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LOS ANGELES -- An immigration judge who previously denied a gay man's asylum bid on the grounds that he could conceal his sexual orientation if he returned to his native Mexico reversed the decision Tuesday.

In allowing Jorge Sota Vega to remain in the United States, Judge John D. Taylor said that gays should not be required to dress or act a certain way to avoid persecution and that Vega's lawyers proved he would be at risk if he were deported to Mexico.

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How many Mexicans are gay? How many are good enough actors to pretend they are gay in order to get asylum?

Immigration lawyers across America are now uncorking champaigne bottles.

 

[HomShaBom]

What a piece of shit Judge.

 

[Crab Shaker]

Wait wtf I'm confused by this story, what happened exactly?

Edit: Nevermind, I reread it and understood, I really need sleep

 

[sc0la]

This is like a perfect storm of conservative nightmare material :lol

 

[Zeed]

This is like a perfect storm of conservative nightmare material :lol

We're missing the bit about him being a God-hating Atheist.

 

[Servbot #42]

in case you people don`t know being gay in latinoamerica is awful,so is quite possible that the inmigrant feared for his life when he asked asylum.

 

[sc0la]

We're missing the bit about him being a God-hating Atheist.

Or maybe he is muslim. Or a gay aborted muslim fetus illegal immigrant

 

[Triumph]

They took our jerbs!

 

[Operations]

in case you people don`t know being gay in latinoamerica is awful,so is quite possible that the inmigrant feared for his life when he asked asylum.

That's a broad generalization, it greatly depends on the region. Mexico City is completely modern and liberal in that regard, here the man would not be at risk in any way. In fact, today the first legal gay union in the country took place.

 

[ronito]

They took our jerbs!

And our men!

 

[bjork]

I came up here for the opportunity, the prosperity, and the penis

 

[Greenpanda]

in case you people don`t know being gay in latinoamerica is awful,so is quite possible that the inmigrant feared for his life when he asked asylum.

Yeah, this is totally legit. If people are being threatened and/or persecuted for their sexual orientation (as many people are), then it's completely reasonable to offer them asylum.

edit: I should clarify that I obviously don't know enough about this case to say whether or not this particular guy was really in danger, but I certainly agree in principle with the idea of asylum based on sexual orientation.

 

[Karakand]

Ouatte de Phoque

 

[Particle Physicist]

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How many Mexicans are gay? How many are good enough actors to pretend they are gay in order to get asylum?

Immigration lawyers across America are now uncorking champaigne bottles.

gay marriage is legal in mexico city. that judge is a retard.

 

[Vong_Assassin]

Why does this dude think he'll find acceptance for his sexual alignment in the United States?

 

[Greenpanda]

To those mocking this, what is it exactly that you find so objectionable? The terror and violence that some people face on a daily basis? The notion that people who aren't heterosexual actually exist and are persecuted and aren't just fodder for your jokes about Tetsuya Nomura character designs? That people who weren't born in America might, God forbid, want to live here?

 

[bjork]

To those mocking this, what is it exactly that you find so objectionable? The terror and violence that some people face on a daily basis? The notion that people who aren't heterosexual actually exist and are persecuted and aren't just fodder for your jokes about Tetsuya Nomura character designs? That people who weren't born in America might, God forbid, want to live here?

I forgot america doesn't have people who gay bash. oh wait

 

[Particle Physicist]

To those mocking this, what is it exactly that you find so objectionable? The terror and violence that some people face on a daily basis? The notion that people who aren't heterosexual actually exist and are persecuted and aren't just fodder for your jokes about Tetsuya Nomura character designs? That people who weren't born in America might, God forbid, want to live here?

i would assume that since the people in mexico city are progressive enough to vote for a law that allows gay marriages.. that they would be accepting of homosexuality.. he didnt need asylum in the states.. he should have moved to mexico city.

 

[Karakand]

Why does this dude think he'll find acceptance for his sexual alignment in the United States?

F- post would not read again

 

[Tornado Condor]

"a gay mexican" sounds so funny:lol :lol

 

[Ninja Scooter]

They took our jerbs!

our blow jerbs!

 

[Particle Physicist]

"a gay mexican" sounds so funny:lol :lol

homosexican?

 

[Flynn]

What a piece of shit Judge.

Yeah, **** him for interpreting the law.

 

[Kangu]

That's bullshit. Although gays in mexico aren't exactly embraced openly that is a far cry from any kind of persecution.

 

[Phoenix]

Uh, what part of the Mexican political system is going to kill or imprison this guy because he's gay?

 

[Phoenix]

Yeah, this is totally legit. If people are being threatened and/or persecuted for their sexual orientation (as many people are), then it's completely reasonable to offer them asylum.

edit: I should clarify that I obviously don't know enough about this case to say whether or not this particular guy was really in danger, but I certainly agree in principle with the idea of asylum based on sexual orientation.

Granting asylum is based on political prosecution, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to ship boatloads of Haitians back who come to us asking for asylum.