I am in the USA illigally for the past 4 years and now was pulled over by the police for not having driver's license and must go to court. Not sure I'll get deported.
Before deportation I want to possibly immigrate to Canada by taking a bus and showing up at the border crossing and apply for immigration status.
What are my options?
Can I just take the bus to the Can-US border and apply for refugee status?
Will it affect that I am in teh US illigaly?
Many Thanks!
2006-12-10 11:48:00 · 14 answers · asked by insurancelawcase 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Just get on your walking shoes and head north.
Mind you, it gets really cold up there!
Ever consider just trying another part of the United States.
2006-12-10 15:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by sassy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hey once you come up here to Canada guess what?
You are sent back to the United States right at the border. You see there is this law we share with our American cousins, if you land in the USA first, you cannot claim any kind of refugee status in Canada if you have not laid claim in the USA.
The fact that you broke the law and now want to come to Canada and do the same seems a little bit on the stupid side.
On the really nasty side of things though, our prisons in Canada are , how shall I say, more evil than the USA prisons.
We have very little sympathy in Canada for anyone who enters our country without correct documentation. Our new Prime Minister makes the president look like a boy scout.
2006-12-10 14:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by nmp948 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
On a human being level I answer you by saying, it might be best to go to court and face the charge. So, they caught you driving without a license. Either pay the fine or go to jail for a day. If you do the crime and are caught, do the time. A lesson to be learned.
On anothe level, If you ARE deported, there is a lesson and justice in that. Either way you are not going to spend much time in jail ...or you can pay the fine.
If you come here illegally and break the law yet again, as you have done, this pattern will continue until someone here in the USA stops you. This dilemma you face is inherent in comming to the USA illegally for all persons.
That's the way it is in a society of law and order. You can't pay off the cops and walk. You may not yet understand that but you will learn, soon enough. Sooner or later.
This very concern you face is the way we in the USA will catch and deport those who are here illegally. No one in society goes through life without having to involve themselves with the institution. Some get caught breaking the law. Others get caught trying to go to school, or get into a hospital when they are injured or ill and so on.
I feel a little sorry for you but then I think of what a privilidge it is to drive and what I (and others) pay for that privilidge here in the USA. Insurance, registration, license and then there is smog check and this goes on year after year. You gotta come here legal mate! It's the only way this can work. Running and running from here to there is a fool's game and I personally can't believe there is much of a future for you or anyone in the modern world that operates like this. In the end, it's not fair to others ...and most importantly, it's not fair to yourself. Take time to do things right. That means legally. It will benefit you HUGELY in the end.
2006-12-10 12:15:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't mean any disrespect at all, but I think you should know Canada has some rules about entrance, and those rules are not as lax as you'd think. I hope you are thinking things over very carefully and wish you the best of luck in this problem you have created and now must face.
You might get arrested at the border if there is a warrant for your arrest or anything similar.
You might be detained for other reasons.
Give every aspect of this matter your deepest thought and act rationally.
2006-12-10 11:53:53 · answer #4 · answered by *babydoll* 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a immigrant, so suggestions may be a bit inconsiderate
I think they have a border check at Canada, so I'm not sure how easy it will be to cross.
I suggest going back home and come back legally.
I always thought Puerto Rico would be good place to go to... you would still technically be in the US lol
2006-12-10 11:55:56 · answer #5 · answered by the z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really have to get into Canada that bad, then don't bother with the checkpoints. There are 4,000 miles of mostly unprotected border up there. Go to northern Minnesota and take a hike. But it's brutal up there this time of year. You better be one prepared tough guy. I'd do it if I was in enough trouble, though.
2006-12-10 11:57:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let's get this straight: You already broke the law at least twice and now you want advice on how to break it yet again? What happens when you get busted in Canada? Are you going to hike to the North Pole and work for Santa?
2006-12-10 11:58:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, but I don't believe the Canadians will want you. They actually make you take a spelling test before crossing the border.
2006-12-10 14:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by antigone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absouletly NOT! You are breaking our laws, two of them, driving without a licence, and you are in the country illegaly. If the Canadian officials find out, you will be breaking thier laws too. Go back to Mexico!
2006-12-10 14:07:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swim Lake Superior.
2006-12-10 11:52:39 · answer #10 · answered by lacasapobre 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