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Ailatan
10/15/09

In reply to Out-Of-Work Asylum Seekers In Britain Feel The Pinch
Farzana, I know that it seems very tough and unfair, but try to understand and help your Mum. Don't do anything silly like crossing the border and getting into trouble, she seems already burdened with many problems.

Keep strong, things will get better for you two.

I wish I could say that to them. #refugees
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thePrototype
10/15/09

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Isn't it pretty standard to not allow immigrants to work while in their paperwork clears? I am not sure how people seeking asylum are treated, but I know that legal spouses in both Canada and the US are not allowed to work anywhere from 6 months to over a year. #refugees
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thespaceygirl
10/15/09

@thePrototype: perhaps there are more opportunities to work illegally in united states than in britian. #refugees
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Plum-Pie
10/15/09

@thespaceygirl: I have no idea if there are more opportunities in the US but there are lots of opportunities to work illegally over here and (I imagine) in very similar roles - cleaning, factory work, catering. But basically the economy means that Brits will now take these jobs, or such jobs temporarily don't exist. Plus there is something of a crackdown on those who hire illegal workers currently. #refugees
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J.D.Regent
10/16/09

@thePrototype: Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the US, in line with obligations under international law. Of course, they can't get any other benefits here like they do in the UK. Asylum seekers are legally present in their countries of refuge unless and until they are given a final rejection on their case. #employment
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J.D.Regent
10/16/09

@thePrototype: I also am not sure what you mean by "legal spouses." People who are entering the US on a spouse visa are allowed to work from day one, or as soon as their applications are received. #employment
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thePrototype
10/16/09

@J.D.Regent: If you come across on a K1 Visa you are allowed to work until you actually get married, at which point your status changes. Then you are not allowed to work until you receive your AOS or Permanent Residence which took us about 6 months to receive (which I understand is quick). #employment
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
09/23/09

In reply to How Writers Are Like Hookers
Writers and prostitutes are nothing alike. They're degrading themselves every day, answering Craigslist ads asking them to sell themselves for next to nothing, and now that most people can get it for free online they're barely eking out a living.
Prostitutes, on the other hand, are just experiencing a temporary, recession-related setback.
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Alexis
09/23/09

@HeatherNumber1: Wow, that stung my soul.

*hearted*
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theKP
09/23/09

In reply to How Writers Are Like Hookers
So does that mean that the advice dispensed by the ACORN workers (leaving aside looking the other way with regard to child prostitution) was correct legally? That there is in fact a provision or legal precedent set up to enable prostitutes and johns to file taxes without being arrested?
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schweppes
09/23/09

@theKP: Totally. The IRS encourages it.
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theKP
09/23/09

@schweppes: Now I'm confused about what the controversy is about. People might find it distasteful to be dispensing tax advice to sex workers, but if they weren't encouraging anyone to break the law by filing as a performance artist, then why are people so up in arms? I actually thought this was a moral issue with a legal edge, but now it looks like it's entirely a moral issue. I'm also now wondering what the proper procedure would be if a sex worker called the IRS directly for tax advice--would the IRS employee be expected to provide the advice and move on, or would the employee be expected to turn the person away and report him or her? Can people with incomes derived from illegal sources get tax advice? Or are accountants/lawyers/whoever ethically obligated to call the police on them? My brain hurts.
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RisaPlata
09/23/09

@theKP: I think it was more the part where the fake pimp said he was bringing in a bunch of girls from the Dominican Republic (I think?) to work with them and the ACORN worker suggested they claim the girls as dependents. And they asked a guy in San Diego about the best place to get the girls across the border and the guy there said, "Tijuana, definitely. I know some people."
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