Immigration - October 2006

I was born in Canada; however, I have lived in the USA my entire life (minus the first 6 months of my life). I'm 40 years old, if it matters. I know nothing of Canada or its history. What are the steps necessary to obtain U.S. citizenship?

2006-10-21 19:41:54 · 5 answers · asked by Tawnee S 1

How come you killed my Ancestors? Please, don't say: I did not kill anyone. So, answer my question correctly. and this time, do not racist me or i will began a rebellion.

2006-10-21 19:41:51 · 12 answers · asked by Dr. Greenthumb 2

a news report I heard on the radio the other day got me thinking...

2006-10-21 19:41:24 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-21 19:35:59 · 27 answers · asked by 6 kids 2

say it with me now! we are the greatest country in the world!
and im proud to be in it.
though i must say. im a liberal. i live in new york. oh well.

2006-10-21 19:26:43 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

why are we now starting the same cycle with Mexicans? Does anyone realize that they are human beings just like the rest of us?

2006-10-21 19:11:58 · 27 answers · asked by FireKracker187 2

2006-10-21 19:10:06 · 20 answers · asked by glenn 1

2006-10-21 17:42:03 · 28 answers · asked by glenn 1

I keep hearing people say the Minute-Men are violent extremist, yet I have never seen any one post a single thing backing this claim up, here is your chance.

And NO AZTLAN !!!!!

2006-10-21 17:24:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-21 16:43:21 · 9 answers · asked by carolinatinpan 5

Mexico gangs displaying severed heads By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press Writer
Sat Oct 21, 6:33 PM ET



VILLA MADERO, Mexico - The drug lords at war in central Mexico are no longer content with simply killing their enemies. They are putting their severed heads on public display.

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In Michoacan, the home state of President-elect Felipe Calderon, 17 heads have turned up this year, many with bloodstained notes like the one found in the highlands town of Tepalcatepec in August: "See. Hear. Shut Up. If you want to stay alive."

Many in Michoacan's mountains and colonial cities are doing just that: They are tightlipped, their newspapers are censoring themselves and in one town, 18 out of 32 police officers quit saying they had received death threats from drug smugglers.

In the most gruesome case, gunmen burst into a nightclub and rolled five heads onto the dance floor. In another, a pair of heads were planted in front of a car dealership in Zitacuaro, a town best known until now as a nesting ground for monarch butterflies.

By a highway outside Tepalcatepec, suspected drug smuggler Hector Eduardo Bautista's tortured body was dumped on July 10. Near a black metal cross put up by his family at the spot, killers apparently avenging his death have been leaving severed heads — five so far — each with a threatening message.

Beheadings and accompanying notes in sometimes cryptic and misspelled Spanish are becoming a ghoulish vogue among the gangs that grow marijuana, cook methamphetamine and run cocaine in Michoacan. There have been 420 homicides in the state this year, including 19 police chiefs and commanders, and Juan Antonio Magana, the state's attorney general, says well over half the killings were drug-related — the work of smuggling gangs reorganizing after authorities captured some of their top leaders.

"These are groups that are very big, very strong and are out to dominate territory," Magana said in an interview.

Drug smuggling in Michoacan has traditionally been controlled by a syndicate known as Los Valencia. Police arrested its leader, Armando Valencia, in August 2003 and one of his lieutenants, Carlos Alberto Rosales Mendoza, a year later.

Now, anti-narcotics investigators say, the Gulf cartel based in northern Mexico is battling its way into Los Valencia territory, relying on "Los Zetas," ex-Mexican army operatives-turned hit men. Los Valencia loyalists have fought back fiercely.

Many notes attached to slaying victims are signed "The Family," a possible reference to Los Valencia. Some mention "La Chata," a known alias for a top reputed Gulf cartel hit man.

"They don't need to leave written messages. The mere fact that they are using such high levels of violence is sending messages of intimidation, causing fear," Magana said. "But doing it shows other gangs they can act in even more gruesome and violent ways than their rivals."

