Is Speedy Gonzalez an illegal immigrant?
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I don't think so since, as I recall, all of his cartoons were set in Mexico.  The immigrant was that gringo cat Sylvester that was always trying to catch him!
812327
No.  It's about exactly that, illegal immigration.  Why do so many people think "illegal immigrant" is a race?
834206
No! No human being is illegal. They came to the USA to find better lives, just like the pilgrims. In my opinion, they should be granted amnesty.
616012
Someone who is legal citizen of U.S.A.
778654
Here's the deal.  Almost anyone who is currently in the US illegally can ask for and receive permission to legalize his status and apply for citizenship.  This will take months and months to process but he is allowed to freely live in the US during the process.\n\nThis is complicated to do but mostly in terms of the various forms to fill out, who you go see and the fact that he needs a hearing with immigration official.  What this basically means is that he needs to hire an immigration lawyer.  Note that everything he discusses with the lawyer is protected by attorney/client privilege.  It's a very common thing to do and well within the abilities of a competent immigration attorney.\n\nUntil he does this, he is very vulnerable to being deported.  Not saying people will deport him if he is discovered because in many municipalities they will not (even though this is against the law).  But, they have the right to.  Once he begins this process, they no longer have the right to.  Once his status is normalized, he is no longer a criminal fugitive.  Citizenship will be his eventually.  Just not in a timely manner.
440003
No.  ILLEGAL means ILLEGAL. Not only did they break the law coming across borders, but to work they have had to get fraudulent documents which is a felony charge for everyone else
370914
The congress is planning to try to put something together really quickly.  You need to contact your congressman by phone, mail or e-mail asap and let them know how you feel about it.  I personally am against any such action. The word "illegal" seems to have been forgotten in this whole immigration issue.  I welcome anyone who comes here legally, but not sneaking through borders, etc.\n\nWrite your congressman.
823312
An ILLEGAL ALIEN By Any Other Name\nIs Still An ILLEGAL ALIEN
1103738
Nope. Illegal is Illegal. Deport them no matter where they come from.
925100
Of course not. How could you possibly know?\n\nI know the following story: in 1962 an Algerian student in the USA was accused of "threatening behavior" against another motorist and was arrested. \n\nAs it happened, Algeria had become independent a few days earlier and his father had been named Algerian ambassador to the USA.\n\nIt took an hour or so to prove that fact, and he was released by reason of diplomatic immunity.\n\nThere are thousands of hypotheses that could make an "illegal" alien non-deportable. The most common is the Geneva Refugee Convention (1950). Only a judge can determine if an alien is deportable. You cannot.\n\nAnd read this: \n"A Border Watcher Finds Himself Under Scrutiny\n"A man who boasted of capturing 12,000 illegal immigrants faces lawsuits accusing him of harassing and unlawfully imprisoning people."\nhttp://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/24/us/24border.html
923542
it doesnt to me, illegal refers to anyone that isnt here legally, since most of the people that are here illegally are mexicans, then they are easily combined
899504
Call the police, they are trained for that.  Can you move in the mean time?\n\nHe has a criminal record that led to his deportation.  He most likely entered the States illegally.\n\nThey'll pick him up.
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unlawfull                                illegal
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Jose "speedy" Gonzales the goalkeeper of the Colombian National team. Once scored a Hat-trick of own goals inside 5 minutes , while his team were playing Honduras. It was rumoured at the time, the local drug Cartel had placed large bets against the Colombian team. Jose's time on the park lasted little more than the 5 minutes in which he scored a trio of own goals, he has not been seen nor heard of since.
463477
No for several reasons. One, any illegal immigrant (from Mexico or otherwise) takes advantage of United States infrastructure without paying taxes, so that' just plain not fair. Two, having people in the United States with no records is dangerous. Every natural born citizen or legal immigrant has records somewhere. Three, when illegal immigrants work, they get screwed because their work is illegal and employers take advantage of that. Putting restrictions on immigration would ensure that all Mexican immigrants get fair pay and work hours.
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Illegal immigration is not a crime.\n\nHe would serve the same sentence as a citizen. Upon completion, he would be deported.\n\nResponse to comment following this one:\n\nIllegal immigration is a minor offense and is not considered a "crime." It is equivalent to a traffic ticket.
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If you're referring to U.S. policy and Mexican border runners, no I do not believe it's a conspiracy.\n\nBureaucracy is simply inefficient all around. There are almost no financial, social, or political pressures to remedy the situation, and in a capitalist/open society, sharp pressure from some interest group is required to force the gears to slowly grind.\n\nBureaucracy: If nobody really wants it, it can sit and collect dust while somebody collects a paycheck staring at it.\n\nIn fact, there are probably a great many pressures not to address the situation both from the immigrant population, the illegals themselves, and the businesses that hire them.  Does anyone want to pay more for labor if you don't have to?  Do their friends and family want them deported?  Do the illegals themselves want to be deported?  Would a business "doing the right thing" actually be doing a good thing to the person by sending them home?\n\nYou also probably get the border patrol "looking the other way" on occasion too. Maybe they know that the poor runner will just be back in a few weeks and might not be so lucky to get so far the next time. From what I've seen in reports, a great many Mexicans die trying to cross in the desert southwest. If you knew a person would not stop trying until they either got across or died trying, which is the compassionate solution: do your job or let it slide?\n\nAll just loose opinion of course, facts and results may vary.