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Does anyone know what is going on in this country? I can't find work and all I get is a bunch of cars running around me like i'm in New York. People are behaving in an erratic way, I have went through things that are to painful to describe in the last year or so, so one cares and now I moved and I'm literaly shocked by everyone's behavior. What is going on? I don't know anyone but I know I'm not the only one whom has gone through simiral things. What is up with this country and its people?

Keep it simple, just tell the truth, put in where she is staying.

Thank you

Hello. My sister has a B1/B2 visitor visa. She will be arriving in Chicago by the end of this week. At the US Embassy in Romania, she stated that she will be staying with me at the apartment I was renting in the suburbs. I have since relocated to a new address but the old address is still on my drivers license. What address should my sister use to correctly complete the the form I-94 Arrival/Departure record?

Prop 187 and SB1070 are not analygous in any way. There is yet no right to immigrate illegally, as there is a right to be educated on the taxpayers' dime.

Did you miss what I posted about 287g? The federal government trains municipal law enforcement agencies to detain those who are suspected to be here illegally. I know you prefer to ignore what doesn't fit your increasingly narrow paradigm, but ICE's 287g website states the benefits of having local officers involved with federal immigration enforcement:

Benefits

•By working together, local and federal officers can better identify and remove criminal aliens – which is a tremendous benefit to public safety.

•One of the biggest benefits to our 287(g) partners is that they are able to better identify who they have in custody.

And, AZ's law doesn't disagree with this provision either:

Racial profiling

•Racial profiling is simply not something that will be tolerated; and any indication of racial profiling will be treated with the utmost scrutiny and fully investigated. If any proof of racial profiling is uncovered, that specific officer or department could have their agreement rescinded.

•In addition to the training these officers receive from their local departments, the 287(g) training includes coursework on multicultural communication and the avoidance of racial profiling.

The Obama administration feels that AZ's law is unconstitutional, but I'm sure they are too incompetent to prove it. Even if they do, courts don't always have the final say . . . thank God.

Well said. They should just let the citizens cast their vote on it.

It's a question of constitutionality and in this case, the U.S. Attorney General believes that SB1070 violates our U.S. Constitution. States can't create laws to undermine our Constitution.

Whatever the case may be, they're basing their claims on suppositions that the authorities may abuse power. "Supposition" and "may" in the same sentence by no means creates a solid ground so powerful to cut off an immigration law from the books. The judges don't have a crystall ball to foresee the future before it hapens in order to win that argument...that's just my oppinon. The greater good of the people should be seeked...not so sure if the current state of affairs or maintaining the limbo road we've walked so far eyes closed or amnesthy for that matter will help prove just this administration has this country's citizens best interest in mind. I guess it will remain to be seen.

Obama's administration is suing the sate of Az for enforcing the laws-this is prety sad! If a state has got to build a fence on its own territory because of the violence that comes from S border and because the administration won't cooperate and send the national guard, but instead decides to sue the state of AZ for doing its best to protect its citizens, it sure looks to me that the priorities of this administration are prety messed up. The majority of people support and admire AZ's grabbing the matter into its own hands. I would be extremly surprised to see this president re-elected.

You seem to be contradicting yourself. How can you say that you believe people should be allowed to carry guns after the appropriate checks after casually stating that shootings happen all the time in Chicago? Doesn't that seem kind of backwards to you?

Not at all. If you'd be living in Chicago you'd realize that the only people with guns here are the bad guys(drug dealers, gang bangers etc)and the cops. Once in a while you get a coo coo person yanking a gun and start shooting in the crowd, being cuz he's high on drugs or simply insane. Now, you have a pile of pedestrians facing this nut case with a gun, with no defense what's so ever other than a cell phone to call the police. By the time the police arrives...hence the article. If me, grandma from across the street, Joe the plumber and you had a concealed weapon and saw the loon shooting in the crowd we'd be able to stop him from hurting 20 other people. In Chicago the crime is so high because the only thing legal to carry is peper spray. Put that infront of a thug with a gun and a case of mental disorder and you get the "statistics" and the helpless citizens relying that that 911 call would be fast enough so other 20 extra innocents won't get shot too. Crime in Chicago is high because those thugs carrying guns don't have to guess weather or not the pedestrian he plans to rob has a weapon too.