With a vast and sparsely populated Pacific coast and the rugged Sierra Madre del Sur Mountains, Michoacan is good territory for producing and smuggling drugs.

Many farmers have abandoned avocado, coffee and corn in favor of marijuana in the highlands, where roads are few and police can't easily penetrate. Smuggling gangs have cleared forests for airstrips. Small planes crammed with Colombian cocaine streak in, leaving loads that are ferried to the coast and stowed on fast boats that speed north toward the U.S. border.

Michoacan also has become a den for hidden meth labs.

Journalists statewide have covered the murders but some have avoided digging further after receiving death threats. On Oct. 13, police recovered the body of an unidentified man who had been shot 38 times and dumped outside the town of Tacambaro. An attached note in fluorescent yellow marker appeared to directly threaten the media: "The family and the ZZs are the same thing. Media outlets, don't sell out."

Calderon, who will be sworn in as president on Dec. 1, wants a new, better trained federal police force to investigate drug smuggling, longer prison terms for drug convicts and more extraditions of kingpins wanted in the U.S.

He says Mexico also needs more help from U.S. law enforcement, since Mexican smugglers are serving American drug users.

Attorney General Magana denies Calderon's contention that Mexican law enforcement is overwhelmed. But in Villa Madero, a logging town of crowing roosters and stray dogs asleep on cracked asphalt streets, the abrupt mass departure of police officers suggests a different picture.

"There's an enormous pressure here," said former officer Reyes Alberto Gamino, now retired at 21. "It's very dangerous."

Mayor Alberto Villasenor has said the police were fired for failing to show up to guard a municipal dance Sept. 16. The former officers claim they quit because gunmen were waiting to kill them for arresting a reputed drug boss.

One of the officers who resigned is Gildardo Villa. Interviewed in front of his home, Villa seemed nervous, looking over his shoulder constantly and answering questions in hushed tones.

"The threats had been coming for a long time," he said. "That's why we left."

Inside his cramped City Hall office, Justice of the Peace Apolinar Yanez acknowledged that police are afraid of the gangs, whom he described as "very well armed and very dangerous."

"I'm not going to tell you who they are, not going to give you names or tell you what kinds of activities they are involved in. I don't want problems," Yanez said. "But they were threatening the police."

Since the police officers quit, many in Villa Madero say they are afraid to leave their homes.

"There's a fear that affects everyone," said Enrique Acerra, 70, who runs a used-clothing store. "It's hard to feel safe."

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2006-10-21 16:34:01 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

are spanish women the hottest/sexiest ie jessica alba,salma hayake,shakira,eva longoria,michel rodriguez,rosalin sanchez and so on they are all natural no plastic surgery...maybe the minute men can't get with them thats why they're so bitter....

2006-10-21 16:07:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is immigration a hopeful sign? Is it a danger to the economy? How do most people seem to perceive the effect of increased immigration?

2006-10-21 15:57:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mexico gangs displaying severed heads

http://tinyurl.com/wfxpo

2006-10-21 15:47:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-21 15:40:20 · 23 answers · asked by trneto 1

say you driving and you find your self speeding,ran a red light, changed lanes with out putting your turning signal do you go to the cops and let them know what you did and ask for a citation for breaking the law????...yes or no...??

2006-10-21 15:31:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean the attitude is so disrespectful we didn't ask for them,,they asren't doing us any favors America is a nation of humane priciples and we extend a loving arm to the needy and turn a blind eye to the law in the name of Human Rights,,,where do they get off thinking they are being cheated and mistreated,,,,and why do they think that America is a endless pit of money and prosperity,,,It is not,,it could fall quicker than anyone thinks if we adopt the values of these illegals,,,,is it possiblt they will ever see thier wrong,,,I FEAR NOT

2006-10-21 15:29:52 · 18 answers · asked by justsayin 1

* You've lived in the U.S. since you were 2 years old ( And let's suppose you're 21 now)
* Don't speak spanish cause you've never been to Mexico in your life.
* You finished your elementary, junior high and high school in the United States.
* You have a lot of american friends.

