Politics & Government - 1 September 2006

it's a documentary that a british director has made based on what the future will look like if the "war on terror" continues. the movie, as the title suggests, picturizes the assassination of president bush. you care much or indifferent?

2006-09-01 09:51:42 · 11 answers · asked by chetz 2 in Politics

I am a U.S. Army Soldier, who is currently on the awol, because I did not want to be deployed to Iraq. I am looking for a list of neutral countries in which would accept an awol army soldier, without naturalisation papers, and not deport me.

Thank you.

2006-09-01 09:51:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

It's 45$ thats too much to pay for it, so y r they charging?

2006-09-01 09:50:34 · 5 answers · asked by irishdancergall 1 in Law & Ethics

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Crackdown targets illegal aliens


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34 workers arrested in North Tonawanda

By DAN HERBECK
News Staff Reporter
8/31/2006

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Dennis C. Enser/Buffalo News
Suspected illegal aliens, bused from a North Tonawanda greenhouse, enter a downtown processing center on Wednesday.

A government crackdown on illegal aliens targeted a hydroponic tomato greenhouse in North Tonawanda on Wednesday, as federal agents made 34 arrests.
Authorities said they expect that most of the men and women arrested at the Fortistar tomato facility on Shawnee Road will be deported to Mexico within a week.

They also were required to plead guilty to misdemeanor criminal charges, under a tougher government policy on illegal immigration. In the past, government attorneys in Buffalo deported thousands of illegal aliens but rarely prosecuted them criminally.

"Illegal immigration poses an increasing threat to our security, public safety and economy, and hard-hitting interior enforcement will reinforce the strong stance we already take at the border," U.S. Attorney Terrance P. Flynn said after the arrests.

A defense attorney, though, said the federal government was acting unnecessarily harshly.

"They're throwing the book at people, but it seems a rather harsh punishment for people who are only here because they're trying to start a new life in America," responded David G. Jay, an attorney for one of the Mexican men arrested. "Many of us have ancestors who came to this country to start a better life, and in the old days, our country welcomed them with open arms."

The Bush administration has said it has to try new tactics to stop the flow of illegal aliens into the United States. More than 11 million undocumented aliens - many of them farm workers - reportedly live in the United States.

Prosecutor John E. Rogowski, who presented the cases in federal court, said most of the people arrested on Wednesday immediately pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of entering the country without an inspection.

"They will be deported," said Peter J. Smith, a supervisor of immigration investigations for Homeland Security in Buffalo. "All the people who are being prosecuted criminally are people who were found to have false identification, including false Social Security numbers."

Two men, including Jay's Mexican client, Ruben Baltazar, 24, will face more serious felony prosecutions for illegally entering the country.

"The government has said he is charged with a felony because he was already deported once before - from El Paso [Texas] in June of 2001," Jay said of Baltazar.

Rogowski said the second man charged with a felony could not be found on Wednesday and is considered a fugitive.

The arrests were made at the 12.5-acre Fortistar hydroponic greenhouses, where company officials said 3.5 million pounds of tomatoes are grown annually. The company also runs a power co-generation plant in North Tonawanda.

A manager at the greenhouse referred a reporter's questions about illegal aliens to a company official in White Plains, but that official was not available.

In recent months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from the Department of Homeland Security have made three of the largest roundups of illegal aliens in area history.

Defendants were taken from North Tonawanda by bus to downtown Buffalo.Many appeared nervous or confused as they listened to an interpreter explaining the proceedings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott.

2006-09-01 09:49:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2006-09-01 09:48:26 · 12 answers · asked by ilove_twilightmovie08 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

why is the price dropping and expected to be below 2.00 by November?

and dont say because the hurricane season is weak. we all know global warming is creating a record number every year, acording to Gore.

2006-09-01 09:47:21 · 29 answers · asked by S H I R A Z 3 in Politics

Ben Franklin (not Thomas Jefferson) said:

"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

So do you think that we should give up rights in order to be "safe," or is having individual rights more important?

