tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post6407761493663114881..comments2024-01-04T07:05:27.381-06:00Comments on Immigration Talk with a Mexican American: Border Residents Ask Presidential Candidates to Listen to their Perspective!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-5443177186293042332014-07-27T13:33:05.878-05:002014-07-27T13:33:05.878-05:00this is very important issue focus Immigration Tal...this is very important issue focus Immigration Talk with a Mexican American. it have analysed deep information. thanks for share.<br /><br /><a href="http://immigration.sg/singapore-citizenship-application" rel="nofollow">Singapore Citizenship Singapore</a> | <a href="http://immigration.sg/apply-singapore-entrepreneur-pass-application" rel="nofollow"> Apply for Singapore Entrepreneur Pass</a><br /><br /> Rena Singaporianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982709007185938590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-39934414702578304212008-02-19T15:43:00.000-06:002008-02-19T15:43:00.000-06:00Ultima,Your reference is ludicrous. Your talk piec...Ultima,<BR/>Your reference is ludicrous. Your talk piece is full of holes! I see your reference all over the ANTI websites. To that I say crap!<BR/><BR/>I have visited many border towns. My sister in law has relatives who have lived in a border town for decades. They are like anywhere else. I am sure you have more gang problems in the inner city than you do in many of those sleepy border towns.<BR/><BR/>So my reference to cost of living relates to what you can buy for less $$.<BR/><BR/>And if I see another ANTI blog refer to Hispanic neighborhoods as Bombay or Calcutta again, I am going to personally go sit on their blog for a day or so and personally help them understand the difference.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-72646365264249083672008-02-18T08:57:00.000-06:002008-02-18T08:57:00.000-06:00"Obviously you do not understand Texas or the cost..."Obviously you do not understand Texas or the cost of living here."<BR/><BR/>I'm sure cost of living info is available for all to see on the internet but I made no comments regarding it. Are you suggesting that people live in poverty in South Mexas out of choice because the cost of living is lower? It should be lower if one has to live in those conditions. The demand for everything should be much less. I don't quite understand the relevance of your point above. Please explain.ultimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624967903736347171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-82045060443841914542008-02-17T22:45:00.000-06:002008-02-17T22:45:00.000-06:00I am still trying to figure out what this conversa...I am still trying to figure out what this conversation about the price of houses has to do with Ultima's post. Oh, the old diversion tactic again. Ultima you pointed out some very scary facts about those border towns. Let's hear a pro deny it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-56754004224286353472008-02-17T22:22:00.000-06:002008-02-17T22:22:00.000-06:00Anon,I think they pay taxes.However, in TX, there ...Anon,<BR/>I think they pay taxes.<BR/>However, in TX, there is no State Tax. I believe most places take out federal and social security taxes from their paychecks and they do not get a refund. Additionally, they MUST pay sales taxes if they make any purchases.<BR/><BR/>Those are very pretty houses in CA but way too pricey. You could get the same here in TX for 1/5 the price.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-79761230856024344172008-02-17T20:36:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:36:00.000-06:00Dee, this may be off the subject, but in the nicer...Dee, <BR/>this may be off the subject, but in the nicer parts of California a three bedroom house on a tenth of an acre will cost you $3 million dollars. <BR/><BR/>i include a link here<BR/><BR/>http://mbcon.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/><BR/>Don't even ask what a house an an acre costs. As the saying goes, if you have to ask you can't afford it!<BR/><BR/>I think that it is very fair to say that in many parts of Texas an undocumented worker that works hard can support a family in a nice house, with an overall very nice lifestyle. <BR/><BR/>I think it is also fair to say that the undocumented worker will typically pay less in taxes than it costs to educate his kids, and therefore he is a drain on the taxpaying citizens of the neighborhood.<BR/><BR/>Dee, is this a fair characterization ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-21655078845733607162008-02-17T19:50:00.000-06:002008-02-17T19:50:00.000-06:00Ulty,Obviously you do not understand Texas or the ...Ulty,<BR/>Obviously you do not understand Texas or the cost of living here.<BR/><BR/>In California, a 3 bedroom home on a 1-2 acre would cost $750K. In Texas, this same house may cost $100K. <BR/><BR/>A 2 bedroom Condo in CA = $450K<BR/>A 2 bedroom Condo in TX = $50K<BR/><BR/>Nice Houses.<BR/>Nicer quieter neighborhoods in TX.<BR/><BR/>So maybe in TX you don´t need the $250K job. You can buy the same on $40K.<BR/><BR/>It is all about perspective.