Immigration - October 2007

2007-10-18 16:40:45 · 21 answers · asked by GUARD DOG 4

House members allied with the domestic steel industry blasted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday for building a fence on the Mexican border with Chinese steel.

“By allowing the use of Chinese pipe [a type of steel], DHS is allowing the U.S. taxpayer to subsidize Chinese production at the expense of the American workers,” Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) said at a press conference. “This is completely unacceptable.”

“This is outrageous, it’s offensive and it’s unacceptable,” charged Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.).

English displayed photos of a portion of the border fence from San Luis, Ariz., that shows pipes marked “China” holding the border fence in place. He said DHS’s Office of Congressional Affairs had indicated it had waived the so-called Buy American rules in order to use the Chinese pipe and tube. The rules normally require the use of U.S. steel in such projects.

The Office of Public Affairs referred questions to Customs Border Protection, which did not respond by press time.

GOP presidential hopeful Rep. Duncan Hunter (Calif.), who authored a bill signed into law last year mandating 850 miles of fence along the border, said DHS should have gone to U.S. producers to procure any necessary steel or pipe.

“The Department of Homeland Security has, the last time I checked, $800 million cash on hand available to build the border fence. So they don’t have to go and get cut-rate deals to build the border fence,” Hunter said. U.S. pipe makers can “easily” supply the products necessary for the fence, Hunter insisted.

He also criticized DHS for only building 5.11 miles of the “double-fence” required by his bill.

The lawmakers said they did not know if there was a bidding process that led to the use of the Chinese goods. They also said they were unaware if any U.S. companies bid for contracts related to the fence but were turned down.

Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) said he was concerned about the safety of Chinese steel. However, when pressed, he and other lawmakers could not cite any specific safety problems that might result from the use of foreign pipe in a fence. Visclosky did note other safety issues that have recently come up with toys from China, while English said the use of Chinese inputs in U.S. infrastructure prompts broader concerns.

Members of the congressional steel caucus have invited DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff to testify at an Oct. 31 hearing on possible safety issues regarding Chinese pipe.http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/lawmakers-blast-dhs-for-building-border-fence-with-chinese-steel-2007-10-18.html
Probably hired illegal aliens to work it too Good frickin grief
This is outrageous! Today Lou Dobbs announced that China may be about to call in it’s U.S. Treasury notes. What a disaster that would be! I wonder if a little blackmail isn’t in the air! God bless Rep. Hunter. I hope he lets everyone know his thoughts on China in spades!

2007-10-18 16:24:41 · 6 answers · asked by You Are Here 1

Ron Paul is the only Presidential candidate to take a stand against illegal immigration; Not only that...He wants to withdraw from NAFTA (North America Fair Trade Agreement)

...This is a step in the right direction to put a stop to illegal immigration

2007-10-18 16:14:35 · 17 answers · asked by GUARD DOG 4

There are sharp differences among legal experts and law enforcement officials about the limited protections in the immigration laws, many of which have been upheld over the years by the Supreme Court. Officials point out that the majority of the people deported last year entered the country illegally or plainly had lost any claim to legal status, including thousands of convicts.

“Immigration law enforcement is all about getting you to where you belong, which is outside the United States,” said Jan C. Ting, a law professor at Temple University who is a former assistant commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the precursor to ICE. He pointed out that immigration laws are civil codes, not criminal. “A lot of constitutional protections that one would normally expect in a criminal case do not necessarily apply,” he said. http://sweetness-light.com/archive/nyt-illegals-dont-have-same-rights-as-citizens READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON THE LINK IT HAS FAR MORE DETAILS AND OFFERS MORE CLARITY.

2007-10-18 16:03:56 · 4 answers · asked by T 4

My parents are cuban and I was born and raised in San Juan. Why is it that whenever I travel to the US, mexicans call me "brother". I'm not your brother. Culturally, puerto ricans and cubans are more like americans than they are to mexicans. Its a shame when people like me get associated with what MEXICANS are doing to the immigration system in the US. People from puerto rico (REAL puerto ricans not the ones from new york) are ashamed by what mexicans are doing to the USA.

Are you aware at what mexicans do to illegal immigrants in Mexico. Did you know that during the cuban revolution, cubans fled to teh embassy only to be handed to fidel's firing squads.....

2007-10-18 15:09:52 · 11 answers · asked by kunta kinte 1

In Bosia we see different factions figting over culture differences that has resulted from immigration legal or not by Muslims. When Americans are finally backed into a corner and for their survival do Americans think that this may result in conflict?

