Taking Care of Our Vets? Banish Them to Rosarito Beach

This story by Cindy Carcamo of the Orange County Registe left me scratching my head and thinking “How can we do this in America?” Just south of the U.S.-Mexico border in Rosarito in Baja California, a group of about a dozen veterans who call themselves the “Banished Veterans” are lobbying to change an immigration act that allows legal residents who commit certain crimes to be deported, despite his or her military service. The group has launched a website, Facebook page and created a network of advocates and attorneys who provide legal and emotional support to U.S. veterans who face deportation.

KJ