Immigration - November 2007

2007-11-07 06:02:14 · 19 answers · asked by Denise 1

Okay-so maybe watching Michael Moore's movie "Sicko" last night did not help w/ me already wanting to move out of the US! lol It made me want it even more. I was thinking England or Canada for the heathcare reasons and mainly for the fact that I can "job post" there since my company is nation wide and a VERY good paying complany.

So...what are the Pro's and Con's VS. America
To me...Canada and England seem fairly the same other than the fact that the healthcare is covered and they actually seem to have the "right ideas' about things. France , from the movie sounded AMAZING< but no job there...

any help regarding Canada and England and the differences between them and the US would be VERY helpful!!! Thanks all!!! :-)

2007-11-07 05:19:09 · 30 answers · asked by misdramatik 1

My name on my birth certificate is Miguel Angel but growing up, everyone called me Michael Angel. Every document I can think of, including SS#, driver's license and military ID is Michael Angel. When applying for a passport, which version of name should I go by?

2007-11-07 03:55:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is leaving in a week for Central American and yesterday we realized the passport agency put him down as a female rather than a male. What can I do? I need to get this fixed a.s.a.p and I know it does not take a day for something like this to be fixed! Please, any and all input would be great!!!

2007-11-07 03:39:20 · 10 answers · asked by SalsWyf07 3

Catalina High Magnet School student and his family were deported after school officials found marijuana in his backpack and called Tucson police, who notified the Border Patrol after learning the family was here illegally.

The incident caused concern among immigrant rights advocates, but Tucson police officials say the officer acted appropriately in calling Border Patrol agents to the school.

On Thursday, police responded to Catalina High after school officials found a small amount of marijuana in the backpack of a ninth-grader who appeared to be under the influence, said Chyrl Hill Lander, Tucson Unified School District spokeswoman.

Police asked the boy's parents to come to the school, at East Pima Street and North Dodge Boulevard.

When the officer asked to see the drivers' licenses of the boy's parents, they said they had been living illegally in the United States for six years and that their 17-year-old son and his brother, a 12-year-old sixth-grader at Doolen Middle School, were also here illegally, said Roberto Villaseñor, assistant Tucson police chief.

The officer called the Border Patrol, which sent agents to the school, said Richard DeWitt, Tucson Sector spokesman. They took the boy and his parents into custody and escorted the family from the school, Lander said.

From there, they went to Doolen Middle School, where the couple's other son was waiting in the principal's office when the officer and agents arrived, she said.

The mother and two boys were processed and dropped off at the border by the Border Patrol to return to Mexico in a procedure called voluntary return. The father was held for a formal removal — formerly known as a deportation — because he had been apprehended various times by the agency, DeWitt said. Their names were not released.

Police officials and the union said the officer handled the case correctly.

The boy had committed a crime, and the department's policy allows officers discretion to call the Border Patrol when they suspect someone they encounter is here illegally, Villaseñor said.

"We can't lose track of the fact that an administrator came across a juvenile who was violating the law, in possession of marijuana," Villaseñor said. "That is a crime in this country, whether you are here illegally or not."
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/210146.php
But immigrants' rights groups say allowing immigration officials into schools could create distrust and fear in the immigrant community.
What's wrong with that? Shouldn't criminals be afraid?
The whole idea of enforcing the laws is to make the lawbreakers feel uncomfortable and make them change their behavior. Like Leave.

2007-11-07 03:10:34 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would there be a social revolution in Mexico if the poor that come to the USA had no more outlet?

2007-11-07 03:01:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that U.S. taxpayers will be footing the startup costs of a program to install satellite tracking technology on vehicles taking part in the Mexican Truck Demonstration Program.

The announcement confirmed the U.S. government would "initially spend approximately $367,000 to outfit all trucks from the United States and Mexico that take part in the program."

According to the administration, "the decision to require the installation of satellite tracking technology on trucks in the program was made after members of Congress expressed a desire to know whether participants are complying with federal safety and trade laws."

A key opponent of the program, and author of the language in the transportation appropriations bill to halt funding of the program, continued to express disappointment Barry Piatt, spokesman for Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., told WND, "It's an indication that they are going forward with the program, despite strong and pretty clear opposition from both chambers of Congress."

