What happened to the problem of illegal aliens?

2wlady wrote: My friend came here legally. He was eligible for amnesty during the Reagan administration. He chose to wait and become a citizen according to the immigration laws, rather than slide in through amnesty. I am one of his greatest admirers.

:thumbsup: THANK HIM for me and Please pass it along that he NOW has 1 more admirer, and WELCOME!

Rockdoc Franz wrote:

TPP wrote: My parents, sponsored a Canada family, and from what I remember, (besides the HUGE Party after they became citizens), was that Mom & Dad had to go to court a couple of times, and got to witness the swearing in... Don't know much about the details, but it didn't seem to take that long. Maybe because they knew English, or from Canada. I don't know just know HOW PROUD that family was that day, they glowed!!!, Don't see many on the left/fewer right, (but still there none the less) with that Pride now a days... It's Sad!

Huge smiles of relief, happiness and pride were all there when my mom finally got her citizenship. (MY COMMENT:):thumbsup:

She thought she knew English, but her English included the substitution of German words when the English ones were not known. The problem was she didn't even realize she was doing it.

It's intresting you say that, when I was in Germany, And taking drive in the country side, I would stop , and communicate with the farmers, because I wanted to get a taste of the way they lived, after a few VERY AWKWARD moments, we started to understand and besides a few complex statement, we did fine, GREAT TIMES, Friend Folks for sure. Also spent 1 month in Germany, a week home, a Month in Germany, a week home, and then Dec. in Germany, and home for Christmas, after enjoying Christmas celebrations in Germany, and coming home for good to make it by the 25th in the U.S. (BTW, Octoberfest was a BLAST, and talk about racist, there is NO LOVE loss with Italyains, O MAN some of the leftist would have pooped their pants if they heard the way, the Germans & Italyains, would talk to one another, I learned quickly to duck & cover) WHAT A BLAST!
How China was more diffcult, but after 5 weeks, communication was there and we understood eachother somewhat, The second time, the language came back quickly, but I'm afraid that I would fail, pretty bad now, some words, & context maybe, but... Turely a LIFE experance, and I Thank GOD that He gave me that chance.
Too bad Chaina gave me the gift of TB, but...

Illegal immigrant arrested with 500 pounds of pot


Midland police seized nearly 500 pounds of marijuana Thursday during a routine traffic stop.

Jesus Navarrette-Banuelos, 31, is being held on federal marijuana charges after Midland police K-9 handler Taylor Welch arrested him after conducting a routine traffic stop on his 2006 Chevrolet pickup for a minor traffic violation.


Navarrette-Banuelos previously has been deported as an illegal immigrant.

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Illegal Immigrant Arrested After Shootout in Pinal County
SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. - A man was arrested after a shootout in Pinal County Thursday.

Deputies say the suspect, 27-year-old Victor Colozo went up to another man and asked if he knew where his girlfriend was - and showed a gun in his waistband.

The man told Colozo to get off his property near Kenworthy and Combs Road and he grabbed a gun to make sure he did. That's when deputies say Colozo shot at the man who then fired back.

No one was hurt.

When Colozo was arrested, he had several forms of identification, including two social security cards and a counterfeit resident alien card.

KSAZ Fox 10

2wlady, thank and welcome your friend for me as well. I fully support immigration, just not the illegal kind.

Dairy farm raided - loses more than 50 of it's 60 employees. Illegals using stolen identities, and 1 wanted for car theft in California.

http://www.9news.com/news/article/201294/188/Farm-left-with-few-workers-after-immigration-raid-

If they would start making the "stolen identities" a felony, it would go a long way toward making it less appealing. Get 'em on a felony, make them do some jail-time before deporting them, and then if they try to re-enter, as a convicted felon, they've got SERIOUS problems--(And, of course, as convicted felons, they would know that they will NEVER be eligible for citizenship...)

It would be a start...

LadyJazzer wrote: If they would start making the "stolen identities" a felony, it would go a long way toward making it less appealing. Get 'em on a felony, make them do some jail-time before deporting them, and then if they try to re-enter, as a convicted felon, they've got SERIOUS problems--(And, of course, as convicted felons, they would know that they will NEVER be eligible for citizenship...)

It would be a start...

Good point LJ. They also need to ramp up prosecution of the employers.

Good ideas, but it's an uphill battle,squared.

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