You never know who is going to go nuts. You never know what someone is capable of by simply giving them a background check.

Anyone could go nuts true but there would be other 4 around to stop him. People diagnosed with mental disorders would not be given a gun permit anyway...never, EVER. Also beckground checks and criminal checks matter because that sais a lot about a person. DUI's and such? Assaults? Caught with ilelgal drugs? Jailed for some reason? Then no gun for you

If you did a criminal background check on me right now, you'd find nothing. Give me a psychological test, and I would come back sound. But no one can guarantee that I won't hit a moment in life where I either develop some kind of psychosis or just decide that problems aren't worth it anymore and I'll take everyone down with me.

Like I said, there would be 4 or more others around to stop ya in case you go nuts and start shooting at people. this way you'd not manage to kill 20 because you'd be down before you get to point somewhere else. After a thing like that, you'd not be allowd to have a gun ever again. There should be strict laws but people should be granted the 2nd amendment from the Constitution.

This kind of thing happends in the city of Chicago almost every Hollyday weekend in the summer time. It's very tragic but stuff like that would be easily avoided if people would be legally allowed to carry concealed weapons, of course after a criminal and background check is completed. This way, if a nut case goes on a shooting rampage there will be four others around to stop him. I don't get why people are so afraid of guns...guns don't hurt people it's crazys(people) who hurt people. Just my 2 cents

It's the same deal with the so-called sexual revolution. The same people who promoted sex sex sex and #### the nuclear family, play dumb towards the unintended consequences [side-effects] of such movements. Don't try and play dumb hippies, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

These girls are the "results" of the mothers who are too preocupied with the political correctness of toilets around the world than with their daughter's moral and behavioral education

This is funny. Those activists need to chill, go home and cook something for their husbands instead

I voted for Matthew. Among the names i like: Andrew, Robert, Ryan

Prank or not, it's definetly forgery. Whomever sent that letter wants your roomate out of this country.

I also find interesting that the guy recorded what was supposed to be an uneventful cross over the boarder...ummmm, not suspicious at at all, sure.... The officer could have searched him and erase the recording if he was in the wrong but he didn't. Just a guy with an attitude trying to stirr up something just for the heck of it or for publicity, if you ask me. The boarder officers are not put there to take anyone's crappy atitudes nor they're flight attendants to just sit there and smile and greet every jack into the country. It's a priviledge to come to US, not a right. I would love to see a video recording of this whole thing.

Interesting little story all recorded Here.

US Border Agent states he "can do anything" and people crossing the border have to obey all his commands. He also states he stops about three terrorist per day trying to cross the US/Canadian border.

This guy is a complete idiot. His wife must be very happy with him. The officer had waaaay too much patience with him. Terrorist or not, his loud mouth and attitude got his shopping spree delayed. lol

Hi all,

I'm completing my N400 application.

In the instructions it says to put the A# on the back of the check.... I'm weary to write anything in the "endorse here" field. So I would rather just put the A# in the memo spot on the front of the check.

What did you do?

Thanks.

I put the A # in front of the check, in the memo spot.

Hello my friends,

This question is from my mom that does not have a VJ account

I just want to know if how long does it take from sending the application paper until they interview you?

My mom lives in San Diego. Thanks

Thanks alot my friends.

generally it takes 4-5 months.

Well, you can say you are a USC and the burden to prove diferently, falls on the IO. I wouldn't carry my whole "life" in the back pocket, if you know what i mean...

so you lied to help this guy retain an immigration benefit he had earlier based upon a fraudulent application. that's nice. were you just helping a fellow countryman out, or did he pay you?

masters in nursing? god help us is even BSN graduates don't know the difference between brandish and tarnish, or what the meaning of supercede is. from your writing i will assume that you are not US born, and are a citizen by naturalisation. if so, your lie in his interview places your own status in jeopardy. if we are lucky it will come out, your citizenship will be rescinded, and you will both be deported. it's what you both deserve.

nurses are supposed to be ethical creatures. it appears that you have no ethics.