2006-09-01 09:46:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

And just to clarify, I would rather Americans only to answer, please. It isn't that I don't value input from other nationalities (because I do!), but this question is about American politics.
If yes, are there any viable solutions? If so, what are they?
If no, why are you satisfied?
To all, I would love it if you would also print your age, and which political party you mostly associate with. If you would prefer not to, that's fine. I just want to get an idea of what the majority of different age groups feel.
I'll answer my own question in my comments once I get a few answers.
Thank you everyone, in advance.

2006-09-01 09:46:02 · 14 answers · asked by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 in Other - Politics & Government

My neighbor owns a little neighborhood store that has been closed down for over a year.
The owner lives upstairs.. he has gone really crazy and has had the police called on him quite a few times.
He put up weird signs in the windows with awful things written.
Anyway, he is now well know and people drive by and yell all the time at him..
their is now a lot of graffiti on the side of the building, the side that faces MY HOUSE.
It is such an eyesore and I was wondering if their is anything I can do to make him have it removed?

2006-09-01 09:42:03 · 13 answers · asked by Heather 5 in Law Enforcement & Police

will we hand out flowers to bin ladens nutters, will we give that screwball in iran a free hand to do what he wants, come on people wake up and smell the coffee,

2006-09-01 09:41:02 · 28 answers · asked by pat o 2 in Politics

How much will it cost? How long will it take to get it? How could I get it? I live in PA but it is in MN Help!!!!!! (I used to have it but then there was a fire and I don't have it any longer.)

2006-09-01 09:41:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Peter Rodman, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, in a separate session with reporters, said that despite progress this summer in reviving the Iraqi economy, raising electricity production and increasing the number of trained Iraqi troops, security conditions have deteriorated.

2006-09-01 09:39:19 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Some constructive answers would be appreciated from you libertards (but not expected)

2006-09-01 09:35:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-09-01 09:35:23 · 33 answers · asked by devonlad06 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

When, not if, whites become a minority, will they be given the same dignity, respect, and compassion as minorities are given today such as affirmative action and special treatment? Will it be a more or less sophistocated society?

2006-09-01 09:34:48 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

if rommel survived hitler and allied with the american against russia, would rommel and patton be great partners? or there would be a conflict of personalities? if so, would this combined forces win over russia and general winter?

2006-09-01 09:34:14 · 4 answers · asked by erg 1 in Military

Mercedes suv's Hummers, Escalades etc.

These people are on welfare correct? They must be criminals..why doesn't the country do something about this..I mean it's blantlanty obvious

2006-09-01 09:34:13 · 16 answers · asked by betty 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

I was going with a girl who was in the process of a divorce and now she is pregnant by me. We started having problems, now she's gone back to her husband. She's going to put HIS name on the birth certificate now, which he knows the baby isn't his and is mine. Can she legally do this? Don't I have some say-so about it? I know on the birth certificate when it's filled out it states "I certify that the personal information provided on this certificate is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief." Since she, her husband and I know the baby is mine, I was wondering if there was a law she would be breaking in putting his name on there as the father.

2006-09-01 09:32:31 · 6 answers · asked by cjbwhite1 1 in Law & Ethics

An anarchist abhors government, groups, and aggrigation. Yet this by definition, describes a group, a body of people who share a view. Thus would be a member of a group he by definition wishes not to be. Or is this just analytically challenged?

2006-09-01 09:32:01 · 10 answers · asked by Shelli_k18 2 in Politics

http://forum.ymsite.com/showthread.php?p=49016#post49016

before you write what you think please read:

The "hiding among civilians" myth:

http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ai8O.OfeSXYAL5PfEU2yfRbAFQx.?qid=20060802133911AA1zWPX

2006-09-01 09:31:33 · 3 answers · asked by freindly asian 1 in Politics

Besides men's room attendant.

2006-09-01 09:31:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Shouldn't the US give Syria and Iran a taste of their own medicine?

2006-09-01 09:30:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

This is a nightmare and I want it to end by them paying for what they did to me.

2006-09-01 09:29:36 · 8 answers · asked by theamericanbombers 4 in Law & Ethics

2006-09-01 09:29:23 · 11 answers · asked by simjam31 2 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-09-01 09:29:19 · 17 answers · asked by ilove_twilightmovie08 2 in Immigration

Now I have another one.

