Immigration - August 2007

I just want to say thankyou to everyone who gave me advice whether good or bad. I finally got mine and my two childrens visas today and after almost three years we can now join my husband at his base in california.
Again thanks.

2007-08-16 05:00:18 · 7 answers · asked by I need help 2

It a crazy idea that popped into head. What if the US, Canada, and Mexico started something like the EU. Mexicans are already entering the country nonstop and canada gives us lots of products. It would be a good idea, but knowing that we (Americans) wouldn't want to change the dollar and the possiblity that once people from Canada and Mexico enter the US adn not come back is high. What do you think.

2007-08-16 04:39:25 · 10 answers · asked by marble360 2

like without leaving my house

2007-08-16 04:18:28 · 4 answers · asked by scioee 1

2007-08-16 03:41:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Time for a Revolution-Stop immigration into Britain?

2007-08-16 02:38:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I prefer fatherland personally....that would be more appropriate, don't you think..sounds much more macho too.

2007-08-16 02:24:42 · 6 answers · asked by ballerb j 1

A warning to those clamoring to round up all illegal immigrants and ship them out — you could be killing the goose that lays the golden egg.

According to a New York Times story two years ago, an “estimated 7 million or so illegal immigrant workers in the United States are now providing the Social Security system with a subsidy of as much as $7 billion a year.”

Given that illegal immigrants are not eligible for a dime of Social Security, their contributions to the fund might be one of the only reasons it will be available when most of us retire.

The Times story went on to note that since the 1980s, the Social Security Administration has been stashing earning reports with incorrect or fictitious Social Security numbers in an “earning suspense file.”

That file has been growing by an average of $50 billion a year, generating some $6 billion to $7 billion in Social Security revenue and about $1.5 billion in Medicare taxes.

No wonder our borders are still porous.

2007-08-16 01:37:16 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

When billy bob clinton brought nafta to our lives, he promised it to produce over 1 million jobs in the first 5 years. But the exact opposite has happened. Illegal immigration being allowed to happen has weakened american spirit. Especially economically where the middle class has been hit hard with jobs moving out of the country, and an average american worker trying to make ends meet, being replaced by a lesser paid mexican illegal. Enter the "trans texas corridor" or nafta superhighway that is being built. This will speed up the economic massacre that is occuring as we see it now. You never hear about this nafta superhighway on the news. It is being kept out of the public eye. Eminent domain will be enforced and people kicked out of their farms and homes so that 1 billion acres can be obtained to build this crazy highway. You taxes will go up to fund this project. The customs checkpoint will be in kansas city, hundreds of miles from the texas / mexican border. Does this alarm u?

2007-08-16 01:22:24 · 18 answers · asked by WhereTheBuffaloRoam 5

2007-08-16 01:14:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I realize USA is the best country in the world, but is this the type of people we want moving here?

2007-08-15 23:37:52 · 13 answers · asked by usaisthebestest 3

It is about the Unitec. It is a university situated in West Auckland. I just wanted to inquire if it's one of the best university in New Zealand. I've been accepted for a University of Auckland foundation course and eventually, I wanted to do a nursing course at the University of Auckland. So which one is much better, Unitec or University of Auckland? What can you say about the reputation of Unitec?

2007-08-15 22:21:31 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have dual citizenship- I live in London right now, but sometimes consider going to the states. There are so many pros and cons of each that I can never seem to decide where the best place to live is. I know I'd be financially better off in the states, in theory, but things like healthcare and lack of holiday time off work put me off.

Just wondering what everyone's thoughts are- where would you rather live? And why?

2007-08-15 22:08:27 · 20 answers · asked by - 5

Me and my wife hold student visa at the time my daughter born in July 2007. I know that she's not granted for an Australian Citizenship unless one of us is either citizen or permanent resident.

But i heard that when my daughter turn 18, she will be eligible for a permanent resident status, straight away?

2007-08-15 22:00:15 · 2 answers · asked by Fuschia 1

My boyfriend is a US citizen, he had 2 felony charges, can he still move to other countires, like Hong Kong?

Is the felony equal to spend conviction? or what is those conviction means?

