Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies > Illegal Immigration
 [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 06-18-2009, 12:19 AM
 
Location: Where laws can be ignored due to political correctness
1,111 posts, read 1,852,245 times
Reputation: 270

Advertisements

And the prize goes to...

Quote:
Mexicans topped the nationality arrested in 2008 with 661,773 persons (91 percent), followed by Honduras (19,351), Guatemala (16,395), El Salvador (12,684), Cuba (3,351), Ecuador (1,579), Nicaragua (1,467), Brazil (977), China (836), Dominican Republic (819), Canada (610), and other nationalities (3,998).
Filipinos not among top US illegal entrants - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

Perhaps the above may shed light on why Mexican illegal aliens are cited and mentioned so much.

On the other hand, I'm surprised at the amount of Chinese illegal alien border crossers.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 06-18-2009, 01:07 AM
 
2,381 posts, read 5,045,020 times
Reputation: 482
It did not suprise me to see Mexicans as #1 on the list. What suprised me is that Canada made the top 10!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-18-2009, 02:13 AM
 
549 posts, read 1,665,409 times
Reputation: 254
U.S. is multiracial and is adding more Amerindian ingredients to its melting pot.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-18-2009, 03:21 AM
 
709 posts, read 1,767,342 times
Reputation: 351
Quote:
U.S. is multiracial and is adding more Amerindian ingredients to its melting pot.
The U.S has not been a melting pot since 1965. The U.S of today is a salad bowl because we have a large segment of society that puts race/raza above country.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-18-2009, 05:40 AM
 
Location: Pa
20,300 posts, read 22,219,329 times
Reputation: 6553
Quote:
Originally Posted by zacatecana View Post
It did not suprise me to see Mexicans as #1 on the list. What suprised me is that Canada made the top 10!
At 1 % of Mexico one can hardly compare the 2 countries violations.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-18-2009, 06:28 AM
 
Location: Fayetteville, NC
1,490 posts, read 5,985,212 times
Reputation: 1629
Not to many TNTs (tago ng tago)because they issue so few tourist/student visas to Filipinos.

Many of the Chinese overstay student visas.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-18-2009, 06:29 AM
 
Location: Center of the universe
24,645 posts, read 38,648,279 times
Reputation: 11780
Quote:
Originally Posted by John McClane View Post
The U.S has not been a melting pot since 1965. The U.S of today is a salad bowl because we have a large segment of society that puts race/raza above country.

What happened in 1965 that suddenly changed the "melting pot" notion?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-18-2009, 08:27 AM
 
Location: Mesa, Az
21,144 posts, read 42,131,207 times
Reputation: 3861
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eduardo983 View Post
U.S. is multiracial and is adding more Amerindian ingredients to its melting pot.
If they come here legally that is one thing----------------if illegal; said criminals irrespective of actual/race ethnicity need to be pitched out and have their assets seized.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-18-2009, 08:28 AM
 
Location: Mesa, Az
21,144 posts, read 42,131,207 times
Reputation: 3861
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunil's Dad View Post
What happened in 1965 that suddenly changed the "melting pot" notion?
When the immigration laws were changed to allow chain migration, etc.

Like most of the rest of us anti's; I also would like to see our laws revert back to pre 1965.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-18-2009, 10:34 AM
 
Location: Center of the universe
24,645 posts, read 38,648,279 times
Reputation: 11780
Quote:
Originally Posted by ArizonaBear View Post
When the immigration laws were changed to allow chain migration, etc.

Like most of the rest of us anti's; I also would like to see our laws revert back to pre 1965.
I knew that. It was rhetorical. Does anyone really believe this country was a melting pot before 1965? It has never been a melting pot.

My point was this: pre-1965 the immigration laws were racist, skewed against those who were not white Western Europeans. As far as I am concerned, 1965 was a watershed year, because it opened up America to LEGAL immigrants of all races.

That said, I am for LEGAL immigration of people from all over the world, not illegal. I am also against the H1B and similar programs.
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:

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 > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies > Illegal Immigration

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