Comments on: Noriko Calderon to stay in Japan

By: Noriko Calderon allowed to stay in Japan (for now) | Japan Probe

Noriko Calderon allowed to stay in Japan (for now) | Japan Probe — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:00:54 +0000

[...] UPDATE: Noriko has been granted special residency. [...]

By: Saitama-rama

Saitama-rama — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:11:50 +0000

It’s not uncommon for children of immigrants to not speak their parent’s language and for the the parents to not teach it for fear of their children being percieved as different.

Especially with the countless Filipino friends and acquaintances I have in the US who speak no Tagalog because their parents feared their children growing up with a “strange” accent at the expense of speaking a second language. Same for many Mexican friends of mine who barely understand Spanish and don’t speak a word.

As for the actual situation, I think it’s fortunate that Noriko has guardians in Japan and I also wonder why this fact has not been reported before.

By: AM

AM — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:02:35 +0000

Yea, I dont really think the argument of “well, what if you were in HER shoes” really is a fair question here.

1) Its not really Noriko’s fault for her being in the situation that she is in, its her parent’s fault for breaking a law

2) I myself moved a lot as a child, and quite frankly, I may have not liked it at the time, but now that I am older, I feel that moving did open up my eyes to the “world” and the different cultures that are around us

Also, it is fair to ask the parents to leave, isn’t it when they did something wrong? If anything, they should be apologizing to Noriko and to the government of Japan for causing so much of a commotion. I mean, in the end, it seems like the parent’s will have special permission to come visit Noriko throughout the next few years (even though in normal circumstances, they will be banned for a while).

In addition, you should be thinking more down the line of, “good thing this was Japan, and not some 3rd World Country” because if it was a country with harsher laws, the parents/Noriko might have been punished severly.

By: LB

LB — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:57:37 +0000

And I hope you would also never in a million years put your daughter through what Arlan and Sara Calderon put Nriko through.

With parents like that, who needs enemies…

By: LB

LB — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:55:51 +0000

Personally, I would like to think most of us are not so stupid, underhanded and selfish as to put ourselves and/or our loved ones in such a situation.

By: Mister M

Mister M — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:46:33 +0000

Well it is so easy to say Deport her, I wonder if you guys have the same situation. What would be your answers???

By: Nilamon_ng_Pagkakataon

Nilamon_ng_Pagkakataon — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:32:05 +0000

Never in a million years would I leave my daughter. Never compromise.

By: ini

ini — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:33:23 +0000

I think this was the best possible outcome, given that Noriko’s parents dids a stupid thing and as expected are paying for that.

The government did, in my opinion, the right thing: illegal immigrants will still be deported and that’s sending the right message. On the other hand the girl, who had no choice and *no guilt*, stays.

On a side note, I didn’t know she had other relatives. I don’t remember reading about that. Had that been mentioned before, my poll’s outcome would have been a little more biased towards the parent’s deportation.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:56:53 +0000

Agreed. Funny how the fact that she had close relatives in Japan was never widely publicized before.

By: tokyojesusfist

tokyojesusfist — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:42:28 +0000

*deport her.

By: tokyojesusfist

tokyojesusfist — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:42:06 +0000

They should report her because you don’t like the choice she made? If she prefers to stay in Japan, that’s her business. If I were her, I would have made the same decision.

By: mark

mark — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:43:05 +0000

They say that she can only speak Japanese.

So the parents hate their country so much(or love Japan) that they lied and became criminals to enter Japan.
Then when they had a child they didn’t teach her their language.
For the first 6 or more years until she could learn to speak Japanese they did not talk to her.
Japan needs more criminals and selfish people like this. And thanks to the court ruling(and press coverage) there will definitely be more.

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Grant Writing Classes Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - Big Brother 2.0 « — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:51:03 +0000

[...] Noriko Calderon to stay in Japan | Japan Probe By James The Japanese government has already stated that it will grant special permission for Noriko?s parents to occasionally visit her in Japan (illegal immigrants are usually banned entry for years after deportation). In a related story, … Japan Probe – http://www.japanprobe.com/ & [...]

By: Dchama

Dchama — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:36:46 +0000

that’s sad, but good that she can stay in Japan.

By: tyson

tyson — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:03:30 +0000

So she’s apparently happier choosing her friends over growing up with her parents and learning a new language. I’d actually prefer Japan did deport her as well, considering her situation it’s not like she’d have much better opportunities education/job wise if she simply came back when she’s older.

By: putang

putang — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:45:34 +0000

there are all sorts of opinions even though its in the philippines. interesting.

http://www.mb.com.ph/node/198570

By: sliders_alpha

sliders_alpha — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:22:05 +0000

i’m happy for her

By: Hal

Hal — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:44:10 +0000

I feel no sympathy for this situation. Her parents knew what risks they were taking when they chose to illegally move to Japan. As unfortunate and unfair it is for the girl, I see no other outcome. If the government harbored to the ideas of allowing the parents to stay, then that’s sending a message saying it’s ok to illegally move to Japan and raise families there for residence permission.