Valedictorian To Be Deported After Graduation

re: Valedictorian To Be Deported After Graduation

Elton — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:49:08 GMT

It's sad and pathetic (not to mention hypocritical) how threatened and afraid the American establishment is of immigrants. Oh well, it's a losing battle they're fighting.

re: Valedictorian To Be Deported After Graduation

Slush — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:20:09 GMT

Armenia may need all kinds of people, but deportation is fundamentally about taking someone's life away. Arthur Mkoyan and his family have now lived in the US for more than ten years. They have friends, possibly relatives, possessions, affiliations, and attachments rooted here that will simply be ripped away even though they are not criminals.

Also, Albania and Armenia are completely different countries, but even the article seems to confuse them...

re: Valedictorian To Be Deported After Graduation

kpearce — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:56:10 GMT

I live in Armenia. A lot of Armenians have left the country to overstay tourist visas in America. It is not cool to do, seriously.

There are a million stories like this. My Armenian language tutor was a 4.0 bio/chem grad from a major UC. Now she is illegally working as a waitress.

Armenia needs these people too. This is the price when one tries to stay in the U.S. illegally.

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Jenny — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:42:26 GMT

Hear a great song about Arthur Mkoyan at www.myspace.com/ElvirasSong. Let Arthur stay!!!!!

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Angus — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:53:09 GMT

Being a valedictorian isn't all about being smart.

My SIL was one and imagine my surprise when she told us she was the "validvictorian" of her class.

She was dead serious, and stunned.

I'd say I was more stunned.

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Sue — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:14:33 GMT

ROFL @ K--great points!

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Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:47:36 GMT

But then we'll have people complaining about immigrants coming to this country and taking away all our valedictions.

And on another point... It seems to me Albania could use people like Arthur Mkoyan too, maybe more than we do.

So perhaps Ruben Mkoian made some enemies in the Albanian government... which has since been overthrown anyway.

re: Valedictorian To Be Deported After Graduation

Larissa — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:03:33 GMT

That absolutely sucks. Maybe Canada or the UK will take them in and educate their intelligent and motivated son.