US govt. using songs to deter illegal immigration, Do you think it's working?
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US govt. using songs to deter illegal immigration, Do you think it's working?
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They are the new secret weapon of the US Border Patrol: toe-tapping ballads with Spanish lyrics that tell of the risks of trying to cross illegally into the US from Mexico.
The songs are on a CD that has been distributed free to dozens of radio stations in northern Mexico as part of a campaign called "No more crosses on the border" - a reference both to the illegal crossings and to those who have lost their lives in the attempt.
The songs are all tragic, giving accounts of abuse, rape and death as immigrants embark on the often dangerous journey.
US uses songs to deter immigrants
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7879206.stm
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rlstaehle
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I think Nazareth's "Now you're messin' with a son of a b*tch" would be more fitting. |
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Chuck G
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We've got 20 million illegal mexicans in this country, what do you think? |
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Ya heard me
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LOL, too funny. I say whatever helps, even if it is just a little bit, until our governmnet gets a back bone and listens to the U.S. tax paying citizens. |
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old know all
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Perhaps we could distribute something similar in Scotland to deter their politicians from coming here. |
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I'm gonna start another riot
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How does make you feel Fed-up teller quits bank over Mexican IDs is he standing up 4 americans?
A personal banker in Arlington, Va., is quitting his job after Chevy Chase Bank, one of the largest and best-known banks in the Washington, D.C., region announced it will begin accepting consular cards from customers who many suspect are illegal aliens.
The bank announced its "Hispanic Banking Initiative" during a pilot program and is now accepting Matricula Consular de Alta Seguridads, or MCAS, at all of its branches so customers without U.S. government IDs may open accounts.
The MCAS is an identification card issued to foreign nationals living in the U.S. by the Mexican government via their 47 consulates. The National Council of La Raza estimates that more than 350 financial institutions currently accept them. Customers with the IDs – including illegal aliens – are able to open checking and savings accounts, order check cards, safe deposit boxes, cashier's checks and wire billions of dollars to Mexico.
"I was becoming stressed out at work because I just knew in my heart that if someone came to me with this card I couldn't just compromise my principles and open an account for them," Chevy Chase personal banker Albert Thompson told WND.
The U.S. banking system relies on Social Security numbers to track accounts, verify identity and report taxable earnings to the government.
"Accepting the Matricula skirts that issue," Bankers Online reports. "Many Mexicans who work in the United States do so in order to send money back to their homes in Mexico. FDIC says about $18 billion is wired annually from the U.S. to Mexico. Many U.S. banks have welcomed the IDs as a way to get a cut of this activity by profiting from the handling charges on the wires and increased deposits.""I came to understand that sacrificing my principles is more expensive to the soul than unemployment is for my wallet," he saiThis would make a goog song |
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semisweetgirl
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Anything that helps is good by me. The unfortunate truth is those things happen every single day but these people, who are in most cases desperate, believe the b@stards that say they can get them safely across, promise them all kinds of things and then people die.
I have no problem with immigration legally.
Iain - bugger off you prat |
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Froggy
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Not as well as an M-16 would. |
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DontTazeMeBro
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No, but a really shitty economy is! |
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RayIsBack
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Noticed your link is BBC also noted that some responders say this is the U K site The Brits talk about us day and night than try and act all smug and indifferent
Beyond question the most pretentious people in the world
Like little boys who watch a girl for days than pretend they don't know who she is and have no interest in her Absolute children |
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Patrinka S
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i think it's good. why would anyone want to cross knowing they would lose they're life. it bothers me to know that some poor child died so the parents can get here. |
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Zoe is an idiot
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Only if they toe tap on your face. Did you notice how Riots answer has absolutely NOTHING to do with the question? What a moron, you two must be related. |
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Big Yin ;-)
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Rayls honestly,are you that pathetic?You STILL have to bring this thing about Brits up even when the question is about america...GOD are you honestly that jealous of us?I supose we should take it as a compliment but you do get quite tiresome. |
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iain h
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Wow! Have they really gone to such unsubtle lengths? I heard Don MacLean sing "Bye Bye Miss American Pie" 30 or so years ago and KNEW it was a sh!t place to wanna go to even back then. What's up with you Mexicans? |
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tizhimi
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wow thats a really relevant question on the uk yahoo questions site.
I don't care is my answer. |
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