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    Jose Antonio Vargas kicked out of Mitt Romney event

    Vargas at the Romney rally in Cedar Rapids on Dec. 8. (Getty/Kevork Djansezian)

    Jose Antonio Vargas, the Filipino journalist and former Washington Post reporter who has written about his life as an undocumented immigrant, was escorted out of a Mitt Romney rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday. Security personnel removed Vargas--who showed up at the event with a homemade sign that read "I AM AN AMERICAN W/O PAPERS--because he did not have a press credential during a media-only session, the Romney campaign said.

    According to CNN producer Rachel Streitfeld, who was at the event, Vargas was "causing a bit of a ruckus" with his sign. National Journal political correspondent Beth Reinhard, who was also there, said it appeared that Vargas showed up to pick a fight on immigration. Vargas, however, disputed their claims.

    "I was not causing a ruckus," Vargas wrote on Twitter. "I was merely trying to ask a question, which is what a journalist does."

    But Vargas was not allowed to do so without a credential.

    "Mr. Vargas was allowed to attend the event in his capacity as an activist," Romney campaign spokesman Ryan Williams told Politico. "Our media event was for credentialed media only and he was asked to leave."

    It appears that Vargas is enjoying the attention. Since being booted, he's been retweeting links to coverage of the incident.

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    22 comments

    • jason  •  Las Vegas, United States  •  5 mths ago
      he must have missed the SEIU sponsored buss to the OWS site. had nothing better to do. Idiot.
    • Hank N  •  5 mths ago
      It not Obama, Newt or Rom job to deport this dude. He does have work permit, else ICE already on his arse. You know he liberal and just want to make a name for himself. BTW he gay too.
      • IanF 5 mths ago
        because that matters... Idiot.
      • sidearmer 5 mths ago
        Hey Hank...go back to third grade, and learn to spell. Idiot...
    • dude with opinions  •  Philadelphia, United States  •  5 mths ago
      If he had no papers and he was in an area close to the presidential candidates how did he get in and not taken to the INS.
    • dude with opinions  •  Philadelphia, United States  •  5 mths ago
      A foreign national illegally in the country disrupting our political process and they just say leave! In Alabama the police could have requested proof of citizenship, detained then deported. Problem solved, in Mexico he would have papers!
    • dude with opinions  •  Philadelphia, United States  •  5 mths ago
      should have been deported! See who is really for. A call to INS and his deceleration of non-citizenship should have been enough for the question, Are you an American citizen? No, well we take you in. nothing like foreign nationals causing problems in our elections
    • Manny  •  5 mths ago
      Why is this guy here, why is the Federal government blatantly ignoring him..... He basically is poking fun at this country and its citizens by almost telling americans hes illegal yet he can go ANYWHERE he wants, do whatever he wants, say anything he wants and Americans are powerless to remove him.. Whats going on?
      • dude with opinions 5 mths ago
        Feds actually sue states from not using the police to capture them. As if the INS is on every corner like the police. I have in my life never seen an INS agent outside of TV.
    • edwards  •  5 mths ago
      Why don't they escort him out of the USA?
    • Call Me Bubble Boy  •  Fort Dick, United States  •  5 mths ago
      ego-centric former journo-list
      should team with kato kaelin. . .
    • Gary No one  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  5 mths ago
      No Simpathy Here, I was in the USAF with a responsible Job when i got out of the service I found out how hard it was in the USA today. I've gone back to school and struggled all the way, almost done. Liberal teachers treated all their students like crap. If you don't belong in the USA get the Fu &^%K out. If your a liberal use your own tax dollars to pay for your illegals but don't use mine and tell me you need to raise taxes. The system is broke.
      • Orlando 4 mths ago
        You have zero empathy for good humans. You should be with the Nazis, dead!
    • kavila  •  Irvine, United States  •  5 mths ago
      It's a shame that a talented journalist has been relegated to carrying a poster board to get his message across.
      • dude with opinions 5 mths ago
        I bet it wouldn't be a problem in his home country verse here.
      • Christopher 5 mths ago
        He's here illegally you dufus!
      • GM281 5 mths ago
        I'm sure that the Philippines could use talented journalists. Perhaps people would be more impressed if he wrote a thank-you note to all the taxpayers that aided him in his quest to become a journalist.
    • dude with opinions  •  Philadelphia, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Vargas is not American! He is a person who came here against the will of the American people and is now trying to demand we allow him to stay. What other country in the world would allow an illegal try to disrupt a political form and not be arrested. In Mexico the illegal would be in prison. simple, were a bunch of pansies now!
    • Moose  •  Newburgh, United States  •  5 mths ago
      If you don't have papers, and have not been sworn in as a citizen, then by definition you are NOT an American. This is the problem with the Pro-Illegal-Immigration crowd. They think that if you step foot on American soil, then you are an American and can receive all the benefits of the system. These illegal immigrants want the benefits, but don't want to pay the taxes to help support the system. This is what the Anti-Illegal-Immigration crowd is fighting against.

      By using the term papers, he was definitely trying to protest immigration law. If he has put "W/O Press Pass", then his claim would have held water.
    • Alex  •  Fairfield, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Do you all think Gingrich would have a balls to send Mr. Vargas back to Phillipines? Or Romny would? Certainly not Obama..
    • Alex  •  Fairfield, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I am sure Philippines would benefit of a talented journalist. Why don't you Vargas get back to your roots and help out your country. What is exactly keeping you here?
    • LarryK  •  Seattle, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Vargas needs to be sent back to the Philippines. He is a criminal. He kept his immigration status secret, pursuing his education and trying to fit in as an American, with the help of friends and teachers, using false documents including a green card, Filipino passport, and a driver’s license that helped him to avoid deportation and remain in the US.[1]
    • Tired_of_the_Nonsense  •  5 mths ago
      Without papers by his own admission? Why is the INS sitting on their thumbs? This jerk has no legal business in this country. You don't even do your jobs when they admit to being here illegally. Time to fire your butts and hire people who will actually do their jobs, given the double digit unemployment in this country, contrary to government fiction.
    • Success  •  Pompano Beach, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Law enforcement needs to put this illegal in a jail cell with governor Rick Perry!!!!!!! The Texas teabagger!!!!!! Lube oil that is,Bubbling crude.
    • LarryK  •  Seattle, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I just found out that Obama's aunt was given asylum in May. What a joke. Asylum from what? The rest of the family are living like celebrities in Kenya.
    • Christopher  •  5 mths ago
      Why isn't this guy arrested and deported?
    • LarryK  •  Seattle, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Speaking of illegals; where is Obama's aunt?
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