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Homeland Security To Scan Citizens Exiting US
An anonymous reader writes "The US Department of Homeland Security is set to kickstart a controversial new pilot to scan the fingerprints of travellers departing the United States. From June, US Customs and Border Patrol will take a fingerprint scan of travellers exiting the United States from Detroit, while the US Transport Security Administration will take fingerprint scans of international travellers exiting the United States from Atlanta. The controversial plan to scan outgoing passengers — including US citizens — was allegedly hatched under the Bush Administration. An official has said it will be used in part to crack down on the US population of illegal immigrants."
...But I have to ask, is it really true that we're the only one to erect barriers to who can leave? North Korea? China? Hello?
-Clio
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Illegal immigrants comprise less than 5% of the US population. Taxes are withheld from the wages of the vast majority of them for services they'll never receive but are available to citizens (social security, etc.).
Citation needed.
hehe, perhaps I should just meet Brian up here in Seattle. Do you have his address too?
The point of my sig is that in general, the powerful have done nothing that you can't do. In fact, since you've lead a company grossing 6million, I'm surprised you can't see that. Sure, some inherited money, but they had to learn how to use it, otherwise they lose it. Some use it in harmful ways, some in helpful ways, of course.
BUT, it is totally possible for an average person to get power. If all you want is money, well, money is EASY to make in the US. How many millionaires are there? How many were made from Microsoft alone? If all that stands between you and power is money, then you have nothing to worry about.
Another point: employee owned/run business are the way of the future. Totalitarian companies drain the energy from their workers (for reasons you mentioned). In the long run they won't be able to compete, even if they are bigger.
Qxe4
When I was about twelve and travelling through Texas with my family, we stopped at a diner. (Keep reading, this isn't a description of how I got the runs in the bathroom.) A bunch of local guys started harrassing a "spic" who kept trying to defend himself by pointing out that he was actually from the Middle East -- ironically, I think it was Iran, which wouldn't have been any better in 1980. No one listened and they kept up with word like "wetback" and "spic."
Since I lived in Hawaii, the only time I had seen something like that happen was when the guy was white and being taunted as a "haole." That diner really opened my eyes to prejudice and bigotry in the general population.
So ... to answer your question -- yes, some people "can't tell the difference between someone from Central America and someone from the Middle East."
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Koreans. 98% homogeneous and damn proud of it. You can tell a foreigner by the skin color or facial features. Elementary school teacher in my area even had a special seminar on how to deal with children who aren't full-blooded Korean. I have no tolerance for the blood purity movement here because it's philisophically no different than any other racial supremacy movement.
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If Americans have a minimum wage and laws about which taxes need to be paid, these need to be followed. If it has a system for determining who can work and who can't, that system needs to be followed. If people are in the country illegally, they need to be removed or made legal some way. Personally, I all for just opening up the borders in the NAFTA countries the way the EU has, but the US would have to change its laws in order to do that.
Allowing something illegal because your law sucks is idiotic. Change the law.
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Sad you were modded 'Troll' for that, hopefully some sane people will get mod points soon.