Today, our government class had 2 visiter, Mr. Markman and Ms. Dawson, from Lower East Side Call For Justice. I don't know what Mr. Markman said in the class but I had a great impress for Ms. Dawson's story. I think since United Stateto most people means freedom and equal right, then what's the point about BLACK, WHITE, ASIAN and other color people?
When Ms. Dawson asked a question about what would you do if a person call you black/white/asian? Are you going to fight back or stay and do nothing? I answer: I will fight back. Maybe some person will like Ms. Dawson's son, said: "get the ticket" but I won't.
Yet, for the illegal immigration, they can easily fight back but that only make the them feel guilty when police come and had excuse arrest. Especial for those who don't had an leagal ID and paper documents. In my opinion I think even they were illegal immigration they still can do something to protect their own rights. Like, always wait until your lawyers to come then answer a question; keep hands where the police can see them; only give ploice the name, address, phone numbers, and the employer's informations only; think before you act and words you said...etc. And that's it, leave the rest to your lawyer.
Sometime, people might be afraid when the see a police come to them but here, I'm telling you not to run away, just show police the information you had, they will understand you.
How about you? Can you acceptand understand what should you do when you face a person who's racism?
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Being undocumented not a crime????
source:http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iSktxy5itc2qTYKsSjRN7h14byFgD90B32R02
Top federal prosecutor in NJ: Being undocumented not a crime
Apr 28, 2008
DOVER, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's top federal prosecutor told a Latino group it's a civil offense — not a crime — for immigrants to live in the country without proper documentation, a comment that a spokesman later said was aimed at a narrowly worded question.
U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, widely considered to be a leading GOP contender for governor next year, spoke Sunday in response to a question on illegal immigration at an open forum that grew heated. He said living in the U.S. without immigration paperwork is "an administrative matter" that federal immigration officials are supposed to address through deportation.
"Don't let people make you believe that that's a crime that the U.S. attorney's office should be doing something about," Christie was quoted as saying in The Star-Ledger of Newark for Monday editions. "It is not."
Christie stressed that lacking immigration documents is not a crime unless the person was previously deported.
Critics quickly categorized Christie's remarks as soft on illegal immigration.
In a statement clarifying the remarks, Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak said that although lacking documents is not necessarily a crime in itself, it is a federal misdemeanor to enter the country without going through the proper immigration channels, or to enter by using fraudulent documents.
Christie "did not say, nor did he mean, that entering this country through any means other than the appropriate immigration channels is a lawful act. It is not," Drewniak said in a statement.
An immigrant could be in the country illegally without making an illegal entry or using fraudulent documents if he or she overstayed a visa.
Christie, who was appointed by President Bush in 2001, made the remarks during a community forum organized by the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey.
He told the audience it doesn't take a "genius" to see there's a serious immigration problem in this country and that the U.S. needs tighter border security.
"If there are people out there committing crimes, they should be dealt with," he said. "If there are undocumented people running around, then Immigration and Customs Enforcement should do their jobs."
Edward Correa, a member of the Latino Leadership Alliance, said the dozens of people who attended Christie's speech had a mixed reaction to his comments.
In 2005, U.S. Rep. James Sensenbrenner introduced legislation to criminalize any undocumented status. Though the attempt was unsuccessful, it triggered massive pro-immigrant marches across the nation.
I agree with the article said "no documents not break the law" and "lack of immigration documents is not a crime unless the person is before deportation." Perhaps many of the police is right, they have the right to search other person's body, but they has no right to say people without identity cards is illegal.
Top federal prosecutor in NJ: Being undocumented not a crime
Apr 28, 2008
DOVER, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's top federal prosecutor told a Latino group it's a civil offense — not a crime — for immigrants to live in the country without proper documentation, a comment that a spokesman later said was aimed at a narrowly worded question.
U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, widely considered to be a leading GOP contender for governor next year, spoke Sunday in response to a question on illegal immigration at an open forum that grew heated. He said living in the U.S. without immigration paperwork is "an administrative matter" that federal immigration officials are supposed to address through deportation.
