Immigration court in KC begins a life-changing task

[Kansas Wyatt]

This story is so sad, but at least he still has a chance at the end of the link.

'Mario Zamora-Vargas certainly has lived his American dream.

He has steady work with a national food company and owns two trucks and a modest home in Kansas City, Kan., all free and clear. He attends church regularly and sends money to his parents in Mexico every couple of months.

But 16 years ago, looking for work that paid better than harvesting avocados, he gave $140 to a cousin’s friend to smuggle him into the U.S. illegally. That now is an issue for a federal immigration court that for the first time is hearing cases full time in Kansas City.

Standing before the judge earlier this month, Zamora-Vargas, 33, and his lawyer argued that he should be allowed to remain in the U.S., even though he seldom paid income taxes and, after living here for a few years, purchased false identification to find work.

O’Malley ruled that he had not shown the hardship necessary to remain in the U.S. And though O’Malley found that Zamora-Vargas generally lived an upstanding life, he had avoided income taxes and used false identification documents.

“The use of an alias is an indicator of an absence of good moral character,” O’Malley said.'

http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1163887.html

Now, I did not make one derogative remark here, I just provided the story out of the KC Star. I would like people here to explain why this man should not be deported, and justify it with the ruling of the court.