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We checked out of Malaysia and drove over this bridge before arriving at Singapore's immigration. The bridge was pretty empty, because this was the tollway bridge. There's another bridge from Johor Bahru that is normally packed and the wait would be around 2 hours... People are stingy you know! It's not even very expensive to use the tollway to get here. :O
NOGALES, Arizona (April 1, 2014) - Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston and 7 other bishops celebrate Mass on the US-Mexico border in Arizona to commemorate the deaths of migrants in the desert and to pray for immigration reform.
Before the Mass, Cardinal Seán was taken on a tour of the border area by a local priest.
(Photo credit: George Martell/The Pilot Media Group) All photos available under a Creative Commons license, Share-Alike, Attribution-required.
Campaign Meeting held on Valentines Day to discuss the right to family life and the new immigration rules.
Photos courtesy of Jason Wen www.jasonwenphoto.net/
Title: NAFTA: The True Goatsucker of Mexico / NAFTA: El verdadero chupacabras de Mexico
Size: 12 x 16 inches
Medium: Acrylics
Description:
My canvas represents the monster that NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement / Tratado de Libre Comercio de America del Norte) has become for Mexicans in Mexico. NAFTA, as a blood sucker (vampiro)/goatsucker (chupacabras) really exists to exploit and take advantage of Mexico's workforce and resources, with the consent of Mexican high-ranking officials. The ugly truth is that NAFTA's only true beneficiaries are the USA corporations.
You may probably have heard about the "chupacabras" in Mexico: This mythical creature created by the government to serve as a red herring. El chupacabras is brought to life every so often by the government to distract ignorant Mexicans from really important issues that are affecting them or that will affect them. This green-greedy monster with the top hat represents the "USA corporate interests". On the back of the monster are the dark hands of our Mexican laborers who are being exploited, and in a way "hanged" unmercifully (like negro slaves were in the USA) by treacherous Mexican politicians in collusion with the USA government. This country is represented by white, red, and blue colors, and by the star figure.
I am from Tijuana, Baja California. I have a home close to several "maquiladoras" (twin plants). I know first hand the working conditions endured by maquiladoras' workers and the miserable salaries they receive. This treaty has only displaced workers "campesinos" (farmworkers), among others, forcing them to leave their states and families, and to try to cross the perilous USA border. I myself was displaced after the 90's devaluation. I was a teacher at Universidad Autonoma de Baja California. My salary as a teacher was $6.35 an hour at the time. After the devaluation my salary was $2.35 an hour. This situation made me return to the USA. I had to leave my husband, and my beloved home to come to live in the USA. Fortunately, since I could work legally in the USA, I did not have any problems getting a job. Since 1996, I am the official translator/interpreter for National School District in National City, California. I also work in the same capacity for the City of National City and for the Chula Vista Police Department.
Best regards,
Yolanda Lopez
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14/04/2022. Lydd, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson views a static display of cross agency aircraft and then gives speech on small boats and immigration. Lydd Airport. Picture by Tim Hammond / No 10 Downing Street
Pro-immigrant activists films Minutemen and vice-versa. TV films them both, and I get to take the photo!
NOGALES, Arizona (April 1, 2014) - Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston and 7 other bishops celebrate Mass on the US-Mexico border in Arizona to commemorate the deaths of migrants in the desert and to pray for immigration reform.
Before the Mass, Cardinal Seán was taken on a tour of the border area by a local priest.
(Photo credit: George Martell/The Pilot Media Group) All photos available under a Creative Commons license, Share-Alike, Attribution-required.
13/12/2022. London, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits the operation room of the new small boats command in central London and the headquarters of the National Crime Agency. Picture by Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Troy Miller, left, poses for a photo with Director General of Immigration for Colombia Juan Francisco Espinosa Palacios after engaging in a meeting at CBP headquarters at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C., August 26, 2021. CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett
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Yesterday (Wednesday 11 March 2020), officers from Greater Manchester Police and the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) executed a number of warrants at Great Ducie Street, Manchester.
Officers from GMP and the City of London Police - the national policing lead for fraud – worked alongside UK immigration, meaning a total of 100 officers and staff members were involved in the operation.
The search warrant, which developed from a previous operation that involved the sale and distribution of counterfeit items, saw thousands of labels, computer equipment and cash seized.
