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Old 03-24-2005, 08:43   #7
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Originally Posted by magician
Actually...those requirements are pretty standard.

In fact...I cannot think of any country off the top of my head that will allow a foreigner to just show up without a passport.

Requiring an entry visa merely means that visitors or immigrants need to enter the country through a checkpoint. I do not know of any country that does not care if folks just saunter across national borders with no controls.

Requiring work permits...is simply another manifestation of an actual government emerging from chaos.

There will be growing pains, certainly. And I have always been an advocate of the humanistic interpretation of laws as opposed to their mechanical application.

The fact that an exemption for those married to Iraqis has been included shows that there is more than mere xenophobia behind these measures.

This is what governments do. They govern. And population control measures....are a critical component of the state. Any state.
Hey, hermano:

How do you explain the millions of illegal aliens in the US working, who walked in, have no documentation, are afforded many of the benefits that citizens enjoy, and are actually protected by some communities from identification and deportation?

TR
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