Dana
> Were u 14, 9 years ago?? I think the reason they do this is cos u'd
> look alot different since u were 2 or 3 years old when u first got
> your card.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dana tierney
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 3:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Scary if True
>
>
> Um. I didnt think they expired nine years ago. The first one I had (it
> was stolen) did not. All I can say is good luck.
>
> Dana
>
> > We're going to Long beach!
> >
> > yaeh we are taking I-10 all the way. No we can't be sent to any of
>
> > those countries, but we ARE brown :-D
> >
> >
> > I have been in the US for almost 21 years. i'm turning 23 this year.
>
> > I just recently found out that I was supposed to renew my
> residential
> > alien card when I was 14! Yikes! I'm going to renew it this week.
> I
> > hope that's still possible :-D
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
>
> > From: dana tierney
>
> > To: CF-Community
>
> > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:58 AM
>
> > Subject: Re: Scary if True
> >
> >
>
> > I know the Texas-NM border area pretty well. Two questions. Are you
>
> > going to Los Angeles or north of there? Can your family members by
> any
> > stretch of someone's bigoted imagination be taken to be Iraqi,
> Afghan
> > or Pakistani?
> >
>
> > Actually, regardless, I think my advice is to avoid the whole area.
>
> > You are within the Border Patrol's perimeter the entire length of
> I-10
> > after San Antonio. I am not personally comfortable with people being
>
> > able to detain me at will, and I am blonde, blue-eyed, and totally
> > legal. You never know when you are going to get one of the psychos.
> I
> > have talked to Border Patrol agents who were *extremely* angry
> people.
> >
> >
>
> > This is by no means all of them and I have lived hassle-fre within
> > that perimeter for extended periods (Real County TX and Las Cruces
> NM)
> > but uh, when I went through there (twice in the last couple of
> months)
> > I cut cross-country to I-40 to avoid the checkpoints on I-10. The
> > first screening question is "is everyone a US citizen?" Nuff said.
> >
>
> > In addition, I-10 is very lonely for long stretches and yes,
> crawling
> > with illegal aliens and drug smugglers. Lonely road, lots of people
>
> > with guns, possible psychos, official or not... it's enough for me.
> >
>
> > You live in Houston right? For Albuquerque I went through Huntsville,
>
> > Dallas and Amarillo. After that you are on I-40 which will take you
>
> > straight into Los Angeles.
> >
> >
>
> > Whichever way you go, people should definitely have ID and permanent
>
> > resident or naturalization cards with them. They can verify your
> > status if need be but do you really want to be detained while they
> do?
> > I went through this once when I HAD to go to Canada even though I
> > couldn't find my green card. In that instance they were very
> courteous,
> > but there was no question of me going anywhere until they checked.
> If
> > you do get one of the psychos... that might not be fun.
> >
>
> > Dana
>
> >
> >
>
> > >Documents, documents, documents,
>
> > >
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> > >
>
> > > ----- Original Message -----
>
> > > From: brobborb
>
> > > To: CF-Community
>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 9:29 AM
>
> > > Subject: Re: Scary if True
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Hey guys, quick question. I live in Texas. My whole family is
> > going to Cali
>
> > >for the summer, a road trip!. There are still a few in my family
> > that are not
>
> > >US citizens (but legal permanent residents).
>
> > >
>
> > > I heard horror stories from my friend who made a similar trip,
> and
> > on his way
>
> > >back, near the New mexico/Texas border, they were stopped by
> > [immigration
>
> > >officers?] and were being "harassed" with all sorts of questions.
> > This was in
>
> > >december 2003! He backed off after my friend asked him for his
> name
> > and
>
> > >supervisor's name, stuff like that.
>
> > >
>
> > > I would like some suggestions as to how to prepare myself
>
> > >mentally/legally/physically for this ordeal!
>
> > >
>
> > > ----- Original Message -----
>
> > > From: Angel Stewart
>
> > > To: CF-Community
>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 9:26 AM
>
> > > Subject: RE: Scary if True
>
> > >
>
> > > *sigh*
>
> > > God.
>
> > > The downfall of humanity.
>
> > >
>
> > > -Gel
>
> > >
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
>
> > > From: Sandy Clark
>
> > >
>
> > > Is our country really being run by madmen?
>
> > >
>
> > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1195568,00.html
>
> > >
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