Fascinating.

<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/26/nyregion/26deport.html?hp&ex=1146110400&en=6200b6fc15479f36&ei=5094&partner=homepage%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/26/nyregion/26deport.html?hp&ex=1146110400&en=6200b6fc15479f36&ei=5094&partner=homepage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I smell another crappy inspirational hollywood movie...</p>

<p>I heard paramount already bought the rights.</p>

<p>ive always wondered to what degree such articles actually help the subject in question. anyone have any insight into this matter?</p>

<p>prolly not...the debate of illegal immigration is political...each party wants to cater to its constituents...I don't think anyone cares that an illegal Senegalese kid is good in engineering....</p>

<p>Well I sure as hell care that a Senegalese kid is good in engineering when half of the lazy, spoiled kids in this country barely want to pass high school. As a voter, and a grass-roots activist, I'll store this story with the culmination of inductive evidence that I have seen in shaping my views on immigration and education in this country. </p>

<p>So, yes, I think publicity is good for the kid. Though probably, if anything, in the long run. Because people are lazy.</p>

<p>yea but this is a rare occurence...</p>

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<p>You have no way of inferring how often such cases occur. </p>

<p>In any case, I don't know if it demonstrates a real problem with our immigration system that calls for restructuring, or what the nature of that restructuring should be. I just thought it was an inspiring story for y'all.</p>

<p>yea but this case has nothing to do with the issue of illegal immigration...he is good in engineering and is an illegal immigrant, so what? there are lots of talented kids out there who are US citizens but don't get the oppurtunity...there are 10+ million illegals in this country and they are a drain on the resources...this one kid being good in engineering has nothing to do with the rest of them...</p>

<p>janel, are you in hs or cc or uc or what? (just wondering)</p>

<p>Does it matter?</p>

<p>I go to UMass...</p>

<p>mr. sparkle was my post directed to you? ok then, don't be an annoying CC prick.</p>