Mexican immigrant, Anastasio Hernández Rojas,
murdered by law enforcement,
in sight of Mexico
Anastasio Hernández Rojas installed swimming pools for a living. He came to the U.S. when he was 14 looking for the American Dream. He met a beautiful girl named María Puga, and started a family. Over the next 32 years the couple established roots in the Encanto, California area. So far so good for Anastasio.
Unfortunately, the dream came to an end when Anastasio found himself in the hands of the San Diego Police Department. After resolving certain legal problems he was turned over to ICE and deported.
This case presents the classic problem of the undocumented immigrant who sets up house in the U.S. The immigrant starts a family. His children are U.S. citizens. He often buys a home, and frequently has his own business. But for his immigration status, he is a law abiding, tax paying resident of the U.S.
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Then comes the day he is driving down the street with expired tags, or with a tail light out, or he meets one of Sherriff “Little Joe” Arpaio’s goon squad officers. The undocumented immigrant finds himself in jail for an infraction for which a U.S. citizen might only be warned. Once the immigrant is in jail ICE places a hold on him. He can’t get a bond until he gets to the immigration detention center. Many don’t qualify for a bond. Without a good attorney the immigrant and his family are destined to be separated.
What does a father of five U.S. citizen children do when he finds himself on one side of an ugly fence and his wife, his children aged 4 to 20, his home and everything he has worked for is on the other side? The current answer is “too bad”. “Tough luck”. “Broken families don’t matter”, let’s pass profiling laws like Arizona SB 1070!
Anastasio Hernández Rojas tried to re-enter the U.S. Unfortunately, he was caught on Otay Mountain near Tijuana.
On May 28th, 2010, he was sitting on the ground in shackles, waiting to be shoved over the border. His brother, Pedro Pablo Hernández, had also been apprehended and was with Anastasio.
According to
the World Socialist Web Site “Pedro Pablo Hernández whose whereabouts are unknown and is presumed still in US custody, testified that he and Anastasio were seated on the ground in handcuffs when one of the agents kicked him in the chest and another kicked him in the leg. He said that Anastasio shouted at the agents to stop, but they only became more violent.”
A woman who was passing through the border transfer area saw the altercation. She reported the beating to the Mexican National Immigration Institute. She said the Border Patrol agents “were almost killing someone”. According to witnesses, about 20 border patrol agents swarmed over the defenseless man.
Anastasio tried to escape the pummeling. He crawled to an area where he was in view of his native land, Mexico, and where others could see what was happening. That is where he would die. Border Patrol agents allegedly used a stun gun on Anastasio and kicked him until his screams went silent and he quit moving. This was reported in the
Mexican press, according to the World Socialist Web Site.
According to the
San Diego Six cw, a television station, the Border Patrol had removed Anastasio’s hand cuffs and was leading him to US – Mexico gate. Reportedly, the determined immigrant made a run for the U.S. border says the
M3 Report. It was a last ditch effort to be with his family, including his twin 4 year olds. More agents were called and the beating ensued. The San Diego Six says methamphetamine use and hypertension contributed to the death.
The truth usually lies somewhere in the middle between conservative reporting and social justice. One thing is sure, the
coroner ruled the death a homicide. That supports witness reports about excessive use of force on an un-armed man.
May 28th is the same day a group of immigration rights activist protested in Senator John McCain’s office. McCain failed to show for a community meeting earlier in the day. Conservative voices continually refuse to meet with immigrant’s rights advocates while millions of undocumented workers suffer fear and repression.
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The death of Anastasio Hernández Rojas could have been prevented with the simple passage of comprehensive immigration reform ( CIR ) or ( CIR ASAP ). The Reform Immigration For America ( RIFA ) campaign and Senator Luis Gutierrez have a plan that will mostly work. Why conservative forces continue with hate filled laws like Arizona SB 1070, and an insistence on border security while forgetting 13,000 undocumented workers is unknown.
CIR provides solutions even a fool can see. Let’s pass CIR right now and stop the discrimination, the broken families, the lost dreams of students, the growing anger within the Hispanic community and the deaths. The fucking stupid tragic deaths that could be avoided with the stroke of a pen.
Please call your senator RIGHT NOW. Your action might be the last effort needed to pass common sense laws that save lives!
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