"Don't let people make you believe that that's a crime that the U.S. attorney's office should be doing something about," Christie was quoted as saying in The Star-Ledger of Newark for Monday editions. "It is not."
Christie stressed that lacking immigration documents is not a crime unless the person was previously deported.
Critics quickly categorized Christie's remarks as soft on illegal immigration.
In a statement clarifying the remarks, Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak said that although lacking documents is not necessarily a crime in itself, it is a federal misdemeanor to enter the country without going through the proper immigration channels, or to enter by using fraudulent documents.
Christie "did not say, nor did he mean, that entering this country through any means other than the appropriate immigration channels is a lawful act. It is not," Drewniak said in a statement.
An immigrant could be in the country illegally without making an illegal entry or using fraudulent documents if he or she overstayed a visa.
Christie, who was appointed by President Bush in 2001, made the remarks during a community forum organized by the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey.
He told the audience it doesn't take a "genius" to see there's a serious immigration problem in this country and that the U.S. needs tighter border security.
"If there are people out there committing crimes, they should be dealt with," he said. "If there are undocumented people running around, then Immigration and Customs Enforcement should do their jobs."
Edward Correa, a member of the Latino Leadership Alliance, said the dozens of people who attended Christie's speech had a mixed reaction to his comments.
In 2005, U.S. Rep. James Sensenbrenner introduced legislation to criminalize any undocumented status. Though the attempt was unsuccessful, it triggered massive pro-immigrant marches across the nation.
I agree with the article said "no documents not break the law" and "lack of immigration documents is not a crime unless the person is before deportation." Perhaps many of the police is right, they have the right to search other person's body, but they has no right to say people without identity cards is illegal.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Prices up = loss job
http://www.waou.com.mo/detail.asp?id=26910 (Translate by goggle language)
Three trade unions handed in the letter to the Chief Executive of the anti-illegal workers and the requirements of inflation pressure
Three trade unions handed in the letter to the Chief Executive of the anti-illegal workers and the requirements of inflation pressure
The people of Macao Association for the Advancement of Trade Unions, Macao and the Macao Trade Unions Alliance of Free Trade Unions betting on the joint construction of the anti-illegal workers, high inflation and additional public housing and other issues yesterday afternoon at the Government Secretariat handed in the letter to the Chief Executive .
The union also said that local workers in a large number of labour input and the proliferation of illegal workers, suffering, the SAR Government should effectively compressed foreign workers, drive out illegal workers, as soon as possible legislation to ensure local workers the minimum wage and the minimum number of working days, security The employment rights of local residents.
The union will be asked to have the most 5 important idea, including the substantial reduction of foreign workers, make greater efforts to combat illegal workers, increasing employment opportunities of local workers and the protection of employment rights, as soon as possible for various industries to set a minimum wage, the working poor and to avoid breaking the monopoly and raise money and to curb Inflation, and so on. Representatives also requested the Government to speed up the construction of public housing for at least five years to build 40,000 housing units to ease the housing difficulties of Macao residents.
Usually, most of the illegal worker came from Southeast Asia, like Philippines and Thailand, etc. those poor countries. So, when they arrived, the only job they can do is a low pay, long hours working, and dirty job; only few are lucky. For example, in Taiwan, most of the Philippines women work as domestic and baby sitting; or sometimes Chinese people will illegal sneak in to Taiwan and Hong Kong for work.
Right now, Thailand does not export rice, food and noodles on the market are nearly rose up till 2 times the prices. Many workers can’t pay the prices so they don’t have extra money go shopping, handing out with friends and go out for lunch and dinner. Yet, because the market price goes up makes the worker loss job and those illegal workers can have more change to work more.
Three trade unions handed in the letter to the Chief Executive of the anti-illegal workers and the requirements of inflation pressure
Three trade unions handed in the letter to the Chief Executive of the anti-illegal workers and the requirements of inflation pressure
The people of Macao Association for the Advancement of Trade Unions, Macao and the Macao Trade Unions Alliance of Free Trade Unions betting on the joint construction of the anti-illegal workers, high inflation and additional public housing and other issues yesterday afternoon at the Government Secretariat handed in the letter to the Chief Executive .
