Immigration - November 2006

but they Required 50% of the whole anglo/white population to vote YES but just from the "Anglos and white background". (people from hispanic Background are not allowed to vote)

Now would you vote (yes) or (no)

2006-11-20 07:20:34 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

BRAZIL
Brazilian town is losing its young to American dreamBrazilians, clamoring for the American dream, are the fastest-growing group to cross the U.S. border with Mexico illegally.
BY MONTE REEL
Washington Post Service
GOVERNADOR VALADARES, Brazil - Maria Lierje was at the kitchen table the other day, wearing a shirt with the image of a saint she believes helps her cope with lost causes. Next to her was one such case, eating sponge cake and wiping milk from the dusky adolescent shadow on his upper lip.

Guilherme, her son, is 14, so he probably has another few years before he sets off on a daredevil journey to the United States. In the meantime, she tries to remind him of the five months her oldest son spent in a Texas jail after trying to cross the Rio Grande, and of his uncle, who nearly died of hunger while trying to cross the border.

''What can I do?'' she asked. ``I tell him he can make a good life here, that it's not that bad. But he's a man. I can't change his mind.''

TRADITION

Getting to the United States is a coming-of-age tradition for the men of this family, and for many others in this country, apparently: U.S. immigration officials believe Brazilians were the fastest-growing group of illegal immigrants crossing the Mexican border between 2000 and 2005. Last year, only Mexicans and Hondurans are believed to have crossed in greater numbers.

Brazil's distance from the United States makes emigrating a complicated process that requires both resources and familiarity with a business sector that helps coordinate border-crossing attempts. The process became more complicated last year when, with encouragement from the United States, Mexico began requiring tourist visas of Brazilians. The result, according to U.S. Border Patrol officials, has been a dramatic decrease in apprehensions at the border -- from more than 31,000 in fiscal 2005 to an estimated 1,500 in the most recent fiscal year.

But that doesn't mean people aren't still trying. Now many travel agencies here fly customers to Guatemala, where they can enter Mexico with less risk of getting caught, or try their luck on a boat. Some even go to Portugal, from where it is said to be easier to get into the United States with false documents.

''If I could, I'd go tomorrow,'' Guilherme said. ``All the men in the family except my father are there -- two brothers, all four of my uncles. It must be fun there.''

Guilherme's image of the United States is a collage of snapshots sent from his brothers in Florida and Massachusetts; tales of local legends, like the man who emigrated to the Boston area and now owns a $6 million house; stories of newborn children with U.S. citizenship.

Almost all Brazilians go to the United States in search of economic opportunity, but they aren't the poorest of the poor. Guilherme's family, for instance, lives in a modestly comfortable home. If he stayed in this city, he would probably work in his parents' market, supplementing a modest income with occasional gifts from relatives abroad. The prospect holds no charm for him.

In America, he believes, even the disasters are beautiful.

''I got this picture once, from my brother, of a hurricane that hit near where he lives in Florida,'' he said. ``It was so cool.''

REMITTANCES

Across the railroad tracks on the outskirts of the city, armies of yellow construction machines crawl over denuded fields. Workers dig ditches in 90-degree heat. A total of 416 lots have been offered for sale in this subdivision, and all have been pre-sold. Nearly every one was bought with money sent home from the United States, according to local officials.

The site manager is considering naming the development ``The Neighborhood of Immigrants.''

Such a name wouldn't exactly be bracingly original here. A local newspaper, for example, is called the Immigrant and has correspondents in Massachusetts, Florida and Connecticut. The city itself has been referred to as ''Little America'' and ''Governador Vala-dolares'' -- a reference to all the dollars sent home by stateside relatives.

Between 40,000 and 50,000 people from Governador Valadares are estimated to be living in the United States, most of them illegally. About 60 percent of the money flowing through the city is directly or indirectly linked to those relatives, city officials estimate.

''There are a lot of neighborhoods here built solely with the money sent back from the U.S.,'' said Raimundo Santana, editor of the Immigrant, who recently returned after living legally in Massachusetts for eight years. ``You see a lot of homes with additions and parts that have been remodeled, all from their relatives.''

Brazil received about $6.4 billion last year from its citizens who live abroad, second only to Mexico among the countries of Latin America. A University of Sao Paulo study estimated that about 14 percent of the dollars sent from the estimated 1.5 million Brazilians living in the United States end up in this city of about 230,000 residents.

2006-11-20 07:00:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

my case was refused from home office and they want me to leave this country, as been in here for so many years, i learned very good english, made some beautiful freinds, and love to settle in this beautiful country, so please advice or help me get a good solicitor who can really help me to get out of this mess, i can't go back to my country as there is still problem going on, please help!

2006-11-20 06:39:39 · 49 answers · asked by sam 1

my gf lives there and marriage is far too big a step
just for a visa!
i really like her and id like to be with her,

i dont have a degree and iam a chef by trade,work would be easy to find but i dont want to go there on a visa where i cant work and i have to leave after 3 months
that would suck if i am to make nay plans for my future.

2006-11-20 06:37:19 · 6 answers · asked by ♥The♥ Bearded Cheerleader 3

if one of his beautiful twins fell in love with an illegal and bore him a child. Oh and then the illegal, did not want to marry the angel faced girl and he was faced with a bastard child and a father he could not get to pay child support. Oh yah child support, ANOTHER thing illegals get away with not paying. Glenn pays me EVERY month!

2006-11-20 06:36:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i honestly think that the minimun wage is what it is because so many illegal immigrants will work for that just to cut the throat of a hard working american citizen that can not live off of $5.15/h.what do u think?

