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I asked the same question in an update to Erika’s post on Barack Obama's unilateral move to accommodate young illegal immigrants by refusing to deport them and issue them temporary work permits instead. With potentially as many as 800,000 new workers flooding into the system, what happens to the millions of Americans who can't find work now? The Washington Post wonders the same thing, and more: President Obama has just opened a floodgate of opportunity for young illegal immigrants in the United States, but could it squeeze the aspirations of legal Americans in the process? ...Under the new policy, as...

He didn't have any money. But Woonsocket police say that didn't stop Wayne Glaude from soliciting sex from an undercover officer last night. Instead, they say, he offered some nice T-bone steaks. Detective Captain Luke Gallant says Glaude told the officer he'd give her the steaks right away, and would give her some money the next day. Glaude was arrested, and pleaded not guilty today to a count of soliciting from a motor vehicle. The 22-year-old, who works at a meat company, was released on personal recognizance. Gallant says it's the first time he's heard of someone offering steak for...

It's Time for our Second Quarter FReepathon - Thread 3 Posted on 04/07/2003 6:33 PM EDT by Jim Robinson Howdy everyone, Are you ready for another FReepathon? Good news: John and Tami negotiated a new contract with our bandwidth supplier and got our bill lowered a couple thousand per month! Our monthly expenses are now totalling just under $20,000, so we're setting the target for this Freepathon at $60,000. We have approximately $18,000 (and growing) per quarter coming from our monthly donors so we will only need to raise a little over $40,000 this time. Hopefully, we can do this...