Immigration - August 2006

2006-08-28 19:24:35 · 15 answers · asked by David mtz 1

Against it? For it? Explain.

2006-08-28 18:58:29 · 22 answers · asked by kristen4562 3

way ???

how about if your whole city was detroyed and everyone u knew left because of all the contamination ???

would u thank them ( the workers )for fixing it or what would your reaction would be ???

2006-08-28 18:48:04 · 15 answers · asked by game over loves evanescence 6

El Paso averages about 2,500 family violence calls each month. That's about 83 calls a day -- one every 17 minutes. May was the busiest of the year with more than 2,900 calls logged at 911.El Paso -
www.kfoxtv.com/family/9241342/detail.html
8-28-06
El Paso Times Head Lines-Police find body of Horizon woman in Central EP home-Police continue to search for somebody who they said shot and injured another person in the parking lot of an East El Paso bar early Sunday. El Paso..These are just a few examples.And that's considered safe ?

2006-08-28 18:40:21 · 14 answers · asked by Zoe 4

2006-08-28 18:29:40 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-28 18:12:56 · 33 answers · asked by Blackfirefly 4

There are essentially two sides. (1) Upholding the law is more important than needs of humans or businesses. (2) Even if they are foreigners who broke the law, businesses need them and our economy needs them. Just curious. I am undecided.

2006-08-28 18:12:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thats what the wifes of the minute man told reporters

2006-08-28 18:12:00 · 8 answers · asked by (((((K!NG))))) 3

For mexicans or mexican immigrants, what do you think of the EZLN and Subcomandante Marcos?

Note: I was asked to put this in immigration

2006-08-28 18:09:29 · 3 answers · asked by John S 4

NONE, THEY BOTH HATE MINORITY RACES. LEGAL OR ILLEGAL.

2006-08-28 17:55:20 · 28 answers · asked by QUE PASA?? 3

Everything is, "mexican this, mexicans took this, mexicans did that, I hate mexicans, mexicans, mexicans, mexicans!" The spotlight is always on them! I'm getting jealous! There's other latinos out there! Or are mexicans all you "know" about?

2006-08-28 17:32:19 · 19 answers · asked by Don Dons! 3

they claim to have millions who support them , in fact they say to represent America .

2006-08-28 17:29:30 · 14 answers · asked by game over loves evanescence 6

I want to know the truth about the war in Iraq. If someone asked me if I wanted to watch Iraq TV I would say yes.
Why is it illegal, or unethical?
It was not right to jail and fine someone for giving others access to this Iraq TV station. I have been trying to figure out how to watch that station since the war started.
Am I alone?

2006-08-28 17:28:17 · 9 answers · asked by sincerely, see me 4

latinos are a great opportunity for all americans to become bilingual why not take this opportunity ???

america is the only first world country in which most people speak just one language , is time to change this bad attitude .

america could today speak so many laguages since it is soly founded on immigrants yet most forgot their original language , america should not make the same mistake once again .

is time for change

2006-08-28 16:59:49 · 46 answers · asked by game over loves evanescence 6

I am in Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA, USA. I know the gov. fees are $157 total, do you know a site that gives me all the info I need to go directly to Downtown Los Angeles and do it on the spot? Otherwise some services charge A LOT of money for this?

Please help!

2006-08-28 16:34:33 · 6 answers · asked by Kosher1 2

1. When you see his obnoxious avatar, simply scroll all the way down and click thumbs down. You don't even have to read his nonsense, and everything will disappear.
2. Report him. Under "Report", click on "other" (last one) and write in "See Avatar".

2006-08-28 16:19:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

then turn around and say that they are stealing S.S. numbers? If they stole a S.S. number doesnt that mean that they are getting paid at least more than minimum wage? The same thing goes for people that say that these immigrant s are "invading this country" by the millions and millions then they reproduce by another millions and millions BUT,

85% of America is against undocumented immigrants (illegal immigrants to you racist people). It just doesnt add up.

