Re: Closing the border

2010-04-30 Thread Dana
oh well.. yeah when you cross the border you are at the mercy of whatever psycho is working the booth, sure On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>yeah they can, but they usually don't. Unless the subject looks Mexican. >> > > I've seen them do the same at crossings along the W

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-30 Thread Larry Lyons
>yeah they can, but they usually don't. Unless the subject looks Mexican. > I've seen them do the same at crossings along the Washington State / BC border and along crossings on the border between Minnesota, Ontario and Manitoba. After I graduated from my masters program and was working on a

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-30 Thread Dana
yeah they can, but they usually don't. Unless the subject looks Mexican. On 4/29/10, Larry Lyons wrote: > > I was involved in doing some training development for Immigration before I > got into web development. I got very familiar with what ICE personnel can and > cannot do. They can detain c

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-30 Thread Dana
nice try. Next... On 4/29/10, Sam wrote: > > I thought my wanting you to get a ticket was funny :P > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Dana wrote: > > > > You know what Sam, you just reminded me of an insight I had from that > > stop sign thing -- you have less sense of humor than the Californ

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Sam
NOT. I told you nit to listen or read him. The report he refers to was from Dec 2009. Orange County just STARTED checking status in March 2010. LA and Ventura Co's started ion May 2009, I don't think they finished yet. Also note, it checks current inmates against passed immigration issues. I'm

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Sam
BTW, aren't most CA prisoners in Arizona? On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Sam wrote: > NOT. > > I told you nit to listen or read him. > > The report he refers to was from Dec 2009. Orange County just STARTED > checking status in March 2010. > LA and Ventura Co's started ion May 2009, I don't th

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>Just out of curiosity (and I'm not trying to be a smartass) was pre or >post 9/11, because I think the Virginia licensing laws changed after >9/11 > >On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: >> Last time I renewed I didn't have to show I was an American. But I suspect that J-1 visas

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Larry Lyons
I was involved in doing some training development for Immigration before I got into web development. I got very familiar with what ICE personnel can and cannot do. They can detain citizens or resident aliens until they can prove legal residence in the US. Personally I think this sucks, but th

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Sam
I thought my wanting you to get a ticket was funny :P On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Dana wrote: > > You know what Sam, you just reminded me of an insight I had from that > stop sign thing -- you have less sense of humor than the California > Highway Patrol... > ~

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Medic
Damn you Judah for being informed. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/m

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Judah McAuley
They just started checking status on intake in an automated fashion. As you might be able to tell from the official report I linked to, they did a survey of the entire prison population as of Dec 31st 2009. One would presume that they took the list of inmates, ran it through the USICE system, flag

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
You know what Sam, you just reminded me of an insight I had from that stop sign thing -- you have less sense of humor than the California Highway Patrol... On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Sam wrote: > > That's odd since they just started checking status: > > http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Honestly, I am not so worried about illegal immigrants having insurance so they can drive as I am about illegal immigrants in general. I understand there are a variety of reasons why people come here (legally or illegally) but if you are here illegally, you are breaking a law. That being said, it

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Sam
That's odd since they just started checking status: http://www.pappaslaw.com/index.php/2010/03/17/orange-county-ca-jail-begins-to-check-immigration-status-of-inmates/ And LA last May http://www.correctionsone.com/corrections/articles/1844000-Calif-jails-will-check-immigration-status-as-inmates-a

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
that sounds more plausible, thanks Judah On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > And looking at the actual data table: > > http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/USICE2d0912%20(2)1.pdf > > It looks like there are 18101 with definite immigration holds, meaning

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
I don't think my record is particularly spotty but what's this about not giving up the green card? You can pay extra to not do that? Cause it's pretty hard to function without it and assuming I had the cash I would indeed pay to not languish at their mercy while they were processing the applicatio

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
but it makes it *possible* while preventing this ensures that no illegal immigrant with have insurance if they drive On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > To me, driver's licenses are like IT certifications. They do not prove > anything other than you can take a test. > > As f

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread morgan l
Just the bad drivers. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Sam wrote: > > I understand the shooting bad drivers part but why the illegals? > > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 3:12 PM, morgan l wrote: > > > > I don't know about Scott, but I certainly do. > > > >

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Sam
Does that mean you need to own a car first to get a license? On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > In Oregon, at least, you are required to have proof of insurance in > order to get a license. I will agree that passing a driving exam isn't > proof that you really are a good d

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Sam
I understand the shooting bad drivers part but why the illegals? On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 3:12 PM, morgan l wrote: > > I don't know about Scott, but I certainly do. > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something the

