Immigration - October 2006

And what specifically are the problems?

2006-10-03 00:17:29 · 18 answers · asked by sdraterasbil 2

Texas case is one of two being used to define how far punishments of immigrants can go
By PATTY REINERT
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - Possession of a small amount of cocaine is a misdemeanor under federal law. But in Texas, the crime is a felony — serious enough that it helped send Reymundo Toledo-Flores to prison for two years before he was deported to Mexico.

On Tuesday, the first day of arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court's 2006-07 term, the justices will consider Toledo-Flores' criminal case, along with that of a fellow Mexican national deported after a similar drug conviction in South Dakota. The issue before the court is whether the federal or the state view of the immigrants' crimes should be used to decide their prison sentences and the terms of their deportation proceedings.

To decide, the justices will need to clarify a federal immigration law that once was aimed at ridding the country of foreigners convicted of crimes such as rape and murder but increasingly is being used by immigration authorities to deport those charged with relatively minor offenses, including drug possession and shoplifting.

"The idea was that when immigrants commit really serious crimes, we didn't want them in the country," said Magali Candler, a Houston lawyer who chairs the regional chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. "But over the years, the immigration laws have been amended repeatedly and now they are written so broadly that an immigrant who commits a minor crime, even if they never served a day in jail, can be deported."

Court records show that Toledo-Flores has repeatedly entered the United States illegally. He was deported last spring after serving his two-year sentence for felony illegal re-entry — a prison term that was lengthened because of his previous conviction in Harris County for possessing less than a gram of cocaine.

His lawyers are challenging his enhanced sentence before the Supreme Court, saying that because the drug possession charge would not be a felony under federal law, it should not have been used to increase Toledo-Flores' sentence on the re-entry conviction. If he wins, Toledo-Flores would gain nothing, but his case could help other immigrants charged with similar crimes fight their sentences and deportations.


The Lopez case

2006-10-02 22:58:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is Bush our president, or theirs? When are they going to pull their socks up, and fix their own country? Do you support the border bill?

2006-10-02 22:27:13 · 13 answers · asked by gokart121 6

2006-10-02 20:58:06 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-02 20:05:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

all they seem to care about is immigration and not about the huge mess they had created .

millions of jobs left ..... blame immigration
gas prices go up ....... they go back to immigration
they make terrible choices and do not care to make sure the troops have the proper equipement ..... they go back on immigration .
they unable to help new orleans ....... they balme the immigrants .

is there a patern here ???? or is it just me ???

2006-10-02 19:34:09 · 7 answers · asked by game over loves evanescence 6

i think the second would their slow responces when it comes to disasters

and the tird would be immigration

or do u think immigration is the biggest concern of most Americans ???

2006-10-02 19:09:00 · 13 answers · asked by game over loves evanescence 6

If a white English-speaking American expresses displeasure over the prediction that his ethnic group (if present trends continue) is destined to lose its majority status, he will be called a “racist." But Hispanic activists publicly gloat over the increase of their ethnic group. Why isn’t that racist?

2006-10-02 19:03:58 · 24 answers · asked by The Evil Eye 1

it seems to me like all they had done so far is to look for excuses and for scape goats ( the immigrants ) .

for those who do not know last polls show that of all ten states in which election will be conducted all 10 are led by the democrats and if they aren't they are tied .

year 2006

2006-10-02 18:46:12 · 7 answers · asked by game over loves evanescence 6

"A poll of likely American voters at the end of September reveals great discomfort about the rapid U.S. population growth caused by federal immigration policies.

-- Current population growth trends draw a negative reaction from the majority of likely voters of every group of Americans, regardless of race, political party, age, gender, income, education, marital status, type of occupation or place of residence in the nine regional divisions in the survey.


-- Only 3 percent of likely voters believe immigration numbers should be increased over present levels. This suggests congressional leaders made a wise political choice to go back home to campaign for re-election without moving the Senate's or the president's plans for large immigration increases.

2006-10-02 18:35:36 · 9 answers · asked by DAR 7

lets say that this economical superpower overflowed America with its goods and that only the european union survive it . now lets add that since you are not a superpower the EU did not accept any American ( thats what they did with argentina ).

what would u do ???
is this happenig already ???
would u try to be an illegal in europe if u knew you could get a job there ???
would u then try to make unions with other countries ???

