Do you carry your green card with you ?
Apr 28th 2010, 5:56 pm
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Re: Do you carry your green card with you ?
Actually, I was born in Brazil (although I am white) the car I was in was me and 4 other latinos (who were darker skinned). They were all US Citizens, I was the only non-citizen at the time. All declared their citizenship without any problems...the only person that got any lip was me, the white guy 
But that was one stop in Vermont and I won't argue about racial profiling and traffic stops...unfortunately it's very rampant, hell they've practically codified it in Arizona!
But that was one stop in Vermont and I won't argue about racial profiling and traffic stops...unfortunately it's very rampant, hell they've practically codified it in Arizona!
Apr 28th 2010, 6:01 pm
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Re: Do you carry your green card with you ?
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Apr 28th 2010, 6:10 pm
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Re: Do you carry your green card with you ?
My husband is a USC now, but when he was a PR, he carried his GC with him all the time in his wallet. He also made that I-10 to New Mexico road trip several times, and there was a checkpoint every time, where he had to show his GC.
I suppose now with the new law passed in AZ, he'll have to get one of those wallet-size passport cards and have that in his wallet to prove he's here legally. Ugh. What are the rest of us supposed to show??
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I suppose now with the new law passed in AZ, he'll have to get one of those wallet-size passport cards and have that in his wallet to prove he's here legally. Ugh. What are the rest of us supposed to show??
Rene
Apr 28th 2010, 6:19 pm
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This seems like a good time to tell my husband's funny story. He repairs oriental rugs, and he was on a road trip from CA to NM to go out to a job in NM. He was the passenger in the rug company's van. Both my husband and the driver are Iranian, with heavy accents. They were stopped at one of those checkpoints, and the officer asked the driver, what's in the back of the van? The driver said "rugs", but with his heavy accent, it sounded like "drugs". Imagine my husband's surprise when they were swiftly (and strictly!) ordered out of the van, and 2 more officers came over to search the van! It was pretty scary, but the officers soon realized the guy said "rugs", not "drugs", and after checking ID and GC, they let them go.
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Apr 28th 2010, 6:48 pm
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Re: Do you carry your green card with you ?
This seems like a good time to tell my husband's funny story. He repairs oriental rugs, and he was on a road trip from CA to NM to go out to a job in NM. He was the passenger in the rug company's van. Both my husband and the driver are Iranian, with heavy accents. They were stopped at one of those checkpoints, and the officer asked the driver, what's in the back of the van? The driver said "rugs", but with his heavy accent, it sounded like "drugs". Imagine my husband's surprise when they were swiftly (and strictly!) ordered out of the van, and 2 more officers came over to search the van! It was pretty scary, but the officers soon realized the guy said "rugs", not "drugs", and after checking ID and GC, they let them go.
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Oh wait, I don't have an accent..
Apr 28th 2010, 8:12 pm
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For example the Immigration people at Seattle tried not to let me into the country because my Advance Parole was issued in Connecticut but I was flying into Seattle
Another question for others - have your small children ever been told they must sign their passports? When I flew into the US with my 6 year old she was told that she must sign her passport. I handed it to her and she said 'Mummy which way round does the Z go?' What a farce...
Apr 28th 2010, 8:35 pm
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I actually kept mine in a safety deposit box the whole time I had it on the premise I only needed it when reentering the country or starting a new job. A stolen wallet/green card struck me as likely to be a big pain in the ass so I certainly wasn't going to carry it around everywhere.
Apr 28th 2010, 8:40 pm
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Alternatively if the Republicans in AZ hadn't enacted a law which was designed to blur the line on racial profiling under the guise of "National Security", there would be nothing to worry about either.
Apr 28th 2010, 8:43 pm
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On domestic flights, why not simply show them a drivers license and avoid all the nonsense?
Apr 28th 2010, 8:46 pm
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Probably what would happen if I got stopped now post getting citizenship. After all, my accent didn't suddenly change when I became a citizen.
Apr 28th 2010, 8:52 pm
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I always carry my passport when I fly, wherever it is. It's not particularly logical, but I've been given a hard time in the past by airport staff even when I had all the right documents on me and was totally legal, and now I'm paranoid.
For example the Immigration people at Seattle tried not to let me into the country because my Advance Parole was issued in Connecticut but I was flying into Seattle
Another question for others - have your small children ever been told they must sign their passports? When I flew into the US with my 6 year old she was told that she must sign her passport. I handed it to her and she said 'Mummy which way round does the Z go?' What a farce...
For example the Immigration people at Seattle tried not to let me into the country because my Advance Parole was issued in Connecticut but I was flying into Seattle
Another question for others - have your small children ever been told they must sign their passports? When I flew into the US with my 6 year old she was told that she must sign her passport. I handed it to her and she said 'Mummy which way round does the Z go?' What a farce...
Why is it a farce for the child to sign the passport, if they are old enough to do so its required, if too young the parents are to print the childs name.
"23. My child is too young to sign his/her own passport. How do I sign my child's passport?
In the space provided for the signature, the mother or father must print the child's name and sign their own name. Then, in parenthesis by the parent's name, write the word (mother) or (father) so we know who signed for the child."
Apr 28th 2010, 9:24 pm
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I carry mine. I have also driven through lots of those check points on I-10. Interestingly enough each time they just waved us through with a hello and a smile, they didn't even ask if we were citizens. I guess it's because we're white. So it would appear to be clear that they already racially profile.