Comments on: Another reason for immigration reform: military spouses

By: susanna

susanna — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:04:34 +0000

I was a foreign national (US citizen since 2007) and I am a military spouse. I feel terrible for Spc Jack Barrios. I sure hope this family can stay together.

By: Red Baron

Red Baron — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:31:01 +0000

Loretta loves military spouses–so much, in fact, that she stole one for herself! When Colonel Jack Einwechter was assigned by the Pentagon to be her military escort on official junkets, he was married with 6 kids. That was no obstacle to Loretta, “champion of military spouses.” She liked him, so she pursued him through many official junkets, until finally he left his wife and family to become her own pet soldier. Way to go, Loretta. That’s how Congress and the Armed Services Committee stands up (or lies down) for military families.

By: A happy ending on the Jack Barrios situation

A happy ending on the Jack Barrios situation — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:06:51 +0000

[...] a week ago, I blogged about the plight of soldiers who have immigrant spouses, specifically referencing an article about [...]

By: theKaiser

theKaiser — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:18:00 +0000

All for intensive purposes this would require work influenced by moral courage, and we all know Loretta Sanchez isn’t interested serving the public and she has the moral courage of a slug. So unless some other Congressional representative picks up this banner, this poor widow and her child are doomed.

By: IE

IE — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:29:42 +0000

As a Veteran, I have to say it’s appalling that we can ask soldiers to die for this country and not take care of their families. Citizen or not, military wives who’s husbands pay the ultimate sacrifice should be exempt to immigration laws.

Joe, c’mon, that’s the best you got. A boohoo?

Pablo, nice work on dropping off the post to Congress Woman Sanchez’s office. I would have loved to seen the staffers face…

By: joe

joe — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:40:08 +0000

There are more than enough single American women he could have married…boohoo.

By: FormerStaffer

FormerStaffer — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:59:55 +0000

And that’s a correct statement. Loretta Sanchez is all about taking care of Loretta Sanchez and Loretta Sanchez’s freak, all the wrong traits for a public servant. You could easily condemn her for all the ugly and stupid things she says to high school groups who visit her office. This is obviously entertaining at the Playboy mansion, but not to impressionable children looking for leadership from elected officials.

By: DoctorH

DoctorH — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:19:17 +0000

Of course Loretta Sanchez is aware of this dilemma with Frances Barrios. But Frances Barrios is the wrong ethnicity to motivate LoRenta to lobby on her behalf. An act like this would require moral courage and we all know Low-Low doesn’t have that in her.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:38:03 +0000

Oh she’s aware. I dropped a printed copy of this post off at her office on Friday. Her staffer looked at me like Glenn Beck was about to leap naked from my pocket with a microphone and smother him with American fries when I mentioned the Latino Politics Blog. To wit: he was nervous.

…which was yet another assurance — to me, anyway — that Adrianna is doing a fine job here

By: BettyM

BettyM — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:29:29 +0000

Our military deserve better. I hope this family can stay together. Congresswoman Sanchez is probably not aware of this issue…