Immigration - October 2007

I want to go back with him to his country, but also marry him here in the us. We are planning a family.We have been together for a year and have cried at the thought of separation. Sucks. Any advise?

2007-10-20 13:16:01 · 12 answers · asked by Feistychucken 2

The TIMES would rather have a right hand chopped off than write the phrase “Illegal Immigrant” and they would rather go into convulsions on broken glass that write “Illegal Alien”.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-brotman20oct20,0,6590435.story?coll=la-home-center
Brotman Medical Center, a key healthcare provider serving Los Angeles' Westside, is expected to seek protection from creditors in Bankruptcy Court as early as next week, according to three executives familiar with the matter.

Administrators at the 420-bed hospital in Culver City have tried for months to avoid filing a bankruptcy petition but have continued struggling to pay its growing debt.

Brotman became the center of a firestorm last month when state health inspectors released a report finding that doctors and nurses failed to provide proper care to a mentally disabled woman, who died after a series of medical mistakes.

The medical center is expected to file under bankruptcy provisions that will give management more time to fix its financial problems.

Since 1996, more than 70 community hospitals have closed across the state, with a disproportionate share -- more than 50 -- in Southern California. Regionally, 14 emergency rooms have closed in the last five years, including 10 in Los Angeles County.
"Since 1996, more than 70 community hospitals have closed across the state, with a disproportionate share -- more than 50 -- in Southern California. Regionally, 14 emergency rooms have closed in the last five years, including 10 in Los Angeles County?" And does anyone know why? AnyoneThat's right! Because illegals continue to receive medical care and do not pay for it! And we can all thank GWB for refusing to enforce the immigration laws, refusing to fine employers who hire illegals and refusing to secure BOTH borders.

2007-10-20 13:10:44 · 7 answers · asked by You Are Here 1

Living in Pak

2007-10-20 13:06:37 · 4 answers · asked by alpha n 1

A couple were sentenced Friday for their roles in a scheme in which state Department of Motor Vehicles workers in Oakland accepted bribes for providing bogus identification documents to illegal immigrants.

Jose Ramirez, 25, of San Leandro was sentenced to 18 months in prison, and his wife, Raylynn Brooks, 29, received five years of probation during a hearing before U.S. District Judge D. Lowell Jensen in Oakland.

The two worked with DMV staffers at the Claremont Avenue office in Oakland in 2005 but were not employees there. Each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit honest services mail fraud.

Ramirez recruited clients willing to pay $1,000 to $1,500 to obtain a fraudulent California driver's license, and Brooks obtained bogus receipts for clients from then-DMV worker Marla Robinson, authorities said.

The couple bribed Robinson to process the licenses, authorities said. Robinson pleaded guilty in December to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and was sentenced to a year and a day in prison.

Brooks accepted responsibility for her role in the scam so she could focus on caring for her two young children, said her attorney, Assistant Federal Public Defender Jerome Matthews.

"She desires to put this unfortunate episode behind her and devote her energies to becoming and remaining a responsible parent," Matthews wrote in court papers.

Four other DMV workers in the Oakland office were convicted in the scheme. Frances Aliganga received a 38-month sentence, and Leneka Pendergrass was sentenced to 27 months. Brachelle Fifer was sentenced to six months of home detention, and Stephanie Davis received a sentence of seven months in prison and seven months of home detention.

The charges were the result of a 20-month investigation in which agents followed employees, dug through one suspect's trash and spied on the Claremont Avenue office.

There, undercover FBI agents acting as clients were steered by brokers to specific windows where a bribed DMV worker was waiting to process them, authorities said.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/20/BAJ5ST501.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

2007-10-20 12:58:38 · 4 answers · asked by You Are Here 1

2007-10-20 12:44:28 · 9 answers · asked by magonzetcetcetc 1

I was curious, if I am currently living in Australia, I was born in Australia, and all of my relatives are from Europe, how is it possible for me to permanently move to the US and become a US citizen?

Oh, and try to keep your answers reasonably simple, without complicated talk.

2007-10-20 12:26:54 · 3 answers · asked by Oliver 2

2007-10-20 12:13:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

illegal aliens, I'm not sure but by their looks I can almost be 100% sure. Anyhow its only a 1 bedroom house and I've seen 5 people come and go consistently for the past 3 months now. Is this illegal? for them to have to many people in one house, also the lady who stays there all day plays Mexican Music all day starting real early, its not that loud but I can hear it when I'm doing some gardening, is this illegal? I dont want to be mean but I was happier when a single guy lived there by himself, should I report them, I mean I dont know if any of what I mention is illegal.

2007-10-20 11:22:24 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why are the most LIBERAL candidates for president ahead in the polls??

Hillary and Giuliani BOTH are soft on Illegal Immigration.

If people are so inflamed, Tancredo would be doing better than he is...am I right???

2007-10-20 10:30:07 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is the percentage of African immigrants with college and graduate degrees higher than whites and Asians??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africans_in_the_United_States#_ref-5

2007-10-20 09:45:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ballpark

2007-10-20 09:35:28 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was born in UK at 1984 . In fact my parents met each other when they were studying in UK, then they got married in UK.
I was there till i was 3 , but i left UK at the age of 3. I spent rest of my life in iran. Because my parents are iranian. as a result when they'd decided to leave UK, they took me to iran also, bcoz s i said i was 3 and i had no idea about staying in UK or whatever...
bt i have british certificate( identification card ). I jst want to know is there any hope for me to get UK passport, is it possible for me to be british citizen? if yes then please tell me what should i do first
and what is the procedure??
thanks alot...
regards

2007-10-20 08:50:37 · 17 answers · asked by meghi_842000 1

My wife is in her 2 years conditional status. I have filed for divorce. I need to let USCIS know that I am divorcing her so that I am no longer responsible for her status. I am in New York. Where and who do I send a letter to so that I let them know that she will be out of status here and should return to her country or stay here illegally? I have looked everywhere on the internet and no one seems to know how to do this. What to write in the letter to USCIS or where to send the letter.