Congressman Duncan Hunter's office told WND he agrees. "The tracking technology, while a step in the right direction, does very little to ensure compliance with safety and security standards. The focus must remain on implementing reliable and enforceable standards that ensure Mexican truckers with access to U.S. roadways do not threaten the safety of vehicle motorists or America's security," explained Joe Kasper, spokesman for Hunter, R-Calif.

According to the FMCSA, the technology will help continue to ensure that trucks operating as part of the program are complying with the agency's rigorous safety standards and U.S. trade laws.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58546Truckers in this country should rise up and demand equal treatment. They have to foot the bill to make sure that their rigs are up to standard.

More of the double standard.

2007-11-07 02:56:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

A man was arrested for drug possession after telling authorities that two masked gunmen had stolen 150 pounds of marijuana from his home.
Hidalgo County sheriff's deputies arrived at the home near Penitas in South Texas to find the door kicked in and nearly 15 pounds of pot lying on the floor, Sheriff Lupe Trevino said.

Jose Guadalupe Flores, 35, escaped while the men ransacked the house but returned later and told the deputies he had been wrapping the drugs for shipment when the intruders arrived.

"The guy walked right up and said the drugs were his," Trevino said. "That's not the smartest move."

Flores, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was charged with felony possession of marijuana at an arraignment hearing Monday. Because of his immigration status, Flores will be jailed until his case is heard.

Authorities were still searching for the gunmen.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071107/ap_on_fe_st/odd_marijuana_arrest;_ylt=Ai6XDld8U4lby98z.HimhmihOrgF

2007-11-07 02:56:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i went out fishing in my local river and to my suprise there were some east europeans fishning there, they had a barbecue going next to where they were fishing and they were cooking and eating the fish as they caught them.We in u.k fish for sport and allays throw the fish back in the river, i felt disgusted and decided to go home early and take my dog for a walk in th local park. There as i was walking past some bushes i smelt sometihng burning as i took a closer look, to my astonshment there were some east europeans cooking a squrrrel over a fire which they lit. I could hear them talking in broken english saying "yum yum, british squirell tasty tasty" i quickl left the park in disgust. So re these just some of the reasons why brits hate immigrants?

2007-11-07 02:53:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

As we see the likes of Feinstein, Durbin, etc trying to pass legislations that greatly benefit those not only broke the laws and keep abusing the system, but also rob the U.S citizens of their social and public resources, I am wonderring if there's any one out there who's trying to do something for the citizens??(I mean what a concept, right?)

2007-11-07 02:44:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Me and my family want to visit my granparents in Mexico, and I was wondering if I need a passport or if we can use our birth certificates like we used to? I live here in El Paso, Tx close to the border.

2007-11-07 02:34:40 · 13 answers · asked by anonimo 1

Hello. Im mexican but i want to go to work and study to Vancouver Canada, who tell me what do I need to go to work and study?? Thnxs

2007-11-07 02:14:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am a full time employee i usually work 35 hours a week they cut my hours to about 20 hours a week i am also pregnant and cannot afford this they say they are cutting hours because it is slow can they do this and if so can i collect unemployment

2007-11-07 01:49:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-07 00:40:02 · 11 answers · asked by sumthinlikea 2

2007-11-06 21:58:02 · 2 answers · asked by confusedgirl 1

lost it ? will they call him for that ? what if i said I lost it ? i wouldnt get a student visa ? can I honestly fix this problem ?get a report in english that I did report it as lost

2007-11-06 19:32:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Before signing a contract with the employer, how will i know that the co. is capable of sponsoring me for H1B or working visa

2007-11-06 19:11:59 · 4 answers · asked by Jeanette M 1

I use to be around this Y!A in the immigration some time ago (months and months) and there were all these people in here talking about how great this amnesty was going to be and how they were going to laugh in our faces when it passed and all the illegals were made legal...

Where are those people now?

Just wondering.

2007-11-06 17:47:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a serious question! I really don't know and I'm looking for statistics.

Personally I think that illegal aliens probably have a higher crime rate than the US average but not much higher when you account for income and geography.

If I was an illegal than I would try to be as honest as I could because I don't want any contact with the police or legal system if I can help it.

