Comments on: TPS Extended For Salvadorans

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:53:32 +0000

I came to the United States legally in 2001 from El Salvador and was granted TPS. I was here when I learned that my country had been practically destroyed and we still cannot locate over half of my family. You cannot imagine what these earthquakes have done to El Salvador unless you experience it firsthand.
In the United States I work, pay taxes, and contribute to the economy legally. You wouldn’t believe the discrimination I face about “illegal immigrants in this country that steal American jobs”. I’m hoping that soon people will get their facts right as to what is legal and what is not.
I also wanted to let NEGRA know that you can travel home to El Salvador with TPS status. You just need to file for Advance Parole before traveling. The USCIS grants permission to TPS recipients for emergency travel.

By: jennifer escobar

jennifer escobar — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:38:19 +0000

I want to know if i have to send a pictures renew for TPS?

By: The Patriot

The Patriot — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:32:28 +0000

This is why Tom Tancredo must be elected!

By: Dolph

Dolph — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:26:09 +0000

Rick,

Who is in the White House at the moment? Forgive me, I am not suggesting that the Democrats would do one bit better. However, until very recently we had a Republican Congress, we still have a Republican president. I think that is where the buck stops.

By: Rick Bentley

Rick Bentley — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:38:44 +0000

They have taken over parts of DC, in many cases not bothering to assimilate at all and doing things that annoy heck out of the citizens who live there. Why? Why do the middle and lower class have to live next to housefuls of these people every time some bleeding heart politician decides to do a favor to tens or hundreds of thousands of people? Why don;t the Ted kennedys of the world put these people up in their own communities or housing complexes, not let them in like a plague upon the citizens of DC and other cities. It’s easy to play Mr. or Mrs. social engineer when your gated community is not full of overcrowded houses and people who don’t even speak English.

As much anger as there is in NoVa about the illegals issue, there is a real undercurrent of rage in DC about illegals and Salvadorans. Would that the Democratic party and liberal politicians would wake up to the issue and the damage done to our communities and our society by these mass influxes of unassimilated people who come here for money, not freedom.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:25:01 +0000

This is why this is a nantional issue. Frank Wolf and Tom Davis need to step up and do the right thing. All this local stuff gets people fired up, but it is window dressing compared to what the Feds can do. They need to be held accountable next year.

By: Dolph

Dolph — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:54:22 +0000

TH,

That seems rather tough. It hardly sounds like anyone is getting a buy in this case.

By: TH

TH — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:10:59 +0000

Dolph,
The TPS doesn’t cover your family if they were not here in the US when the status was granted. You cannot leave the country either. They approve advanced parole just in extreme cases. It allows you to leave the country but it is up to the immigration officer at the airport to let you back in.
I guess that is the price of getting a permit to work legally. You chose to come to the country illegally, then those are the consequences.

By: The Patriot

The Patriot — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:33:16 +0000

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57087
“H.R. 502 proposed to spend $90 million to provide Mexican law enforcement with sophisticated military technology, training and equipment from the U.S. military to assist Mexico in fighting the drug war.

The other goal of the bill was to spend another $80 million to provide economic development assistance to Mexico under the premise that combating Mexican poverty would also combat Mexican drugs.”

So we don’t have the funds to clean our own house but we do to give away?!? Amazing!

By: Bridget

Bridget — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:30:30 +0000

I call bull … the TPS program is rife with fraud.

http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=leg_legislationd310

http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_research17bc

http://www.vdare.com/mann/amnesty_fraud.htm

http://www.vdare.com/mann/tps.htm

http://www.vdare.com/mann/index.htm

http://www.deportaliens.com/

http://www.steinreport.com/archives/2006_02_23.html

By: The Patriot

The Patriot — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:02:18 +0000

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200707/POL20070727a.html
And to top off what I said above, we the legal taxpayers will pay the bills! How fun!

