'Banned in America': Ongoing Immigration Hassles Don't Stop Canadian Based Songstress Jade from Her Drive to Conquer the U.S.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Jade: --Despite the Fact That She Is Fighting An Order By Customs Officials Preventing Her Entry Into The States For Five Years, The Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Exotic Beauty Is Set To Release Her U.S. Debut --'Banned In America,' Which Features Powerful Reworkings of Jade's Two Smash Canadian Radio Hits, Breaks New Ground In Creating A Compelling Techno-Rock Sound Nothing's going to stop the Vancouver, Canada-based songstress song·stress n. 1. A woman who performs songs, especially ballads or popular songs. 2. A woman who writes songs. See Usage Note at -ess. from sharing her powerful, groundbreaking techno-rock attitude and music with the world. "Lay Me Down," the explosive first single from her U.S. debut, 'Banned in America,' will soon be hitting U.S. Hot AC radio, and the eagerly anticipated collection--titled after her ongoing struggles with customs officials over a five-year ban on her entering the country--will be available in stores and on the internet. It just might be difficult to schedule a promotional tour to support it. In June, 2004, when Jade was heading to L.A. to do a photo shoot, customs officials in Vancouver questioned her about her business in America. They sent her to the U.S. Embassy to get a new Visa, but she was told she didn't need one--after being detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: for over six hours. Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. let her get on the plane, and she thought that was the end of it--only the officials didn't clear her detention from the computer. In September, Jade planned a several week vacation down in L.A. She drove this time, and was stopped by a customs official at the border near Bellingham, Washington Bellingham, Washington is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the largest city in Whatcom County and tenth largest in Washington. It is situated on Bellingham Bay, which is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and . "There was still the record of me being stopped in June," says Jade. "Thinking I was trying to enter illegally to work 'under the table,' his response was, 'Girls like you always tell us the same story...and you end up in Vegas in some illicit profession. He forced me to sign a document saying that I tried to sneak in Verb 1. sneak in - enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in" creep in for work. He said that if I don't sign, I'm going to be arrested. The document said I would be banned from entry for five years." An appeal is pending. |
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