2007-08-15 20:28:49 · 3 answers · asked by Lovely C 1

look here now I am watching CBC report there is so many new comers and immigrant and Canadian born are sleeping on street as homeless , hard to land job short of housing , so expensive for living mismanagement by Canadian government costing the immigrant to became homeless, end to so many problems or divorce...and no one here to help them ,what you thinks this is crime Canada should have answer if they can not support why asking for immigrant?

2007-08-15 18:52:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was watching 'Power of 10', a game show on TV tonight, and I was just appalled. I can't help but think this is unbridled racism and nothing else. Is American not a country that was founded on people from different cultural backgrounds? I am Canadian and live in a very multicultural city and I think this is one of Canada's greatest strengths - our multiculturalism. Yes, there is racism here, but I think people are very tolerant and welcoming to people of different backgrounds and this makes our country better. It just seems insane to me that so many people feel this way.

2007-08-15 18:27:11 · 47 answers · asked by Jenm 3

What did we do on the farms in Oaklahoma in the 1930's.
I mow my own lawn -- OH what work !!! MY back !!! --

I think we will survive without them. We will manage. Or has WHITEY goten so fat and lazy that he can't get off of the couch.
P.S. Illigals watch TV too.

2007-08-15 18:21:15 · 16 answers · asked by cacianss 2

or citizenship?

2007-08-15 15:36:01 · 10 answers · asked by buffetboi 2

Ok I'm fed up of myself and others who share my views on immigration etc. How dare others brand us racists and stop any kind of meaningful debate, i hate racism but this isn't it.

I don't want our traditions to be diluted away as swarms of immigrants dilute our culture. I am in no mean uneducated for those of you are going to accuse that, i actually have several A-levels and currently proceeding with a career as a RAF Officer.

The fact is I dont judge people by the colour of skin or anything like that, i judge them by their actions. I just cant stand by and watch england, wales, scotland and the whole of britain be over run with foreigners that are either going to commit terrorism, crime or just sponge off the state.

I know we need the workers, but they should not be put before British citizens and take handouts from taxpayers money. Every year we take in many idividuals that not only show contempt for our way of life but vow to destroy it!

I welcome your views . .

2007-08-15 14:45:12 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

LITTLE ROCK - U.S. Rep. John Boozman said Hispanic immigrants coming to northwest Arkansas overwhelm police and courts with false identities, leaving warrants unserved and cases unprosecuted.



"There's chaos involved," Boozman told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday. "And along with that, the public is feeling they are paying for all of this."

Boozman, the sole Republican in the state's congressional delegation, said immigration reform would come only after Congress and President Bush listen to what he described as overwhelming public concern on the issue. Boozman said that he and others would view any plans to offer citizenship through fines as an amnesty that would overwhelm the nation.

"Now, does that make them criminal in the sense of being violent crimes and stuff like that? No, they're up here playing the system as best they can to feed their families back home or their families here," Boozman said. "There's no difference in these people if they have a green card or if they don't as far as the person's work ethic and stuff like that ... but there is a limit of how much the country can absorb."

Boozman's district is in northwest Arkansas, home to poultry plants and other jobs attracting immigrants from Mexico and Latin America. Census estimates show Arkansas has more than 141,000 Hispanic residents, as recent studies conclude about half of the state's immigrant population lives in the United States illegally.

Boozman said those illegal immigrants overwhelm police by offering false identities. The problem has made Social Security numbers and birth certificates marketable goods, he said.

"It is a problem. It is a problem now for no other reason than public perception," Boozman said. "The public feels like we're a nation of laws and there's so many little things, the DUIs, the knowledge that someone is working on an assembly line next to an individual who decides to go back home and they sell their identity to a friend."

In Rogers, which absorbed many of the state's Hispanic immigrants, officers have seen dramatic increases in the number of tickets issued for drivers not having licenses. Police Chief Steve Helms said of 1,443 tickets issued last year, 1,224 went to Hispanic drivers, as whites accounted for 193 and blacks received 17.

"It kind of goes into that perception ... that whatever identification they provide or whatever name they provide, it is really difficult to confirm that's who that individual actually is," Helms said.

Boozman said the influx of Hispanic workers also affects schools, where children of Hispanic immigrants speak what he called "jive Spanish" and need remedial help in their own language before learning English. Boozman also wondered what effect Hispanic immigrants would have on Medicare as they age.