I think that is a reasonable attitude so I think that many illegals think the same too.

What do you think?

2007-11-06 17:07:23 · 18 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7

Since Babs Boxer brought up that bill about slowing down the enforcement of the immigration laws we haven't heard too much of what ICE is doing. Is it the media helping the dumbocrats, or that ICE is slacking down due to pressure by Babs? Hmmm I wonder.

2007-11-06 16:49:17 · 6 answers · asked by GREGORIOUSITY 5

I see that a lot from some antis.

Yes I know what illegal entry means. Yes I know that it's not right.

Yes I believe that a country's immigration laws should be what that country's citizens decide.

No I Don't think that because I'm concerned about some people and groups using illegal immigration as an excuse for selling racial hatred that means I'm "pro criminal".

No I Don't think that because I'm concerned about due prosess and government acting outside the law means I'm "pro criminal".

No I Don't think that because I don't hate on people just for illegal immigration that means I'm "pro criminal".

What do you think?

2007-11-06 16:47:59 · 17 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7

Does anybody know if these two organization exchage or compare information??

2007-11-06 16:26:46 · 6 answers · asked by kitty 1

Number of youth, changing mindset, brainpower, educated people, or available resources or any other ?

2007-11-06 16:25:36 · 12 answers · asked by Arvind R 1

You're right, illegal immigrants deserve to be deported; HOWEVER, why should the children suffer? Here's the problem. Let's say José and María from Mexico jump the border and have a kid here, who we will name Jesús. The kid grows up here, goes to American schools, grows up speaking English, and knows nothing but the lifestyle of the US. When Jesús is 10 years old, immigration discovers that José and María were illegal immigrants and decides to deport them. A lot of people might think Jesús doesn't deserve citizenship because his parents were illegals, so therefore he should be deported too. Unfortunately, this is totally unfair. Jesús didn't choose to be born in the US to illegal immigrant parents. All he's ever known is the US and he probably has greater allegiance to the US than he ever will to Mexico, a country he's probably never been to. So is it fair to uproot his life and send him to a country with a lower standard of living just because he had two lawbreaking parents?

2007-11-06 16:10:45 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here in NY a DL is used as a means of becoming a registered voter. Are Pro-Illegals for voter fraud? Because thats what would happen.

Why can't they get an International DL like I had to get in mexico and like visiting immigrants get in nations all over the globe?

When did a DL become a right and not a privelage?

A US citizen in most states has to show 10pts of ID(passport,ss card,birth certificate,etc) in NY before getting a License.

Does this mean the 77% of New Yorkers who oppose this can sue the state of NY for discrimination?

Does this idea seem insane to anyone else????

2007-11-06 16:06:49 · 15 answers · asked by defiler78 2

I give a thumbs up or down, I don't go crazy reporting.Don't they know we can come back under a different name if we get deleted?How childish are they really?

2007-11-06 16:02:03 · 15 answers · asked by LeighAnn D 3

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Tucson high school student and his family were deported after the teen was found with marijuana at school and police called the U.S. Border Patrol after learning he and his family were illegal immigrants.

2007-11-06 15:30:16 · 13 answers · asked by king Arthur of USA (Returns) 3

I heard that it's impossible to go to Cuba with an American passport. Is that true? What if I go to another country, for example, Nicaragua, and then go to Cuba?
Help!

2007-11-06 15:25:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-06 14:09:20 · 11 answers · asked by Paola123 1

let us top all the other and have a five million man march and a strong strong speaker at the Washington momnument. IS THAT what it will take to let them know we have had enough crap. Say that might be against the lay for ordinary people. Well let us put some people in DC who write laws to help ordinary people. Out with the elete like clintons and bushes. i want an ordinary man who will put his life on the lifeto fight for us. someone who understands we have had enough and will get working on straightening the gd mess up. pronto! no. 1 job is every last sob i have ever seen walking around the white house or congresss has to got. all new faces. no more old faces that have screwed. us. no time to seperate who might me good, a good new broom must clean out the existing crew and send them pack home or prison. let the heads roll until we get there and really give them some whacks. that have sold us out the bastards and must not be listened to their self enrichment and corruption no roommmm

2007-11-06 13:58:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous