sat n wjequdxgelnqozmgmailcom defending country thats trying kick family thought always runs mind httpwwwcnncom2007us1003militarydeportationindexhtml us sailor dont deport wife thelma gutierrez wayne drash cnn jacksonville florida cnn eduardo gonzalez petty officer second class us navy deployed overseas third time making deployment even tougher fact wife may around comes back artgonzalezfamilyjpg mildred eduardo gonzalez worry would happen family deported wife faces deportation guatemala home country hasnt seen since 1989 also doesnt know would happen young son eduardo jr happens like uniform serving country goes back im going give get take care son get job said defending country thats trying kick family thought always runs mind gonzalez works helicopters bring cargo supplies military personnel iraq testified house judiciary committee panel last month detailing situation urging officials consider sort policy deal cases like military members families could deported theyre defending country overseas video watch theyre tearing families apart want serve country 100 percent issue back mind feel cant testified september 6 us military policy deal cases handled casebycase military immigration authorities government doesnt numbers many military members predicaments similar gonzalezs immigration officials also said marrying us citizen mean spouse automatically entitled us citizenship permanent legal status lt col margaret stock member us army reserves teaches immigration law us military academy west point new york said believes overall policy dealing potential deportation family members active duty military members open solving problem illegal immigrants cnns rick sanchez brings options open wednesday 8 pm et see full schedule got understand youre combat zone need focusing energies fighting enemy cant worried loved ones back home could shipped foreign country youre never going see said stock also said government conflicted treat cases one hand government supposed providing military families assistance housing forms benefits spouses overseas hand government trying deport people whats happening right dysfunction complexity immigration laws weve got people fighting overseas facing impossible situation family members facing deportation back home said gonzalezs case wife mildred came united states mother 1989 5 years old granted political asylum status war refugees guatemala september 2000 mildreds mother applied legalization included daughter application mother granted legal status july 2004 according gonzalez however six weeks earlier gonzalez mildred got married canceling mildreds ability apply legal status mother longer unmarried daughter age 21 result legal status still remains jeopardy dont miss indepth hispanic heritage mistake costs dishwasher 59000 complicated measure hispanic america judge june granted oneyear extension remain united states legal status change june 8 2008 60 days voluntarily leave country face deportation thats fine according mark krikorian executive director center immigration studies lobbies tougher laws illegal immigration youre talking amnesty illegal immigrants relative armed forces thats outrageous said talking letting lawbreakers get away actions relative military theres justification kind policy gonzalez said type response unjustified im trying make country better country better country gonzalez entered country legally crossing mexican border family 10 joined navy socalled greencard sailor became us citizen july 2005 military accept immigrants arent us citizens understand laws followed guidelines system must maintained token times situation reach gonzalez said wife mildred added didnt come break law want feel safe home like everybody else us army sgt emmanuel woko member armys 2nd brigade 1st infantry division faces third tour iraq understands gonzalez family feel wife children could sent back nigeria advertisement heart bleeding thought wife could deported back nigeria deployed iraq said extremely distressed distracted thought thats sentiment echoed gonzalez asking anything asking families stay us tue 05 aug 2008 190526 0600 fork quote day