Immigration - September 2006

2006-09-25 09:17:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard of 4 individuals coming illegally in the last month...three different trips and coyotes. 3 out of the 4 were successful.

2006-09-25 09:13:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

In December the Treasury Secretary of the US will unveil plans to allow any trucks in Mexico to go on any US road, providing:

1) Law enforcement are not permitted to stop them for any reason
2) No trucks can be searched for any reason
3) No Mechanical Safety laws may be imposed on them

If you can drive a truck in Mexico - welcome! No one can stop you (and whoever you got in the back!) to cross the border and it will be legal too with no rules on being here, or even returning!

Who loves Bush? Let's send him some LOVE

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/September2006/010906truckers.htm

2006-09-25 09:08:02 · 4 answers · asked by yars232c 6

well the cute ones only...nobody cares about the ants and the spiders...just kill them........I think we should just give earth back to the monkeys and dolphins....We should all commit suicide

Joel liberal douchebag.commenting...enviromentalist...and world hero to the poor, needy and retarded

2006-09-25 09:03:11 · 13 answers · asked by goody g 1

2006-09-25 08:58:56 · 9 answers · asked by dragon77 2

eveyone is always making a big deal about the mexicans immigrating here illegaly when really in a way we are all illegal immigrants becuase we came here and immigrated when people already lived here. We stole this land and killed have the natives wih diseases who were here first.

2006-09-25 08:48:56 · 16 answers · asked by Kev32189 3

We are all humans. Believe it or not, we all need each other in some way!!! Dont you all agree??

2006-09-25 08:44:33 · 17 answers · asked by nona 3

They come and get benefits US citizens can't get like free hospital services,and never pay one cent ,their children weren't even conceived in the US,but yet get welfare benefits and free education,our schools have trouble making ends meet,but yet every school now can afford to have bilingual teachers for children of illegals,now US citizens have find a way to send their kids to private schools because kids of illegals now have form street gangs and control the playgrounds,how can this government stop the flow of illegals,when this same government is making it more attractive for illegals to cross the border

2006-09-25 08:44:27 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's a common arguement that illegals get welfare and drain our economy.Besides the fact that they cannot recieve any assistance unless they have social security numbers.I mean,they could recieve for their legal children,right?Anti illegals complain about this alot.But WHERE did the illegal immigrants get this idea for applying for welfare?I'm sure they didn't walk across the border with this knowledge,seeing as how Mexico doesn't offer full welfare benefits like we do.Is it possible(gasp)that they learned about it from us americans?Besides the fact that americans who work in the clinics and hospitals have practically shoved the information in their faces.If someone offers you something free,won't you apply for it?Most people would,if they thought they could get it.Anyway,for all the hooplah over illegals and welfare,aren't we the same ones who first introduced this to them?Why be mad at them?Why not be mad and blame the government for giving them this info.?

2006-09-25 08:24:54 · 14 answers · asked by Fluttery 3

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2006-09-25 08:15:25 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have to be ironic, because other people are ironic against immigrants too.
However, how do u feel when u see undocumeted workers making more money and having better hauses, women and life than you who was born in the US bu always in trailres, and ghetos?

2006-09-25 08:09:54 · 16 answers · asked by Omar 2

Then why is it that people are opposed to shooting the criminals who try to escape from Mexico into the US? Just as the prisoners must do their time in jail, Mexicans should do their time in Mexico, waiting until they are legally allowed to come here. And if they don't, we should blow them away, right?

2006-09-25 08:08:00 · 12 answers · asked by Pro-America, Anti-Illegal 2

we all appear to agree about problems with immigration so why are we not doing anything about

2006-09-25 08:05:49 · 16 answers · asked by rocky 3

http://360.yahoo.com/profile-Ncy.aLEmcqq6X4T_agTVp3TcOfivbyAte1wA

2006-09-25 08:05:38 · 7 answers · asked by so sweet 1

Sept. 24, 2006, 1:14PM
'Border baby' boom strains S. Texas
More illegal immigrants are pouring into the state to give birth


By JAMES PINKERTON
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

RIO GRANDE CITY — First it was a trickle, now it's a flood.