2006-11-20 06:25:33 · 7 answers · asked by 'HUMVEE' 5

2006-11-20 06:21:10 · 2 answers · asked by anchus9 1

Due to the current state of my country and the lack of any chance of improvement, my husband and I are considering moving to the UK...(that's where all of my ancestors are from). I know that like everything else, you can't believe everything that you read, which I have done quite some reading recently, but I would like some input from people who live there. To be quite honest, I am NOT happy in the US, I think that our government sucks and is only getting worse, maybe it's just as bad there...who knows...that's why I am asking...thanks for the advice and inputs :)

2006-11-20 06:18:10 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-20 06:01:50 · 15 answers · asked by glenn 1

an anti-illegal immigration? That means that they are automatically racist. Should you still be friends if a person if they feel that way?

2006-11-20 04:50:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anti-illegals are out to get me 2

How come we can not find a way to tell a real from a fake ID so we stop giving all the illegals free benefits, are they that smart..We can put a robot in Mars and we do not have the technology to outsmart Mexicans with their fake ID.

2006-11-20 04:46:42 · 14 answers · asked by Digital 1

I pesrnonally support helping out these people coming to this country trying to seek out a better life. why does anyone who help these people get bashed ? and those who bash (sometimes worse thatn LAPD) just complain and do nothing about it? I know im doing something for this cause to help these people out in improving their lives. Sure anyone can come legally but to put your live on the line in coming to this country, thats courage, especially when a person is willing to sacrifice himself for their families.

2006-11-20 04:24:04 · 30 answers · asked by world's greatest hero 2

2006-11-20 03:37:57 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have family in U.S.A and was thinking about moving there was interested in finding out how i could work there. I have qualifications in hospitality but i know this is not in the category of jobs that i can do, as it has to be a job no american can do I think, let me know..thanks

2006-11-20 03:34:29 · 12 answers · asked by kaydedid 2

And futhermore, how does one get a job such as an American police officer once a U.S. citizen?

2006-11-20 03:29:41 · 12 answers · asked by Jonathon 1

my mothers maiden name appears as my last name and my fathers lastname appears as my middle name.

2006-11-20 03:00:06 · 2 answers · asked by lauraut90 1

citizens OR aid in the poverty ridden nations of the world? Who will we help if our own country is destroyed financially and environmentally? Shouldn't we reduce the immigration back to 200,00 per year, as it was in 1965 in order to be capable of surviving on our natural resources and in order to keep our OWN country from becoming a third world nation?


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5871651411393887069
http://immigrationcounters.com/..
http://usawakeup.org/HowToDestroyAmerica.htm

Let your senators and representatives know you want Congress to reduce the NUMBER of all immigrants into the USA!!!!

2006-11-20 02:40:14 · 18 answers · asked by Lelani 2

If the English plumber is to expensive and the polish plumber is cheaper how can they live in this country with high living costs?

2006-11-20 02:38:53 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

all of you anti-illegal immigrants will get drafted. Then while you are gone, we illegal immigrants will continue to take over the country. What will you do when you come back and everything is changed?

2006-11-20 02:22:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anti-illegals are out to get me 2

This seems like a pretty broad generalization to me!

2006-11-20 02:19:52 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard he bought it for $1, but I could be wrong.

I am asking the question so "PLEASE!" do not ask me to post my sources!!!

Why would conservative christians, who claimes to be tough on immigration and Patriotic, watch Fake European Fox News?

I can't answer my own question so "please" do not ask me to post my source again!!

2006-11-20 02:07:40 · 6 answers · asked by Taco 3

Every year, starting about this time, hundreds of thousands of Mexicans head back over the border for a long holiday break. In Mexico they've even instituted what they call the "Paisano Program" to welcome them and their dollars back. Check it out at: http://vivirlatino.com/2005/11/21/the-paisano-program.php


With supposed tightening of border security, how will they get back north in January? If the US were serious about stopping illegal immigration, wouldn't that be the perfect time? No reactionary, bigoted answers please. It's a serious question and I'm looking for thoughtful answers.

2006-11-20 02:05:33 · 16 answers · asked by Snance 4

i mean you need to have a visa and to do that you need to do alot of work! it seems so unfair considering we are americas closest alia. and although id never use that point to be granted a visa it just seems completley unfair!

2006-11-20 01:28:28 · 14 answers · asked by ♥The♥ Bearded Cheerleader 3

2006-11-20 01:16:04 · 6 answers · asked by Mea 5

My wife has already filed a petition for our family for a green card. How long would it take for us her family to be issued also green card?

2006-11-20 00:16:03 · 5 answers · asked by Alex 1

That mexicans are uneducated? Just because some work for minimum wage here, does not mean they are uneducated. if you go to mexico and try to find a job, no matter how qualified you are you still will not get the job. Why? Becuase your expertise is not to their standards. Same for them, they have to go back to school when they come here and only a few can afford to go to school and work. But most mexicans are not uneducated or dumb that's just what Uneducated people think about them.

2006-11-20 00:13:30 · 19 answers · asked by LuNis 3

When Fox owner Rupert Murdoch bought his US Citizenship for $1 while drunk with H. Clinton.

2006-11-19 23:43:55 · 6 answers · asked by Taco 3

2006-11-19 20:31:32 · 3 answers · asked by kusuma h 1

my resident permit is valid till 2009 and i came back within a month time without telling my company that i am going back to india. just want to know will there be any problem if in future i want to go back to dubai. or can i get my visa cancelled here in india at uae embassy

2006-11-19 19:05:07 · 2 answers · asked by vinod d 1

2006-11-19 18:42:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous