But the more snow, the bigger the party...
Hey, I know we're way past this point but I just found this picture and had to come back to look for this post 'cause it fits... ;-)
Posted on 12/27/2013 11:24:17 AM PST by honestabe010
In his press conference on December 20th, President Obama urged the House of Representatives to support the Senate’s immigration bill, which passed 68-32 in late June. Among the concerns cited by Americans who oppose reform are that immigrants will take their jobs, drive down wages, increase criminal activity, burden the welfare system, and reshape the cultural dynamic of the country. These concerns are mostly ill-founded. The legitimate concerns have real solutions, and a more open immigration policy will be a net benefit for all Americans...
Highlights from Article:
- A 2013 study by the American Action Forum states that "immigration reform can raise population growth, labor force growth, and thus growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).”
- In 2013 the Bipartisan Policy Center came to similar conclusions. It makes the prediction that current provisions, as included in the Senate Bill, would raise GDP 4.8 percent over twenty years.
- According to the Immigration Policy Center, immigrant males between the ages of 18 and 39 (which constitute the greatest portion of the prison population) are five times less likely to be incarcerated than are natives.
- A 2011 survey by the Pew Research Center revealed that 92 percent of second generation and 96 percent of third generation Hispanics speak English proficiently.
- A 2010 Gallup poll revealed that Hispanics attend church services more often than non-Hispanic whites.
- Since an influx of immigrants means an expansion of the labor supply, many assert that the result will be less jobs and lower wages. However, as asserted by Jason Riley, a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board, “The number of jobs in the United States is not static. It’s fluid, which is how we want it to be.”
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and the flight was dreadful! Gee ... disconnect the phone! We did leave the West behind! What a Dance!!!
LOL .. One, Two, Three, Four.
A lifetime is so short but what we’ve got mean such a lot to me, Captain. To lead a better life is sometimes best without lead. Understood.
Dear goodness gracious! You take good care of yourself!
Good for you! You need to relax. I can’t donate any more, but if I could I’d like my red cell mass to go to you!
See you tomorrow!
LOL ... correct ... Busy with the black on blue background and having difficulty reading this one. Not yours. Another one. Sometimes I can not hear me now. I’ve been Good NoCmpromiz. May I come back home?
The men of the UT are manly enough for anyone! Just refer any objectors to me.
Not to be confused w/”Cool Runnings” or something.
Oh, well, I’m out of here until summoned back.
LOL Sg ... I appreciate that compliment. May all be well with you and yours, Sg.
Prayers no paper will be served as a summons. Rest Well, Sg.
I understand NoCmpromiz. I wouldn't want Me to come home either! I, Am, Meself and Me will sleep on the streets tonight. Thought is back in Poland.
Please, please, please ... May I, Am, Meself and Me sleep on the streets? ... Those swamp thingies scare us.
Huh?
WhadidI miss here? I've been off selling five pound bags of sugar-free gummy bears to Barry and Moosechelle..
By all means, go home. Swamp thingies aren't edible anyway. (But you could feed them a bag or two of those sugar-free gummy bears. It would reduce their, um, bulk substantially.. ;-)
But the more snow, the bigger the party...
Hey, I know we're way past this point but I just found this picture and had to come back to look for this post 'cause it fits... ;-)
Anyway, uncle Fortesque took it into his head to move to Tibet and become a monk. And, being uncle Fortesque, he developed his own unique meditation technique, knitting.
The other monks were grateful for the warm scarves and socks, it gets cold in the Himalayas!
But where he really shone was in manufacturing goods for the tourist trade, mostly tea cozies and table coverings. Because his wares were so superbly crafted, the demand was high and it became a significant source of income for the monastery.
He earned himself quite the reputation.
They called him the Doily Lama...
Well, my Grandmother crocheted doilies. All types and designs. Some looked like this..
And she and Grandpa had chickens, geese, and sheep.
But they never had a llama..
Not even a doily one..
“They called him the Doily Lama.”
That buckled the mountings for the firewall, LOL+
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