European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 5 2007 stars and stripes Page 11 deported parents face decisions on by Juliana Barbasso the associated press Palo Alto Calif twelve year old Adrian Ramirez huddled with his two Sisters on a Bench and tried to find the words to de scribe his feelings about their mothers pending deportation to Mexico i want my family to be together he said wiping away tears As Yadira 10 and Adriana 6 stared at their shoes i want them to Stop these Laws i dont know what life would be take in Mexico my Home is in Palo Alto adrians lament is becoming increasingly familiar As immigration officials step up efforts to seize illegal immigrants Many of the 18000 men and women de ported under operation return to sender since june were raising families including children born in the United states adrians father Pedro Ramirez who had worked at an Albertsons supermarket was deported in february adrians Mother Isabel Aguirre was arrested and or dered deported at the same time but Given a monitoring ankle Bracelet and some time to make arrangements for the children and to Purchase a ticket Home in cases like this the unborn children can stay with friends or relatives or they leave with their deported parents weve been working with these people for years said us Immi Gration and customs enforcement spokeswoman Lori Haley now if s up to the parents what they want to do she said they can take the children with them or leave them with rela Tives or people they can entrust them to the predicament of deported parents is tearing Many families apart said clergy and immigrant advocates is it really a Choice staying in Foster care or leaving with their parents asked Samina f Sun Das the founder of american mus Lim voice which is trying to help the Ramirez family for the youngest Ramirez Chil Dren the Choice was Clear they want to live with their parents but they said there sad about leaving their friends and worried about enrolling in a schooling mex Ico and having to write in Span ish which they Haven Learned their 15yearold brother Pedro a Sophomore at Gunn High school struggled with the Norbert von Der Roeben Palo Alto Calif Sabe Aguirre stands outside the immigration and custom enforcement Agency in san Francisco with her daughters Adriana Ramirez 6 and Yadira Ramirez 10 on tuesday Aguirre is scheduled to be deported to Mexico by the end of the week decision trying to keep up with school but breaking into tears at times said his math teacher Chris Schulz he wants to stay he has a life aspirations Here Schulz said but to go to sup port his Mother and his family a group of nearly two dozen clergy issued a statement tues Day calling for an end to immigration sweeps the religious Lead ers from such communities As new Bedford mass Greeley Colo and Richmond Calif All heavily affected by operation re turn to sender protested what they say is the government1 s disregard for immigrant families priests who Are helping the fam Ilies such As father Richard Wil son of our lady of Guadalupe Parish in new Bedford signed the religious leaders statement against such raids god Calls on us to protect the weak especially children Wil son said in a statement instead we Are ripping apart the fabric of the Community and leaving Chil Dren behind disabled childrens tests May be eased the associated press Washington the Bush administration wants to loosen the rules so that Many More disabled children can take tests that Are simpler than those required by the presidents signature no child left behind Law the changes would triple the number of those children who could take simplified tests roughly 10 percent of special education students those with the most serious cognitive disabilities currently can take easier alternative tests and have the re sults count toward a schools Annu Al Progress goals under the Law under final rules the administration was to unveil wednesday about another 20 percent of Chil Dren with disabilities would be Al Lowed to take alternative tests the no child left behind Law is up for renewal in Congress this year and lawmakers educators and the Public have pushed for Many changes the Law imposes sanctions on schools that dont meet certain goals the new tests Are for children who Are not severely disabled but who have been unable to work on Grade level because of disabilities such As some forms of dyslexia the new tests wont be As easy As those Given to the children Al ready exempted from the regular tests but they wont be As hard As those Given to typical students Kaiserslautern a Asbeh 0980295299 if Bamberg  Grafe Woehr Hanat 06j819064742 Heidelberg 06221432157 Ham Kastel Mainii Hefin Ramstein 06565 9586 10 09662413031 us 0044 ibs 53 1 888 0039 007 a Jerenza Italy invoiced based us specs stateside european delivery financing arranged factory extended warranties 35 y Lul i Way out Toyota Volkswagen Taar local silts emt foe if tub