The newsies have been going out of their way to avoid talking about what's in this bill. They are mostly in favor of it, but they ain't telling us what's in it. Here is my understanding of the contents.
1. Those 11 million or so illegal immigrants inside the country all become "Registered Provisional Immigrants" right off the bat. Before any border security measures. Nobody is talking about just what "registered provisional immigrant" means, but it probably gives them the right to stay in the country and the right to hold a job. And if you have that, who needs a green card? Let alone US citizenship?
Secondary issue, there will be a cut off date. You have to be inside the US before the cutoff date to become a registered provisional immigrant. Expect a huge rush into the country before the cutoff date. Expect everyone who comes in after the cutoff date to claim that they got in before the cutoff date.
2. Registered provisional immigrants can become real US citizens if they are willing pay serious money and put up with a lot of paperwork and mickey mouse over a lot of years. This is the "path to citizenship". It sounds sufficiently obnoxious as to discourage all but the most motivated. Besides, being a plain registered provisional immigrant is probably good enough for a lot of them.
3. We let in a lot more computer programmers and engineers on the "H1B" visas. High tech companies like this. We let in a lot more temporary unskilled workers to pick crops. Agri business likes this.
4. We hammer employers harder for hiring illegals. Unions like this. Unresolved issue, if every one inside the country is now a "registered provisional immigrant" will not the E-verify system say they are OK to hire?
5. We appropriate a wad of money for border fences, more border patrolmen, and some high tech welfare for surveillance camera's and drones. Maybe Obama spends the money on security and maybe he doesn't.
6. Maybe we revise the legal immigration system to favor the well educated, the young, over aged grandparents.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Poor Boeing
After the notorious lithium battery fires in the 787, trouble struck again. A parked 787 at Heathrow started smoking and the fire department was called to put it out. Nobody was on board at the time. Nobody has been talking about the cause of the fire. There is now a scorch mark on the top of the fuselage back toward the tail. The notorious lithium batteries are located elsewhere in the plane. This unfortunate accident was largely ignored by the US media in favor of covering the verdict on the Trayvon Martin trial.
Boeing is surely hoping that it turns out to be human error, such as the crew left the galley stove running after the last flight. The Brits are cooperating by not making any statements to the media. Rolls Royce makes the engines. Clearly everyone wants the 787 to succeed and they are doing the best they can to help the plane along in the face of terrible publicity.
Boeing is surely hoping that it turns out to be human error, such as the crew left the galley stove running after the last flight. The Brits are cooperating by not making any statements to the media. Rolls Royce makes the engines. Clearly everyone wants the 787 to succeed and they are doing the best they can to help the plane along in the face of terrible publicity.
Double Jeopardy
Amendment V. "Nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb."
They put this in the Bill of Rights to even things up. The government has the money to keep on trying for a conviction, long after any citizen has been driven into bankruptcy. So the Bill of Rights limits the government's efforts to ONE try. If the defendant gets off, then the government is forbidden to try again.
The Trayvon Martin partisans are soap boxing to hit Zimmerman with federal civil rights violations now that he has been acquitted. That's double jeopardy, pure and simple.
They put this in the Bill of Rights to even things up. The government has the money to keep on trying for a conviction, long after any citizen has been driven into bankruptcy. So the Bill of Rights limits the government's efforts to ONE try. If the defendant gets off, then the government is forbidden to try again.
The Trayvon Martin partisans are soap boxing to hit Zimmerman with federal civil rights violations now that he has been acquitted. That's double jeopardy, pure and simple.
No where to put violent madmen
They dropped him off at a Manchester hospital, Friday. A decision to commit him to the state mental hospital involuntarily was made. But the state hospital was full. So they left him in the ER. All night, all weekend. By Monday he was good and mad and assaulted an ER worker, breaking his jaw and knocking out four teeth. He them slugged a nurse hard enough to break her cheek bone.
In short, New Hampshire is so short on state hospital beds that dangerous nut cases are parked in hospital ER, awaiting a bed to open up.
Here we had a violent case who was bad enough to get committed, and NH didn't have anywhere to put him. They left him hanging around until he injured two people.
What chance do we have of committing a school shooter before he kills children?
In short, New Hampshire is so short on state hospital beds that dangerous nut cases are parked in hospital ER, awaiting a bed to open up.
Here we had a violent case who was bad enough to get committed, and NH didn't have anywhere to put him. They left him hanging around until he injured two people.
What chance do we have of committing a school shooter before he kills children?
Sunday, July 14, 2013
The View from the Ivory Tower
" No one now doubts the what the Arab public wants is elected constitutional government." So says this week's Economist magazine.
Is that right? Or does the Arab public just want life to suck less? The two worst cases, Egypt and Syria are running out of food, have run out of jobs, and feature armed terrorists running around loose. Both countries have failed to feed themselves, the only thing preventing mass famine is food imports, which they lack the money to pay for.
Has the Arab public given up on imposing Sharia law, driving the Jews into the sea, and exterminating the Shia (or the Sunni depending upon which side they are on)?
Me thinks the Economist is merely passing on the bloviations of properly raised young upper class Brits. I doubt any of their writers speak Arabic and has lived on the economy in say Cairo.
Is that right? Or does the Arab public just want life to suck less? The two worst cases, Egypt and Syria are running out of food, have run out of jobs, and feature armed terrorists running around loose. Both countries have failed to feed themselves, the only thing preventing mass famine is food imports, which they lack the money to pay for.
Has the Arab public given up on imposing Sharia law, driving the Jews into the sea, and exterminating the Shia (or the Sunni depending upon which side they are on)?
Me thinks the Economist is merely passing on the bloviations of properly raised young upper class Brits. I doubt any of their writers speak Arabic and has lived on the economy in say Cairo.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
The Fat Lady Sings
Jury just acquitted George Zimmerman. Maybe we can put this distasteful case behind us, now? Please.
Dawn over Marblehead
The clock radio came on, as usual this morning, and they are running a piece on a miraculous new educational concept. Radical it is. They mix athletics with class room teaching. I listened to a long learned discussion of the wonderful neurological effects, and how much more ready to learn to children are after exercise. They made it sound like the greatest innovation since Socrates.
Of course this is something any parent knows. Children are full of bounce and energy and you have to get 'em out of doors and run off steam if you want 'em to sit still indoors. I used to take 'em out down hill skiing. After even a half a day skiing Cannon, they would be so tired that they would fall asleep on the living room rug in front of the TV.
I wonder if the ed majors running our school still do recess.
Of course this is something any parent knows. Children are full of bounce and energy and you have to get 'em out of doors and run off steam if you want 'em to sit still indoors. I used to take 'em out down hill skiing. After even a half a day skiing Cannon, they would be so tired that they would fall asleep on the living room rug in front of the TV.
I wonder if the ed majors running our school still do recess.
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