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...
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- 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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DP has nothing against his stepmother.
Smoking has been the problem, and he wouldn’t quit until just the last few months. Our neighbor across the street is in almost identical shape, although not quite so old. Had prostate cancer, emphysema, COPD, but wouldn’t quit smoking. Now he has lung cancer.
The bitter truth, often softly stated, is that smoking cures cancer because cancer cures smoking.
“Test to destruction.”
I do believe this is the answer to a ponderment.
Soames versus EVA, round 2/3.
Going to have to do some scribble sketches to work the scene out before writing it.
Sounds complex. I’m just taking a break from dishwashing to find a kitteh.
White vinegar.
Cover element and bring to boil.
um,,, hazmat (NBC) is advisable, but it works well.
Didn’t know America had lime in the water.
In some parts of the country, drinking water comes from groundwater sources that are full of dissolved limestone. In San Antonio, you could see the flakes floating in your glass, and there would be a visible layer of sediment at the bottom if you let a container of water sit for any length of time.
Morning TC.
That must bungup all the plumbing!
Our problem is chalk dissolved in the water.
But what do you expect when you’re sat on over a five hundred feet of the stuff?
Today’s kittie is cutie.
Lol, lime in the water....
Good one. :)
Yes, it’s bad for the plumbing. There are filter systems and stuff, but not everyone has them.
Afternoon! I’ve finished the dishes. Bill made a pizza after the rest of us went to bed.
The blood dripped in a respectable splash onto the floor plating.
Soames cradled his ribs and left arm, nanites screaming in his head over the pain with reports of how overtaxed his body was.
And he laughed.
“What is so amusing?” EVA inquired as she circled him, eyeing his damaged armor critically.
“Woe to mankind that two monsters such as we should exist at the same time.”
She stared at him, her maker, her master, her enemy... her desire.
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I think you have the right tone, my lad. Violence should never be for its own sake, alone.
Violence must be portrayed as in service to a greater good, not because that is a truthful portrayal, but because only by doing so does one release all the bounds of otherwise constrained behavior.
Now, graph that sentence.
I’d use distilled water, but I 1) don’t have room to store it till I need it and 2) don’t have anyone who will volunteer to carry it from the truck to the front door. Ungh!
But I’m glad you mentioned it because it IS an alternative! Thanks.
Here’s hoping the cancer is in check, now.
It’s sad that DP’s sibs are so hard-hearted. They could at least make the effort to accept the woman as their dad’s choice, rather than make it so personal.
She needs the respect that is due her as his partner.
This is the desert. We have lime AND calcium in the water. It’s probably the worst water in the world. I have a filter on the kitchen faucet, but a lot of people have bottled water delivered.
Kidney stones are quite common here in people of all ages and all walks of life. Any equipment that comes into contact with water is going to wear out sooner than if it were in Utah or South Dakota.
I’ve only seen worse water twice: When I lived in Del Rio TX and when we were stationed in Germany. *shudder*
Morning, Face.
Do have to admit that I’m amazed.
The water companies manage to remove the vast bulk of the lime.
Used to see the sludge pits, where it is dried before disposal. (1980s)
No idea how they do it, but it is possible.
The scientist in me muses that all the water one sees dripping out of air-conditioning units is distilled water.
I wouldn’t suggest drinking it. But collecting it for use in batteries and such shouldn’t cause a problem.
Using in in a vaporizer could potentially lead to a minor health risk, because nature. But carefully handled, um, well it’s a thought.
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