Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > Houston
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 09-02-2011, 04:24 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
8,895 posts, read 20,005,041 times
Reputation: 6372

Advertisements

agree with you on that Tstone!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 09-09-2011, 12:48 PM
 
2,639 posts, read 8,290,932 times
Reputation: 1366
Teachers become Mexico gangs' latest targets - Houston Chronicle
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-09-2011, 01:27 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
4,760 posts, read 13,829,811 times
Reputation: 3280
That's horrible!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-10-2011, 12:24 PM
 
12,735 posts, read 21,786,979 times
Reputation: 3774
What is the world coming to?!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-10-2011, 03:48 PM
 
18,131 posts, read 25,296,596 times
Reputation: 16845
I've been wondering for a while...

Do Mexicans get political assylum just like we give it to people from all over the World?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-10-2011, 04:01 PM
 
Location: Westbury
3,283 posts, read 6,053,807 times
Reputation: 2950
the US has granted some people political asylum i.e. a few mexican journalists. you have to meet protected grounds to be granted it like race, your nationality, religious preference, politics or participation in specific organization or activities. then you have to be persecuted by your own country or in danger simply because you meet those specific grounds

it is hard for an average person to be granted asylum short of recognized death camps or genocides. if the US does not deem a specific areas people victims of genocide (because of race/ethnicity/religion typically) they dont get asylum. this led to a lot of controversy with the Darfur situation for awhile. the US also doesn't like refugees from certain areas so they don't accept them as they do for other regions. its a crap shoot
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-10-2011, 04:23 PM
 
18,131 posts, read 25,296,596 times
Reputation: 16845
Quote:
Originally Posted by testmo View Post
it is hard for an average person to be granted asylum short of recognized death camps or genocides. if the US does not deem a specific areas people victims of genocide (because of race/ethnicity/religion typically) they dont get asylum.
Not really,
I have a childhood friend from Venezuela that got political assylum.
I know for a fact that he lied about it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-10-2011, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Westbury
3,283 posts, read 6,053,807 times
Reputation: 2950
and how long ago was that? there was thing called 911. immigration/refuge laws changed dramatically

also if you have a lot of money it can be easier as opposed to a refugee that is trying to leave a death camp. its a case by case basis not based on need is what i was trying to get at
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 09-10-2011, 08:52 PM
 
Location: Where nothing ever grows. No rain or rivers flow, Texas
1,085 posts, read 1,581,888 times
Reputation: 468
claiming to be jewish is the best way
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-02-2011, 04:08 PM
 
1,822 posts, read 2,003,193 times
Reputation: 2113
Quote:
Originally Posted by testmo View Post
People in TX complaining about Mexicans is as ridiculous as living in Quebec complaining about all the French speakers. We were all Mexican less than a 150 yrs ago in this state. most of the people who i hear say ignorant things
HISTORY LESSON FOR TESTMO

Testmo - I couldn't let this go. First of all, if one does your math, 2011-150 years = the year 1861! So you're saying in 1861 or even more recent ("less than a 150 years ago"), Texas was "all Mexican"? That's insane.

Anglos/whites started entering the state in the 1825 as part of Stephen Austin's Colony. I guess you've never heard of them.
Old Three Hundred - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Then there was a thing called the Texas Revolution, whereby Mexico (including a guy named Santa Anna) basically went after the increasing white population, which included a battle at a place called "the Alamo", in 1836.
Battle of the Alamo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Between 1836-1845, the state was known as The Republic of Texas. Sorry, none of the five presidents of the Republic were hispanic.

Later, Texas became a US State in 1845. Despite your claim, the state even then wasn't full of Mexicans when it joined the United States. And there's still another 16 years to go...

You might want to take some Texas history courses and purchase some history books. It sounds like you have no clue of the state's history whatsoever.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > Houston
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top