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Judah McAuley
And looking at the actual data table: http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/USICE2d0912%20(2)1.pdf It looks like there are 18101 with definite immigration holds, meaning that they are here illegally and 4072 with possible holds, meaning they are being investigated, out of a tot

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Judah McAuley
It looks like the current numbers for California are actually about 13% http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/2010/01/corrections-sta.html On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "They've had a gang problem in Salinas for decades, according to the news > here

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread morgan l
I don't know about Scott, but I certainly do. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Sam wrote: > > Now you want to shoot bad drivers too? You are such a right winger. > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > I think we have all experienced a lot of people with driver's licens

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Jerry Barnes
"They've had a gang problem in Salinas for decades, according to the news here. That 50% is a bit eye-popping, you sure about that?" Nope. I am not sure. The number came from the Justice Department. It might be too low. "ok and how does this correlate with illegal immigration please?" Any

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread G Money
I want to shoot bad drivers I don't mind admitting that. I would shoot every single asshole that I see driving while talking on their cell phone. BOOM! Dead. Man, i'm getting a hard on just thinking about that. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Sam wrote: > > Now you want to shoot bad driv

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>I am doing green card --> naturalization, not applying for a green >card, but wow, that's rather breathtaking. No wonder a lot of people >choose snow. > >On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: >> BTW that fee of $2300 for a vanilla type application is for naturalization. There ar

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Judah McAuley
In Oregon, at least, you are required to have proof of insurance in order to get a license. I will agree that passing a driving exam isn't proof that you really are a good driver. None the less, I'd rather that people at least have that minimal knowledge combined with proof of insurance than to be

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Stewart
uhm.. go to North Carolina for a few days, the only thing that a drivers license guarentees is that you passed the test, kinda like Microsoft Certification. NC does require that you have insurance, but doesn't require that you're actually capable of driving. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Juda

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Stroz
To me, driver's licenses are like IT certifications. They do not prove anything other than you can take a test. As for insurance, having a license does not necessarily mean you are going to run out and buy insurance, Sure, we would like to think that all drivers are responsible like ourselves, bu

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Judah McAuley
No, I don't think it does at all. Because by your analysis, it doesn't do any good to have drivers licenses or insurance for anyone because some people who have licenses don't drive well and some who have licenses don't have insurance. But I think that it is quite obvious that having a drivers lic

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Sam
Now you want to shoot bad drivers too? You are such a right winger. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > I think we have all experienced a lot of people with driver's licenses > who, arguably, do not know how to drive. I also have experienced my > fair share of licensed driver

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Stroz
I think we have all experienced a lot of people with driver's licenses who, arguably, do not know how to drive. I also have experienced my fair share of licensed drivers who have not had insurance. So, it kind of shoots that theory in the ass, now, doesn't it? On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Jud

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Larry, you figured me out. This is all a ploy to get my real agenda pushed through, shooting all illegal immigrants. It is quite leap to go from advocating against allowing illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses and advocating that we shoot them all. Why is it that whenever you go against ei

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
They've had a gang problem in Salinas for decades, according to the news here. That 50% is a bit eye-popping, you sure about that? > You see my point then.  It is harder to concentrate on gangs and made up of > citizens and other crimes when time has to be divided up to deal with all > gangs and

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
I am doing green card --> naturalization, not applying for a green card, but wow, that's rather breathtaking. No wonder a lot of people choose snow. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>costs about a thousand dollars and I already have had to emigrate to >>Silicon Valley to g

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Judah McAuley
Oregon has always been a state that wanted to issue drivers licenses to illegal immigrants under the theory that there are going to be illegal immigrants here and it is much better to make sure they know how to drive and have insurance than not know how to drive and not have insurance and be drivi

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Stewart
Just out of curiosity (and I'm not trying to be a smartass) was pre or post 9/11, because I think the Virginia licensing laws changed after 9/11 On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>> They are already breaking the law by being here, does anyone really think >>they will start c

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>costs about a thousand dollars and I already have had to emigrate to >Silicon Valley to get work ;) but I've had the paperwork ready for >quite a while now. Several years. > >On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:31 AM, G Money wrote: >> Much more than a thousand. Just the initial application for a green c

RE: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread LRS Scout
where. -Original Message- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 1:09 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Closing the border >Once again, I do not think you should be allowed to get a driver's >license in the US if you are not a citizen or legal re

