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Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Brown announced Sunday that he has signed AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo of Los Angeles.
It will let the Department of Motor Vehicles issue licenses to illegal immigrants eligible for work permits under a new Obama administration policy.
However, he vetoed AB1081 by fellow Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco.
The bill, dubbed "anti-Arizona" legislation, would have protected illegal immigrants who commit minor infractions from deportation.
The bill would have let California opt out of some parts of a federal program that requires local law enforcement officers to check the fingerprints of people they arrest against a federal immigration database and hold those who are in the country illegally.
Related Calif. Gov. OKs Bill on Illegal Immigrant Licenses - ABC News Issues Question by IR-student: What is the meaning of the "One China Policy"? The newspapers are reporting that the US government will not be changing its One China Policy now or in the future. This is a crucial issue (according to some observers), because both Taiwan and the USA will have Presidential elections in 2008. The Taiwanese always say that they are unfairly restricted by the "One China Policy." But what does the "One China Policy" have to do with Taiwan? Perhaps someone can clear up the confusion. From my viewpoint, it seems that Taiwan is continually asserting its international identity as simply "Taiwan". Also, I read in a history book that China ceded Taiwan to Japan in 1895. Best answer for What is the meaning of the "One China Policy"?:
Answer by Brave
One China, two systems is clubbed with Hong Kong. Taiwan is a foreign country.
Answer by stew_baby79
This is basically an attempt by China to assert his sovereign right to the territories it perceives to be its own. The anti-secession law enacted in 2005 asserts the right of China to use "non-peaceful means" against the Taiwanese if they attempt to secede from mainland China, To reinforce China's claim to Taiwan, the "One-China principle" provides that any nation wishing to have diplomatic relations with the country must acknowledge that there is "One-China", and that Taiwan is a part of that "One-China." This would deter other nations from siding with Taiwan because the costs of losing normal diplomatic relations with the mainland would be far greater than any benefits that would come about by supporting Taiwanese independence. Nearly every nation follows this principle, but the U.S. stance is quite ambiguous. They maintain normal diplomatic relations with China by recognizing that China claims Taiwan as its own, rather that taking a specific stance as to whether or not Taiwan is actually independent from the mainland.
Answer by sharpee
1) Taiwanese talk and write Chinese !! they walk like a duck talk like a duck it is a duck. 2) when your children say he is not your child !! what you going do ? a:take him to a doctor b:smack him c:let him go d:talk him back
Answer by Erik G
The One-China Policy means that both China (the communist one) and Taiwan (the democratic one) plus Hong Kong are one nation under the Chinese people. You said Taiwan will have a Presidential election in 2008....does that mean that if a candidate supporting Taiwanese independence wins, then that island nation becomes completely independent from mainland China? I think that's the crucial issue that you're talking about. The United States had severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 so that it could recognize the People's Republic of China (which already took Taiwan's seat in the United Nations in 1971) as the real China. (However, the U.S. still has cultural and economical relations with that nation.) When the next presidential election comes to Taiwan in 2008, there will be two candidates competing for his (or her) dominance in the government. If the government selects a candidate opposing Taiwanese independence, then Taiwan stays as it was before- back in the time when the Nationalist government under Chiang Kai-Shek had fled from mainland China when the Communist government of Mao Zedong won. But....if a candidat e supporting Taiwanese independence is selected, then Taiwan becomes completely independent of China. This would allow China to send in troops to wage war over the island nation so that it would have only one China. The U.S. might send in their own troops in response to the Chinese aggression in Taiwan. Right now, I don't know the fate of a future China. Both China and Taiwan are prospering nations, so I can't let war destroy the important Chinese economy. (I'm referring the Chinese economy to not mainland China's, but to Taiwan's and Hong Kong's as well.)