2006-10-21 14:56:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any sources would be helpful. Thanks!

2006-10-21 14:55:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

lou dobbs one on now on CNN,,i thought that was a really good program,,,for once the media was pretty inbiased,,,it was still pro-immigration with the pity trip for illegals and also liberal sided but it was way better than most reports on the subject,,,anyone agree whish to comment on it

2006-10-21 14:49:07 · 2 answers · asked by justsayin 1

that mexicans are incapible of accomplishing great things?

lately, all i see is distorted opinions on this site that dipict this idea

well, for those of you who believe this, let me smash your idea of this by enlighting you by telling you about one particular mexican-american who went all-out and did what many thought a mexican could not do

this particular mexican-american male tried hard to get into all-honers in high school. and you know what? he did it! not only that, but he even was enrolled in a class one-year-ahead of him

not long after his sophmore year started, he recieved a letter from the university of north texas, a very respected school, asking him to leave highschool in order to complete his last two years of it at the same time as his first two years of college

yes, this kid would be enrolled in college at a junior year highschool age; 16

he got in the TAMS (texas association of math and science) program and achieved much

this kid, is me. 16-year old Sergio Davila

2006-10-21 14:48:50 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

* They've been for 2 years or more in the United states
* Pay taxes
* Learn english
* Learn american culture and history.
* Haven't committed any kind of criminal acts ( i mean REAL criminal acts, like robbering, killing, etc. )

I think yes we should.

2006-10-21 14:43:45 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

LAW???
In Arkansas it is written that local, state, and county, can detain and arrest illegal aliens without a crimminal offense occurring.

2006-10-21 14:32:25 · 11 answers · asked by ? 1

I think war in Iraq is worse issue than that. Illegal immigrants are just people who come here to get a better life, i mean they're not terrorists or anything. It seems like people are really exaggerating about this.
And by the way, i'm NOT a pro illegal, but i'm not a "xenophobic" either..

2006-10-21 14:24:18 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

To me illegal means not legal or against the law, so when did illegals get to be exempted as law breakers. If I, a legal immigrant, breaks a lawful law, I get charged, tried, and sent to jail if found guilty, so what is that any different from illegals since they broke the law by entering the U.S. illegally? Breaking the law is illegal no matter what your reasons are.

2006-10-21 13:48:42 · 16 answers · asked by me_worry? 4

http://hsc.house.gov/PDFs/InvestigaionsSubcommitteereport.pdf

This is government site for a Summary for 2005:

Federal Drug Seizures:

1,129,275 pounds of cocaine.
6,866,465 pounds of marijuana
16,790 pounds of methamphetamine.

In 2005 the government estimates the following drugs have crossed our Southern Boarder:

5.6 to 11.2 million pounds of cocaine.

34.3 to 68.6 million pound of marijuana.

2006-10-21 13:06:29 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Corporations use illegals and pay them low wages, the illegals make up for this by using social benifit programs. The American tax payers pay for the products as well as the programs that allow illegals to be able to live in the U.S., does this sound fair to you ?

2006-10-21 12:54:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hezbollah, Cocaine, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Terrorist Crossing our Boarder!
http://hsc.house.gov/PDFs/InvestigaionsSubcommitteereport.pdf

This is government site for a Summary for 2005:

1,129,275 pounds of cocaine.
6,866,465 pounds of marijuana
16,790 pounds of methamphetamine.

Members of Hezbollah have already entered the United States across the Southwest Boarder.

Venezuela is emerging as a Potential hub of terrorism in the Western Hemisphere.

2006-10-21 12:28:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

obtain citizenship and social security benefits in the U S???ILLegal immigration is not only from Mexico with people who are looking for work but its from a lot of other countries with people who want to get on the free ride..

2006-10-21 12:24:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-21 12:22:46 · 26 answers · asked by Daniel S 2