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Birþelio (June) 29, 2008 

ReginosPalëpë: 2 dalis (ReginosPalepe: Part 2)

Kur buvau dingus? (Where have I been?)

Namo praradimo pavojai ið arèiau (Losing your House)

Kas yra patriotas? (What is a patriot?)

Kaip veikia prezidento rinkimø mechanizmas? (Electing a President)

 

 

Liepos (July) 24, 2006

Alimentai vaikø iðlaikymui (Child Support Enforcement)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Nëra imigraciniø naujienø (No Action on Immigration)

Alimentai vaikui Kalifornijoje (California Child Support)

Ar tikrai kitoks? (Marketing Scheme)

Nemokama antivirusinë (Free Anti-Virus Software)

Foto Konkursas (Photo Contest)

Birþelio (June) 21, 2006

Mes keièiame kryptá (Changing Direction)

Imigruoti á Kanadà (Immigration to Canada)

Kaip atvykti á JAV ir dirbti gydytoju (Coming to the US as a doctor)

Keliauti á Japonijà (Traveling to Japan)

Balandis (Apr) 24, 2006

Paskutinës imigracinës þinios (Immigration Update) 

Balandis (Apr) 13, 2006

Velykinës mintys (Easter Thoughts)

Emigrantø keliu (Emmigrant Road)

Lina Macaitienë

Jau pavasaris (It's Spring)

Balandis (Apr) 10, 2006 

Kol kas nëra jokios imigracinës reformos (No Immigration Reform Yet)

Patikrinti “Application Status” (Checking Application Status)

Darbo leidimai (Work Permits)

Moters biologinis laikrodis (Women's Biological Clock)

Albino Hoffman fotografijos (Photos by Albinas Hoffman)

Kaip tinkamai pasirengti emigranto kelionei (Preparing for the Journey of Emmigration)

Pramogos, renginiai Èikagoje (Chicago Activities)

Kovas (Mar) 30, 2006

Imigraciniai debatai (The Immigration Debate)

DREAM aktas (The DREAM Act)

Kelionë maðina su vaikais ir be jø (Driving Vacations)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Kovas (Mar) 23, 2006 

Tapimas legaliais (Becoming Legal)

Krepðinis ir iðsilavinimas (Basketball and Education)

JAV pilietybës egzaminas (US Citizenship Exam)

Darbo viza  (Employment Visa)

 Imigrantø vizos (Immigrant Visas)

Lietuviðka garinë pirtis ( Lithuanian steam baths)

Kovas (Mar) 16, 2006 

Amerikieèiai ir imigrantai (Americans and Immigrants)

Tapimas legaliais (Becoming Legal)

Skatiname imigracijà? (Encouraging Immigration?)

Amnestija (Amnesty)

Plaukø ðalinimas lazeriu (Laser Hair Removal)

Investuokite Baltijos ðalyse (Invest in the Baltics)

Kovas (Mar) 9, 2006 

Paukðèiø gripo naujienos (Bird Flu Update)

Antibiotikø þala (Antibiotic Abuse)

Laiðkai ið  Norviliðkiø pilies Lietuvoje (Letter from Norviliskiu Castle)

Kaip atsiimti nesumokëtà algà -- 2 (Unpaid Wages -- 2)

Imigraciniai klausimai (Immigration Questions)

Kur galëèiau rasti kvalifikuotà ðeimos psichologà? (Finding a family therapist)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Kovas (Mar) 3, 2006

Mûsø vieni metai (It’s been One Year)

Reginos laiðkai (Regina's Letters)

Imigruojant á Canada (Immigrate to Canada)

Padedate vieni kitiems (Readers Help Readers)

Lietuvos kulinarinis paveldas  (Lithuania’s Culinary Heritage)

Kaip atsiimti nesumokëtà algà (Unpaid Wages Complaint)

  Poezijos tinklapis (Poetry Website)

Vasaris (Feb) 23, 2006 

Neramus laikas Buðui (Troubles for Bush)

Uþgavënës (Shrove Tuesday)

Blynai, blyneliai, sklindþiai (Pancakes, crepes, and scones)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Skyrybos ir mokesèiai (2) (Divorce and Taxes)

Vasaris (Feb) 16, 2006

Lietuvos nepriklausomybë (Lithuanian Independence)

Pompëja (Pompeii)

Laiðkai ið  Norviliðkiø pilies Lietuvoje (Letters from Norviliskiu Castle)

Pasmerkto mirti istorija (Condemned to Die)

Skyrybos ir mokesèiai (Divorce and Taxes)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Paklausk Erikos (Ask Erika)

Vasaris (Feb) 9, 2006 

Bûk Valentinu pati sau (Be your own Valentine)

Valentino diena (Valentine's Day)

Laiðkø krepðelis(Mailbag)

Psichologijos tinklapis - TAU!