Rising numbers of undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central America are streaming into Texas to give birth, straining hospitals and costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, health officials say.

Doctors and health officials say they are overwhelmed by both the new arrivals and those immigrant mothers who already are in the state. Even Houston's feeling the pinch. An estimated 70 percent to 80 percent of the 10,587 births at Ben Taub General Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital last year were to undocumented immigrants, administrators say.

Also feeling the strain is Starr County, an already poor South Texas county that has the region's only taxpayer-supported hospital district.

Immigrants "want a U.S.-born baby" and know that emergency room staffers don't collect any money up front, said Dr. Mario Rodriguez, an obstetrician in Starr County.

"The word is out: Come to Starr County and get delivered for free. Why pay $1,000 in Mexico when you can get it for free?" Rodriguez said.

''When we are separated only by the distance of the river, it's easy to do," Starr County hospital administrator Thalia Muñoz said. "It's gotten worse, and it's because the economy in Mexico is not good and because we provide all these benefits."

Unfortunately, doctors say, Starr County isn't alone.

''Our little snapshot is duplicated in all the municipalities between here and California," said Tony Falcon, a Rio Grande City physician who was appointed to the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission in April. ''What you see here is what is happening in Brownsville, McAllen, El Paso and San Diego."

He operates a private family clinic and delivers babies at the Starr County hospital. About a third of his deliveries are what he calls "walk-ins" — mothers in labor showing up at the ER.

''Obviously, it has a huge impact on patient health and the kind of health care that's provided," Falcon said. "You don't get the kind of prenatal care you should get."


'Anchor babies'
Immigration-control advocates regard the U.S.-born infants as "anchor babies" because they give their undocumented parents and relatives a way to petition for citizenship. They estimate that 360,000 of these babies are born in the U.S. every year and warn that the numbers are rising.

Once parents have an "anchor baby," they become more difficult to deport, said Jack Martin, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, a lobby organization in Washington, D.C.

''It's a fairly big factor in complicating the removal of illegal aliens," Martin said. "Illegal aliens know that and, to some extent, we think they're being influenced into having children as soon as they get into the U.S. to complicate their removal."

Some lawmakers want to begin denying citizenship to babies born to illegal immigrants.

Birthright citizenship, as it is known, has been in force since the approval of the Constitution's 14th Amendment in 1868. But several bills under consideration in Congress would abolish the longstanding federal policy. Sponsors include U.S. Reps. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson, and Nathan Deal, R-Ga.

In a largely symbolic move, the Michigan House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Sept. 8 to end birthright citizenship.

Undocumented immigrants say they are being attacked unfairly and think that all children born in the U.S. should have equal rights.

Socorro Gonzalez, an undocumented immigrant who in August gave birth to her fourth child on U.S. soil, said she and her husband aren't trying to take advantage of immigration laws or abuse the health care system.

''We're not here to have a child. We are here to work," she said as she cradled her infant son, Orlando Soto.

Gonzalez, 42, said she moved to South Texas four years ago to join her husband, a cabinet maker. Two of their older children were born at a private midwife's clinic, she said, and two were delivered at taxpayer expense at hospitals in McAllen.

Gonzalez said the benefits of undocumented immigrants' labor in the U.S. more than compensate for the costs of their medical bills.

''I don't see why they should deny a medical service if we're here struggling for this country," she said. ''Because of the help of Mexican workers, whether they want us or not, this country is progressing."

Still, someone has to pay the bills, and not everyone is happy about that.


Uncollected medical bills
Starr County Memorial Hospital had $3.6 million in uncollected medical bills in 2005, up from $1.5 million in 2002. The total when fiscal 2006 ends on Sept. 30 is expected to hit $3.9 million, chief financial officer Rafael Olivarez said. Unpaid bills for the past five years will reach nearly $13 million, he said.

To make up for the shortfall, Starr County's hospital district is proposing a 25 percent tax hike.

Already, the U.S. government is pitching in, setting aside $1 billion in Medicaid funds to pay for emergency care received by undocumented migrants over the next four years.

