“Migrant workers sent back more than $62.3bn to their families in Latin America and the Caribbean last year, a rise of 14 per cent on 2005.
The figures, to be released this weekend at the annual conference of the Inter-American Development Bank, confirm that remittances have become one of the region’s most important sources of foreign [...]
Wow,I didn’t think anyone else knew about this.But one of the problems in Costa Rica is the overwhelming influx of illegal immigrants from Nicaragua.The last I heard,the government had been deporting the ones they could catch.Hey if they’re lucky they can come here and forget where they came from in the first place.
you have to understand that we are responsible for alot of what has happened in central america. we might be different countries but our policies here influence the quality of life over there. as long as they are poor they will come its human nature. maybe we should consider trying to solve the problem with [...]
to Central America ?
Racism is the reason they are over here if you look at most illegal immgrants they are mainly people of color whether it be blacks and mulatos from the carribeans, central america and a few from mexico, native americans and mestizos mainly from central america and mexico and the rich in this countries are almost [...]
Almost all of them will be elgible for affirmative action.Since they are mostly Hispanics from Mexico & Central America.I don’t think that is right.They came in to this country illegally.Thier ancestors weren’t slaves.Why should they get prefferences over native born White Americans?
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Why Do So Many Americans Despise Immigrants When They Are Descended From Immigrants Themselves?
Most people here in the U.S. seem to despise immigrants, especially those from Mexico and Central America. They criticize these people for seeking a better life in the U.S. and say they should try to make thing better in their native country. But really, almost everyone in the U.S. is descended from immigrants, mostly from [...]
I read in the paper a few months ago about a man who was here illegally from somewhere in Central America (Costa Rica, I think?). He was in the hospital for some ailment and when his treatment was through, the hospital itself deported him. Of course, this started a fury with immigrant rights groups.
Did the [...]
Yes, I asked this question a few days ago. Someone reported the question as a violation before I could vote. Thanks.
Illegal immigrants from Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia are arrested and deported. The ones who want to stay make efforts to acquire a work visa and green card. This takes many years [...]
Regardless of where they come from, all illegal immigrants are in this country illegally. They are breaking the law and they need to leave. When they do what it takes to get here legally, I will welcome them, again regardless of where they come from.