2007-10-20 06:04:23 · 9 answers · asked by chuckpoet 1

I have more than 10 years technical expertise in computing and semiconductor technology. Do I need a company to sponsor my H1B visa, or can I do it by myself?

2007-10-20 03:59:23 · 7 answers · asked by Daniel G 1

Do you really have a better quality of life in the UK or do you ever feel as if you should not have made the move?

2007-10-20 03:58:59 · 7 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7

2007-10-20 03:37:49 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Read abot this case in the news today:

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07100166.htm

This poor woman, a well-known singer, was brutally tortured because of her religion, but was refused by the UK, or rather left waiting endlessly as her health deteriorated. Only Denmark accepted her.

Makes me ashamed to be British.

2007-10-20 00:30:09 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Because if it is, this "Judge Young" needs to be dealt with. A legal immigrant with two children (American citizens) was told to go back to where she came from after appearing in court for an order of protection from her estranged husband.

Read about the story here--
http://lanicoya.blogspot.com/2007/10/united-states-judge-verbaly-abused.html

2007-10-19 23:14:49 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

DNA scientist and Nobel Prize winner James Watson recently stated that blacks are inherently less intelligent than whites.

Leaving emotion and name-calling out of it, couldn't it be possible? There are obvious physical differences, couldn't there be mental differences also?

2007-10-19 22:25:12 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-19 21:59:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-19 19:49:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

us mexicans??yes or no? if yes , why? what have we done to you Americans?? my previous questions don't mean im racist at all so stop that cuz i am not a racist

2007-10-19 19:04:37 · 17 answers · asked by carlitos310 2

What part of "illegal" is troubling to some Americans? Is it the "il" or "legal" part?

We are a nation of immigrants, but we are a nation of laws.

Respect our laws, and we respect you in return.

2007-10-19 19:00:56 · 12 answers · asked by dumblib2009 1

I'm tired of it. Put up a humongous wall and keep them out. Will this ever end? Will our government ever do anything?

2007-10-19 16:49:03 · 17 answers · asked by surferdude68 1

2007-10-19 16:32:26 · 3 answers · asked by Bibi's 1

...that if we help those who are ALREADY HERE, who are worthy/not criminals to gain their citizenship, they will:
make more money
get educated
no longer have to hide
their kids will be happier, healthier
our government will collect income tax on them
(therefore it would be good for the economy)
they could eventually afford insurance
they could attend college

I think Americans would be satisfied if the government would do something to stop the flow of MORE illegals. To me, the problem is not what to do about those who are here already. I feel we practically opened the door. Wouldn't you come too if the shoe were on the other foot?

Would you be happy if the 12 million stayed, but no more free lunch tickets were doled out to others from this point on and our laws began to be enforced? I think it's time we be realistic. We are NOT going to deport 12 million people! But we can close the flood gates, can't we?


Whatever you do, always let your conscience be your guide...

2007-10-19 15:40:47 · 10 answers · asked by Elsie 2

2007-10-19 15:29:40 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im a permanent resident living in the US for the past 35 years. Im planning to retire and go back to my native country. I was wondering if I should give up my green card and just get a visitors visa to travel to the US on vacation or just apply for US citizenship?

2007-10-19 15:06:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Undercover surveillance at a midtown apartment complex led to the seizure of heroin and methamphetamine and the arrests of three illegal immigrants Wednesday, a Tucson police spokesman said.
Police seized a pound of heroin, worth $16,000; 1.5 pounds of meth, worth $18,000; two handguns; three rifles; an undisclosed amount of cash and drug paraphernalia at the apartment,Two of the men arrested - Oscar Alfredo Sillas-Figueroa, 29, and Pedro Martinez-Salaz, 18 - were booked into the Pima County Jail on Thursday, a jail clerk said.
Martinez-Salaz was charged with possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of a dangerous drug for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia, the clerk said. Sillas-Figueroa received the same charges as well as one for possession of a narcotic drug for transport, she said.
Both are held without bond because of their immigration status, she said.
The third person arrested, a 17-year-old, was booked into the Pima County Juvenile Court Center, Hopffer said. His name was not released because he is a juvenile.
The investigation that led to the apartment in the 4100 block of East Fairmount Street began in August, Hopffer said. All three suspects lived there, he said.
Although the bust was not record-breaking, it illustrates a nexus of new trends in local drug dealing, Lt. Kelly Lane of the Counter Narcotics Alliance said.
There has been a resurgence of heroin sales in the past six months, he said. "We're starting to see heroin making a comeback at the street level in terms of popularity," he said.
Different hard drugs are now being sold at the same location, Lane said. "It used to be that there were specialities. Now you can get several things in one place," he said. Lane said that trend started about a year ago.
Drugs also are being sold locally in larger amounts, he said. Previously, drugs in large quantities were found being moved through town, instead of being sold for local use.
Illegal immigrants, long suspected of carrying drugs north from Mexico, are now selling drugs in increasing numbers, Lane said.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/66316.php

2007-10-19 15:00:32 · 5 answers · asked by Mind Movie 3

Im a permanent resident of the US, is it possible to live in the US 6 months of each year and in another country the other 6 months. My job requires for me to go back and forth just for three years.
Thanks.

2007-10-19 14:26:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous