| 12/9/2007 12:13:50 PM |
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soulcitywalker
Lexington, KY
age: 48
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knaught: yeah, if we say it like this, instead of the truth,
SCW: There wasn't a "we", dummy. Just the woman that was interviewed.
Everyone KNOWS there's public transportation in Florida, but obviously the woman who said that doesn't know.
Interesting that you all swarm over somethng like this, but when it was revealed that Bush had lied about WMD, you were nowhere to be found.
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| 12/9/2007 12:17:36 PM |
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soulcitywalker
Lexington, KY
age: 48
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china: Let's put it this way, Metrorail is only 20% useful. The part that gets the most riders is that which goes from Dadeland to downtown. The remaining line goes through a "no man's land" of crime and decay.
SCW: Thanks for the additional info!!!
The other 80% goes through a high crime area, and thus...people would rather avoid it. Makes sense.
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| 12/9/2007 12:19:08 PM |
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soulcitywalker
Lexington, KY
age: 48
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foto: china didnt you say you cant speak for the rest of the country only the parts youve been to?
SCW: She wrote that she was there "years ago," dummy.
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| 12/9/2007 12:45:30 PM |
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photographerny
Camp Pendleton, CA
age: 25 online now!
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well shes a kid now, so id have to question her perspective from years ago, not to mention things change in a matter of years.
btw the dummy comment is refreshing unlike you. 
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| 12/9/2007 12:45:30 PM |
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cabby37
Elkhart, IN
age: 48 online now!
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And i was in Miami as well lived there and in Jacksonville and Tampa And yes you sometimes have to go through parts that may not be the best... BUT again it just depends on where you live and where your job is... what you are assuming is that they live in a bad part of town or would have to go through that part.. I have used mass transit and have never had any issues on it what so ever....
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| 12/9/2007 2:58:19 PM |
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jays82
Delphos, OH
age: 43
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Na,na,na,na, na,na,na,na hey, hey, hey good bye! They are illegal and I am suppose to feel sorry for them? They took the chance coming here and staying oh well. They knew the chance when they decided to take it. Is this a hard statement yes, but they lived well for 20 years. Now they go back and apply and get in great come on in and stay.
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| 12/9/2007 3:39:42 PM |
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chinatown_girl
Oyster Bay, NY
age: 18
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lol no this isnt about them coming back except for their children, who are, american citizens. the economy is better in brazil now, the u.s. dollar is worth less, opportunities in other places are starting to improve.
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| 12/9/2007 3:40:58 PM |
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photographerny
Camp Pendleton, CA
age: 25 online now!
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then whats the problem china?
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| 12/9/2007 3:47:52 PM |
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jays82
Delphos, OH
age: 43
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Yes I would like to know what the problem is? You act all pissed off about them leaving and now it is a better thing?
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| 12/9/2007 3:49:06 PM |
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photographerny
Camp Pendleton, CA
age: 25 online now!
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she likes to post things and not comment on them.
but frankly if they leave i am happy, if things are better elsewhere, then i would think SHE would be happy.
or maybe she is unhappy nonwhites are leaving
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| 12/9/2007 3:54:43 PM |
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chinatown_girl
Oyster Bay, NY
age: 18
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jay: Yes I would like to know what the problem is? You act all pissed off about them leaving and now it is a better thing?
could u cut and paste an example of my pissiness about this article?
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| 12/9/2007 3:55:32 PM |
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castertroy
Howell, NJ
age: 38
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Ok , something about some Brazilians that i know are going back to their country, by the way photo many are white , descendant from Nazi refugees from the second world war , lol.
Anyhow , they are going back because the laws are more restricted and they cannot work or live here , i know some personally , and while i can understand their frustration , i believe that if you are not here legally you should go back to your country and apply for an immigration visa , come back whenever you have your papers , Illegal means you are invading someone elses home.
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| 12/9/2007 3:57:31 PM |
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photographerny
Camp Pendleton, CA
age: 25 online now!
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oh i am aware of that castor, kinda similar to why half of mexico city is blond.
but just because i know that doesn't mean china will classify them as white.
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| 12/9/2007 4:09:00 PM |
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jays82
Delphos, OH
age: 43
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You can’t spend your entire life waiting to be legal,” said Mr. Borges, 42, reflecting on a hard decision born of lost hopes, new fears and changing economies in both countries since he arrived in 1996. By law, the couple faces a 10-year bar on re-entering the United States, even as visitors.
That decision — to give up on life in the United States — is being made by more and more Brazilians across the country, according to consular officials, travel agencies swamped by one-way ticket bookings, and community leaders in the neighborhoods that Brazilian immigrants have transformed, from Boston to Pompano Beach, Fla.
No one can say how many are leaving. But in the last half year, the reverse migration has become unmistakable among Brazilians in the United States, a population estimated at 1.1 million by Brazil’s government — four to five times the official census figures.
To explain an often wrenching decision to pull up stakes, homeward-bound Brazilians point to a rising fear of deportation and a slumping American economy. Many cite the expiration of driver’s licenses that can no longer be renewed under tougher rules, coupled with the steep drop in the value of the dollar against the currency of Brazil, where the economy has improved.
“You put it all together, and why should you stay in an environment like that if you have a place like Brazil, where there’s hope, a light at the end of the tunnel and it’s not a train to run you over?” said Pedro Coelho, a businessman in Mount Vernon, N.Y., who is known as the mayor of Brazilians in Westchester County. “Are they leaving? Yes, by the hundreds.”
This is just a part of what you pasted. If your not pissed about it why put it on here?
You think I feel bad they are moving back? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!!! Here is the question who has the better chance at a long term good economy?
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| 12/9/2007 4:25:55 PM |
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queenofhearts61
Seymour, IN
age: 62
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I do not care if they are going back. Maybe we can go there now if their economy is better. Wonder if we would be allowed to stay and take advantage of their good economy for 10 years?
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