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Israel-born son of migrant worker faces deportation after mother's death
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Israel, Migrant workers 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for March 11, 2008.

Seffi is an 11-year-old boy who was born and raised in Tel Aviv. He has never left Israel. However, he is slated by the Interior Ministry for deportation.

Seffi's mother was a Polish migrant worker who came to Israel before he was born. He had been eligible for legal status under a 2006 law granting permanent residency to some children of migrant workers.


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ut when Seffi's mother died, he not only lost her, but the opportunity to legalize.

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      1.   Says it all 01:18  |  Slibovitz 12/03/08
      2.   Petition to keep Seffi in Israel, & a fund for his medical care 05:00  |  Emily Rose 12/03/08
      3.   Terrorists get a mourning tent, but kid considered a threat 05:02  |  B (The other one) 12/03/08
      4.   Israel-born son of migrant worker 11:55  |  daniel 12/03/08
      5.   seffi is the future of israel 13:13  |  issam ghallab 12/03/08
      6.   Suffer little children to come unto me 13:27  |  Mrs W 12/03/08
      7.   Interior Ministry acts without sense &humanity 14:16  |  Yael 12/03/08
      8.   Israel born son of migrant worker faces deportationI 14:19  |  Marlene 12/03/08
      9.   Compromise - no citizenship but no deportation? 14:22  |  Yael 12/03/08
      10.   No Decent Society Would Punish a Child for Losing His Mother 14:24  |  Johan Odin 12/03/08
      11.   ODIN how do you know he will? He "faces" wait.! 15:14  |  PETER SM 12/03/08
      12.   Just typical of teh Interior Ministry-too much power in one hand. 15:30  |  Jo 12/03/08
      13.   Are all the facts known? 15:41  |  Hastaroth 12/03/08
      14.   Our Land 17:01  |  Allon 12/03/08
      15.   the bete noir of the modern world ! bureaucracy! 17:11  |  v ictor hardman 12/03/08
      16.   Better idea. Deport, permanently banish tali fahima. Keep Seffi. 18:01  |  common sense 12/03/08
      17.   Misrad Al HaPanim 18:22  |  JewishHeart 12/03/08
      18.   Ministry of Interior keeps Muslim, will deport Christian Sudanese 18:24  |  JewishHeart 12/03/08
      19.   #2 19:06  |  Greg 12/03/08
      20.   Simply he is not Jewish kid... he can`t be cosidered as aliyah 21:04  |  Ahmad 12/03/08
      21.   Cut out the emotionality--Let`s be rational 21:27  |  Career 12/03/08
      22.   His father will keep him in Israel 21:28  |  Efox 12/03/08
      23.   Cut out the emotionality--Let`s be rational 21:32  |  Career Coach 12/03/08
      24.   Sefi should remain in Israel 21:47  |  Dr Lolita Cohen 12/03/08
      25.   Paternity test is the key 22:42  |  * BEN JABO 12/03/08
      26.   Knowing Jews 23:46  |  Scharker Yid 12/03/08
      27.   I am NO WAY defending Israel 00:56  |  kay 13/03/08
      28.   WHAT do his family want?details not just headlines please. 00:57  |  PETER SM 13/03/08
      29.   The poor kid born and raised in Israel. 02:41  |  EGW 13/03/08
      30.   #PeterSM. Presuming Seffi has family in Poland. 05:05  |  Maureen Ann 13/03/08
      31.   What`s Hebrew for Bully? 07:34  |  Roci Stone 13/03/08
      32.   MAUREEN I Cannot fortel the future 07:46  |  PETER SM 13/03/08
      33.   Israel should no better they allow terrorists to live there 10:15  |  Robert/Montreal 13/03/08
      34.   Johan I must agree however "CLEANSE" 10:19  |  Robert/Montreal 13/03/08
      35.   #34-Robert of Montreal- I disagree 11:42  |  Johan Odin 13/03/08
      36.   #30 Maureen Ann - Too many what if`s 23:13  |  * BEN JABO 13/03/08
      37.   #31 Roci Stone 02:32  |  * BEN JABO 15/03/08
      38.   Relax, He`ll stay in Israel. 14:08  |  petra 19/03/08
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