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-88797078145318804322008-02-17T18:46:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:46:00.000-06:00Over one million of Mexico's poorest citizens now ...Over one million of Mexico's poorest citizens now live inside and along our border from Brownsville, Texas to San Diego, California in what the New York Times called, "colonias" or new neighborhoods. Trouble is, those living areas resemble Bombay and Calcutta with grinding poverty, filth, diseases, drugs, crimes, no sanitation and worse. They live without sewage, clean water, streets, electricity, roads or any kind of sanitation. The New York Times reported them to be America's new "Third World" inside our own country. Within 20 years, at their current growth rate, they expect 20 million residents of those colonias. (One who has seen them personally in Texas and Arizona says,"It's sickening beyond anything you can imagine." By enforcing our laws, we could repatriate them back to Mexico and they might actually be able to force their government to deal with their social conditions and those of other Mexicans.ultimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624967903736347171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-64887870740450417622008-02-17T15:52:00.000-06:002008-02-17T15:52:00.000-06:00dee, just what facts and history am I not caring a...dee, just what facts and history am I not caring about? I live in today's world, not yesterdays. That doesn't mean I don't care it just means I don't live in the past unlike you who does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-84431913403077936252008-02-17T13:14:00.000-06:002008-02-17T13:14:00.000-06:00All sides, pro and anti, should visit arizona and ...All sides, pro and anti, should visit arizona and see if they like the results. <BR/><BR/>plenty of good things are happening there and plenty of bad things are happening as a result of the new laws <BR/><BR/>if you like what is happening in arizona then vote to roll out their law nationwide<BR/><BR/>if you don't like it then vote against rolling out their law<BR/><BR/>simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-33627899546796327452008-02-17T13:04:00.000-06:002008-02-17T13:04:00.000-06:00Pat,Sad you do not care about facts, history or th...Pat,<BR/>Sad you do not care about facts, history or the impact on people.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-78517451313086498122008-02-17T11:01:00.000-06:002008-02-17T11:01:00.000-06:00More ridiculous arguments by dee. Who cares wheth...More ridiculous arguments by dee. Who cares whether it was the Republicans or Democrats who granted amnesty back in 1986? The point is that it was a failure because our government didn't secure our borders afterwards. It won't be any different with the Democrats this time around. They will grant amnesty and continue to leave the border wide open. <BR/><BR/>Another lame argument of hers is to scream "no bid contracts" and "imprisoning for money". It serves it's purpose, doesn't it? So who cares? Someone has to get paid. It takes the illegals off the street and keep their families together and that is the bottom line. That is really the part she hates, not the "no bid contracts". She would whine no matter how it was handled because she doesn't want the illegals off the streets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-18838958152445485512008-02-17T10:44:00.000-06:002008-02-17T10:44:00.000-06:00The heinous Detention Centers are owned by GOP Cro...The heinous Detention Centers are owned by GOP Cronies who received no bid contracts. They house entire families from time of arrest until their day in court and until their are enough of them to deport to their home country because the cronies are paid per head, per day.<BR/>MORE SCAMS!!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-34121605787000259212008-02-17T10:41:00.000-06:002008-02-17T10:41:00.000-06:00Ultima,The cartoon depicts the Administration cont...Ultima,<BR/>The cartoon depicts the Administration continuing to provide their cronies no bid contracts all to their gain. This is similar to the ICE Fence Contractor´s no bid contract and his hiring illegal immigrants to build the fence.<BR/><BR/>These are all GOP scams.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-75157654974493372202008-02-17T10:38:00.000-06:002008-02-17T10:38:00.000-06:00Anon, Reagan´s so called amnesty moved forward on ...Anon, <BR/>Reagan´s so called amnesty moved forward on the Republican agenda. He promised to protect the border, instead, Immigration laws were not enforced, again, part of the Republican agenda. <BR/>If you choose to "blame" anyone, that is where it starts.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-21055465339135981282008-02-17T10:18:00.000-06:002008-02-17T10:18:00.000-06:00all this emphasis on the border is stupidthis is h...all this emphasis on the border is stupid<BR/><BR/>this is how it works. <BR/><BR/>let's say that there is amnesty for one million of illegals currently in the usa. These one million illegals invite all their friends and relatives in mexico to come visit them. All their friends and relatives cross the border legally on tourist visas. They cross at the border crossings.<BR/><BR/>once they are in the us they overstay their tourist visa and disappear in to the us population<BR/><BR/>that is why an amnesty combined with border enforcement won't workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-1939557097464270062008-02-17T09:37:00.000-06:002008-02-17T09:37:00.000-06:00"...[where] hundreds of thousands of neglected Vet..."...