Krepðinio mokykla (School for Basketball)

Emigruoju á Amerikà (Coming to America)

Mamø ir tëèiø klubas (Mom and Dad's Club)

Skaitytojø kûryba (Reader's Creations)

Vasaris (Feb) 2, 2006 

Reginos laiðkai (Regina's Letters)

Mokslinis màstymas – 1 dalis (Scientific Thinking – Part 1)

Muðeikø dovanos (Another Beating, Another Baubel)

Pagalba naujagimiui JAV (Public Aid for Baby)

10 metø viza (10 Year Visa) 

Imigracinë viza anûkui (Immigrant Visa for Grandson)

Sausis (Jan) 26, 2006

Gydymas ar iliuzija? (Healing or Delusion)

Vaizduotës galia (The Power of Imagination) 

Imigracinës vizos (Immigration Visas)

Uþsienis ir dviguba pilietybë (Living Abroad with Dual Citizenship)

Sausis (Jan) 19, 2006

Psichinis gydymas (Psychic Healing)

Vitaminas D ir vëþinës ligos (Vitamin D and Cancer)

Amerikos pilieèiai uþsienyje (American Citizens Abroad)

New York’o dirbanèiøjø apsauga (New York Worker’s Rights)

Laiðkø krepðelis(Mailbag)

Skaitytojø nuomonës (Reader's Opinions)

Sausis (Jan) 12, 2006

Reginos laiðkai (Regina's Letters)

Jûsø kompiuterio saugumas (Security for your Computer)

Seksualinis priekabiavimas (Sexual Harassment)

Vairavimas Virginia valstijoje (Driving in Virginia)

Social Security pinigai (Social Security Benefits)

Sausis (Jan) 5, 2006

Reginos laiðkai (Regina's Letters)

Þalia arbata ir svorio metimas (Green Tea and Weight Loss)

"Uraganiniai" automobiliai (Hurricane Cars)

Klausimai ir atsakymai (Questions and Answers)

Gruodis (Dec) 15, 2005

 Kalëdø kilmë (The Origins of Christmas)

Ðventiniai Kalëdø vakarëliai (Christmas Parties)

Ar tai mokslas? (Is It Science?)

Smurtas namuose (Domestic Violence)

Paauglio klausimas (Teenager's Question)

Kaip atsiimti pinigus  (How to get Money Back)

Suþalojimai darbe (On the Job Injury)

Dþiazas Lietuvoje (Jazz in Lithuania)

Geri dalykai Lietuvoje (Positive Things in Lithuania)

Ðventøjø kûèiø ir kalëdø puota

Gruodis (Dec) 7, 2005

Bliuzø klubas (Blues Club)

Paukðèiø gripo baimë (Catching Bird Flu)

Kalëdø varðkës kukuliukai

Senoviniai klaipëdietiðki patiekalai (Ancient Lithuanian Dishes)

Vertingas projektas (Important Project)

Þiema Èikagoje (Winter in Chicago)

2006 Naujø Metø sutiktuvës  ir renginiai kitose valstijose (New Years 2006)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Lapkritis (Nov) 22, 2005 

Legendos apie iðsilavinimà (Myths about Education)

Asimiliacija (Assimilation)

Eks- gubernatoriaus teismas (The Ryan Trial)

Poet and Musician (Poetas ir Muzikantas)

Lapkritis (Nov) 17, 2005 

Padëkos pietø receptai (Recipes for Thanksgiving)

“Lietuvos kulinarijos enciklopedija” (Encyclopedia of Lithuanian Cuisine)

Lietuvos kulinarinës tradicijos (Lithuania's Culinary Tradition)

Palyginimai (Comparing)

Viskas apie kalakutà (All About Turkey)

Lapkritis (Nov) 10, 2005 

Kà reiðkia Padëkos ðventë  (What Thanksgiving Means)

Pasirengimas Padëkos Dienos pietums (Pot Luck Thanksgiving)

Thanksgiving ðventės atsiradimo istorija

Baltøjø rûmø rûpesèiai (White House Troubles)

Spaudos laisvë (Freedom of the Press)

Skaitytojø laiðkai Tinai (Reader's Letters to Tina)

Þalios kortelës loterija (Green Card Lottery)

Klausimas apie Þalios Kortelës loterijà (Question about Green Card Lottery)

Kaip jauèiasi gráþæ gyventi á Lietuvà? (2) (Back Home in Lithuania)

Invalidas Lietuvoje ðiandien (An Invalid in Lithuania Today)

 


 

Ankstesni pusl. (Older Pages)


Reginos Palëpë Home Page  Kovas (Mar) 16, 2006

Amnesty

Albinas Hoffman

 

 I remind you that the US House of Representatives last December voted for a very strong immigration bill.  It is named after its primary sponsors Sensenbrenner and King.  It mandates the criminilization of illegal residents and the people who hire them, asking for large fines.  

 

Now we are waiting for the US Senate to pass some kind of immigration bill.  The procedure in the US government is that the House and Senate versions of legislation need to be put together into a form that both can support and send to the President to sign.