Detectives are currently exploring links between the counterfeit operation and Serious Organised Crime, helping to fund criminal activity beyond Greater Manchester.
15 people were arrested, after officers uncovered an estimated £7.5 million worth of branded clothing, shoes and perfume suspected to be counterfeit.
Chief Inspector Kirsten Buggy, of GMP’s North Manchester division, said: “Yesterday’s operation is one of the largest of its kind ever carried out in the area and has taken a meticulous amount of planning and preparation.
“I am thankful to colleagues from the City of London Police, who as the national policing lead for fraud, have worked in partnership with officers from GMP and helped bring about yesterday’s direct action. I am also grateful to those from UK Immigration for their help.
“Such partnerships are absolutely vital when tackling counterfeit operations, as they bring specialisms from across the country together in a bid to make an impactive and real difference. Steps such as yesterday are often only the start when it comes to investigating the scale of these operations and we will continue to work in conjunction with the City of London’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit to tackle this type of offending to its’ very core.
“It is important to recognise the far-reaching and serious impact of sophisticated and large scale counterfeit operations such as this one; and I would like to take this opportunity to remind members of the public of the repercussions of this kind of offending and the link to organised criminal activity. Please be under no illusion- this type of crime is not victimless.”
Police staff investigator Charlotte Beattie, of the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), said:
“The counterfeit goods business is a deceiving one and the key message to be take away from this operation, is that counterfeiting is not a victimless crime.
“An individual may think that when buying counterfeit goods they are only affecting a multi-million pound brand, and won’t matter, when in fact they are helping to fund organised criminal activity. Counterfeit goods also pose a health risk to individuals as they usually are not fit for purpose or have not gone through the legal health and safety checks.
“Working in partnership has ensured that today’s operation has been a success. We will continue to work with Greater Manchester Police and UK Immigration to tackle the scourge of the counterfeit goods problem.”
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk.
Ellis Island is known best as the historical gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States. This site was the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 to 1954. The island was greatly expanded with landfill between 1892 and 1934. Before that, the much smaller original island was the site of Fort Gibson and later a naval magazine. It became part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965, and since 1990, hosts a museum of immigration run by the National Park Service. A 1998 United States Supreme Court decision found most of the island to be part of New Jersey.
Organisations across Greater Manchester have joined forces in the continued crackdown on organised crime.
Over the past five days, Greater Manchester Police has worked in partnership with Home Office Immigration Enforcement, the National Crime Agency, Europol and other local and national partner agencies to undertake a series of raids, visits and safeguarding checks as part of 'Challenger' - the region’s biggest ever approach to tackling organised crime.
Over the past five days, more than 40 warrants have been carried out to disrupt and dismantle organised crime groups involved in illegal immigration, illegal marriages, drugs and the exploitation of some of the most vulnerable in society.
The week of action not only utilised close collaboration between partner agencies to identify and detain known criminals but to visit high risk areas and work with potential victims of exploitation to offer protection and prevention advice.
The week was also an effective tool in gathering further evidence and intelligence in the continuing attack on the criminal networks operating in Greater Manchester.
Since Monday 24 March there have been 78 arrests – 45 immigration-related and 33 for other organised crimes. Drugs with a street value of more than £285,000 and more than £70,000 of cash has also been seized. Further disruption to organised crime groups has been delivered in the form of £100,000 in fines served to businesses in the region. Further arrests and seizures are likely to be declared in coming days.
Chief Superintendent Rebekah Sutcliffe, who heads Challenger for Greater Manchester Police said:
“This has been another hugely successful week for Challenger and we would like to thank Immigration Enforcement, Europol, all other agencies and the local communities for their support.
“Organised crime groups do not assume a certain appearance or status; they take many different forms and often masquerade behind what appears to be a legitimate business, where they launder their ill-gotten gains.
“They do not specialise in a particular type of crime either and will pursue anything that offers the least risk and highest reward, from selling counterfeit goods and loan sharking to human trafficking and drug dealing.
“Those orchestrating illegal immigration will be involved in other criminality – there is often an overlap so this is why our multi-agency partnership and our close collaboration with Immigration Enforcement was integral to a quick and effective week of action.
