Interesting ways...

[lindatat]

Join the Army! Hey , now that's an idea..

Hmmm.....don't think the Army can hire illegal immigrants! Although I do recall a story here on the local news in the last year about a soldier who died in Iraq and was awarded his citizenship posthumously. So it would seem you can join the Army as long as you are a legal resident.

 

[Dabell]

Hmmm.....don't think the Army can hire illegal immigrants! Although I do recall a story here on the local news in the last year about a soldier who died in Iraq and was awarded his citizenship posthumously. So it would seem you can join the Army as long as you are a legal resident.

Of cause! The USA takes almost anyone that is willing to fight for America and after 3 years severed, you become an American Citizen. Look it up..

 

[Bob]

Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
[font=tahoma,sans-serif] "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith, becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American... There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
-- Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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"I don't think Colombia will miss Panama"- Theodore Roosevelt 1903

 

[Chickpea]

I am one of many aliens who worked through the tired system of US immigration policies for over 5 years, LEGALLY and spent hard earned $$$$ on lawyers who were hired just in case something goes wrong - you can obviously try navigate through all the paperwork yourself and save a bundle and hope to God that you fill every line of every form correctly because if you do not, you get the whole thing back months later and another lengthy delay. I was told on numerous accounts that my situation was harder than others and that if I had come here illegally it would have been much easier for me - nothing complicated about my situation but I can tell you that I am educated - have a highschool degree, a bachelor of art and 2 masters, speak and write fluent english, and tried to go through the system the legal way. It was a horrible, demeaning and belittling process - immigration officials were often racist and had tremendous, hardly restrained prejudices, made all sorts of assumptions about me and everytime I was questioned, fingerprinted, intimidated, spoken rudely to, glared at, ignored, etc.. all I could think of was: If this is the way the INS treats educated, english speaking immigrants who are trying hard to navigate through the system legally, how the hell must they be treating the non-educated and non english speaking immigrants????? I saw so many countless others treated so poorly and despicably that I cannot say that I blame those trying to circumvent the whole ordeal- and make no mistake about it, it was an ordeal. Everytime you come into the country there is a BIG sign that reads, "YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND WITH RESPECT BY INS OFFICIALS" - I can tell you many people who worked at INS must have never seen that sign or bothered to read it. And I was no exception as i encountered the same fatigued behavior in 3 states.

I am not sure what my point is or how I feel about so many illegals here wanting to stay and make a better life for themselves but nothing will change without considerable change from US policies.

 

[Bob]

I am one of many aliens who worked through the tired system of US immigration policies for over 5 years, LEGALLY and spent hard earned $$$$ on lawyers who were hired just in case something goes wrong - you can obviously try navigate through all the paperwork yourself and save a bundle and hope to God that you fill every line of every form correctly because if you do not, you get the whole thing back months later and another lengthy delay. I was told on numerous accounts that my situation was harder than others and that if I had come here illegally it would have been much easier for me - nothing complicated about my situation but I can tell you that I am educated - have a highschool degree, a bachelor of art and 2 masters, speak and write fluent english, and tried to go through the system the legal way. It was a horrible, demeaning and belittling process - immigration officials were often racist and had tremendous, hardly restrained prejudices, made all sorts of assumptions about me and everytime I was questioned, fingerprinted, intimidated, spoken rudely to, glared at, ignored, etc.. all I could think of was: If this is the way the INS treats educated, english speaking immigrants who are trying hard to navigate through the system legally, how the hell must they be treating the non-educated and non english speaking immigrants????? I saw so many countless others treated so poorly and despicably that I cannot say that I blame those trying to circumvent the whole ordeal- and make no mistake about it, it was an ordeal. Everytime you come into the country there is a BIG sign that reads, "YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND WITH RESPECT BY INS OFFICIALS" - I can tell you many people who worked at INS must have never seen that sign or bothered to read it. And I was no exception as i encountered the same fatigued behavior in 3 states.

I am not sure what my point is or how I feel about so many illegals here wanting to stay and make a better life for themselves but nothing will change without considerable change from US policies.

The treatment you received is available at the IRS,tag office,courthouse, or just about any government entity. Nobody singled you out. You should be proud their bad attitudes didn't discourage or defeat you. Several thousand people a day continue to come to the U.S. everday illegally seeking a better way to make money. What should our country do about this? Is unlimited access to our country good for us?

 

[Rita]

Chickpea, Your post is an eye-opener. How sad that this happens .........

 

[Dabell]

what if wealth didnt exist?
What is Communism? science vs. bull****. Scientific definition:. A classless society with no exploitation. No state machine used by one section of the ...

http://www.communism.org/

 

[kathydwells]

what if wealth didnt exist?

Then we would all be poor.

 

[Jdarg]

Then we would all be poor.

I wouldn't be able to rent the Grayton vacation house that is owned by someone wealthy?

Margaritas would be free all the time?

Everyone would get an education?

The possibilites are endless.

 

[kathydwells]

I wouldn't be able to rent the Grayton vacation house that is owned by someone wealthy?

Margaritas would be free all the time?

Everyone would get an education?

The possibilites are endless.

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