2006-08-28 16:16:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

The state's 18 million population in 1965 has doubled to 36 million-plus, largely resulting from immigration. The projection of 56 million by 2035 is also based on immigration.

96% of California's 1990s-era population explosion came from immigration.

California's agricultural Central Valley is a breadbasket for much of the nation. Within 25 years, 50% of that agricultural area is scheduled for bulldozing to accommodate housing and services demanded by increased immigration.

To accomodate that population explosion, California must now build one new elementary school every day, 365 days a year. The vast majority of that school population is illegal aliens or "anchor babies."

California's multi-year drought of the late 1970s has now spread to other Western states. Imagine the disaster in 2036 when future California droughts affect 56 million thirsty Californians!

Is today's California is tomorrow's America, a future of wall-to-wall bodies, unraveled social structure, depleted resources and an environment exhausted by mass immigration? It's coming to your state soon! It is said that all great nations that have fallen have done so from within; "Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder." Is that what is in store for us?

2006-08-28 15:58:38 · 20 answers · asked by Zoe 4

I was only taught English!

2006-08-28 15:57:23 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

Claiming that He doesn't wanna see the Mexican race mixed. When it is already a combination of Indian, Spanish, French and what ever else? Can you say CONTRADICTION

2006-08-28 15:46:50 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

like american should not be permited to go to mexico.or europe , or asia right i am half japanese half filipino do u think american should not be going in my country too in tokyo where i have seen a lot of american businessman in here doing business should i tell them too, go back to ur country and stay out white pig!! okay thanks

2006-08-28 15:45:39 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

-not a resident or a green-card holder.
-previously under an h-4 visa.
-now married to a U.S. citizen, and awaiting permanent residency (case pending due to a court case)

2006-08-28 15:38:49 · 19 answers · asked by lanneypoo4u 2

2006-08-28 15:38:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

and why are Puerto Rican's called Pork Chops?

2006-08-28 15:37:42 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a school assingment on illegal immigrants and i cant find info, how do they get hereand what happens to them?

2006-08-28 15:23:14 · 15 answers · asked by Homeless 1

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Billions at stake in border contract
By Dave Montgomery

McClatchy Newspapers

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Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.





Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff sees a mix of technology and manpower.


WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is expected next month to choose an industry consortium to erect a high-tech security shield along the U.S. borders, launching one of the federal government's most ambitious public-works projects in years.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) calls the proposed Secure Border Initiative Net (SBInet) the "most comprehensive effort in the nation's history" to gain control of more than 6,000 miles of border with Mexico and Canada, and 2,000 miles of coastline.

SBInet is a centerpiece of President Bush's efforts to fortify the U.S.-Mexico border at a time Congress is locked in a struggle to revise the nation's immigration laws. Administration officials say they intend to proceed with the security net regardless of the outcome of the debate over immigration legislation.

The multibillion-dollar undertaking has ignited a contract battle among industry teams headed by four leading defense companies — Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon — and Ericsson, the Swedish-based telecommunications giant with U.S. headquarters in Plano, Texas.

Competitors diverse

Collectively, the teams are composed of nearly 40 companies in more than 15 states, a diverse lineup that includes global engineering firms, niche industries adept at biometric identification or surveillance, and aerospace corporations better known for churning out warplanes, tanks and missiles.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a branch of the DHS, is expected to announce a winner by Sept. 30.

As envisioned by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, SBInet would marry industry expertise with the 42,000-employee Customs and Border Protection to create a wall of technology, manpower and infrastructure in the next six years. The initial cost is projected at $2.5 billion, but the price could be much higher.

The shield is a dominant component of the Secure Border Initiative that Chertoff announced in November to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. More than 1.2 million illegal immigrants were arrested in 2005, nearly all on the southern border.