The union also said that local workers in a large number of labour input and the proliferation of illegal workers, suffering, the SAR Government should effectively compressed foreign workers, drive out illegal workers, as soon as possible legislation to ensure local workers the minimum wage and the minimum number of working days, security The employment rights of local residents.
The union will be asked to have the most 5 important idea, including the substantial reduction of foreign workers, make greater efforts to combat illegal workers, increasing employment opportunities of local workers and the protection of employment rights, as soon as possible for various industries to set a minimum wage, the working poor and to avoid breaking the monopoly and raise money and to curb Inflation, and so on. Representatives also requested the Government to speed up the construction of public housing for at least five years to build 40,000 housing units to ease the housing difficulties of Macao residents.
Usually, most of the illegal worker came from Southeast Asia, like Philippines and Thailand, etc. those poor countries. So, when they arrived, the only job they can do is a low pay, long hours working, and dirty job; only few are lucky. For example, in Taiwan, most of the Philippines women work as domestic and baby sitting; or sometimes Chinese people will illegal sneak in to Taiwan and Hong Kong for work.
Right now, Thailand does not export rice, food and noodles on the market are nearly rose up till 2 times the prices. Many workers can’t pay the prices so they don’t have extra money go shopping, handing out with friends and go out for lunch and dinner. Yet, because the market price goes up makes the worker loss job and those illegal workers can have more change to work more.
Friday, April 25, 2008
TYPE OF VISA
1. B-1 Business Visa - Who ever chooses to come to the U.S. for business purposes that do not involve receiving salary or payment are eligible to apply for this visa. Now screening and interviews are required. For a business visa with length of stay, the maximum amount of time permitted to move here would be six months but the immigration officer at the port of entry determines how long each visitor are allowed to stay. For the B-1 Business Visa Change of Status, the visitor is eligible to change their status to permanent resident if they qualify.
2. B-2 Tourist Visa - Those who visit the U.S. for tourism are usually given 90days to stay. Those who get a visa length of stay, get at most six months as well. There is also a B-2 Visa for medical treatment, which requires additional documents to be submitted. US Visitor Visa Change of Status should be eligible to become a LPR with proper documentation and see if they qualify.
3. B-1/B-2 Visa Extension - Extensions must be approved by the USCIS with the I-94 as proof of when the visitor first came.
4. E-2 Treaty Investor Visa - You are only able to obtain an e-2 treaty investor visa is the U.S. is affiliated with that treaty of commerce. The purpose of the foreigner must be to carry out trades with the United States. The requirements of the applicant must be to come to the U.S. to manage the operations of an enterprise. Unless the applicant is coming as an employee, he/she must own at least 50% of the investment.
5. E-3 Visa for Australians - This visa is only for Australian citizens, they must only be going to the U.S. if it is to work in a specialty occupation.
Sometime, it is not easy getting a visa in order to come the United States. Even you have family members living in the U.S. they will sometimes not let you because they think you will try to overstay you limit. Every government takes seriously on this kind of cases. As stated in one source, you must have a good enough reason to come to the United States. You cannot say, "Because I want to." that’s not a good reason and you might be block and never came to U.S. again.
2. B-2 Tourist Visa - Those who visit the U.S. for tourism are usually given 90days to stay. Those who get a visa length of stay, get at most six months as well. There is also a B-2 Visa for medical treatment, which requires additional documents to be submitted. US Visitor Visa Change of Status should be eligible to become a LPR with proper documentation and see if they qualify.
3. B-1/B-2 Visa Extension - Extensions must be approved by the USCIS with the I-94 as proof of when the visitor first came.
4. E-2 Treaty Investor Visa - You are only able to obtain an e-2 treaty investor visa is the U.S. is affiliated with that treaty of commerce. The purpose of the foreigner must be to carry out trades with the United States. The requirements of the applicant must be to come to the U.S. to manage the operations of an enterprise. Unless the applicant is coming as an employee, he/she must own at least 50% of the investment.
