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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(15,633 posts)
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 01:30 AM Yesterday

Another Trump voter loses their spouse to Trump's deportation machine

https://www.rangemedia.co/yakima-valley-farmworker-self-deports/

On early January, Flor Sánchez departed from her Yakima Valley home in Sunnyside, leaving behind her husband and then six-year-old son — both U.S. citizens — to self-deport to Sinaloa, Mexico.

For 12 years, she worked in the fruit orchards of central Washington, one of thousands of undocumented men and women who remain a vital part of the labor force in a region that produces most of the nation’s apples.

Sánchez, 41, had hoped to gain legal residency in the United States. But after speaking with attorneys she learned that was unlikely due to two illegal border crossings she made into the United States that created a big hurdle under federal immigration law.

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That law required Sánchez to leave the United States for 10 years before applying for legal status.

“That’s when I started crying,” Sánchez recalls.

Ramos was angry, blaming the Biden Administration. He was a U.S. citizen, and still his wife could not be assured of a life in this country even as -– under Biden — more than 5.8 million immigrants entered to apply for asylum or under programs such as humanitarian parole that granted temporary legal status.

In the 2024 election, he cast his ballot for Trump.

“I was just really angry at the time,” Ramos said.
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Another Trump voter loses their spouse to Trump's deportation machine (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday OP
Well that's another level of stupid fujiyamasan Yesterday #1
Yep, some brilliant logic there on his part. LisaL Yesterday #3
That's a shame. [tm Seinfeld] ColoringFool Yesterday #2
The con man comes thru again LilElf70 Yesterday #4
He should follow his wife. Old Crank Yesterday #5

fujiyamasan

(2,237 posts)
1. Well that's another level of stupid
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 01:37 AM
Yesterday

She crosses the border illegally twice and then her husband votes for the guy that campaigned on mass deportations.

Either they’re both a special type of stupid or he was basically trying to get her to leave the country. Holy shit.

LisaL

(48,260 posts)
3. Yep, some brilliant logic there on his part.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 03:16 AM
Yesterday

He voted for the guy who promised mass deportation, so what did he think was going to happen to his wife?

LilElf70

(1,759 posts)
4. The con man comes thru again
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 04:07 AM
Yesterday

What did he say a while back? I'm pretty sure it was "I like stupid people?" Now we see why.

The toopid was pretty strong is this instance. Everyone knows, ya can't fix toopid.

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