Although Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Michael Jackson told industry officials the project is "not about simply buying gizmos," much of the attention has focused on the potential mix of technology. Most of the proposals include state-of-the-art sensors, mounted cameras, unmanned aerial vehicles, radar and other surveillance hardware.




Calls for toughening the border have intensified with the approach of the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the recent alleged terrorist bomb plot in Britain. But the project has come under heightened scrutiny on Capitol Hill after a congressional report last month blasted DHS procurement polices.

The bipartisan report, released by the House Committee on Government Reform, identified $34.3 billion worth of DHS contracts marred by significant overcharges, wasteful spending or mismanagement. The troubled projects include a largely ineffective camera-surveillance system along the Mexican and Canadian borders.

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., complained that SBInet could be exposed to the same problems, contending the DHS is giving industry too much latitude in determining how the system should be tailored. "That's not governing," he said. "It's utter incompetence, and it's going to cost the taxpayers billions."

From the bidders' vantage point, SBInet could create thousands of jobs and illustrate the defense industry's expanding transition into homeland security. Tools of war — such as radar and satellite surveillance — easily can be redirected into the campaign to guard the home front, industry officials say.

"We see it as an increasing market," said John Douglass, president and chief executive officer of the Aerospace Industries Association. "Many of the technologies that make you a successful aerospace contractor would also make you a successful homeland-security contractor."

Several of the team members started preparing for the project more than two years ago, when the DHS was considering a since-abandoned border initiative called America's Shield. Team representatives spent months on the border, and several bidders set up remote border-area test sites to evaluate equipment.

Nearly 60 potential bidders expressed interest in the project before the DHS winnowed the field to the five rival teams. Universities in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona are aligned with several of the teams, reflecting academia's growing expertise in homeland security and border demographics.

Bidders made oral presentations in the past two weeks and have until Monday to update their proposals.

While SBInet bristles with opportunity, the winning team will face immense obstacles in trying to create a leakproof "virtual wall" traversing rugged desert terrain in the south and mountainous, wooded landscape in the north. The challenges probably will include property-rights disputes and environmental issues.

Sensors and cameras have been operating along the borders for years; the SBInet team will be charged with building a system tying all the pieces together. In addition to technology, the industry team will provide contract personnel for non-law-enforcement jobs and train government agents to adapt to the new system.

Sensors popular item

In January, Jackson urged industry officials to be innovative without straying "onto the wacky edge of creativity." Most proposals call for a network of thousands of sensors that would detect movement, sound and, in some cases, odor.

The sensor then would flash an alarm on a computerized map in a command-and-control center, where an operator would train a long-range mounted camera on the site to determine whether an animal or a human intruder tripped the alarm.

If necessary, agents would be dispatched. Several, if not all, of the teams would augment the protection with unmanned surveillance aircraft and, in some cases, high-altitude surveillance balloons

2006-08-28 15:22:50 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-28 15:13:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

make sure you take me to East Los Angeles,California since thats my birth place...

2006-08-28 15:05:32 · 18 answers · asked by (((((K!NG))))) 3

concerns from a logically based factual report the liberals only address the issue with vague evasive remarkes that neither answer the question nor present a firm point of view on the basis of fact or responsible order

2006-08-28 14:59:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hearing delayed for illegal immigrant suspected in killing of elderly woman


A preliminary hearing for a man accused of murdering his elderly neighbor was continued to Tuesday in Metro's General Session's court.

Ivan Moreno, 30, who is believed to be an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is accused of killing beating and choking his 74-year-old next-door neighboor.

Moreno told investigators that he struck Mary Sadler after he went to her house to get money, police said.

He is charged with criminal homicide, two counts of assaulting a police officer during his arrest and a domestic assault charge that police said was given after he threatened to kill his wife if she cooperated with authorities.

Federal immigration officials have placed a hold on Moreno in the Metro Jail.
Your thoughts?

2006-08-28 14:57:42 · 22 answers · asked by Zoe 4