Good blog on the Immigration crisis (beliefs, choice, America, service)

[kevmicsmi]

At more than 5.2 million, the number of unemployed in Germany has reached its highest level since 1933, the year in which the National Socialists seized power.
The Federal Agency for Labour (BA) announced a figure of 5,216,434 persons officially registered as unemployed for the month of February. That corresponds to a national ratio of 12.6 percent—averaging 10.4 percent in western Germany and 20.7 percent in the east of the country. The eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has the highest percentage, with nearly every fourth inhabitant without a job. Nationally, more than one third of the jobless are long-term unemployed—i.e., they have been without a job for one year or longer.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/ma...germ-m05.shtml

That is from the world socialist web site

Here is an interesting article

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editor...l?id=110005242

[Green Gaia]

My immigration crisis is the fact that current U.S. immigration law does not allow lesbian, gay or bisexual citizens or permanent residents to petition for their same-sex partners to immigrate.

There's people wanting and trying to do it the legal way and are told no because of their sexuality.

http://www.immigrationequality.org/

[robtex]

I still have a lot of learning to do about immigration before slinging my opinions about here or anywhere else but I do have some casual observations. Illegal immigration has not been a priority by the US on a large scale for quite some time. A shift in policy it seems should at least consider, and I am holding my tongue on what they consider because I don't feel informed enough to know, how long some of them have been here and the financial losses (not counting or factoring in opportunity costs) will be upon deportation by assessing the tangable assets they have in the USA which are not portable should they be expelled.

The nationalistic references are accurate in many cases in Texas. I say in Texas, because that is the only state I am informed enough to comment on. As you go west of San Antonio it is very common to see the mexian national athem played before the American and even as far east as Austin and Houston you will, given enough time personally meet a mexican-american (who may well have been born here) that feels the state of Texas, or at least the soutern and western parts are rightfully property of the country of Mexico. I don't know if that is a valid reason or factor in illegal immigration but I do want to note that from my personal experience the setiment of parts of Texas belong to mexico does in fact exist.

I think the political package as presented would be more professionally adminstered on a contingency basis instead of the black/white approch of all illegals out but I realize that it would take years to even legally quaify such a plan if contingency is a part of the package deal.

[standing_alone]

Originally Posted by Ciscokid

Maybe you can address the topic at hand.

Nah, I just wanted to point out that not all of Germany's economic problems are just because of social programs.

Originally Posted by Ciscokid

Germany is not bankrupt but it doles out a ton of money to social programs.

Now tell me something I don't know.

Originally Posted by Ciscokid

Erm, it's called exaggeration.

Erm, my comment was sarcastic.

[Ciscokid]

Originally Posted by Maize

My immigration crisis is the fact that current U.S. immigration law does not allow lesbian, gay or bisexual citizens or permanent residents to petition for their same-sex partners to immigrate.

There's people wanting and trying to do it the legal way and are told no because of their sexuality.

http://www.immigrationequality.org/

My brother is gay and was going out with this Dutch guy from South Africa. I remember he had to go through a lot of red tape and so forth to get his America citizenship. I don't recall sexual perference being a consideration one way or the other.
Now this brings up an interesting point. I had NO problem with this man becoming an American citizen...he was willing to go through the proper channels to get his citizenship awarded and he presented a positive impact on society. He was going to school for his Masters in Child Psychology I believe.

[Ciscokid]

Not sure if anyone else finds this incredibly offensive but it just goes to show you the audacity and the invasive nature that many of these immigrants possess.







If it were up to me, that punk would be taking the Mexican flag down or he'd be eating it.

[standing_alone]

Originally Posted by Ciscokid

Not sure if anyone else finds this incredibly offensive

I can see where it would be offensive (I personally don't find it offensive because I'm not into flag-worship), but how am I supposed to know this picture was even taken in the United States? I'm not saying it wasn't, but I'd like to see the source for this to prove you just didn't search Google images. I also fail to see how this is invasive. It just looks like a demonstration to me.

Originally Posted by Ciscokid

If it were up to me, that punk would be taking the Mexican flag down or he'd be eating it.

Now that's the American spirit!

[Ciscokid]

Originally Posted by standing_alone

I can see where it would be offensive (I personally don't find it offensive because I'm not into flag-worship), but how am I supposed to know this picture was even taken in the United States? I'm not saying it wasn't, but I'd like to see the source for this to prove you just didn't search Google images. I also fail to see how this is invasive. It just looks like a demonstration to me.

You see the big letters that make up the words "Montebello High School"? A quick search on the internet supplies us with the HS website:

http://www.mhs.montebello.k12.ca.us/

You see an article on this event right on the front page no less. But considering your apparent above average intellect, I'm sure you don't need any further instructions from here on.

Originally Posted by standing_alone

Now that's the American spirit!

I'm assuming that you're a liberal...so I'm not surprised that you couldn't care less about people from a foreign land demanding rights and special privleges [funded by American tax dollars] simply because they exist and they demand it.

[standing_alone]

Originally Posted by Ciscokid

You see the big letters that make up the words "Montebello High School"? A quick search on the internet supplies us with the HS website:

http://www.mhs.montebello.k12.ca.us/

Yeah, then why not just post the link with the pictures? It seems to me that that would put the pictures into context and help make your point that much better.

Originally Posted by Ciscokid

But considering your apparent above average intellect, I'm sure you don't need any further instructions from here on.

I never claimed to have "above average intellect," but yeah, I think I can handle it without further instruction.

Originally Posted by Ciscokid

I'm assuming that you're a liberal...

You're assumption would be correct.

Originally Posted by Ciscokid

so I'm not surprised that you couldn't care less about people from a foreign land demanding rights and special privleges [funded by American tax dollars] simply because they exist and they demand it.

Where did I state that?