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Juan Vazquez: Denham ignores me, but I’ still asking if he will help create path to citizenship

One more month has passed and Jeff Denham still refuses to answer my question on an affordable and reasonable pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants. Since my last letter to the editor, I attended a mobile district office in Modesto,an immigrant event at CSU Stanislaus at which I asked him my question on video. I have also sent him a email through his official website.

To make matters worse, I am now blocked from liking, following and commenting on Jeff Denham’s two official Facebook pages. It’s starting to become clear to me that Jeff Denham is California’s 10th Congressional District un-representative.

Again my question for Denham is: Will you introduce an affordable and reasonable pathway to citizenship that will get all immigrants out of the shadows?

We must remember that most illegal residents pay taxes just like everyone in society. Taxation without representation is wrong and un-American. Last I checked in our history textbooks, taxation without representation is the very reason the American Revolution happened; we must not continue this un-American tradition.

Juan Vazquez, Ceres

This story was originally published May 24, 2017 at 1:21 PM with the headline "Juan Vazquez: Denham ignores me, but I’ still asking if he will help create path to citizenship."

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