But Olivarez said getting the reimbursements isn't easy. Federal officials ''told us at a meeting they would pay us about 20 cents on the dollar," he said. "But it's better than nothing."

No one knows for sure how many undocumented immigrants there are or what they cost the health care system. Most hospitals don't ask whether patients have papers.


Total cost unknown

''It puts them in the position of being border police," said Amanda Engler, a spokeswoman for the Texas Hospital Association in Austin.

Harris County Hospital District officials say their policy is not to question patients directly about their citizenship.

''We do not explicitly ask if our patients are illegal, but we do ask them for proof of Harris County residency," district spokeswoman Shannon Rasp said. "Often citizenship status becomes clearer when billing issues come up."

Eighty-three percent of the undocumented immigrants receiving in-patient care at the district's hospitals and clinics last year were from Mexico, officials said. Six percent were from El Salvador or Guatemala. And the remaining 11 percent were from such countries as Britain, Canada, Haiti, India, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria and Vietnam.

''Using anecdotal information provided us by our staff, statistics from other public hospital systems and our patient demographics, we believe that approximately 70 to 80 percent of our obstetrics patients are undocumented," Rasp said.

In all, 57,072 patients visited the district's hospitals, clinics and health centers last year, and nearly a fifth were undocumented, Rasp said. The cost of their treatment was $97.3 million, up from $55 million in 2002.

2006-09-25 07:52:14 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-25 07:40:44 · 22 answers · asked by army_doc7037203 1

I hear this alot lately, If the illegal immigrant wasnt here, then this crime would never have happened (even thought it was an accident). Ok, but what about the people that donate their body to science when they die or those that give blood, those things would never have happened either. We cant live in a hypothetical world, "this coulda woulda shoulda happened if things were this way"...they ARENT that way, We can catch more criminals and keep people better documented if we legalize those that are here, then they can get health insurance, they can get drivers licenses, and car insurance. Agree....or Disagree?

2006-09-25 07:23:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have seen many questions and "commentaries" about the illegal immigrant issue. Even asked a couple myself. And many people have made the comment they know "illegal" or "undocumented" immigrants (live next door to, date, etc). Is it not the duty of a legal citizen of the United States to report this violation of law?

2006-09-25 07:23:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

MicroChips under the Skin?

http://home.iae.nl/users/lightnet/world/mark.htm

2006-09-25 07:16:56 · 2 answers · asked by ? 3

Forget if you are Mexican, Brazilian, Cuban, Colombian, Venezuelan, Irish, German, Italian, French, .....


Latinos= Catholics, but protestants don't like it.

2006-09-25 07:10:51 · 5 answers · asked by Nabu B 1

Besides Switzerland, what other countries have more than one official language? Do you believe this is a good thing or a bad thing?

Also besides the US, what other countries do not have an official language? Again, is this good or bad?

just curious to see peoples responses.........

2006-09-25 05:43:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-25 05:32:18 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

people keep talking about how mexicans are proud people. i just dont see it. they are criminals for being here illegally, they make the welfare office, their first stop, so they can live for free. they trash up everywhere they go. they dont do anything, to make this country want them here. i dont see any pride in being a bum. why is this race of people like this?i would be ashamed to let the taxpayers support me, and be a criminal on top of that.

2006-09-25 05:24:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Recycling in action, build a wall instead of Toyotas? LOL

2006-09-25 04:57:50 · 10 answers · asked by gokart121 6

What is your general impression on this issue, what views have you heard the most?

2006-09-25 04:56:30 · 20 answers · asked by gokart121 6

2006-09-25 04:53:32 · 7 answers · asked by gokart121 6

If they sign the bill, and 280 million americans each donate 100 bucks, that's like, 28 billion dollars. Spare change? LOL

2006-09-25 04:51:02 · 23 answers · asked by gokart121 6

What brand of coffee are they drinking in Congress, these days? Hmmmm....

2006-09-25 04:49:20 · 6 answers · asked by gokart121 6

2006-09-25 04:42:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Big debate on the border fence bill...what's your forecast?

2006-09-25 04:42:01 · 6 answers · asked by gokart121 6