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On 8/24/2019 at 9:04 PM, DLock said:

Incorrect.

 

My grandparents came LEGALLY to the USA. They didn't cross into the USA or overstay their tourist visa. They emigrated LEGALLY, satisfying all criteria at the time.

 

These parents of "anchor" babies came illegally. It's not even close to what my ancestors "enjoyed".

 

I want all immigrants to respect the entry process and do it legally. If they satisfy the criteria, then let them in. If they don't, refuse entry. If they sneak in, deport them.

 

Why is that so hard to understand?

So your grandparents were illegal immigrants, who managed to use the system to become legal immigrants. Therefore you are grandchild of one of the child's, which is not so legal immigrant. 

You do know, that you are not a real American, don't you? When will you go back to your motherland?

5 hours ago, CG1 Blue said:

My question is why are the EU and Ireland not working with the UK on the alternative arrangements NOW. How can we expect only 1 of the 3 parties to unilaterally come up with a plan? The UK is trying (see below), but without support from the EU / Ireland it's not easy! 

 

From the ITV website: 

The Alternative Arrangements Commission was set up earlier this year.

 

- It says existing technology could be used with no need for futuristic high-tech solutions

- It also suggests the setting up of Special Economic Zones around the Londonderry/Donegal border and around Newry/Dundalk - areas where businesses would maybe get tax    breaks to encourage growth.

- It also recommends a Special Food Standard Zone - for the UK & Ireland - to avoid food standards and animal health checks at a hard border - but the commission acknowledges this idea would be "difficult to negotiate" because the EU and Ireland would have to agree to it.

- The panel says mobile units for food and animal checks could operate away from the border.

- It also acknowledges that the Northern Ireland Assembly would have to make some decisions on future arrangements.

 

Not offence, but logically thinking if there is a viable alternative solution available between today and the day when UK's extension period ends - that means that the backstop never comes to an effect at all.

The whole idea of the backstop is to make sure that there is an alternative solution implemented, so that the lives of the people in Ireland and Northern Ireland can go on. 

Once there is an alternative solution, the backstop goes Puff into the void.

Birthright is a bit silly idea as it is. There could be some better solutions for both USA as well as for the kids born in the USA.

If the child's parents have been legally lived in the USA for the past year or the kid have lived in the USA for a full year, then give the child citizenship. 

4 hours ago, CharlieH said:

The general rule is that unless there is a fault or incorrectly supplied, the customer always pays postage costs. Some items "supplied by Lazada" are free returns.

Thank you CharlieH!

On 8/17/2019 at 7:02 PM, CharlieH said:

There is no general rule, although topics become archived after 10 years and then cannot be added to.

If a topic is resurrected from say 5 years ago, it has to be for good reason and the added post must be relevant and add value. If it does not it will be removed and the topic returned to history.

 

This of course is also all a matter of the topic concerned and current relevance.

It is generally better to start a new topic and be current rather than raise an old topic in most instances.

Hi all!

Does that mean that the said topic from 5 years ago is actually a topic from 15 years ago? Otherwise it doesn't really make sense if topics become archived after 10 years. 

Then again, how does one add post to a topic, when it has been already archived?

I'm feeling a bit confused. 

.. I actually wanted to ask some questions from this forum support desk, but I don't seem to find how to start a new topic. Can somebody help me with this? Thanks!

Why not just get the Brexit done. It's going to happen, regardless what anybody powerless person thinks or says. 

UK will be just fine without any connections to the Europe. Europe likewise will be just fine without any connections to the UK. 

For the UK, EU is going to become a country like Turkey. For the EU, UK is going to become a country like Turkey. 

It's best to get accustomed to the idea that UK and EU are going to be fully separated.

40 minutes ago, 7by7 said:

Err

The self contradictions evident here make any further comment from me redundant.

 

 

A plane full?

 

How many people do you think fly from Norwich to Aberdeen?

 

Plus, of course, commercial planes are larger, and so emit more CO2, than private jets.

 

 

Commercial planes, which carry hundreds of people, naturally emit more CO2. Per transferred passenger, those however are more economical. 

As aviation business is highly competitive business, it's quite easy to compare the price of one seat to another and convert that to energy used by the plane and per a person flown to the desired destination.

31 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

It was a second order effect. 

And, no, British working class folks aren't a quarter poorer. The British economy doesn't consist solely of imports.

Let's have a fun get together in Spain with loads of dine and wine. 

- UK folks.. uh, perhaps another time.

- The rest of the World.. hey, that's a great idea, let's do it!

UK people are now quite a lot poorer compared to just few years ago.

Oh, I see. This is one of those news, like we have in Thailand, after 50 people are killed in a boat accident and then suddenly, obviously unpredictably, the next week some taxi driver returns 100 billion baht to some random foreign passenger, who left his billions on the back seat of the taxi. 

2 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

Britain did not devalue the pound. This was not a plan executed by the UK. The pound floats freely in the currency markets. The pound lost value due to the prospect of Brexit.

But effectually Britain did devalue the pound? 

Even now the British working class folks are quarter poorer compared to the folks outside of Britain. 

13 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

What's it like in the alternative universe you inhabit?

Pound tumbles to 30-year low as Britain votes Brexit

https://www.ft.com/content/8d8a100e-38c2-11e6-a780-b48ed7b6126f

Britain did devalue the Pound, which should be really good news for the British exporters. This is exactly what some folks have been saying Italy, Greece and some other countries should have done. 

Devaluing currency basically means lowering the local salaries compared to other countries. Thus making manufacturing cheaper as the labour costs are lowered. Good for businesses.

Denmark could easily put a 5 quadrillion price tag  for renting Greenland to USA for 100 year. 

That, mere 50 trillion per year, should cover the abuse what USA is going to do for it's national security as well as possible oil and gas deposits. 

There are some good deals to be made. 

7 hours ago, zydeco said:

Isn't LA a sanctuary city? How did she manage to get arrested and held in custody? I'm surprised the mayor and governor haven't given her a key to the city, free medical, free housing, and an EBT card.

I don't know if it is or is not. That's however the way each city should deal with scammers. 

Perhaps your rasistic point was missed here?

I was wondering how the accident could have killed so many "fluffy" chickens, but the fire explains it.

5 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Whatever it takes to speed things up at Swampy is a good thing. Not sure why they picked these nations, but it barely matters. Good on them. Just get more efficient please. Nobody wants to wait on a one hour line after finishing a 10-25 hour trip. Just do your jobs. Be competent. Man up. 

As every important world leader or their equals, the immigration officers know; To make other people to wait for you, is a sign of significant power! 

On 12/13/2018 at 5:40 PM, Sheryl said:

I (knock on wood) haven't had any problems. Just had to return 2 items, first time ever, refunded very promptly.

When you do return items back to the seller, do you bear the costs of return fare by yourself?

Or does the original seller or Lazada pay you back for the mailing fee?

So do you have to pay some costs, even if a seller have sold you items, which you can't use?

22 hours ago, HLover said:

There is a recently released TV document of "Cola wars" or similar, which was interesting to learn about. 

In the USA, there were people who were more monopolar of what they drunk, than current political figures. Document worth to watch and wonder.

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