2006-10-02 18:31:07 · 17 answers · asked by game over loves evanescence 6

because they couldnt figure out how to flush the pool!!!!

admit it,,,,,,,you know you laughed

2006-10-02 18:11:10 · 21 answers · asked by The Evil Eye 1

As an investigator in the late 80's I witnessed incidents in which
recent Persian gulf immigrants in a particular American college where instigating antagonisms both between Whites against Hispanics and Hispanics against Whites. Using loaded questions such as hey they took your land hey they are a piece of trash, as an example.
Up until 911 , in American prisons ,especially heavy recruitment of
African-Americans took place. Again selective inuendos where used to exploit historical grievencess to trick blacks into both
fostering hatred towards the white "devil" and joining the Islamic cause
Can this be still of the grand strategy to weaken America by the Muslim world?

2006-10-02 18:07:11 · 7 answers · asked by I can see you 2

im not a racest but there are certan things that justPISS ME OFF for insntants:these damn mexicans who become u.s. citacins but for some unknown reasen refuse to lern english i was at school today(keep in mind im only 13) and it was time to say the pledge and some mexican prick sayd "what about the mexican flag"(in a rude sarcastic voise) if your going to be u.s. cittasin you have to talk our languige and salute our flag. 2 simple things is that too much to ask?if you want to sulute the mexican flag you can get a mexican flag put it up in your house and do it there.who agrees with me?

2006-10-02 18:05:24 · 36 answers · asked by daidiiro 2

almost all your life, suddenly tells you that he has an older brother that is illegal and is coming to the U.S. from Mexico, and that he will be staying with your best friend for a while until he gets a job. If people are not racist and only "hate" anything or anyone that is illegal, then what would you say or do in this situation?

2006-10-02 17:53:13 · 13 answers · asked by rosie71gue 2

There are over 680,000 rape crimes commited every year, that's at least one every minute. They run across an article about a "illegal" raping someone and they get their punties in a wad. What about every other minute of every day that a woman is being raped by a US citizen? But I guess those are OK since they were commited by US citizens so it's not "illegal".

2006-10-02 17:51:25 · 21 answers · asked by ? 3

when most intelligent people of the USA are capable of focusing on more than one issue at the same time? Do you think THOSE people might have a one track mind?

2006-10-02 17:46:17 · 13 answers · asked by «»RUBY«» 4

I Am. Absolutely No Amnesty for Illegals (all) does not matter nationality

2006-10-02 17:45:22 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not asking to offend anyone, I am trying to figure out where all the hate came from. I thought at first that it was a matter of people feeling that illegal immigrants were putting a strain on various social services, but then I noticed that alot of people seem to be bashing the legally immigrated mexicans as well. Why just the mexicans? Why not people who have immigrated from other countries?

2006-10-02 17:32:07 · 40 answers · asked by Gent Of Style 3

http://www.pocho.com/news/2001/askthegente/mexican.rebate.guy.jpg

give honest answers.

2006-10-02 17:30:20 · 11 answers · asked by The Evil Eye 1

http://www.fridayfunnies.net/ffextra/mexicanf.bmp

has something similar ever happened to you?

2006-10-02 17:26:46 · 16 answers · asked by The Evil Eye 1

just recently, fairydust posted this comment:


"Look here MATE,
I have dual citizenship in Australia & America, I am entitled to have my say, Its a free country, Australia is a beautiful place,
I doubt you have ever been there though?
Most Australians are amazing people, Australia keeps its conflict to itself, Yes i must agree you are right, Many convicts were taken to Australia, But aboriginals were in Australia first,
I don't deny it, It's a fact!! I have nothing to be ashamed of!!
I HAVEN"T COMMITTED A CRIME!!"

after reading this comment, ask yourself this:
do you think that fairydust is a "true american?"

now don't lose me here, now ask yourself this:
if so, what is the difference from this and the everyday LEGAL mexicans who live in america (and love it) yet still reserve a little love for Mexico?

this is for all those people out there who say loving your homeland country and people makes you a "faulty american"

2006-10-02 17:20:37 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-02 17:15:46 · 2 answers · asked by asadjanii 1

a taco shell with food stamps in it!!!!

2006-10-02 17:09:30 · 19 answers · asked by The Evil Eye 1

back to there own country and live like kings for the rest of the year? Do they take money and jobs from Americans? Do you think some of them may come here open resteraunts and use them as fronts to sell drugs and go home loaded and live like billionaires while they suck money from Americas economy?

2006-10-02 16:42:25 · 11 answers · asked by Tammy C 3

There are imposters, stalkers, and foul mouthed screamers here. Do they really think that they are helping their side of the argument?

I realize we can't "just all get along" but why do some people take the argument so personally?

2006-10-02 16:42:21 · 4 answers · asked by Namtrac 5

2006-10-02 16:41:50 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last name change to name of their work sponsor. Person says their attorney recommended it. Sounds crazy to me.

2006-10-02 16:07:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-02 16:06:06 · 14 answers · asked by ShoeShine 1

2006-10-02 15:54:10 · 12 answers · asked by remi 1