hours, or often even access to legal egress from their country of origin? Under those circumstances is it any wonder people come here in the way that they do in order to work and better support themselves and their families?

vttova, the problem is that it doesn't bring her plight to the front. Somehow, those who are attempting to become citizens in a legal manner get lost in the discussion about illegal immigrants.

I'm not saying that Mr. Chacon should be deported immediately. Living here in El Paso, you can see the consequences of breaking up families by that method.

Liberal Madmama, it is unfortunate that Federal laws do not address "community" except to make America a community, which it is not. If we addressed problems by community, there would be no national borders, which I am not entirely opposed to. Human beings do have a long history of being migrants.

So you think that ratio is hundreds of criminal aliens to one good one? No one could possibly believe that idiocy. Frankly, aliens have a lower crime rate than citizens. They add a whole hell of lot more to the communities where they live than the trailer park trash born here who crow the loudest about sending them back.

Helping an old lady across the street is a good deed. Bringing a pie to a shut in is a good deed. Chasing down a kidnapper is a bit beyond a good deed. Attempting to minimize his heroic and selfless actions is so lame. I am disgusted at the callousness of we Americans.

Bravo, Dave.

They said in their interview that they had medical bills and didn't have the money for the fees involved.