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>Once again, I do not think you should be allowed to get a driver's >license in the US if you are not a citizen or legal resident. If your >Canadian license expires while you are here, tough shit - go back to >Canada and get a new one. It is your responsibility to make sure your >driver's license

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>> They are already breaking the law by being here, does anyone really think >they will start caring about the law when it comes to auto insurance? > >Our of curiosity, is it possible to not have a green card and get both a >license and auto insurance? If it is than I can definitely see why an >il

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread G Money
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Sam wrote: > > Great another party line voter, just what we need. > Someone's got to offset you. -- The suburbs have no charms to soothe The restless dream of youth ~| Want to reach the Col

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Sam
Great another party line voter, just what we need. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:31 AM, G Money wrote: > > Why don't you just become a citizen alreadycome on over the dark side > > *evil laugh* > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusio

RE: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread LRS Scout
He said LEGAL RESIDENTS. -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:20 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Closing the border works for short trips, less so for longer stays. Some people are here for years quite legally, you know. I

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Jerry Barnes
"But this is anecdotal and I don't think you can hang the de-funding of schools exclusively on immigration vs say war spending." School spending is a state level issue. War funding is a federal level issue. States do receive federal aid for schools. I bet you can guess where I stand on that is

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
... On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:36 AM, G Money wrote: > > pffft..lazy foreigner :) > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Dana wrote: > >> >> costs about a thousand dollars and I already have had to emigrate to >> Silicon Valley to get work ;) but I've had the paperwork ready for >> quite

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread G Money
pffft..lazy foreigner :) On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Dana wrote: > > costs about a thousand dollars and I already have had to emigrate to > Silicon Valley to get work ;) but I've had the paperwork ready for > quite a while now. Several years. > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:31 AM, G

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
you know that if I was a Reblican, I'd call that an unfunded mandate, right? On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Eric Roberts wrote: > > Maybe a special driver's license for that kind of situation...like how many > states put a red background on the pics for those who are under 21...this > would ma

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
costs about a thousand dollars and I already have had to emigrate to Silicon Valley to get work ;) but I've had the paperwork ready for quite a while now. Several years. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:31 AM, G Money wrote: > > Why don't you just become a citizen alreadycome on over the dark side

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread G Money
Why don't you just become a citizen alreadycome on over the dark side *evil laugh* On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Dana wrote: > > works for short trips, less so for longer stays. Some people are here > for years quite legally, you know. I was here for about five years > before I applied

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Eric Roberts
Maybe a special driver's license for that kind of situation...like how many states put a red background on the pics for those who are under 21...this would make it obvious to law enforcement that they are legal aliens. Eric On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Hey, no plan

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Hey, no plan is perfect. I admit there are fringe cases where what I think should be would cause issues. I think that in those cases, where you are here legally, for an extended period of time, that you should be able to apply for a driver's license here. But, you should have to surrender it when

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
works for short trips, less so for longer stays. Some people are here for years quite legally, you know. I was here for about five years before I applied for a green card. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Once again, I do not think you should be allowed to get a driver's >

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Once again, I do not think you should be allowed to get a driver's license in the US if you are not a citizen or legal resident. If your Canadian license expires while you are here, tough shit - go back to Canada and get a new one. It is your responsibility to make sure your driver's license is u

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Either way, none of them should be allowed to get a driver's license in the US if they are not a legal resident or citizen, in my opinion. Again, if they have a valid license in their country of origin, than they should be able to legally operate a motor vehicle. On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:06 AM,

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
forgot to address this. Suppose you were there for several months and your license expired while you were there? I think my dad went through something of the kind while we were in France, though I don't remember if he resolved it by getting a French license. I am also sure that this arose while we

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
I am not actually sure what the law is about Canadians entering the country as snowbirds, so I can't say. I strongly suspect that many do in fact overstay their visas. I have also heard that a great many students also overstay their visas, and that these students are more likely to be dangerous th

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-29 Thread Dana
not if you are working for yourself though, or with a countryman in a part of town where nobody cares. But what you say has some truth to it. A Mexican doctor or web developer is likely to be legal for the reasons you give. I'd consider mechanic, cook or carpenter to be skilled jobs though. There

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Scott Stroz
1. I feel safe in assuming your father and Canadians who vacation in FL 6 months out of the year were/are not here illegally. 2. I also feel safe in assuming that in those 2 cases, they could legally operate a motor vehicle based on the drivers license from their home country. I went to Scotland

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Dana wrote: > m not sure. They *get* jobs as unskilled labor. Does not mean they > don't have skills. I know you are aware that I am using the term "unskilled labor" in a very specific manner. I would suspect there is a very strong relationship between the l