Justashooter, I much appreciate your sharp intellect every time you reply a post, but you blew it big time, in this case lol. I suggest you roam through campuses and then come back and tell us all about it lol.

"I have already laid that plan all out . I know what I said in the stokes interview, and I dont want to brandish my name by saying that I initially lied."

Say what? lol

1. I really think you should get a GOOD lawyer!!! let him/her speak for you!!

2. You should be aware that if you scream fraud on him, he'll most likely scream fraud on your part too. If you're 100% genuine, I wouldn't worry about it.

3. Have your lawyer advise you what's the best path to take so you don't dig your own hole even further. If you think you can prove fraud without making yourself look guilty of the same thing, then go for it. Other than that, what you can do is write, call USCIS, let them know the truth and also, get a divorce.

Good luck

I can't think of any negatives that there might be for being a USC.

The fee for N400 processing is nothing compared to how much money we make here....they actually ask too little as far as i'm concerned

The taxes...ha! Watch Europe how they get their work checks slashed in two...My check not only is NOT slashed in two(hope it will stay that way with the Democrats in power now lol) but I get money back at the end of every year.

Jury duty is a minor inconvenience that I don't consider as a negative. One, you get to make an important decision concerning someone's life and future for for the US Government to allow us the people to put such a print that means more than you can imagine(for someone else-the one that's on trial) is not only a great privilege but a plus of being a USC. Two: it's not like you loose your job(by law).

Carrying a passport lighter than a wallet is a negative? If that passport weighed 20 pounds, perhaps i'd see a negative there. It doesn't and aside from that it gives me great joy to be able to carry it and show it when I have to. The plus of having a US Passport is much much greater than not having one at all. Ask the people that don't have one yet....see what they say about this "negative"lol

We have to be loyal only to US. Uhhhh....yeaaahhhh lol. Being a citizen is like being married. Do you consider marriage a negative thing because you have to be loyal to only one man? This is a ridiculous reason to add on the "negative" list.

And last...who the heck wants to visit Cuba? No offense to Cubans but seriously? lol I'd take US Citizenship over a Cuban government or a trip there any day lol.

The terrorist thing...c'mon...anyone who goes into a country that's at war and looks, speaks, acts differently has just as many chases to get their head detached as any American does. As for being killed by a terrorist on this land? I worry there are more chances to dye of peanut butter poisoning, obesity, heart attacks etc. than of a terrorist attack. lol

I was wondering I am going to be coming up on my 120 days in May since my interview for Naturalization. So far I have received no response from USCIS since my interview on Jan 11, 2010. I understand that USCIS has 120 days to give you a decision, but what if they don't? What are my options? I know I could schedule an infopass appointment, I live 4 hours away and I would hate for them to say sorry go home no info. So far I have contacted my congressman and USCIS told them that they have 120 days to respond. So after the 120 days what's next?

I'm looking at your time line....if you received your Green Card in Nov. 2008, you are not eligible to apply for citizenship yet. It doesn't matter how many years you've been married, but how many years have passed since the day you got your Residency card. If married to the same person you can apply after 3 years passed the date in your GC or else 5 years past that date.

In your case it might be wise to get the input of an experienced immigration attorney. In most cases you can buy half an hour for $175 or so. That's what I would do if I were in your position.

I second that

She was home on spring break and brought up USC yesterday, May 14th is the day she can apply and wants to. A much different person today, is on the high honor roll at college, but with that black mark on her record. She was not driving, but we had to pick her up in that other town and was a bit shocked and disappointed, Her biological father is or was an alcoholic that use to beat her mom, she was very negative on drinking so was quite surprised she was conned into it.

Coming here at age 14 was a bit of a shock to her, and was made fun of in high school because she couldn't speak English. In Venezuela they have what they call Quincearera, where a large party is given to a young girl at age 15. Seems strange to me, but parents down there were going into debt of a large three day celebration. Felt obligated to do the other thing, buy her a car instead to make coming here easier for her. She did have to leave all of her friend behind.