Answer by DS
sharpee's calling everyone ducks again. The "One China Policy" is a term used by foreign governments to explain the ambiguous sistuation between Taiwan and China. It basically says that the governments of Taiwan and China both recognize that there is one China and that Taiwan is part of China and that the US acknowledges that opinion. It doesn't say that the US agrees with it or that they think Taiwan belongs to China or vice-versa. It simply says that they acknowledge that both of those governments have said such in the past. Nothing more, nothing less. China says this means that the US feels Taiwan belongs to China and Taiwan while Taiwan feels it's just a recognition of the fact that both countries constitutions still claim both lands in their entirety. The US never agrees nor disagrees with either interpretation.
Answer by hbw101893
They "One China Policy" is really that they want Mainland China and Taiwan to be the same China. So that when people say China they are refering to both Taiwan and Mainland. This is what it has to do with Taiwan Taiwan wants to be an independent country. Mainly because when the CCP forced the KMT off the mainland, they claimed Taiwan the new Republic of China, and Mainland PEOPLES Republic of China. So Taiwan doesnt want to be part of this "One China Policy" True in 1895 China ceded Taiwan to the Japanese. That is because of the unfair treaty they signed following their defeat in the first Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). I hope this clears it up.
Answer by tomb4849
The above answers give you the meaning of "One China Policy". The media is reporting what China wants to hear not necessarily what will actually happen in the future.
Answer by honeybeejim
the freedow loving u.s.a.included a commie in their deal, its all about money and not the middle class american
Answer by Washington bureaucrat
There is a lot of confusion regarding the One China Policy, but essentially speaking it is correct to say that the One China Policy has nothing to do with Taiwan. Although China previously had sovereignty over Taiwan, that ended in 1895 with the coming into effect of the Treaty of Shimonoseki. That treaty was 100% valid, and the Qing Court agreed to its provisions. (Under international law, there is no claim that such a treaty was "unequal" or in any other way invalid. Mao Tse-tung even went on record several times in the early 1930s encouraging the Taiwanese to seek independence from Japan!! In other words, he recognized Japanese sovereignty over Taiwan.) Importantly, in the post WWII era up to today, there are no international legal documents which can show that the territorial sovereignty of Formosa and the Pescadores has ever been transferred to China (either ROC or PRC). Hence, the One China Policy can only be interpreted to say that the PRC is the sole legitimate government of China. That is all that the One China Policy says. It is most important to realize that the One China Policy does not say that Taiwan is a part of China. It does not say that at all. So, why does everyone have the feeling that the international community holds to a consensus that Taiwan is a part of China?? That is because the PRC says that Taiwan is a part of China, and the USA has acknowledged that the PRC said that!! (Refer to the content of the 1972 Shanghai Communique.) However, the USA never "agreed" to this statement, never "recognized" this statement, and never "assented to" this statement. Well then, what is the US view on the position of Taiwan? Obviously, under the Taiwan Relations Act, the US does not recognize the nomenclature of "Republic of China" after Jan. 1, 1979. Importantly though, even though the US did recognize the "Republic of China" before that date, such recognition was only that the ROC was the sole legitimate government of China. There was no recognition by the USA that "China" included Taiwan. The only reason that the ROC is in Taiwan is because of General Order No. 1 of Sept. 2, 1945. The ROC military under Chiang Kai-shek was directed to go to Taiwan to accept the surrender of Japanese troops. The surrender ceremonies were held on Oct. 25, 1945. Did that date mark the return of Taiwan to China? The answer is a very affirmative NO. Thus, it should be clear to see that the Republic of China is (1) a subordinate occupying power, beginning Oct. 25, 1945, and (2) a government in exile beginning mid-December 1949. The principal occupying power of Taiwan is the United States of America. Taiwan has been occupied territory since Oct. 25, 1945, and there has been no change of that status to date. In summary then, it can be said that in the current era the Republic of China is neither the legitimate government of the mainland China areas nor of Taiwan. (There is no reason for the ROC flag to be flying in Taiwan.) The PRC is the sole legitimate government of China. Taiwan is occupied territory, and the principal occupying power is the USA.
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