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Judah McAuley
The thing is, it isn't "probable cause", it is "reasonable suspicion" which is a much lower legal standard. From a police perspective, a curious looking bulge in someone's pants waistband might be reasonable suspicion that they have a weapon but it isn't probable cause. This law also isn't about

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
There are US citizens who do not speak english. I know some people feel that should not be the case, but it *is* true. As to your speculation, I do not know if you are right about the specialized meaning but think you give them too much credit. This is a very right-wing session of a very right-win

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
The illegals probably have some impact on schools. By the way, I meant to post that study yesterday and got pulled away. The one I saw a while back said that the net effect of illegal immigration was slightly positive. I did not put my hands on that one but googling "economic effects illegal immi

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Kris Sisk
I'm no lawyer, so I could be off here, but doesn't 'suspect' in a legal sense imply that an officer has some reasonable cause for said suspicion? IE, "He looks Mexican" isn't probable cause, but "He either can't or refuses to speak English" might be. And yes, I realize that in the real world m

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
The point, Bill Richardson's point I believe, is that the problem is bad enough without creating a class of citizens who will necessarily add to it. Public transportation is not an option in 90% of the state. For what it may be worth, I agree. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Scott Stroz wrote:

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
You said it was a privilege that is or should be (I forget and am not going to look it up) restricted to citizens and legal residents. What about my dad when he moved here? He was here for three years as a foreign correspondent for a chain of Canadian papers. The visa is a non-resident visa. What

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
m not sure. They *get* jobs as unskilled labor. Does not mean they don't have skills. This is based on anecdotal evidence, but pretty good anecdotal evidence. A lot of small mechanic's shops and contractors in certain parts of town in Albuquerque. Mind, I can't swear to anyone's immigration st

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Eric Roberts
And why would I pay attention to a racist POS? Eric On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 8:12 AM, Sam wrote: > > Not according to: Kris Kobach, a University of Missouri Kansas City > Law School professor > who helped draft the measure. > > Maybe you should pay attention. > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:16

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Jerry Barnes
"evidence that this is related to illegal immigration?" I'll concede the point. It is illegal to ask students if they are illegal. Of course their aren't enough ESL teachers so all of the students who can't speak English are just main streamed. "games? I am not sure what you are saying here."

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > What is next? Allowing them to vote? I mean, if illegal immigrants pay > taxes like Dana claims, is that not taxation without representation? Worth noting that many states do not allow convicted felons to vote. Illegal Aliens are not convicte

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Scott Stroz
There are plenty of citizens and legal residents who drive without insurance, what is your point? Allowing illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses, in a way, legitimizes their crime. What is next? Allowing them to vote? I mean, if illegal immigrants pay taxes like Dana claims, is that not ta

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Scott Stroz
I never said tourists would not be allowed to drive, they should, as long as they have a valid driver's license in their own country. Tourist != illegal immigrant However, tourists should not be allowed to get a driver's license in the United States if they are not citizens or legal residents. Bu

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
until you're hit by a driver who was unable to get insurance'cause not having a drivers license isn't going to stop them from driving. On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:43 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > What you call prejudice, I call common sense. ~

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Scott Stewart wrote: > > Sure there'd be an exit strategy.. > Fight their way to Cozumel, and then forget why they came.. > > LOL The day stop in Cozumel on the cruise I took was way too short. Think my next tropical vacation will be a week on the island. ~

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Medic
okee On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Medic wrote: > > Well you equated it with building stuff on the cheap then referred to the > > Mexican influx as the work force that would be this cheap labour. I think > > it's a fairly short l

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Medic wrote: > Well you equated it with building stuff on the cheap then referred to the > Mexican influx as the work force that would be this cheap labour. I think > it's a fairly short leap. Ah - maybe you are confusing stereotyping with reality. Most illegal

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Jerry Johnson
key ring flap and snap. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Medic wrote: > > That is cool. I wonder what the little pocket in the top right is for. > > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Vivec wrote: > > > > > A cool case for tourists to keep their Papers when traveling to Arizona > > > > http://

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Medic
That is cool. I wonder what the little pocket in the top right is for. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Vivec wrote: > > A cool case for tourists to keep their Papers when traveling to Arizona > > http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/04/500x_mine.jpg > > > ~~

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
lobby?? How exactly. ICE is as broken as it is because its constituency doesn't vote. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 4:50 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "And note that it's not an easy law to comply with due to the size of the > temporary card, and complying with it is risky as the document is very > diff

