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Politics : Stopping the North American Union -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (49)	9/4/2007 12:40:17 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 111

It's the oil Ann. That and Globalization. I don't think there is any stopping Globalization, but requiring Mexican truckers to speak English is important. I'm not very confident that they will learn English and I'm not confident at all that they will be turned back if they don't. The Mexican people have to be wondering what in the heck is going on in this country. 1/2 of U.S. citizens want us to follow the laws that are already on the books, the other 1/2 want us to ignore them when it comes to their special interest. If someone ever does a study, they will probably find that the law (which ever law it may be) is broken on a continuing basis without punishment. At least that is where I think it is right now. The rule of law is a mockery in many instances, and that is the problem.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (49)	9/16/2007 2:05:43 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 111

For Rich Mexicans, Parallel Lives in U.S. ANA LUISA SANCHEZ MACCISE, a Mexican citizen, is neither seeking a path to American citizenship nor living a fitful undocumented existence. Yet she lives and works in Houston, where she sends her son to a local private school. She has another home in Mexico City, where her husband still works. He visits his family in Houston regularly. Mrs. Maccise is among a small but growing group of Mexican citizens who are creating parallel lives in this sprawling city north of the border; Dallas and San Antonio are other cities of choice. Their motives are more than economic. They are also seeking a safe haven for themselves and their families, away from the threats of kidnapping, ransom and even murder that are routinely directed at wealthy Mexicans. “Right now in Mexico City, the situation is not good because of safety problems,” said Mrs. Maccise, who is 43. “You can be robbed anytime in any restaurant. You can’t drive a nice car. You can’t wear a nice watch. So I really like the U.S. because I feel free.” Mrs. Maccise lives and works in Houston on a business visa issued as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement. A treaty provision allows visas for those making a significant investment in a new business and also for those with Mexican companies doing business in the United States, along with their spouses and children. United States State Department statistics, not broken down by city, show a national increase in the most popular business visa, to 72,613 last year from 57,721 in 2002. Making the move from Mexico to Houston is both a cultural and logistical challenge, and an industry of professionals has grown up around the need for real estate agents, immigration lawyers, bankers and others to ease the way. Mariana Saldaña, a broker and owner at the Uptown Real Estate Group, is in no small part responsible for Mrs. Maccise’s life in Houston. Ms. Saldaña, 56, directed her to an immigration lawyer and helped her to rent space in the Galleria, a shopping mall in Houston, where Mrs. Maccise runs a franchise of the Tane jewelry store. Tane specializes in expensive handmade jewelry and silver and gold art from Mexico. Ms. Saldaña even arranged for telephone and cable service for Mrs. Maccise. More.... nytimes.com

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (49)	9/19/2007 4:03:42 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Respond to of 111

Man who killed Phoenix officer had been deported Erik Jovani Martinez is an ex-con deported in March. 09.19.2007 The man who shot and killed a Phoenix police officer before he himself later was fatally shot by authorities was an illegal immigrant, a federal official said Wednesday. Erik Jovani Martinez, 22, was in the country illegally last year when he was arrested and convicted on sex charges, said Vinnie Picard, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He said Martinez was deported on March 3 last year, and at some point re-entered the country illegally. Martinez was stopped by Phoenix police Officer Nick Erfle on Tuesday for jaywalking on a busy central Phoenix street. Knowing he had a felony arrest warrant for aggravated assault, police said Martinez gave them an alias. But that plan backfired when the alias turned up a different arrest warrant for shoplifting out of Tucson. When Erfle and his partner tried to arrest Martinez, a fight ensued, Martinez pulled a gun and fatally shot Erfle, said Phoenix police Sgt. Joel Tranter. He said Martinez then ran from the scene, jumped into a car stopped in traffic, and told the man inside to drive as he pointed a gun at him.