So how does everyone feel about the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 which basically allows the INS to deport SE Asian nationals to their country of origin without their knowledge.

Some history

The initial response after the bombing of the government building in Oklahoma City occurred, was that it was the work of Al-Queda or some other Islamic militant group. In response to this now obviously false accusation, many Americans began to question why such people (muslims) were allowed into the US. The capture of Timothy McVeigh did little to stop these anti-immigration feelings. In 1996, the US legislation put into effect the Illegal Immigraion Reform and Immigrant responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), which would not only serve to curve the influx of illegal immigrants, but also punish some legal immigrants as well.

The laws and protocols attached to the Act was shaped and molded for several years to work around existing immigration laws. Up until the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the act was mostly ignored by the general public since it was mainly focused on illegal immigrants who had conducted serious crimes while leaving out the issue of nation origins.

After the 9/11 attacks, the rules were onced again changed. The INS was then able to detain and possible deport former criminals who had been convicted of petty crimes such as theft, and buglary. The attention was also turned towards SE Asians, mainly Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotians. However, the US could not simply deport SE Asian nationals without the approval of their country of origin. So the US began asking the countries of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to sign a repatriation treaty so that the US could begin to deport its detainees.

So far, only the country of Cambodia has signed the treaty, and only after the US threatened to stop sending aid packages to Cambodia. Immidiately after the signing, about ten thousand Cambodian nations became eligible for deportation. Many of whom were only betwen the ages of two to ten when they were forced to flee from their country of origin.

I understand that most of those who have been detained were at one time or another, convicted criminals, but most, if not all have already served their time. Being deported to a place they scarcely remember and without prior warning is a double punishment for these people. However, this only applies to Cambodian nationals at this point since neither Vietnam nor Laos has signed the treaty. Instead of being deported, Vietnamese and Laotian nationals are detained at an INS detention center for an indefinite amout of time, or for life if their home country does not sign the treaty. I don't know about you, but being sent to a life term for the simply act of theft is quite harsh in my opinion, especially after they had finished their time in prison for the crime.

Why SE Asians you ask, well its pretty simple. SE Asians have long been targeted by White Americans, who claim that SE Asians have been hording Welfare and other government benefits for themselves and inturn, leave little for Whites. Unlike the model minority, SE Asians are looked down upon and often negatively stereotyped. We are seen as uneducated, dirty, poor criminals who do nothing but leech off the government. I have heard many White Americans say that SE Asians who have nothing to offer the US should not be allowed into the US. Yet they fail to remember that we're only here because they were there, in our home country, bombing the heck out of anything that moved. Its not like life here for many SE Asians are any better. Upon arrival, many new immigrants are set up in the poorer if not poorest sectors of a city. It is a common rumor that welfare is more than enough to live on, the fact is, it barely covers the extremely high cost of living in many cities, leaving the family with only enough for food and daily necessities. It doesn't take a genius to know that because of such poor living conditions, many will undoubtedly turn to crime.

So heres a summary, The US bombs and spreads harmful chemicals in SE Asia, forcing many to flee the region. Many flee to the good 'ol US of A only to once again exist in an elevated form of poverty. They begin to discriminate against us for what some of us become, for what they turn us into. So in order to ease their sore eyes, they create laws to send our kin to an unfamiliar land, where they have to once again start from scratch, if they ever get the chance.

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MYTH: Immigrants drain the United States economy and are partly responsible for our current economic woes.

REALITY: The contributions of immigrant workers, taxpayers, and business-owners are vital to economic growth.



Immigrants contribute more than $400 billion to the U.S. economy every year, according to a UCLA study.
Immigrants raise the incomes of U.S.-born workers by at least $10 billion each year, according to a study by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. This figure does not even include the effects of skilled workers on productivity and the jobs created by immigrant-owned businesses.
Since immigrants have to prove they can provide for themselves before entering the country, they are more likely than U.S.-born citizens to be employed, to save, and to start businesses.
Immigrant communities revitalize urban areas.
Immigrants can bring high-tech skills, international connections, and global perspectives to U.S. businesses.
According to Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, immigration plays a vital role in relieving �ginflation pressures.�h



MYTH: Immigrants make such heavy use of social services that they are a burden on the United States treasury.

REALITY: Immigrants are a net gain for the national treasury, because they pay significantly more in taxes each year than they receive in services.



Most studies have shown that immigrants pay at least $28 million more in taxes than they receive in services. Over their lifetimes, an average immigrant and his or her children are estimated to pay about $80,000 more in taxes than they receive in services.
Most immigrants arrive in the United States already old enough to work, so the U.S. gets instant adult workers, whose education is already paid for by another country.
Only 3% of arriving immigrants are over age 65, compared to 12% of the overall U.S. population, so immigrant workers make a disproportional net contribution to Social Security and Medicare. Many experts believe that the contribution of immigrants is critical to keeping these programs afloat.
Undocumented immigrants are already ineligible for most social programs, except for public education, emergency health care, and nutrition assistance for poor women and children. According to census data, the percentage of immigrants who receive welfare is lower than the percentage of U.S.-born citizens who do.
Anti-immigrant advocates often cite studies showing that immigrants receive more in services than they pay in taxes on a state or local level. What they do not tell you is that this is just as true of U.S.-born citizens as it is of immigrants. Overall, most taxes are paid to the federal government, not the state or local government.
Undocumented immigrant workers pay taxes but rarely receive refunds because many are afraid to file. According to an IRS estimate, undocumented immigrants pay more than $300 million in federal taxes alone each year.

Immigration and Economics



MYTH: Immigrants take jobs from United States citizens.

REALITY: Most studies agree that immigrants create more jobs than they fill.



Studies have consistently shown that immigrant workers do not hurt U.S.-born workers; instead, immigrants stimulate economic growth by spending on consumer goods, starting small businesses, and investing capital. Authors of such studies include the U.S. Department of Labor, the Rand Corporation, the University of Maryland, the Council of Economic Advisors, Ohio University, the National Research Council, and the Urban Institute.
A study by the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the idea that immigrants take jobs away from U.S.-born workers is �gthe most persistent fallacy about immigration in popular thought.�h The myth is based on the false belief that the economy has only a fixed number of jobs.
Immigrants are three times as likely as U.S.-born residents to start small businesses, and small businesses account for up to 80% of new jobs in the U.S.
Most industrialized countries depend on immigrant workers to do the jobs considered most dirty, demanding, or dangerous, including many jobs in construction and domestic services.

MYTH: The United States has too many people and too few economic resources to accommodate more immigrants.

REALITY: The United States is still very wealthy and relatively uncrowded.



· The United States has plenty of wealth to go around—we have the third largest per capita Gross Domestic Product in the world, $34,788 per person as of 2001.

· As big as its area is, North America has just 4.9% of the world�fs population in 2003. According to 2003 statistics, Western Europe has more than five times as many people per square mile as the United States has.

· Most of the world�fs population growth is occurring in the less developed countries, while population growth in the more developed countries is relatively low. More developed countries have less than half the population density of less developed countries.

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First, this is applied for everyone not only SE ASIAN

read the rest here http://www.hatefreezone.org/home/ImmigrationMyths.htm

them two are not vietnamese. If you want Vietnamese terrorist, i nominate Nguyen Huu Chanh.