Did tell her to go back and get a copy of that ticket and write up an explanation as to what happened. She did get two traffic tickets, not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign and one speeding ticket. Either are easy to get since they double our police department since 9/11 and have unmarked cars. Those we can forget about. But really tease her about getting caught.

My wife hates driving an automatic transmission vehicle, strictly a five speed, I am also a five speed nut, gives me something to do while driving. Driving is so boring today.

I don't know too much about Quinceanera, but my guess is that people celebrate the fact that by that age, a girl becomes a woman(able to have babies). I completely understand why people celebrate that but what I don't understand is why they have to spend those amounts of money. And if some are rich and can afford it, why does everyone else have to follow the example and spend much if they can't afford it? But, it's not my place to figure out why people do the things they do . Still, logically, I wouldn't buy my daughter a car to ease her way to hop in it and get to boys. I know that's not the reason you bought it. I'm just saying what my parents wouldn't do for me at that age in a million years .

We live in the same state. I've been here for over 6 years and never got a ticket of any kind except parking because my meeter expired. I live in the worst suburb you can imagine...it's loaded with cops here and there are a lot of bars around and ten times as many cops waiting in dark alleys to get one for speeding, drinking etc. Traffic tickets, weather it's for speeding or not stopping at a stop sign because "there are a lot of cops after 9/11" are not valid excuses a parent should make for the child. The "company" of the kid is also not a valid excuse. Parents often to that to deny the fault their kid has in everything. I often encounter parents blaming others for their kid misbehaving. And of course, it's twice as obvious the denial when the parents throw the sticker on their car "my kid is "awesome" at school". What has that got to do with anything? I wasn't great at school in Romania but I was also no drinking.

Don't mean to criticize i'm just giving a new point of view, a look at things from a different perspective, from an outside position. You seem like a great dad and an awesome husband(i read a lot of your posts) and I know you do the best you can for both of them to "make up" for anything. Buying things for the kid being laughed at is an American mentality that doesn't do anything. Toughen up your kid, don't soften it, it is not in your power to make up for what they are missing from another country, but theirs alone. You can help them with support and encouragement(verbal, moral, emotional), not things, spending money and being oblivious to some very obvious issues(traffic tickets, drinking and such).

Hope you take a look at what I wrote and don't get too upset with my view of things. If anything, an outside perspective might be the best thing to get a more clear view on things. I'm sorry you are going through this.

Oh and yeah, do report the ticket.

A ticket was issued, fine was $115.00 plus attending classes at a local tech school on how nasty drinking alcohol is for you, child was 17 years of age.

Certainly hypocritical for a state with the highest drunken drivers, over 14,000 bars, and beer sold at every grocery, gas station, and even at drug stores. Well I guess a beer can be considered a drug.

Of course as a parent, I was outraged by all this, all I could get out of her is that she was with two older girl friends that heard about this party in a town 35 miles away, adults were giving my kid beer, and sounds like it was like a speed trap as the local cops raided the place. She was caught red handed with a beer in her hand. No disorderly, wasn't drunk, and thank God the police did come, she could have been raped. But refused to give me the name of the people that were providing her with beer, would have taken major action against them. Damned peer pressure. But she had to get a part time job to pay the fine, attend the classes, and had her car taken away for three months. I was equally punished as I had to drive her everywhere.

Anyway, it's a black mark on otherwise a perfect record, I feel she should explain and report it on her N-400, her attitude has changed greatly since then, wrong crowd kind of thing.

Did anybody else run into this?

Nick, I'm sorry to hear about what happened. I'm glad to hear things didn't turn out worse than that. Not to set your heart at ease, but the reality of it is that 99% of parents with teenage kids that I've met so far, experience at one point in their life the same thing as your family did. It's very common nowadays to hear of teenagers getting drunk with an older crowd and also driving. That does NOT make it ok, but it's certainly a valid problem we have in our society today.

