Politics & Government - 6 July 2006

The history of the U.S. is riddled with hostility to various immigrant groups--though only during certain waves of immigration.

Until the post-Civil War period, the U.S. had no immigration laws. The racist Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882--passed after an industrial strike wave--was part of an attempt to craft a deliberate immigration policy of keeping out “undesirables.”

In the early 1900s, a wave of anti-Japanese violence led to a 1907 agreement barring Japanese laborers--a deal made after newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle warned of an invasion of "bumptious, disagreeable and unreliable" Japanese.

The U.S. carried out mass deportations of Mexicans during the Great Depression, and in a 1954 program actually called Operation Wettback in 1954. Today, both documented and undocumented immigrants in the U.S. face the uncertainty of random raids and deportations, the threat of separation from their families and increased exploitation on the job.

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2006-07-06 07:06:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2006-07-06 07:06:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

There are some here that i for sure know of that do pay thier taxes. The have a ITIN # which is issued by the IRS. So what about them working here.

2006-07-06 07:04:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

do you feel it is a threaten to its neighbouring countries like south korea ,japan?

2006-07-06 07:03:59 · 28 answers · asked by stent 2 in Politics

Concerning all the things happening in this area do you think they are afraid we can't handle the truth we already know.

2006-07-06 07:03:27 · 13 answers · asked by Walt W 1 in Other - Politics & Government

Look at the differant questions I have asked, and the responses that have come in. I was like many of the responses. I was willing to just sit around and let things be. Then one day, I woke up. I got sick and tired of hearing this and that about Our all wonderful government, ( as I thought it was, in My mind ) I was under the misconsception that the government was out to protect us. I was under the impressoin that the "plane" that hit the pentagone actually happened. I was under the impression that it WAS terrorists that happened on 911. The day I started studing, was a rude day for Me indeed. I have checked and rechecked. I havent allowed just one person to say..OH this happened and believe it. If that was the case, then I would have done no better than reading a tabloid and believing it. At first I bolted. I didnt want to beleive it. I understand why most people are just content. Out of sight, out of mind. If people dont believe Me, Why dont they just go look for themself?

2006-07-06 07:03:00 · 18 answers · asked by Enigma 2 in Government

Is this yet another lie by liberals?

2006-07-06 07:02:10 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

The reason many illegal aliens come here illegally is because they cannot pass the background checks, and or the medical exams. Americans have sponsered many programs through private donations to help poor immigrants migrate here legally. I have friends that have gone through the immigration process, and other than the medical exams, and background checks, they are only required to learn English, and our laws. Many of the programs sponsor GED programs so that these workers can also be skilled. There are far more reasons to migrate legally, then there are reasons to migrate illegally. Legal immigrants qualify for grants to open businesses, buy homes, and establish themselves in America. In many cases they are even given free college educations, so I am not buying the illegals plight. Illegals are the criminal element that can not get across the border legally, so they further criminalize themselves here in America. The American dream is handed to immigrants, not illegals

2006-07-06 07:01:24 · 9 answers · asked by Spirited1 2 in Immigration

Is it right to prosecute kids as adults?

2006-07-06 07:00:53 · 29 answers · asked by jaimestar64cross 6 in Law & Ethics

careful, my report button finger is twitching...

2006-07-06 07:00:31 · 31 answers · asked by hichefheidi 6 in Politics

Ok I have recently received a letter in the mail stating that i have won 55,000 for the international lottery and if i dont claim it by the 10th of july then it will go to charity. I called and they said i have to pay a fee before they release the money however they said they are taking the fee out of my winning so i dont have to pay anything out of my own pocket not i was waiting for the fee money to come in the mail and i havent received anything yet. Waht do i do about this and is it a scam or real deal?

2006-07-06 07:00:00 · 11 answers · asked by americanhousewife 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-07-06 06:58:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Can someone tell me the difference between the county sheriff's office and the constable's office. Doesn't necesarily have to be in Texas, but that is where I've seen it most frequently.

2006-07-06 06:57:38 · 4 answers · asked by ? 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

Without illegals working in the US how do you think America would survive at the pace it is going with homes being built and the profit it is making for our economy?

2006-07-06 06:57:38 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2006-07-06 06:57:22 · 16 answers · asked by Spiritoso 3 in Military

2006-07-06 06:55:56 · 22 answers · asked by kp 2 in Law & Ethics

If you don’t want Mexicans walking into this country, make sure no one is offering them jobs. You could even pass a law about it. You could even enforce the law. Don’t blame them.

2006-07-06 06:54:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

your thoughts on this huge growing issues with mexicans and other who want rights when they don t deserve ****!
I want deportation for all law breakers

2006-07-06 06:54:19 · 15 answers · asked by king kong 2 in Immigration

Liberals are cheese-eating surrender monkeys. They wanted to surrender on the first day.

2006-07-06 06:52:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-07-06 06:52:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2006-07-06 06:52:32 · 10 answers · asked by charliecasey42 2 in Immigration

2006-07-06 06:52:13 · 21 answers · asked by KM 1 in Government

over Ken Lay's sudden death? When I watched the reports I got the sense that they were almost screaming

"How dare you die before we get to punish you!"
"How dare you succumb to nature!"
"We want our justice and we want to see you suffer for your wrongs and dying of a massive heart attack just isn't enough for us!"

Maybe its just me, but I really got that perception that people were actually angry that the man is dead. Anyone else pick that up?

2006-07-06 06:51:29 · 6 answers · asked by bubb1e_gir1 5 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-06 06:51:01 · 17 answers · asked by Rolando MacTavish III 2 in Politics

looking for anythink on how about settling in USA. i plan to retire there. my wife who is filipino has already a sister living there with her american husband.any info no matter how small will be appreciated

2006-07-06 06:49:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Of course he does. First of all, North Korea has no oil, which means no reason to invade from a U.S. perspective. Second, North Korea poses an ACTUAL THREAT. Bush would never attack anyone that could actually counterattack. Also, attacking North Korea more than likely means that China would get involved. Major U.S. corporations depend too much on Chinese diplomacy (Wal Mart, anyone?) to risk that. On the one hand, that's good for Americans from a selfish perspective, because we don't have to worry about the threat of a nuclear counterattack. On the other hand, it just goes to show how America is run like a monopolistic corporation and thrives on overpowering the weak.

2006-07-06 06:44:21 · 8 answers · asked by yogabbagabba 5 in Other - Politics & Government

I'm talking about completed tasks here. I just want to figure out what Republicans are seeing that I'm not. And since we are still in Iraq with lots of people still dying over there, do not mention the war.

2006-07-06 06:43:40 · 29 answers · asked by Peace 5 in Government

2006-07-06 06:43:29 · 7 answers · asked by wantingnowsurveys 1 in Other - Politics & Government

I'm just curious, and I think it's important to know your rights. The police often like to try and trick you into believing that you have none. Do you know what your rights are, in terms of legal vs. illegal search, etc.?

2006-07-06 06:43:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymouse 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-07-06 06:41:02 · 8 answers · asked by PJ 1 in Military