Jose Pertierra Quotations

If they are set free, it would be a violation of international laws.

There is great concern in the agricultural industries that once a Mexican immigrant is legalized, he or she will stop working on the farms.

People think there's going to be a general amnesty, and there isn't. I fear there's going to be a great deal of disappointment if and when any agreements are made.

The family in Miami thinks the issue is that (under) the asylum laws in this country, any alien, regardless of age, has the right to apply for asylum and the INS has the obligation to adjudicate the case.

INS and, to a large extent, Juan Miguel, would like to see the issue framed differently: Who is legally authorized to speak on behalf of Elian?

The law is crystal clear here. The Supreme Court is not going to really be happy about having to get involved in this case simply to put Cuba on trial. In other words, they are not going to be used politically here; they are smarter than that.