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Chuck Ok Chuck, it's a poor example for gangs on this side. A description of LA gangs would have been more appropriate. Maybe we should shoot back. ___________________________________ Yeah! ...and start an international incident! Though, I believe if, our Border Patrolmen or other law enforcement officer is shot at from across the border, they should be allowed to shoot back. I live in a town of a little over 110,000 people. We have folks from all over the world as well as a large percentage of 'Hispanics'. We also have over 60 recognized street gangs. Mostly Hispanic. We also, have a large rate of meth-amphetimine traffic/use. We've cracked-down on the meth so bad, it's now being produced in Mexico and brought here for sale. By some of the gangs. Chuck

If there was actually a way for those people to immigrate legally, I would agree with you. However, if you check the INS website, you'll see that the US isn't, and hasn't for about the last fifteen years, accepting immigration applications from anyone from Mexico who doesn't have a family member here or something similar to a PhD or special talent of some kind. I wouldn't have a problem with employers going to Mexico, interviewing people there, and then sponsoring them for permission to come here, as long as they remain employed. Then, they could remain here as long as they are employed, and would be subject to deportation if they become unemployed or until they go through the process to become a citizen. Those processes should be made available to anyone who is able to immigrate legally. As long as there are jobs here, there will be illegal immigration unless we make it possible for those people to come here and work legally. We can drastically reduce the need for illegal labor by eliminating the minimum wage and charging heavy fines for hiring illegal immigrants, but we also need to give employers access to immigrants when they don't have enough applicants who want to do the job here. Example: If a farmer needs 25 strawberry pickers, he hires the guys who apply here, and pays them what they negotiate together. Then, if he got fewer people than he needed, he can go to mexico and sponsor some immigrants to come up here and work for him, and their green card would be valid as long as they are employed, and when they become citizens, they can bring their immediate family here to join them. Put the green card system on something like the DMV driver's license system to help keep track. If people can easily immigrate to the US and work here legally, there's no reason to do so illegally. Reduce/eliminate the demand for illegal labor, and you reduce/eliminate the incentives to immigrate. _______________________________________ that is the criteria set down by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization folks then, too bad if, they can't meet the standards. There will be jobs for illegals as long as big business hires them at a 'dirt-cheap' price. Fine heavily, those who hire illegals. Are you aware of just who crosses our borders? We get all kinds! Good, bad and indifferent. We have the restrictions and the laws. The government has tied the hands of those meant to enforce Immigration and Naturalization law. Chuck

That's political rhetoric. Those folks writing that stuff can come here and live among 'em, like I do. They'd see, first-hand what the situation really is. I have actually seen, with my own eyes, false documentation that is very difficult to spot, except by the trained eye. Illegals buy it and use it to 'get what they want' and the out-come is, because of false documentation not being 'caught' by public officials, the statistics show that illegals are not getting food stamps and etc. That is one reason that documentation is being changed by our government. To get around the problem of false documents. Recently, in Kentucky, illegals were flocking to get Kentucky driver's licences because of 'wording' in the regulations pertaining to driver licenses there. The wording has since been changed. Chuck

"At the heart of this issue is differentiating between immigrants who are in the country legally and those who aren't. Only immigrants with lawful permanent resident, refugee or asylums status are authorized to receive public benefits. However, the public misconception often is that illegal immigrants also have access to the benefits, a notion propagated by some politicians said [Jonathan] Blazer [a policy attorney with teh National Immigration Law Center]. "This framing continues a campaign that has included Agriculture Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) giving the impression that food stamp cuts have something to do with illegal immigration or illegal immigrants fraudulently obtaining food stamps, a claim that is erroneous," Blazer said, adding that the cuts hurt those immigrants who "pay taxes, have children in the military and contribute positively to society." "The response from our office is illegal immigration has never been a topic that has been broached at all," said Alise Kowalski, spokesperson for the Agriculture Committee. Goodlatte-an attorney with immigration law background-"would never confuse the legal with illegal non-citizens," she said. An earlier version of the House Republican Conference's summary of the deficit reduction bill, however, listed "restricting illegal immigrant access to food stamps and Medicaid" as a key provision. It has since been corrected, but it is an example of the confusion surrounding the issue. Blazer said that politicians "make a name for themselves for being tough on immigrants. But it has nothing to do with that." -BU.edu "Nationally, only 66 percent of people who are income-eligible for food stamps receive them4. In New York City, roughly 700,000 people are eligible to receive food stamps but don’t, costing NYC businesses roughly $1 billion in lost sales. Studies conclude that the main reason eligible people don’t participate is the complex bureaucracy involved in applying, which is frustrating and humiliating...Illegal immigrants are not eligible to receive food stamps, and never have been; there are stringent processes to determine citizenship in the program. Legal immigrants are also not allowed to receive food stamps until they have been in the country for five years (with the exception of asylum cases and some other situations). Immigrants generally are far less likely than other groups to apply for food stamps, both because they fear jeopardizing their immigration status, and because the complex application process is doubly hard for those who do not speak English well." sources: Across the U.S. Economy.” Economic Research Service (USDA). http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/fanrr26/fanrr26-6/ 2004. “2004 Food Stamp Program Access Index (PAI) State-by-State.” Food Reseach and Action Center. http://www.frac.org/html/federal_food_programs/FSP/Participation_Rates_04.html