Being able to obtain alcohol everywhere is not the issue. That is the freedom of having choices. When I was growing up in Romania I used to buy my dad beer(you can find it everywhere as well) from the local store across the street from where I live. I've been doing that since the age of 8 years old(when I was physically apt to carry the bottles), perhaps even younger, all throughout my teenage years as well. My parents were strict then and to this day, my dad won't let me have more than a quarter of glass of beer! I am 28. Growing up and having access to alcohol pretty much since day one, made me not interested in trying it. It was a grown up drink(that's all I knew) that destroyer of brain cells if you drink it while you're in the process of growing to adulthood. That's all I knew and it was enough for me. Since I was 12 until I finished high school, I spent most of time in bars. We had 5 right in the vicinity of that high school(it was one of the best in the country if you can imagine...): one was right across the street, so conveniently placed in front of the school, you'd fall right into it. Another 4 bars were to the right and left of the building, also across the street. We didn't have "closed" schools like America has. The gates were always opened and no one would ask you anything. You could come and go as you please, skip a class, go to a bar and come back to the next one. The strict rules were pretty much nowhere.

Still in bars, because there was no such a thing as checking ID's, no drinking "age", anyone could get whatever they wanted. With all that, the bars there have an EXTENSIVE menu of non alcoholic drinks, juices, tea, cappuccinos and such. The alcoholic drinks are few but not too many people opt for them. We'd get an OJ or coca cola and sit in the bar for an hour or more to chat and laugh. Extremely seldom kids would get drunk, most of them would do that on very very few occasions like when the world cup of soccer would be on or something. Yet we didn't have the problems you have here with all these kids that all they do is get drunk out of their minds and laugh like idiots.

Why I said all this? Because I see every day in America the teenagers here are obsessed with drinking. It's a "no no", it's something that apparently makes them feel cool, grownup because it's so "tabu"...same with tattoos(why in the world someone would mess up their bodies like that is beyond me, but whatever). All these crazy dangerous behaviors apparently makes one feel "cool" here. Low self esteem? Perhaps. But it might have something to do with the strict rules, the education and mentality too. Kids here have none to little freedom to think for themselves what's best.

In Romania we couldn't drive until we were 18(it's like 21 here)...that's when you go in the military, that's when you are considered an adult from the law standpoint. Most cars if not all of them were stick shift and no, parents would not buy cars for their kids, how they do here and would not teach them how to drive. You'd go to school for that at 18 and then get the license. The driving tests and written ones are really hard to pass. Here it's a joke. I could drive with my eyes closed and pass the written test without even reading once any rules of the road. The test there implies parallel parking done perfectly(otherwise you wouldn't pass), parking with the back of the car correctly and with the front, stop and drive in a slope without having the car roll down backwards at all(good coordination of the speed and clutch pedals).

My dad didn't let me drive his car until I got my license at 18. Then very few times he would borrow it to me for short strictly set periods, after he would check my homework to make sure i've done everything I needed to do. If not, I would not see the car. Same if I didn't bring the car back at a time he set..10 p.m. sharp. I'm not saying you should do the same, but it worked out for us. Don't buy cars for your kids. My dad said that if I want a car I would have to get a job and buy it myself. He was cool to giving me money to take the train, buss or he would drive me where I wanted. Buy a stick shift car for your kids and teach them responsibility. Be strict and take the car away permanently from them if they get drunk and drive.

Having them drive at 16 and letting them go to parties is the mistake of parents, society and rules, not so much the alcohol. Just my 2 cents.

Last 4th of July I was over in the UK with him and his family, and I made them hamburgers (not beefburger), potato chips (not crisps), and Pepsi!! It felt very much like home and we even ate outside at a picnic table. Only thing that was missing was the evening fireworks and perhaps a baseball game.

Now that's a lighthearted person . I didn't understand the 4th of July in its "true" meaning until later on. I knew it was independence day but that's about it .I just had fun with it, focused on the grill, the beer and the awesome fireworks display at night. Later on I learned more about the history of US but that still didn't change the way I ate my steak and drank my beer. OP, relaxing your mind a bit will make your time here much more enjoyable