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Vivec
A cool case for tourists to keep their Papers when traveling to Arizona http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/04/500x_mine.jpg ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know o

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
whatever. It's a privilege sure but I don't think it has anything to do with immigration status. Are you saying that Canadian tourists should not drive? The Florida economy might take a hit then, and all the states between there and Quebec ;p On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: >

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
used to be. In New Mexico and some other states. Of course I do have one, but it is only recently that I have had to produce it. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Medic wrote: > >> They are already breaking the law by being here, does anyone really think > they will start caring about the law whe

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Scott Stroz
In America, driving is a privilege afforded to the citizens and legal residents of each state. If you are here illegally, you are not a citizen or legal resident of a state, therefore, you should not be allowed to get a driver's license. What's next? Should illegals be allowed to get social secur

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Medic
> They are already breaking the law by being here, does anyone really think they will start caring about the law when it comes to auto insurance? Our of curiosity, is it possible to not have a green card and get both a license and auto insurance? If it is than I can definitely see why an illegal

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
well, they did get insurance, actually, before REAL-ID forced New Mexico to verify citizenship before issuing a driver's license. Your prejudices are showing. A driver's license doesn't legalize anyone's immigration status. It's just a license to drive. It does however allow people to get insuranc

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Medic
Well you equated it with building stuff on the cheap then referred to the Mexican influx as the work force that would be this cheap labour. I think it's a fairly short leap. Plus in this little scenario they would already have jobs, in the U.S. Military. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Camero

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Scott Stroz
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Dana wrote: > Well, you can't have it both ways. New Mexico stopped requiring proof > of citizenship for driver's licenses so people could get insurance, > and got their hands smacked for it, If you want people to have > insurance, they have to be able to get a d

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Sam
I was scratching my head over that one too. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 8:41 AM, Medic wrote: >>> Oh look!  A new workforce just arrived! >> >> How embarrassing, your racism is showing. > > How in the world is that racist?  111m new peop

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 8:41 AM, Medic wrote: >> Oh look!  A new workforce just arrived! > > How embarrassing, your racism is showing. How in the world is that racist? 111m new people come into the country and you don't want to give them jobs? -Cameron ..

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Medic
; > -Original Message- > From: Medic [mailto:hofme...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:06 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Closing the border > > > > 3) it's impossible to round up and deport all 12 million illegals in the > US, > > so we

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
ok, I will play > I don't know about Arizona, but here in NC, illegal immigrants have caused a > huge drain on the school system.  The schools systems are constantly > scrounging for money in order build new schools since the older ones have > become trailer parks due to the number of mobile clas

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Medic
> Oh look! A new workforce just arrived! How embarrassing, your racism is showing. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.ho

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Dana
I wasnt sleeping ;) and this is not exactly a ramp -- it's an exit with a t-junction where you make an actual left. It's a couple of exits down from my usual exit and I stopped because it looks like a place where a stop sign should be. However, the crossbar of the T deadends to the right. And by t

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Sam
Not according to: Kris Kobach, a University of Missouri Kansas City Law School professor who helped draft the measure. Maybe you should pay attention. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:16 AM, Eric Roberts wrote: > > Actually Sam...the "lawful contact" phrase has been discussed at length > here...pay

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Scott Stewart wrote: > You're going in with that much artillery? The slingshot is in case I run into Chupacabra. -Cameron ... ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Medic wrote: > Not once they're equipped with US military standard issue. > Those are really big slingshots. Also - who's going to build enough weapons to equip those 111 million. We're going to have to find some cheap labor to work those factories. Oh look! A

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Medic wrote: > Not once they're equipped with US military standard issue. > Those are really big slingshots. But step one of your plan was for everyone to leave Mexico. Then I could invade the country making machine gun sounds with my mouth. -Cameron ...

RE: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread LRS Scout
Never happen. We'd stack bodies like cord wood. Their military sucks, bad. -Original Message- From: Medic [mailto:hofme...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:06 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Closing the border > 3) it's impossible to round up and deport a

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Jerry Barnes
"actually...I'd like to see some documentation for the don't pay taxes, drain the social services thing. Most do in fact pay taxes and receive no services at all, from what I have read. I'm not saying illegal immigration is a *good* thing, but the Arizona law is trying to solve a phantom problem."

Re: Closing the border

2010-04-28 Thread Jerry Barnes
"And note that it's not an easy law to comply with due to the size of the temporary card, and complying with it is risky as the document is very difficult to get replaced." Then lobby for a better card. That is one of the easiest things to fix in this whole argument. ~~~

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