CHICAGO 鈥?Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday he didn't know his aunt was living in the United States illegally and believes that laws covering the situation should be followed.
The Associated Press found that Obama's aunt had been instructed to leave the country four years ago by an immigration judge who rejected her request for asylum from her native Kenya. The woman, Zeituni Onyango (zay-TUHN on-YANG-oh), is living in public housing in Boston and is the half-sister of Obama's late father.
A statement given to the AP by Obama's campaign said, "Senator Obama has no knowledge of her status but obviously believes that any and all appropriate laws be followed."
The campaign said it was returning $260 that Onyango had contributed in small increments to Obama's presidential bid over several months. Federal election law prohibits foreigners from making political donations. Onyango listed her employer as the Boston Housing Authority and last gave $5 on Sept. 19.
The article is on yahoo news page if you want to read it.
Obama's illegal aunt.?
It's just another in the long list of Obama's "I didn't know" items.
I didn't know Rev. Wright was a radical anti American racist.
I didn't know Ayers wishes he would have done more damage to the USA
I didn't know Odinga, who I campaigned for. would turn violent after his loss
I didn't know that ACORN was corrupt
I didn't know that I shouldn't go back on my promise for campaign financing.
etc. etc. etc.
He is full of BS
He only me his own Dad for what? a minute when he was ten years old? Why would he have a or knowledge about his Dad's half sister? Many illegals are VERY secretive about their status, so ! am sure he did NOT know. Move on McCain supporters -we can take it!
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Obama's illegal aunt.?Seems to me that there are a lot of shady people in Obama's life.
OBAMA- FRAUD!Obama's illegal aunt.?
I have an Aunt that I wouldn't recognize if she was in front of me at wal mart
Thats what happens when parents split up....You wouldn't think that broken families would be such a foreign issue in the united states
I don't care about his aunt, his daddy, his half brother, his preacher or any of that BS. It's just another distraction from the issues.
So, who cares?
Doesn't seem like he's that close to this person. He hardly knew his father's family. It's not too surprising he wasn't aware she was in the country illegally. I have family spread out all over the USA. I wouldn't have a clue if any of my cousins, uncles, or aunts were breaking any law. We just aren't that close. So this aunt thing with Obama is just not an issue for me.
Barack Obama should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for this theft from the tax paying public. Harboring/assisting an illegal alien as well as tax payer fraud will top the list of offenses.
Convicted illegal immigrants do not magically become eligible for welfare rather than a one-way trip back to Kenya.
We're not talking about a long lost distant relative here. We're talking about a woman significant enough to Obama to appear prominently in his published memoirs.
Miss Onyago did not single handedly manage to outwit the federal government and secure a monthly tax payer financed rent check even after having been ordered to leave the country. Surely that's a bit of a stretch for even Obamabots to swallow whole.
That sort of maneuvering requires governmental wheel greasing, courtesy of a corrupt, guilt-ridden, Chicago-style politician with shady connections.
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It's so nice to see that for Republicans it's all about the issues.
Good grief! I don't know everything my half aunt has ever done. Honestly, I DON"T CARE!
If we're doing guilt by association, then all Republicans are crooks because of what Nixon did in the early 70's!
I'm sick of how Republicans prey on the ignorance of people!
I don't judge people by their families. Mostly because I wouldn't want people to judge me by my family. Both my mom and dad are drug addicts that have been in and out of jail my whole life. I would say every member of my family have been on or are still on welfare. I have spent a ot of my life being surrounded by addicts, thieves, and general scum. I'm the only member to finish high school let alone college. I have worked hard to over come the obstacles in my life and I would want to be judged on those qualities not my back ground. So I will give any one including Barack the same liberty.
Yes, the Head of the Government that has allowed over ten million immigrants to outstay their visas should be held responsible for this failure to uphold our laws. The problem is, that's G.W.Bush, not Barack Obama!
MY GOD
TOSS HIM IN JAIL
THIS IS AWFUL
TERRIBLE
MY GOD HE HAS A AUNT WHO GAVE HIM $5.00
WOW/..................CALL IN THE TROOPS
WHAT ELSE
Or I have an idea
JUST GO VOTE FOR Mc CAIN already
This will not be going anywhere
Deep hole deeper
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