Congratulations America! You finally did it!

[mrmitchell]

Immigration laws should definitely be loosened

It's a loss for America when people leave it

[Wycoff]

Originally posted by Boshko

Well its been harder and harder to become a legal immigrant. A couple international students in my University had their student visas yanked while they were home for the summer and couldn't attend classes. Situations like those and my gf annoy the hell out of me, and if the ****ing IRISH are having a hard time becomming legal immigrants to the US something is definately wrong.

Its much, MUCH easier for illegal immigrants to enter and work in the US than it is to legally immigrate here. Why should the government encourage legal immigration when its already dedicated to unlimited, cheap illegal immigration coming accross the Southern Border. Did any of you read the Time magazine article a month or two ago on illegal immigration? Frightening.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Asher

To be fair, $100,000 of that likely went to his union.

don't be dissin' unions

[Alexander's Horse]

Hmmmm, I'm 8th generation Australian, my ancestor came out here from Dublin in 1825 - unbelievably, I just found this detail about Dublin out today from the man at the Post Office who served me and turned out to be my second cousin!!!

The truth is people have always been going backwards and forwards between the old and new country.

We still call ourselves Irish but 8 generations is a long stretch.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Oerdin


How come El Al, the Israeli national airline hasn't ever had a highjacking but they spend hardly any more money on security then major western airlines have in any year since 9/11? They profile that's why. It works to since El Al has never had a highjacking dispite being an obvious terrorist target.

Once again, the Constitution comes into play. I doubt any judge would say stopping all people who were a certain race would be a reasonable search and seizure with probable cause.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Sprayber



How about you do that. I'm sure we would all appreciate a new way for you to show us your disdain for our posts. It must be so hard coexisting with us mere mortals.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Boshko
Those pregnant Koreans come over to the US completely legally.

I don't know about RoK, here they don't give out visitor visas to women who are pregnant for five months or more.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Asher
To be fair, $100,000 of that likely went to his union.

FYI: Dues are typically 1%.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
I don't know about RoK, here they don't give out visitor visas to women who are pregnant for five months or more.

We're on slightly nicer terms with Korea than China

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Sprayber


Kick all the Irish out. Except those of us that came over before the 1800s

That includes my family, so I'm in.

[notyoueither]

I hear Nova Scotia is arranging tug boats to move the Statue of Liberty to a more appropriate home in Halifax harbour.

Good or bad idea? Comments?

[Sikander]

Originally posted by DanS
I hear ya, Oerdin. But it would be a very lopsided proposition for a while. I know several Europeans who are trying to get into the US on a permanent basis and none going the other way to Europe, even though I know a heck of a lot more Americans than Europeans.

I'm of the same opinion about the benefits to both of us, although I would strongly prefer that they become US citizens.

A lot of the one-way demand has to do with proficiency in a foreign language. Many Americans just aren't proficient in foreign languages like French, German, English...

[DaShi]

But if the French and Germans are proficient in English, then the problem is solved.

[MrFun]

And to think that President Bush is not going to do anything serious about illegal immigration.

Instead, he wants to give ILLEGAL immigrants, jobs.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by MrFun
And to think that President Bush is not going to do anything serious about illegal immigration.

Instead, he wants to give ILLEGAL immigrants, jobs.

His plan makes some sense if I understand it correctly. You get them to make themselves known, improve the economy, pay taxes for a few years and then get deported.