2007-10-18 14:46:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am currently applying for a permanent residency as a skilled worker in Canada and in this process I am asked to supply a police report ( a Data protection and Subject access )
However in 1996 I was convicted for intent to supply a class B drug. I was given 8 months prison ,but served 4 months for good behavior.
I have never been in trouble with the law since and my life can never be more different now from how it was when I was 20 (11 years ago).
Do I still have a criminal record? Does it ever get cleared? Will it show on my Data protection and Subject access report? If so will the Canadian Immigration refuse my application?
Many thanks.

2007-10-18 13:57:50 · 2 answers · asked by help me please? 1

recently my wife (who is an immigrant) and i went to eat and drink at a hard rock cafe.

upon ordering our alcoholic drinks and presenting our id, the bar tender stated that my wife's greencard is not an acceptable form of id.

of course after some bickering a littlre, we left.

i looked up the state alcohol sales rules and regs and it clearly states that a greencard is an acceptable form of id for alcohol sales.

i emailed the manager and i got a response back stating that they are aware of the rules but they have chosen not to accept greencards at that establishment as a valid form of id.

the manager went on to say that they accept passports, state issued id, and drivers license.

i asked specifically why they do not accept greencards and no response is given, the manager just ignores the question or gives the response "we just don't accept them".

think this is bias against immigrants?

2007-10-18 13:48:58 · 20 answers · asked by a b 1

Why are we just building a wall on the south border and not on the Canada/America border? Isn't this an insult to the Mexican government?

~~Keep in mind that the terrorist of 9/11 came in from Canada with a breeze.~~

2007-10-18 13:46:07 · 27 answers · asked by Matt 2

I've worked hard and earned income trading in stocks and want to know how do i take it with me? And how do other's start over in USA if they can't take their money with them? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

2007-10-18 13:09:28 · 7 answers · asked by HemantKGaur&KarensoontobeGaur 1

Im a full time student at school with no job. I was wondering if I could apply for welfare. Im a dependent of my parents. Can someone please help ?

2007-10-18 13:05:52 · 16 answers · asked by Caitlin L 2

in high school, I had to take Spanish. And then again in college, which I can understand more than high school, but this is America. And unless we are going to be communicating with people in South America or in Mexico, I don't see the point. It should be optional. And my option is that I would rather learn Italian.

2007-10-18 12:45:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

On page 1488 it says "anti-illegal immigration" = "anti anyone who is not of white European descent, keep Amerikkka white" ... my question is...is "500 plus years of colonization and oppression now it's your turn so deal with it" spelled with a "by 2050 you'll be 49.9%" or with a "face it we are here to stay"?

2007-10-18 12:29:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 11:12:29 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend has just got back from a holiday in Turkey, where she met a Turkish lover. I want my friend to be happy (which she is very at the minute) and I am glad she is so happy right now... however if he is not true I know she would be really unhappy and I would be so gutted for her. She has been single for a while and I dont want him to take advantage of her for immigration purposes, she is now on about marrying him (she was only with him for 6 days). He told her he tried to get to the UK twice before but they just took his money (£2000) and wouldn't let him have a visa. Is that common in Turkey? Any feedback would be appreciated... I may sound like a killjoy but I really don't want my bestfriend having her heart broken.

2007-10-18 10:32:18 · 7 answers · asked by blunder babe 2

I moved to America when I was 2, I am 16 now.. And I wanna go back to Britain because I dont wanna be here anymore. I never wanted to move anyway. We moved over here because my dad got in trouble with social services, and we basically ran away from them. None of my family knows why we came here. My dad is abusive now, and so is my mom. She said we cant go back atleast until im 18, because I havent finished high school here, so the school wouldnt let me stay.

She wont let me move in with my real dad. Should I tell my grandprents and dad what happend? And would moving effect my schooling in england? What should I do?!

2007-10-18 10:29:31 · 6 answers · asked by Shisuren 2

Driving accross California in recent months I see less Mexican and latino workers in construction sites, restaurants... (many of them being illegals as we know), I see more other types of immigrants and Anglo-Americans (from very few to few)

I hear news that raids are happening nationwide and laws are getting tough
so they start to leave on their own (attrition or self-deportation)
but there's still supposedly around 12M illegals.
So is this really what i see or just an illusion? Any data?
Are they leaving to visible levels?

2007-10-18 09:25:20 · 13 answers · asked by ed s 3

This month I discharged a three year parloe here in California.
I also have six strikes against me and have done over 27 years in prison.
Now I want to travel with my Church Missions Group.

Don't laugh people do change for the better!

2007-10-18 08:56:42 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2

of illegal Mexicans in packs of 20&30 jumping over the fence?I'm very disgusted.What I'm more disgusted about is to think there are 15-35 million more where that came from in OUR country.