5. E-3 Visa for Australians - This visa is only for Australian citizens, they must only be going to the U.S. if it is to work in a specialty occupation.
Sometime, it is not easy getting a visa in order to come the United States. Even you have family members living in the U.S. they will sometimes not let you because they think you will try to overstay you limit. Every government takes seriously on this kind of cases. As stated in one source, you must have a good enough reason to come to the United States. You cannot say, "Because I want to." that’s not a good reason and you might be block and never came to U.S. again.
WHAT'S VISA?????
Copy of Visa picture: http://www.vietnamopentour.com/image_info/visa_approval_exemplar.jpg
http://w3.tue.nl/fileadmin/dpo/Expertiseteam/images/D_C_visum.jpg
A visa allows you to travel to the United States as far as the port of entry (airport or land border crossing) and ask the immigration officer to allow you to enter the country. Only the immigration officer has the authority to permit you to enter the United States. He or she decides how long you can stay for any particular visit (usually 6-12months). Immigration matters are the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Millions of foreign visitors travel to the U.S. each year. Others come to live here permanently. International visitors and immigrants add greatly to the nation's cultural, education and economic life. As a citizen of a foreign country, who wishing to enter the U.S., must first obtain a visa, either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. The type of visa you must have is defined by immigration law, and relates to the purpose of your travel. Yet, based on law, not everyone will receive a visa to come to the U.S.
General, in order to be eligible to apply for an immigrant visa, a foreign citizen must be sponsored by a U.S. citizen relative(s) or by a prospective employer. Unlike most other immigrant categories, Immediate Relatives are not subject to numerical limits under immigration law. Major immigrant categories are: 1) Immediate Relatives, 2) Special Immigrants, 3) Family-sponsored, and 4) Employer-sponsored.
Also U.S has 2 categories visas for : immigrant and nonimmigrant.
Immigrant visas are for people who intend to live permanently in the U.S. Nonimmigrant visas are for people with permanent residence outside the U.S. but who wish to be in the U.S. on a temporary basis. The reason can be for tourism, medical treatment, business, temporary work or study, etc.
Usually, it’s easy to get a visa but after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, U.S had made some changes in our laws governing visitor entry and exit. Now require additional application forms and security clearances. Visa applications take longer to process. For example, many applicants experienced hardship when applications got backlogged and delays became indefinite. Fortunately, U.S. has improved the visa clearance procedures. Better interagency cooperation and automated procedures have speeded up the clearance process.
sources from: http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html
Millions of foreign visitors travel to the U.S. each year. Others come to live here permanently. International visitors and immigrants add greatly to the nation's cultural, education and economic life. As a citizen of a foreign country, who wishing to enter the U.S., must first obtain a visa, either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. The type of visa you must have is defined by immigration law, and relates to the purpose of your travel. Yet, based on law, not everyone will receive a visa to come to the U.S.
General, in order to be eligible to apply for an immigrant visa, a foreign citizen must be sponsored by a U.S. citizen relative(s) or by a prospective employer. Unlike most other immigrant categories, Immediate Relatives are not subject to numerical limits under immigration law. Major immigrant categories are: 1) Immediate Relatives, 2) Special Immigrants, 3) Family-sponsored, and 4) Employer-sponsored.
Also U.S has 2 categories visas for : immigrant and nonimmigrant.
Immigrant visas are for people who intend to live permanently in the U.S. Nonimmigrant visas are for people with permanent residence outside the U.S. but who wish to be in the U.S. on a temporary basis. The reason can be for tourism, medical treatment, business, temporary work or study, etc.
Usually, it’s easy to get a visa but after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, U.S had made some changes in our laws governing visitor entry and exit. Now require additional application forms and security clearances. Visa applications take longer to process. For example, many applicants experienced hardship when applications got backlogged and delays became indefinite. Fortunately, U.S. has improved the visa clearance procedures. Better interagency cooperation and automated procedures have speeded up the clearance process.
sources from: http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Today's USA
The U.S. Senate and House have passed widely divergent immigration bills. The Senate's legislation would put most undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship. The House bill would make illegal immigrants felons and increase penalties for hiring them..