Does this prove there is more to Kookoo than insane antiBush rants, and that he is capable of rational thought?

Or should I rush off for a CAT scan in case in case an aneurysm just burst?

Or is this one of the signs of the apocalypse?

2006-09-01 09:27:38 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Senate Hearings Examine Costs of Illegal Immigration and Guest Worker Issues
Senate Budget Committee

On Wednesday, August 30, 2006, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing in Aurora, Colorado entitled "Budget Impact of Current and Proposed Border Security and Immigration Policies." Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) presided over the hearing that examined the costs of illegal immigration policies on local, state and federal governments. Allard began the hearing by stating that Colorado should have a voice in the immigration debate and that the public needs to be educated on how pending legislation in Congress will affect state and local budgets.

The first panel of witnesses included Colorado Governor Bill Owens; Mr. Paul Cullinan, Chief of Human Resources Cost Estimates, Congressional Budget Office; and Mr. Robert Rector, Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation. A second panel of witnesses included Mayor Ed Tauer of Aurora, Colorado; Ms. Paula Presley, Commander, El Paso County Sheriff's Office; Mr. Dan Rubenstein, Chief Deputy District Attorney and Mesa County Meth Task Force Executive Board Member; Mr. Tony Gagliardi, Colorado State Director, National Federation of Independent Businesses; Ms. Helen Krieble, President and Founder, The Vernon K. Krieble Foundation; and Mr. Kenneth Buck, Weld County District Attorney.

Governor Owens testified that illegal aliens cost the state of Colorado well into the millions of dollars per year. In particular, he said, educating illegal aliens costs the state more than $300 million a year. He continued by saying the state has its hands tied because federal law prohibits asking students if they are citizens or if they have legal immigrant status. "There are real numbers, and real costs, to taxpayers," Owens said. "Illegal immigration is one of the driving forces involved in these costs and unless we stem the tide, those costs will escalate."

Aurora Mayor Ed Tauer testified that hospital care for illegal aliens in Aurora costs almost $10 million per year and his city pays more than $5 million for police and fire services provided to illegal aliens. "This is the number one issue that citizens of Colorado are concerned about," said Mayor Tauer.

Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation said, "The actual costs of low-skilled immigrants are much more than anyone estimates." Both Rector and Paul Cullinan of the Congressional Budget Office said the Senate guest worker amnesty will cost taxpayers billions of dollars. Mr. Cullinan said the legislation could cost at least $49 billion over the next decade, compared with $2 billion for the House enforcement bill. Rector and Cullinan again agreed that the taxes immigrants would pay will not offset the costs because they are often low-skilled workers who earn less than others in the workforce.

Senate Judiciary Committee

On Thursday, August 31, 2006, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship held a hearing near Dallas, Texas entitled "U.S. Visa Policy: Competition for International Scholars, Scientists and Skilled Workers." Senator Cornyn, Chairman of the Subcommittee, presided over the hearing and was the only Senator present. Senator Cornyn has authored S.2691, commonly known as the "SKIL Bill", which greatly increases the number of H-1B visas available for high-tech foreign workers. This bill was incorporated into S.2611, the Senate guest worker amnesty bill, through a last minute amendment on the Senate floor.

At the hearing, according to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Senator Cornyn stressed his belief that importing high-tech foreign workers helps the U.S. economy. "By all accounts, our immigration laws and policy place our country at a competitive disadvantage," Cornyn said. "We stand in danger of moving backwards because other countries are beginning to compete with us in our own game

2006-09-01 09:24:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

if any help plz do it asap plz

2006-09-01 09:23:52 · 2 answers · asked by alwaysmemyselfni 1 in Law & Ethics

My friend received traffic fines 2 years ago for failing to have insurance and has never paid them...they have even gone to a collection agency and he has never paid them. Can he get arrested?

2006-09-01 09:23:40 · 5 answers · asked by Sylvia M 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-09-01 09:22:27 · 15 answers · asked by S H I R A Z 3 in Politics