Do you have any sources to back this up? Last I checked, we've been hearing the same thing since before the Irish showed up here in en masse in the early 1800s. ____________________________________ I think that is 'rabble-rouser' talk, about illegal aliens 'taking more than they give'. It's a generalization. I've seen a little bit of everything, come across the border. I've seen some damned hard working folks and I've seen the 'dregs'. I just think, we do need to be much more selective in regards to who comes into this country. I feel also, that if, a person cannot enter this country legally... they should stay the hell out. To me, an illegal alien, is 'stealing' citizenship. They are taking something that someone else had to go through the process and wait years for. Chuck

Have you ever seen some of the 'paperwork' available? For the right price, one can obtain a birth certificate, Social Security card, Driver's license, whatever. That paperwork isn't looked at very closely, either. 'Proving' citizenship isn't difficult, at all. Chuck

In regard to the Nuevo Laredo 'incident', it doesn't have a whole bunch to do with illegal immigration but rather, control by 'fueding' drug-runners to gain control of the last stop before bringing dope into this country. In recent months, a police chief was appointed and was dead, the next day. The newspaper office was shot up as well as a radio station. Laredo, on this side of the border, is about 96% folks of Mexican descent. Generations of Mexicans have lived in Laredo since before Texas Independence. Therefore, your chances of having Mexican police officers in Laredo are really good. Mexico, wants us to do something about Nuevo Laredo because of 'the unquenchable thirst for drugs by the Americans' as stated by Vicente Fox, President of Mexico. Recently, in the Presidio Texas area, U.S. Border Patrol agents were shot at from the Mexican side of the border (gunfire was not returned). River rafters on the Rio Grande, on vacation, have been shot at from the Mexican side of the border. Cattle are rustled from this side and taken back across the border. We have a lot going-on, along our border besides illegal aliens. Mexico blames us for it. Chuck

I see them using 'food stamps', every week, when I'm at the grocery store. I've seen, two to 3-families living in one small house. The kids belong to gangs, mama stays home and daddy works. On the corner of our block, is a 'multi family' house where at present, there are 5-families living there. It's made-up of tiny 'apartments'. The vehicles have Mexico plates. They'll be here about 90-days and suddenly they are gone. Our neighborhood is not zoned for 'multi-dwellings'. We've tried to have the 'situation' looked into but, nothing is done about it. Chuck

________________________________________ If, you really think about it, the Native Americans 'immigrated' here... they just beat the Europeans and Spanish. I think, what the operative word here is 'illegal' immigration. Here's a thought. Along the lines of 'Native Americans'. The 'illegals' coming to this country, are mostly descendants of 'Native' indiginous people (Aztec). They are basically 'Native' people... they are just changing addresses! Chuck

Don't matter what the cut... eat more beef! Chuck

_____________________________________ I'll bet he does! Chuck

_______________________________ I'm o.k. now! That's pretty amazing! I can cross my eyes and that's about it. Chuck

____________________________________ ))))))))))) faint (((((((((((((((( Chuck

No regrets. Life, is a learning curve. I believe things happen with us for a reason. Chuck

____________________________ How, do you check for cracks in your eye-lids? Chuck

Mad Magazine! Chuck

______________________________ That's great, you did get to go home for a couple weeks. Still, all those months to go... sheeeesh! BTW: Thank you, for what you are doing and the sacrifices you are making ... for us! Chuck

________________________________ Yeah! Just ask Britney! Chuck

__________________________________ NOooooo! Chuck

______________________________ It still, looks damned good on you! Chuck

Tell us how you really feel! BTW Chaos... nice hat! Chuck

It just shows that, you are a deep-seeded exhibitionist with a strong desire to screw a famous actress. I don't see anything wrong with that! Chuck

Just off the top of my head, I think, it was the RWS, in the late 80's - early 90's. Chuck

It's kinda funny. I used the term 're-certify' on another, now defunct parachute related web-site and was told in so many words there was no such thing. It was pointed-out to me that, that term was not used by the FAA. I've heard Allen Silver state that riggers 're-certify' a parachute at more than one Symposium. Chuck

I'd buy a ticket to listen. ________________________________ Yeah! I'd love to be there if, that happened! Chuck