“These criminals operate by preying on the most vulnerable in society - and this is why activity such as this is really important to us.”
The partnership approach to this week of action has been prevalent throughout, its effectiveness has been particularly highlighted by the success around visits to car washes across Greater Manchester, where the link between illegal immigration and other forms of organised crime has been most clearly illustrated.
Car washes in Salford, Wigan and Oldham were visited during the week, where a number of illegal workers were discovered. With the quick response and assistance of partner agencies, offences including drugs, benefit fraud and a potential sham marriage have also been uncovered through those visits – an effective and successful example of Challenger in action.
In addition to arrests and raids, Challenger’s delivery of effective prevention and enforcement activity has been most prominently reflected this week via operations in a number of local areas.
In Wigan, whilst conducting Harm Reduction visits, the GMP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit arrested one man for both CSE and drugs offences, and another man was arrested for grooming offences.
Tuesday saw a flurry of activity in Bolton, where six arrests were made for offences including human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Throughout the week, Europol – the European Law Enforcement Agency - was present with two officers based with GMP to carry out cross checks of the data and provide forensic support, which vastly increased the speed that analysis was performed, greatly enhancing the investigation process.
Dave Magrath, Head of the Home Office North West Criminal Investigations team, said: “This week we have made more than 20 arrests in the North West in connection with various investigations into suspected immigration crime.
“These arrests, and the Challenger operations, demonstrate the effectiveness of working alongside partner agencies such as Great Manchester Police. This work will continue to make life as tough as possible for those who seek to abuse our immigration laws.”
Chief Superintendent Sutcliffe added:
“Challenger is crucial in giving communities the confidence to speak out and report this destructive and intimidating behaviour that threatens our neighbourhoods.
“By working in partnership with so many agencies we have attacked these gangs from every angle, exposing them whilst at the same time protecting those that they exploit for their own gain.
“But the job isn’t over yet. With the public’s help, we’ll continue to work hard to uncover the criminal activity and bring these individuals to justice.”
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
us with our immigration app. the big black clip is for all the supporting documents that prove we are legit.
(thanks to everyone who helped!)
The PM and Home Secretary Alan Johnson take part in a Q&A following the PM's speech on immigration; PA copyright
A new border fence is seen at the zone known as El Bajio, in Sasabe Arzn., Wednesday, May 23, 2007. El Bajio is one of the immigrants busiest crossing points. Democrats are seeking to slash the number of foreign workers who could come to the U.S. with temporary working visas Wednesday as the US Senate prepares for another day of freewheeling debate over a bipartisan immigration measure. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)
Parishioners of the Border Church in Tijuana, Mexico, fly a kite from El Faro Park to mark the 47th Anniversary of the founding of Friendship Park on the U.S. side of the border fence by then-First Lady Pat Nixon. The Methodist Church of Mexico and The United Methodist Church in the U.S. share communion each Sunday across the border. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Campaign Meeting held on Valentines Day to discuss the right to family life and the new immigration rules.
Photos courtesy of Jason Wen www.jasonwenphoto.net/
Exclusive tour - Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport - March 14th, 2012
NOGALES, Arizona (April 1, 2014) - Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston and 7 other bishops celebrate Mass on the US-Mexico border in Arizona to commemorate the deaths of migrants in the desert and to pray for immigration reform. More information is available at www.justiceforimmigrants.org
(Photo credit: George Martell/The Pilot Media Group) All photos available under a Creative Commons license, Share-Alike, Attribution-required.
NOGALES, Arizona (April 1, 2014) - Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston and 7 other bishops celebrate Mass on the US-Mexico border in Arizona to commemorate the deaths of migrants in the desert and to pray for immigration reform. More information is available at www.justiceforimmigrants.org
(Photo credit: George Martell/The Pilot Media Group) All photos available under a Creative Commons license, Share-Alike, Attribution-required.
NOGALES, Arizona (April 1, 2014) - Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston and 7 other bishops celebrate Mass on the US-Mexico border in Arizona to commemorate the deaths of migrants in the desert and to pray for immigration reform. More information is available at www.justiceforimmigrants.org
(Photo credit: George Martell/The Pilot Media Group) All photos available under a Creative Commons license, Share-Alike, Attribution-required.