[where] hundreds of thousands of neglected Veterans live,"<BR/><BR/><B>Neglected veterans exist all over the country. If South Texas has a greater density of these veterans, one has to wonder why more of them did not learn a useful skill in the armed forces or take advantage of educational opportunities related to military service as so many other veterans have done. What is unique about these hundreds of thousands of 'neglected veterans' at the border? Are they somehow deficient in motivation, intelligence, ambition and are just lying about waiting for a government handout? Legitimate veterans' problems must be dealt with with compassion but indolence should not.</B><BR/><BR/>"...and Hispanics live." <BR/><B>Poor Hispanics are not unlike the poor to be found everywhere. Their primary source of salvation must be themselves. They must find a way to get an education or learn a useful skill so they can pull themselves up by their bootstraps. There are plenty of programs around to help them. We should not expect our politicians to yield to those whose primary characteristic is indolence.</B><BR/><BR/>"He would need to convince us that he will stop the border wall, that he will stop the internment camps (Detention Centers)..."<BR/><BR/><B>What are these people thinking? They are essentially asking that border enforcement be abandoned and that we return to the days of catch and release. The border wall or fence is only one element of a broad set of new and improved infrastructure, staffing and apprehension procedures needed to secure the borders and protect national sovereignty from immigration's unarmed invasion. No politician can or should propose that these measures be abandoned.</B><BR/><BR/>"... that he will stop the ICE raids and the ENDGAME, that he will end the militarization of American soil..." <BR/><BR/><B>The ICE raids are an essential element of border security. If anyone knows he is safe once he has escaped from the border area, then border security will be a farce as it is now. If anything, heads should roll at ICE for its lackadaisical approach to internal enforcement. We need more raids not less with quick deportations after finger printing, photos and DNA samples. Obviously, the writer and his ilk do not believe in secure borders. Let's ask the terrorists in this country to focus their efforts on South Texas.</B><BR/><BR/>"...the harassment of American citizens of color..."<BR/><BR/><B>We all agree that no loyal American citizens should be harassed but if one wishes to be treated like a loyal American citizen, one must act like one. That includes favoring secure borders to reduce the risk from terrorists and agitating for the reinstatement of the rule of law.<BR/>The writer sound more like a citizen of Mexico than a U.S. citizen. He or she apparently has no concept of what citizenship means. South Texas sounds like a foreign country in every respect and as long as it does the residents have little claim on the privileges of citizenship. One cannot work to subvert the best interest of one's country and the be considered a loyal citizen. Who are these crazy people? Have they had no education in civics and citizenship? They represent the worst in our society when it comes to loyalty and allegiance to our great country.</B><BR/><BR/>'..., that he will treat our neighboring country and Number 1 trading partner with love and respect,..."<BR/><BR/><B>Mexico is no friend of the U.S.. It continues to dump its impoverished masses into our back yard expecting us to give them jobs and increase their remittances. What kind of country does that to its people and to its neighbors? Our trading partners in general, Mexico and China in particular, have done us a grave disservice. We need to drastically reduce the trade imbalance with these countries and restore middle class jobs in America. Cross border traffic is in such volume that no should feel safe from a concerted effort by terrorists and the incursions of cheap labor and their poverty stricken families.</B><BR/><BR/>"...that he will stop the economic slavery of NAFTA,"<BR/><BR/><B>At last here is something we can agree on -- scrap NAFTA, reduce cross border traffic and commerce to a minimum.</B><BR/><BR/>"...that he will insure that children are not imprisoned for profit,"<BR/><BR/><B> We can agree to the proposition that children should not be imprisoned only to make a profit. We would all be delighted if some nonprofit organization would take on this task. However, the writer fails to accept that these children and their parents have broken the immigration laws and whatever detention time they serve is purely their own fault. Most would be released to their homelands immediately if they were to waive a hearing with an immigration judge and accept involuntary deportation. You can't hang this on the U.S.. Any detention of children is the fault of themselves or their parents and it is juvenile to think otherwise. One has to wonder whether South Texans have any conception of citizenship or whether they are unable to think outside the taco.</B><BR/><BR/>".. that he will not allow private and public land to be seized for something as totalitarian as an “iron curtain”."<BR/><BR/><B>The use of these ad hominem arguments invalidate any valid point the writer might wish to make. The "iron curtain" kept people in not out. Totalitarian implies that eminent domain is not being exercised in accordance with the law. There are questionable cases of the application of that principle but this is not one of them. National security and sovereignty are involved. If you don't believe in both, you have little basis for claiming to be a loyal American citizen. More likely, you are a citizen in name only and do not support or adhere to our laws and way of life. You remain in essence a foreigner.