 

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Amnestija

 

Albinas Hoffman



Priminsiu, kad JAV Kongreso Atstovø Rûmai, 2005 m. gruodþio mën. priëmë gana grieþtà imigracijos projektà. Ðis projektas pavadintas jo autoriaus ir pravedëjo Sensenbrenner vardu. Jame reikalaujama kriminalizuoti nelegalus, o jø samdytojus, (ádarbinanèius) laikyti nusikaltëliais, taikant dideles baudas.

Dabar laukiama koká imigraciná projektà priims JAV Senatas. Tik viena þinome, kad abiejø Rûmø projektai privalo bûti suderinti ir bendrai priimtini kad bûtø galima pateikti JAV Prezidentui pasiraðyti kad taptø ástatymu. Gal bus kreipiamasi ir á Aukðèiausià Teismà iðaiðkinimui ar ðis naujas ástatymas neprieðtarauja Konstitucijai.

Ð. m. kovo 10 d. Èikagoje ávyko, dalyvaujant apie 100,000 miniai, demonstracija, reikalaujanti leisti nelegalams toliau gyventi JAV-se ir reikalauti pilietybës. Nemanau, jog bet kokia kita ðalis pasaulyje toleruotø tokio tikslo demonstracijas.  Prie ðios demonstracijos organizavimo prisidëjo visokio plauko ispaniðkai kalbantieji rinktieji politikai.  Dël balsø? Neatsiliko ir vietiniai “Honchos”, uþtardami nelegalus. Tiktai dël balsø, nes nelegalø giminës- pilieèiai tai balsuoja.

Kyla klausimas ar Amerikos pilieèiai, nuvykæ á kità kraðtà, galëtø taip nelegaliai gyventi ir dirbti? Neseniai lietuviðkoje spaudoje skaitëme kaip, perilgai uþsilikusi Amerikos pilietë, lietuvaitë, Lietuvoje turëjo bëdø iðvykstant. Reikalaujama buvo baudos ir visokiø paþymø. Lietuvoje tokie ávykiai  laikomi normaliais. Iðvykstant ið JAV niekas dëmesio nekreipia apie neleistinà (per ilgà, virð vizoje nurodyto leistino laiko) uþsibuvimà. Svarbu, kad iðvykstama.

Manau, jog aiðkiai matosi kokie vëjai puèia JAV Kongrese. Balsuotojai reikalauja ið renkamø Atstovø aiðkiø pasisakymø apie nelegalià imigracijà. Taip pat girdisi balsø, kad vieðose vietose ir valdiðkose ástaigose bûtø naudojama vienintelë oficiali anglø kalba. Kodël ðalia anglø kalbos valdiðkose ástaigose naudojamos ispanø ir dar lenkø kalbos? Gal ðiø kraðtø þmonës maþiau iðsilavinæ arba þemesnës kultûros, kad jiems anglø kalba neákandama? Kodël niekur valdiðkose ástaigose nepastebime uþraðø lietuviø arba kitomis Europoje naudojamomis kalbomis?

Ar neprasidës “ðienapjûtë” þmonëms, kurie uþsiiminëja “tiksliaisiais spëliojimais”?

Reginos Palëpë Home Page  

(Lithuanian Text)

Amnesty

Albinas Hoffman

 

 

 I remind you that the US House of Representatives last December voted for a very strong immigration bill.  It is named after its primary sponsors Sensenbrenner and King.  It mandates the criminilization of illegal residents and the people who hire them, asking for large fines.  

 

Now we are waiting for the US Senate to pass some kind of immigration bill.  The procedure in the US government is that the House and Senate versions of legislation need to be put together into a form that both can support and send to the President to sign.  The Supreme Court might also be asked to rule on the constitutionality of any resulting law.  

 

On Mar 10 there was a big demonstration in Chicago of people demanding that the US government give illegal residents the right to become citizens.  I don't know any other country in the world that would tolerate this kind of demonstration.  Many Spanish-speaking politicians had a part in organizing this demonstration, maybe for their own political advantage.  Local "honchos" supported this idea too because they are worrying about attracting the votes of friends and relatives of the illegal residents who are citizens and who can vote.

 

I have a question.  Would American citizens be able to go to another country to live and work illegally?  I read recently in a Lithuanian publication, how an American citizen had a big problem leaving Lithuania because she had overstayed her tourist visa.  She was asked to pay fines and to provide all kinds of documents.  In Lithuania these things are considered normal.  When leaving the US, nobody pays any attention to whether or not you have overstayed a visa.  It only matters that you are leaving.  

 

I think it is very clear what kind of wind is blowing in the US Congress.  Voters are asking for very plain answers about illegal immigrants from their representatives.  Also there are voices asking in public places and government offices to use only one official language, English.  Why should there be, next to English in government offices, Spanish and Polish?  Maybe people from these countries are less educated or have a lower culture so that they cannot learn English.  Why don't we see in any government office signs in Lithuanian or other European languages?

 

 

 

 

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