"You're not going to be a roofer until you're 65 years old, working 16-hour days," Boozman said. "We'll pay disability for people who have carpal tunnel syndrome and can't work. Many of those people will become disabled. They'll become unemployable because we can't retrain them" because their level of education is too low.

Boozman acknowledged the need for some sort of visa system for visiting immigrant laborers. He said the system doesn't need to "necessarily lead to citizenship," as many want to return home after saving money. However, he said the increased focus on border security after the Sept. 11 terror attacks caused "unintended things to happen" _ like many immigrants to stay in the U.S. with their families as opposed to crossing the border regularly.

"It does need to be thought through," Boozman said. "The Senate bill just went very, very rapidly and basically they were trying to cram it down our throat."

http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2007/08/15/ap-state-ar/d8r1ogbg0.txt

2007-08-15 14:31:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 DUI on my record. One from 2001, and 1 from 2005. I have completed everything that the court has ordered and I haven't drank a drop of alcohol since my 2005 conviction. My question is would my application for citizenship still get denied?

2007-08-15 14:00:09 · 5 answers · asked by Thongla P 2

you know how when you travel inside the US you dont really need a passport,you just need an ID and/or driver's license to get on a plane and go to another state. well is it the same with a person who came to this country legally but didnt leave when their visa expired and is under age..does that person just need a ID to get on a plane?and go somewhere in the united states?

2007-08-15 13:56:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i mean, i hear the usual bologna about how "you're racist if you don't accomadate us" and the "we're human so....[we get what we want?]" but i've never heard anyone who is pro amnesty (or pro anything else that promotes illegal immigration) provide an argument that falls outside the realms of those types of arguments. i mean, yes, it would cost a lot of money to go and deport ALL of them, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't secure our border and continue to deport ones we do find. if bush hadn't exhausted all of clinton's surplus on this stupid iraq war we could do that and help mexico help itself and start providing jobs to it's OWN people. after all, if they have so much mexican pride, shouldn't they be willing to help their own country?
by the way, this isn't a racist question--i didn't say any race was better than any other race. and lastly, i am for immigration. i'm just not for ILLEGAL immigration.illegals need to learn that's how we feel about it, it's not because they're hispan

2007-08-15 13:28:19 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mexico deports thousands of Central American migrants
” Thousands? That can’t be. President Bush told that it is impossible to deport that many people.”What a bunch of hypocrites Mexican authorities are. It is OK for them to deport illegals but not the US???? Just what is wrong with that picture?Oh, I am LOVING it. Mexico is dealing with thousands of poor, unwanted MIGRANTS who are streaming in. Let’s see THEIR compassion. I wonder if they will give them Food Stamps, free housing, open arms, free education, free medical care. Maybe they will give them part of Chaipas? I bet maybe it was once THEIRS. Let’s see if the Mexican Prez shows President Bush how to really do it right.





MEXICO CITY: The closure of an American-run railroad in Mexico stranded thousands of U.S.-bound Central American migrants near the Guatemala border and many of them were deported Wednesday by immigration authorities.

Some camped along rail lines waiting for trains that will never come. Others tried to walk hundreds of kilometers (miles) to the next working rail line and some turned themselves in to Mexican authorities.

The government sent hundreds of federal police and soldiers Tuesday to clear out the migrants, who for decades have hopped freight cars on the Chiapas-Mayab railway. The company has run freight trains on two sets of tracks in southern Mexico — one that passes near Guatemala's northern jungle, and another that goes from the Guatemalan border up the western coast. In late July, the Connecticut-based Genesee & Wyoming Inc. withdrew from a 30-year concession to operate the Chiapas-Mayab line.

Company spokeswoman Jeanette Rosado said damage to railway tracks caused by a 2005 hurricane forced the pullout. She also said rail workers had been assaulted, and that train-hopping migrants delayed operations and cost the company money.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/15/america/LA-GEN-Mexico-Stranded-Migrants.php

2007-08-15 13:27:36 · 15 answers · asked by Untied States Of Latina 2

2007-08-15 13:13:17 · 20 answers · asked by Pistol Pete 3

just a curious question that i've always wondered.

i am a united states citizen born of legally naturalized parents from mexico. so now that we're clear on that, i can proceed with the actual question.

if i tried to cross the u.s./mexican border via river & dessert (just for fun?) would that be illegal? and if i was caught, yet showed proof of citizenship, would i be off scotch-free?

its a fairly funny yet curious thing to wonder. what do you think?