</B>ultimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624967903736347171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-11226184055897304252008-02-17T08:42:00.000-06:002008-02-17T08:42:00.000-06:00The cartoon makes at least one good point, one tha...The cartoon makes at least one good point, one that I have made repeatedly: physical and electronic barriers at the borders alone will not and cannot achieve secure borders. There is no simple solution to this problem and those who give lip service to secure borders are deluding themselves and others into thinking there is.<BR/><BR/>I firmly believe that border security depends on a number of coordinated approaches:<BR/>1. Major infrastructure improvements including roads paralleling the fence, fences and walls, electronic and aerial surveillance devices.<BR/>2. Changes in the rules of engagement so that the first time offenders who are apprehended can be involuntarily deported expeditiously without recourse. No decision by an immigration judge should be necessary in these cases but probably is.<BR/>3. Repeat offenders should do time at hard labor building the border defenses.<BR/>4. Internal enforcement is paramount otherwise the flood will continue and our country will slip from our grasp.<BR/>5. Internal enforcement begins with re-advertisement of all jobs held by illegals and ends with the swift deportation of a significant percentage of them. Without this essential element the border will continue to be porous despite infrastructure immprovements.<BR/>6. Hot pursuit and lethal force for drug runners and coyotes.ultimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624967903736347171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-41370956444094814102008-02-17T07:33:00.000-06:002008-02-17T07:33:00.000-06:00I couldn't care less about the illegals being expl...I couldn't care less about the illegals being exploited. Its their own damn fault for not obeying our immigration laws. I only care about how American citizens are being exploited by their presence here. Secure the border, go after the employers and the illegals will go home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-87890121784974398422008-02-17T07:28:00.000-06:002008-02-17T07:28:00.000-06:00Dee You asked for amnesty in 1986you promised that...Dee <BR/><BR/>You asked for amnesty in 1986<BR/><BR/>you promised that there would be no more amnesties<BR/><BR/>After the 1986 amnesty you snuck million of additional undocumented workers in<BR/><BR/>you lied then, and you will never be trusted again.<BR/><BR/>There will not be CIR <BR/><BR/>you burned your credibility<BR/><BR/>it's overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-32388215014597657952008-02-16T22:35:00.000-06:002008-02-16T22:35:00.000-06:00Once Comprehensive Immigration Reform is passed, a...Once Comprehensive Immigration Reform is passed, a significant number will be legal and no more exploitation. CIR is needed now.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-18328418445815036952008-02-16T20:57:00.000-06:002008-02-16T20:57:00.000-06:00Yes, we need change alright. Time to secure our b...Yes, we need change alright. Time to secure our borders and rid ourselves of illegal aliens and treat seditionists like we did back in the days when they prosecuted commies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-73469031831048627332008-02-16T20:42:00.000-06:002008-02-16T20:42:00.000-06:00The time for change is now.Comprehensive Immigrati...The time for change is now.<BR/><BR/>Comprehensive Immigration Reform is needed now!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-25761436411979460972008-02-16T20:15:00.000-06:002008-02-16T20:15:00.000-06:00I don't recall the name of the college. I just rea...I don't recall the name of the college. I just read about it. You are the one who mentioned it in here and you don't know the name of it?<BR/><BR/>Why do Blacks and Latinos need uniting? Are they divided now? What "movements" and what are these "moevements" about?<BR/><BR/>We don't have a law against immigration like we had laws about Blacks not being able to drink out of certain water fountains long ago. There is nothing unfair about our immigration laws nor nothing unfair about having them. All countries have them and for good reason. There is no discrimination involved here like back in the Civil Rights Era and there is no similarity between the two issues. <BR/><BR/>Yes, bring the illegals out of the shadows and send them home where they belong. I am all for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548695401579410439.post-87463530535275718882008-02-16T19:03:00.000-06:002008-02-16T19:03:00.000-06:00I liked the Rosa Parks story today. It reminded me...I liked the Rosa Parks story today. It reminded me about the Civil Rights movement.<BR/><BR/>Like Rosa said, the rule of law was wrong then and she needed to help change it.<BR/><BR/>We need to bring the 12M out of the shadows and bring them into legal status. <BR/><BR/>So many similarities.<BR/>Obama is going to help us help the Black and Latino movements join together!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583438645860375661noreply@blogger.com