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This is about theft, not deportation

In response to “Teachers, pastor file letters of support for teen held by ICE” (March 9):

I read about the pastor and school supporting the young man who faces deportation after being charged with stealing from Harris Teeter and being in our country illegally.

I just wonder if the pastor would be so supportive if the young man had been accused of stealing $2,907 from the church, or the school?

Gary Ahlstrom, Charlotte

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This story was originally published March 9, 2017 at 4:27 PM with the headline "This is about theft, not deportation."

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