2007-10-18 08:32:30 · 10 answers · asked by MandoTrojanChamp 1

So they have admitted that the recent immigration from eastern europe is causing considerable problems in most areas of the uk. Yea, its helping our economy but lets stop thinking about money for once and look at the other aspects. We keep hearing of hows theres not enough houses or not enough nurses - how about saying theres too many people here. Opinions?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20071017/tuk-uk-britain-migration-fa6b408.html

2007-10-18 08:20:34 · 18 answers · asked by jj26 5

Citizenship "Birthright" given to babies born from illegal Immigrants????

Personally I am 100% against this so-called Birthright Amendment. It drives ME absolutely insane....I hate to say it like this, but we need to wake the hell up, they have a plan from day 1 and that is to have a baby in america....and then another and another and another...so now their children are american citizens, but they dont speak english until eventually they go to school and of course WE PAY to have special ESL Classes so they can be taught english, even though they were born here in an english speaking country. What is that about?? I mean obviously, I feel bad for the children who's parents are makeing these terrible choices, but at some point when do we grow some balls as a country and stop letting people come here and demand that we owe them something. Please tell me your thoughts, whether you agree with mine or not, this is an open forum, so lets play nice.

2007-10-18 08:18:10 · 15 answers · asked by FORZAAZZURRI06 3

I live in Texas and I am tired of people talking spanish and not even trying to learn English They come here they should learn the language If mexico is so great why did they come here

2007-10-18 07:12:59 · 32 answers · asked by Ron S 2

Somebody post a question that made me think a lot about this situation that is getting more and more common.

I want to know what the general public in Y!A think about this...

I reserve my personal opinion

2007-10-18 07:08:11 · 23 answers · asked by Isabelle06 4

how come so many U.S citizens retire in Latin America according to statistics because of climate, and cost of living, but whenever Latin Americans try to go to your country legally it's impossible, "ok sir we will look into it" 10 years later "yeah you have been DENIED" I know there's so many illegals specially Mexicans but why do you hold grudge against all the rest of the Hispanics, I'm from Chile, we are different from the rest of latin america

2007-10-18 06:51:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi i'am abdul from sudan. why is it british people don't realise how diffcult it is for immigrants , do they know what our life was like back home and how much we suffered just o get here. well let me tell you what i had to go through, first, me and my 8 children had to put up being cramped in a container full off dates from sudan for weeks before we arived in the u.k. we had to put up with temperatures of over 50 degress and -10 insise the container on our long journey to the u.k. all we lived off was dates, we even slept on crates of dates and the only time we could stretch our legs was when the driver had to stop at a cafe for sometihng to eat., we had to use an empty tin of dates as a toilet,. we didn't wash or clean all the way through.One of my friends had it even worse, he was in a container from india full of mango pickle, maybe one of you may hve sat next to him on bus as he still smells of it. NOW TELL ME DO WE REALY HAVE IT THIS EASY AFTER WHAT WE HVE BEEN THROUGH?

2007-10-18 06:46:21 · 25 answers · asked by mr.truth 2

im british, my husband is african. we married in africa and applied for his visa from there. we live in UK. they refused his visa, even tho were married and have children. he appealed again. they keep telling him different days to come back, this has been going on for 6 weeks.i want him home. why is it taking so long, why do they keep messing us about and is are they allowed to refuse him his visa, that will be splitting up a family!

2007-10-18 06:34:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not sure if visa is okay. Please help. I heard the new rule coming out in October that you need to have a passport to go anywhere outside US.

2007-10-18 06:26:49 · 11 answers · asked by Aivy2005 1

I have noticed that immigration is a touchy subject. Do most Americans not think about how much deportation will cost us? Not only immediate cost but also long term costs. The many businesses that will go under because of lack of work force? The small businesses of America is who pays most of the taxes to cover all of us. Really the individual 15% really doesnt add to much of the federal taxes. In cali state taxes are a joke I make six figures and state taxes i pay about 3% that will not cover roads, social programs, schools, etc.. Other taxes do not cover all the benefits. The small businesses will be hurt and most out of business. Where will all the billions come from to start a deportation process? Some sites claim that their are more than 30 million illegals here. at $100 a peice to deport them this will cost us 3 billion dollars. where will this come from?

2007-10-18 06:10:03 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 05:31:10 · 26 answers · asked by GUARD DOG 4

I have asked this questions in different forms but illegal aliens and pro-immigration folks refuse to answer this basic premise and that is the anglo American first made this country great and that Mexicans in Mexcio had the same opportunity but blew it. I contend that if you were to replace every anglo and black in the United States with illegal Mexicans that it two years or less it would look like the squalor of mexico. i am asking the illegal Mexican that comes here to give us credit for making this country so inviting to them.

2007-10-18 05:28:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous