In those places, the postseason is still out there for the taking, if the players can only seize the opportunity. There are pennant races going on in and the games filled with significance. "I hope my fear turns out to be unfounded and Indianapolis takes a more deliberate approach to this horrible tragedy."Ĭall IndyStar reporter Fatima Hussein at (317) 444-6209.For a few teams in MLB, there’s still a week left in the season. "I'm afraid of what happens if we fall into a trap of not giving the judicial process the time to run its course," said César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández. "The majority of illegal aliens have no criminal record," per se, says Gorak. "But the fact is that they are here in violation of our laws and it shows a lack of respect for the American people."Ī professor at the University of Denver's law school who specializes in immigration law says he fears knee-jerk reactions to news that calls for more facts before judgment. illegally as children and are protected by DACA. Chris Coons that would shield from deportation immigrants who entered the U.S. On Monday, President Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan plan authored by Republican Sen. Gorak said the federal government's inability to effectively enforce immigration law will "continue to harm American citizens." The immigrant, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, was acquitted of murder and involuntary manslaughter charges. Legal status is not the culprit here drunk driving is."ĭave Gorak, who heads the Midwest Coalition to Reduce Immigration, compared the deaths of Jackson and Monroe to the widely publicized fatal shooting of 32-year-old Kate Steinle by an undocumented immigrant in July 2015 in San Francisco. Jackson's life by politicizing the driver’s immigration status. "What we should not do is minimize the loss of Mr. "The tragedy here," Dash said, "is that this young man lost his life due to the negligence of someone who decided to drive under the influence." Joe Donnelly's Downtown Indianapolis office is scheduled for tomorrow. Francine Dash, a spokesperson for Faith in Indiana, formerly known as Ind圜AN, is helping to organize the demonstration.ĭash said the demonstration will move forward and stressed that the real issue is drunk driving, not politics. View Gallery: Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson killed on I-70Ĭoincidentally, a demonstration to support Dreamers in front of Sen. These horrific events only further underscore the need for immigration reform and stronger border security measures that can further prevent these tragedies from happening in the future.” Their lives were taken by a twice-deported illegal immigrant who was not only two times the legal limit to drive, but attempted to flee the scene of the crime in a cowardly fashion. “The tragic passing of Edwin Jackson and Jeffrey Monroe should not be lost on Hoosiers. Michael Joyce, Indiana communications director for the Republican National Committee, issued the following statement: ▶︎ How Colts' Edwin Jackson died: Everything you need to know "This goes against everything were trying to fight for and pursue for DACA." "I agree with current law that punishes people who do not follow the law," Kotchoski said. illegally as minors to be protected from immediate deportation. The DACA program was formed through an executive order by former President Barack Obama in 2012 and allowed certain people who came to the U.S. Kotchkoski's organization regularly advocates for "Dreamers" and DACA recipients. ►Pence's tweet: Pence calls Edwin Jackson's death 'senseless' and 'avoidable' ►Trump reaction: Trump tweets about Manual Orrego-Savala being in U.S. "It's so unfortunate what happened, this is very, very sad," said Ana Kotchkoski, president of the Venezuelan Association of Indiana. ISP also said Orrego-Saval gave authorities the alias Alex Cabrera Gonsales after the early Sunday crash. The ongoing debate - fought in dueling social media posts and releases - intensified when Indiana State Police detectives announced that the driver, Manuel Orrego-Savala, a 37-year-old Guatemalan citizen, had twice been deported. Supporters of reforms that would allow undocumented immigrants - and especially children - a path toward citizenship cautioned lawmakers not to conflate criminals with law-abiding children. Supporters of stricter border security called for harsher immigration laws and renewed their call to build a wall on the southern border. Watch Video: Edwin Jackson death reignites debate on immigration in the U.S.Īctivists and politicians on various sides of the national debate over immigration reform took to the internet Monday to wax political following the news that the man arrested for the drunk driving death of Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe is in the country illegally.
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