Right now at least 30 states have passed laws or taken other steps in few year to crack down on illegal immigrants, often making it harder for undocumented workers to find jobs or receive public services. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, among major themes of the state legislation: fining businesses that hire undocumented workers and denying such companies public contracts if they don't verify the legal status of employees.
However, luck that under the federal law, states must provide some services to illegal immigrants, including public education and emergency medical care. States do not have to provide commercial licenses, food assistance, health care, unemployment benefits or other services.
EXAMPLES ARE: 1) A Georgia bill enacted in April has a phased-in requirement that public employers and government contractors and subcontractors verify information on newly hired workers through a federal program. ( http://www.georgia.org/NR/rdonlyres/AFB3F7A4-8D02-40AC-9BDC-657405719BB9/0/quotes_fact05_ajcexpandedbu.gif)
2)A Louisiana law approved in June subjects businesses that have state contracts and more than 10 employees to fines if they don't fire workers known to be undocumented. (http://www.nwlahba.org/images/insurance.jpg)
Right now at least 30 states have passed laws or taken other steps in few year to crack down on illegal immigrants, often making it harder for undocumented workers to find jobs or receive public services. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, among major themes of the state legislation: fining businesses that hire undocumented workers and denying such companies public contracts if they don't verify the legal status of employees.
However, luck that under the federal law, states must provide some services to illegal immigrants, including public education and emergency medical care. States do not have to provide commercial licenses, food assistance, health care, unemployment benefits or other services.
EXAMPLES ARE: 1) A Georgia bill enacted in April has a phased-in requirement that public employers and government contractors and subcontractors verify information on newly hired workers through a federal program. ( http://www.georgia.org/NR/rdonlyres/AFB3F7A4-8D02-40AC-9BDC-657405719BB9/0/quotes_fact05_ajcexpandedbu.gif)
2)A Louisiana law approved in June subjects businesses that have state contracts and more than 10 employees to fines if they don't fire workers known to be undocumented. (http://www.nwlahba.org/images/insurance.jpg)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Labor's "SAVIOR"
(Sources from my last year's History Class handout notes)THE KNIGHT OF LABOR:
The Knight of Labor (est. 1869), unlike trade union like the American Federation of Labor, opened its membership to ALL of the workers: skill and/or unskilled, immigrant and native born, men and women, black and whites. Though its goals – eight hour work day, equal pay for equal work, etc. – where similar to other unions of the day, the Knights largely opposed strikes as a bargaining method. They advocated higher taxes o higher incomes and sought to establish “Worker Cooperatives,” business owned and operated by the workers themselves.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR – A. F. L.
The more practical minded American Federation of Labor (est. 1886) had fewer illusions; it recognized the permanence of the working class and the increasing difficulty of escape from that status, discarded cooperative utopias for “ Pure and Simple” unionism – the immediate improvement of wages, hours, and working conditions—and willingly employed the strike weapon to enforce collective bargaining and advance the economic position of its own exclusive membership, confined as it was largely to skilled workers organized along craft lines. The A. F. L., adroitly guided by Samuel Gompers, made a business a trade unionism—and a relatively successful one at that. “The trade unions,” Gompers explained in 1906, “are the business organizations of the wage earners, to attend to the business of the wage workers.” The prevailing philosophy of American trade unionism was never more adroitly put.
Excerpt from Gompers memoirs, 70 years of Life & Labor； speaking here on the difference between A. F. L. and the Knight of Labor:
Trade unions endeavored to organize for collective responsibility persons with common trade problems. They sought economic betterment in order to place in the hands of wage-earners the means to wider opportunities.
The Knights of Labor was a social or fraternal organization….its purpose was reform. The nights of Labor prided itself upon something higher and grander than a trade union or political party….
The order admitted to membership any person, excluding only lawyers and saloon-keepers. This policy included employers…The order was a hodgepodge with no basis for solidarity…
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