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An Illegal Alien Allegory

I received this in an email, and there is no obvious credit given to the original author. It is worth posting. Excellent analogy of the Illegal Alien debate.
“Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that the U.S. Might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely. Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.
Let’s say I break into your house. Let’s say that [...]



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Immigration - Break it down

This is big. And if we do not get it under control it could easily escalate to things we do not want. The biggest problem is that everyone wants a comprehensive solution after ignoring the problem for decades.
DON”T EAT THE ELEPHANT IN ONE BITE, Break it down.
Work on the border security issue first. If this is not priority #1 then all else will fail. Run the scenarios and think about it. If the solution from our government does not include massive deportation, more illegals will try to flood across. If we try to deport 11 million people they will just [...]



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Tropical Gustav Still Headed For The Gulf Of Mexico (Tracking Further Westward)


Tropical Gustav Still Headed For The Gulf Of Mexico (Tracking Further Westward) August 28th, 2008 Gustav is chugging along, heading for the Gulf of Mexico where it is expected to gain strength and possible reach category three level. However computer models have moved it further westward which is good for my inlaws in Mississippi but still bad for family and friends in Louisiana. Maybe it’ll go to Texas. Trackposted to Rosemary’s Thoughts, Political Byline, Allie is Wired, Shadowsc


Mexican Court Decision Upholds Legality of Abortion en el D.F.


Mexican Court Decision Upholds Legality of Abortion en el D.F. August 28th, 2008 by mike coe Today Mexico’s Supreme court upheld an April 2008 Mexico City decision to decriminalize abortion, thus permitting women to have an abortion in Mexico City during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy without the penalty of jail time.  The court ruling is highly controversial, and saw 8 justices in favor and 3 against.  Until very recently, abortions punished all parties involved with jail time. The court


Governor Jindal’s Update on Hurricane Gustav Preparedness Efforts


Thursday, August 28, 2008 BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal met with the unified command of the emergency operation center at GOSHEP to receive an update on the state’s preparedness efforts surrounding the possible impact of Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana. The Governor’s briefing from the National Weather Service reported that the center of the storm was broken up and has re-strengthened as it is approaching Jamaica. Currently, it is projected to be in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday,


Mobile payment services launching in Mexico


We might think that we are awfully high and mighty in the technology stakes here in good old Blighty, but it seems that South America is one step ahead of the curve in comparison to the rest of the Western world when it comes to mobile payments. Reuters is reporting that Mexico’s banks are claiming that Mexicans will soon be able to use their mobiles to pay for small purchases such as restaurant bills and taxi fares. Mobile carriers Telefonica and Iusacell are teaming up with banks such as Cit


Mobile payment services launching in Mexico


We might think that we are awfully high and mighty in the technology stakes here in good old Blighty, but it seems that South America is one step ahead of the curve in comparison to the rest of the Western world when it comes to mobile payments. Reuters is reporting that Mexico’s banks are claiming that Mexicans will soon be able to use their mobiles to pay for small purchases such as restaurant bills and taxi fares. Mobile carriers Telefonica and Iusacell are teaming up with banks such as Cit


Roundup: Mexico Supreme Court will Uphold Abortion Law


Mexico Supreme Court Will Uphold Legal Abortion Law in Mexico City ... A few days ago we reported in the daily Roundup that the conservative federal government in Mexico was filing a challenge to the one-year-old Mexico City law that legalizes the choice to have an abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.  Word came yesterday that the Mexico Supreme Court will uphold the Mexico City law: Eight of the 11 Supreme Court justices said during deliberations that they would vote against d


Hurricane Gustav, Energy Infrastructure & Production Impacts/Models (Updated!--Thread 2)


By now most people know that by this weekend there will likely be a hurricane spinning its way somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. There are possibly three more storms behind it. Below is an aggregate resource thread including updates by Chuck Watson/KAC/UCF--click through for models. (Please deposit new relevant links, graphs, and comments in this new thread...we have updated the resources part of this post with new maps and some more old maps and articles from Katrina on the LOOP and Port Fou


Oil ends higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf


Oil ends higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf August 28th, 2008 Oil prices climbed for a third day Wednesday as fears deepened that Tropical Storm Gustav could enter the Gulf of Mexico as a powerful hurricane and disrupt oil and natural gas production. On its current trajectory, Gustav could also damage fuel refineries along the vulnerable Gulf Coast and push gasoline prices higher at the pump in [...] In Oil and Gas


Olympic Holidays finest hotels and apartments through out the world


Olympic Holidays finest hotels and apartments through out the world August 28th, 2008 Olympic Holidays can offer you a choice of some of the finest hotels and apartments through out the world. Mexico - Goa - The Gambia - Egypt - Greece - Cyprus - Turkey - Tunisia - Bulgaria. Click here for more information. Posted in Deals & Special Offers, Special Offers, Travel & Holidays | No Comments »




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