(my opinion: it's illegal since i skipped the screening at the border, but i'm not quite sure. please note that i am not actually attempting to do this.)

2007-08-15 12:58:08 · 15 answers · asked by sdavila19 3

We all know Fidel Castro and his disciples smullgle illegal drugs and illegal balseros into our country the USA! What R we gonna do ? ! Enforce Immigration Laws and hire more Coast Guards! yeah! more budgets for more anti-Immigration programs with west Indians and Mexicans neighbors in Latin Amerika

2007-08-15 12:55:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the most important issue of the 2008 election? Hands down in poll after poll it is border security and immigration. Nothing could have made that more apparent than the reactions we saw going into the Iowa Straw Poll over the murder of three Newark, N.J., college students and the shooting of a fourth by an illegal Peruvian national. Immigration officials were aware of this man’s illegal status, the fact that he had a fake social security number, that he had been charged with the rape of a girlfriend’s 5 year old daughter, and an unrelated assault charge and he was allowed to remain in the U.S. to commit these horrible crimes.

We have laws on the book right now that prevent this from happening, but no one wants to enforce them. Excuses from financial burden, to lack of resources, to discrimination are used to prevent illegals from being arrested, charged, or deported. In many cases when an illegal is arrested for a crime, law enforcement officials are ordered by Immigration agencies to immediately release them. Our own Homeland Security and Immigration Departments are failing us and have no remorse or accountability for their actions (or inaction in these cases).

The case mentioned is only one of hundreds of thousands similar to it. The Bush administration would like you to believe that illegals are just poor, good folk looking for a better life. Well that is not always the case. For those who it is the case we must make legal immigration status easier to obtain, but we must secure our borders and we must know who is crossing them. These crimes do not generally affect those people making the decisions for the rest of us. If they did we would have a lot more representation and protection from our government.
If illegal immigrant crime struck the family or friend of our government officials, our immigration laws would be more strictly enforced.

Instead we have President Bush and Congress on HOLIDAY, while our children and families are being raped and murdered. How many 5 year olds and young promising students must we loose to illegal alien crime before they are concerned enough to do something about it. Are you willing to do something about it? I pray it has not already affected you and yours, but whether it has or not you must contact your representatives and demand that our immigration laws be enforced and our borders be secured. We cannot afford to keep paying the price; money cannot pay for the blood already shed.

2007-08-15 12:50:32 · 9 answers · asked by Untied States Of Latina 2

Yesterday, I asked a question about why Americans don't like to hear other languages spoken in the US, whereas they expect to be spoken to in English when they go abroad. Some of you pointed out that there is a difference between immigration and tourism, which is a very valid point. However, I would like to point out that people in most countries are very willing to speak English to both tourists and residents, as English is taught as a second language in most countries. For example, I know from experience that most shops, banks, etc. in Germany will have at least one English-speaking staff member, who will willingly talk in English to both tourists and residents if requested. Americans can and do take advantage of this. So why should we be upset when shops here make sure they have Spanish-speaking staff?

2007-08-15 12:27:00 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know, this is kind of a stupid question, but I am just curious....If a person is here illegally, are they allowed to own a car? I mean, think about it...there are people from other countries who own vacation homes here and such....and they do not have any sort of US residency whatsoever. Sure, maybe when they visit they have a visa to enter the country legally, but as far as having any sort of legal documentation that identifies them as having any type of residency status in the US, they do not have it.
So, if that is the case, can a person who is here illegally actually own any kind of property, as far as actually holding the title to the property (house, car, whatever)?
The reason I ask is that someone mentioned to me that the illegals here in my area always use someone else to assist them in transferring car titles for use here in the US. It confused me, because it seems like they would be able to transfer the title themselves?

2007-08-15 11:55:46 · 10 answers · asked by Bruja 6