By: The Patriot

The Patriot — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:48:11 +0000

TH, I don’t agree with giving people amnesty during any period! The last amnesty is what has caused us major problems this time around. There is a lot more criminal activity involved in being an illegal than you mention. First, there is the illegal entry. Second, there is the illegal residing. Third, there is document forgery and identity theft. Fourth, there is stealing of benefits that are for legal citizens. These are major and if a legal citizen were to do all of this they would be sent to jail for a very long time. Amnesty is no good. Knowing that amnesty is a possibility draws more people here hoping that they will get it.

By: Dolph

Dolph — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:40:40 +0000

TH, Greg, Thanks for the information. It is a shame that our immigration laws are so difficult to understand and locate. I was totally confused by this.

What was Negra saying about being seperated from family? Surely your nuclear family is included under TPS?

TPS recipients appear to be legal. Lets cut them a break here. If they were once illegal, that’s the past. Plus, how would you know. It seems to be a moot point now.

There are enough problems out there to go after that we shouldn’t run out for a long time.

By: TH

TH — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:31:00 +0000

My question is Patriot, How long you would go back to recognize someone as legal even if they were illegally when they got amnesty?
Do you have a problem with the citizens now who were here illegally in 1986 when amnesty was granted? How about those from 1968? or the anchor babies of those who cam here illegally in the 20s’?
When do you finally make it? What is the standard?

The Salvadorans for example had to prove that they didn’t commit any major crime but coming here illegally(technically that is a misdemeanor. I am not condoning it just saying it). For the past six years their records are clean so they are respecting our laws or they are gone. How many more years would you give these lawbrakers to prove that they respect our laws? none?
I understand your point about encouraging people to come once you accept some of them, but what do you do with those here who are doing what they were asked to?

By: The Patriot

The Patriot — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:15:48 +0000

TH…you yourself admit that it is “amnesty”. Amnesty is a reward for lawbreakers and will encourage more to come and break the laws.

By: The Patriot

The Patriot — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:13:28 +0000

Advocator and to those that are screaming but “they are legal”…when the Senate was working on the “Amnesty” bill that was voted down…that would have made “illegals” legal. Amnesty is amnesty. And Amnesty is a problem.

By: The Patriot

The Patriot — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:09:58 +0000

The legal ones that have been granted this status is fine. Those that were here illegally and granted this status is the problem. It is a loop-hole that can be used to grant amnesty to large groups of potentially undocumented people.

By: Advocator

Advocator — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:41:52 +0000

TH is right. They’re legal and I welcome them.

By: Batson D. Belfrey

Batson D. Belfrey — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:45:48 +0000

I have to say that my understanding of TPS designations is, when an individual who is a member of an eligible group applies and is approved, they do in fact have a legal status in the US. TPS status is granted for a myriad of reasons, but mostly to those fleeing to the US for political reasons, as was the case with the Salvadorean refugees fleeing the 80’s era Civil War. Similar status was granted to Nicaraguans fleeing the Sandanista regime. The SE Asian “boat people” entered this country under TPS. Also, the “dry foot” policy for Cubans who make it to US shores is part of the TPS program. The program is not intended to allow those who enter the US for economic reasons (the very reason most illegals enter the country) to obtain legal status. That is not to say that those who are indeed eligible, who fail to apply, should not face deportation if apprehended.

I agree that this, like many Federal programs is mismanaged at times, and “temporary Federal programs” are somewhat like Unicorns. However, overall it is a program founded on the original ideals of the US, that those fleeing political and religious persecution can receive temporary protective status here. For the purposes of the discussion on illegal vs. legal, those who go through the process should be considered legal. Those who are eligible should be ecouraged to to do so, assimilate, and become Americans in the truest sense.

This is not a real ammnesty, as was granted to millions in 1986, and as was proposed this past Senate session. What we must continue to demand of the Federal Government is that they secure the borders and enforce US immigration law within our borders. If someone is in this country legally under the TPS is apprehended for committing a felony (i.e. participation in a gang, serial DUI, etc.) they should be deported as well.

By: Not a fearmonger

Not a fearmonger — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:07 +0000

People with TPS are not illegal. If they entered after Hurricane Mitch (or whatever event precipitated TPS) and registered, why do you consider them illegal?
Enter with permission, register with government, US government extends TPS, pay taxes all along… How is that illegal?