Suppose this song might be sang by the Rainbow people today. Well, with all due respect to them, I think we should take it back and give it to the immigrants.
"Share the Land" by the Guess Who.
Yep. Let's those get word to those coming from south of the border.
"Maybe I'll be there to shake your hand
"Maybe I'll be there to share the land
"That they'll be giving away when we all live together
"I'm talking about together now."
Meet them at the border and shake their hands. Share the land and give them a place to live together with us in it.
Hey, I'm talking together, now.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Might Doesn't Make Welfare Fraud Right
The dad died long after his divorce, and the two children reaped a windfall: About $3,000 a month in Social Security payments. His former wife divorced her new husband, and lived off the payments.
I heard this story today, and wondered why we allow such to happen. It is not that we do not want to help people, but this is over-the-top. There is such thing as welfare fraud and then there is such a thing as welfare fraud created by government, for whether the law allows it or not, it is still wrong, still a fraud upon the taxpayers.
Might doesn't make right, it is said. Nor is doing something a right thing just because you might be able to do it.
I heard this story today, and wondered why we allow such to happen. It is not that we do not want to help people, but this is over-the-top. There is such thing as welfare fraud and then there is such a thing as welfare fraud created by government, for whether the law allows it or not, it is still wrong, still a fraud upon the taxpayers.
Might doesn't make right, it is said. Nor is doing something a right thing just because you might be able to do it.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Tipping Point in Israel-Gaza-Lebanon War
I see a headline asking if the Middle East hostilities have reached a tipping point and my eyes catch the date of the article, July 9, which is six days ago, and just a day after Israel launched Operation Protective Edge. I don't open the article, but suppose it is referring to just the Israel-Gaza-Lebanon (missiles have been fired from Lebanon, so I include it) war, not all the Middle East conflicts. I think how today, Hamas rejected a ceasefire whereas Israel stopped hostilities for about six hours as it accepted the stoppage.
Now, Israel is warning it will punish Gaza for rejecting the ceasefire and is warning Gaza residents to flee, lest they be caught in an offensive. Gaza is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, and when striking at military targets, it is hard to avoid the general population.
Other interesting developments? The drone out of Gaza would qualify. Israel's Iron Dome defense shot it down. And, after shrapnel from a missile out of Gaza cut a power supply in Gaza, Israel warned it would not be able to make repairs at this time, as it is unsafe for its workers now. That begs the question of why Gaza depends on an enemy to provide it with its power. Most unusual.
As for a tipping point, or turning point, are hostilities ratcheting up yet more? We shall see.
(This post was rewritten 7/16/14.)
Now, Israel is warning it will punish Gaza for rejecting the ceasefire and is warning Gaza residents to flee, lest they be caught in an offensive. Gaza is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, and when striking at military targets, it is hard to avoid the general population.
Other interesting developments? The drone out of Gaza would qualify. Israel's Iron Dome defense shot it down. And, after shrapnel from a missile out of Gaza cut a power supply in Gaza, Israel warned it would not be able to make repairs at this time, as it is unsafe for its workers now. That begs the question of why Gaza depends on an enemy to provide it with its power. Most unusual.
As for a tipping point, or turning point, are hostilities ratcheting up yet more? We shall see.
(This post was rewritten 7/16/14.)
Monday, July 14, 2014
Allow in Even the Immigrant Who Doesn't have a Good Lobbyist
These days, it helps to have a good lobbyist if you want to immigrate to the United States. So it seems to me. Legislation is considered for those who benefit one industry or another. Admittedly, it does work out, to some degree, because for every job falls into some industry and every industry has lobbyists.
But, it contributes to the tendency to only bring in immigrants who will benefit someone. If you aren't a benefit, we don't want you.
I'm not sure I like that influence. In fact, I don't. I don't like the thought that we only want to bring in immigrants who will benefit us. That might be a lobbyist's perspective, but it isn't mine. I think it better to bring even those who don't have a good lobbyist.
But, it contributes to the tendency to only bring in immigrants who will benefit someone. If you aren't a benefit, we don't want you.
I'm not sure I like that influence. In fact, I don't. I don't like the thought that we only want to bring in immigrants who will benefit us. That might be a lobbyist's perspective, but it isn't mine. I think it better to bring even those who don't have a good lobbyist.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Coming to America Shouldn't be a Crime; It Should be a Liberty
Remember Elian Gonzalez, 1999? Here was a Cuban child not quite 6-years old, found floating alone on a raft or boat off the Florida coast. Family here in the states wanted to keep him, and argued that his mother, who apparently drowned, wanted him here. His father (parents were divorced) also wanted him. It became a custody battle, with the father winning.
The child immigrants? We ought to send them back to their folks if their folks are still in the home countries. If their folks are here, let them stay for the moment. If the parents are undocumented and we feel we must deport them, deport them as a whole family, but let them live together as a family until the deportation. You deportation fans should gain great comfort noting that in reuniting them with their families, a number of undocumented people are going to be identified and thus deported.
Although I feel the child should go where the parent goes, I do so wish we would let both the child and the parents stay, if the parents are already here, and let both the child and the parents come, if the parents aren't here yet.
I don't see much harm in letting a person move to the United States. Somehow, we've got it in our minds that if they live here, it is somehow going to ruin it for the rest of us. How so? I am not a person who fears overpopulation. If it means we're going to have to pay school fees for more kids, well, we've been paying to send a lot of kids to school for quite some time now and nobody has ever suggested that if they live on the wrong side of town -- in the poor areas -- they shouldn't be allowed because that's going to cost the rest of us a little too much money. Nor do I fear their ruining our economy. The idea that poor people should be locked out because they will drag our economy down strikes me as strange. What's that all about? I'm thinking I'll keep on making just as much money even if I do have a poor person living next door. Is it that he's from Mexico, not that he's poor, that's going to hurt me? I still do not understand. Nor do I buy the notion that they are inherently criminals. They are like the rest of us, with some being criminals and some not. Is it that they are going to end up on welfare? We are running up a big debt on welfare, it is true, but is not allowing poor people to move here in order to save us money on welfare a noble idea? We have not only a broken immigration system, but a broken welfare system, and when we pour the immigrants into it, perhaps there are too many of them who receive it. Fix the system instead of kicking out the poor.
Let 'em in. Let the immigrants in. We're suppose to be a free country. Originally, people were free to come here. Let's restore that freedom. Coming to America shouldn't a crime; it should be a liberty.
The child immigrants? We ought to send them back to their folks if their folks are still in the home countries. If their folks are here, let them stay for the moment. If the parents are undocumented and we feel we must deport them, deport them as a whole family, but let them live together as a family until the deportation. You deportation fans should gain great comfort noting that in reuniting them with their families, a number of undocumented people are going to be identified and thus deported.
Although I feel the child should go where the parent goes, I do so wish we would let both the child and the parents stay, if the parents are already here, and let both the child and the parents come, if the parents aren't here yet.
I don't see much harm in letting a person move to the United States. Somehow, we've got it in our minds that if they live here, it is somehow going to ruin it for the rest of us. How so? I am not a person who fears overpopulation. If it means we're going to have to pay school fees for more kids, well, we've been paying to send a lot of kids to school for quite some time now and nobody has ever suggested that if they live on the wrong side of town -- in the poor areas -- they shouldn't be allowed because that's going to cost the rest of us a little too much money. Nor do I fear their ruining our economy. The idea that poor people should be locked out because they will drag our economy down strikes me as strange. What's that all about? I'm thinking I'll keep on making just as much money even if I do have a poor person living next door. Is it that he's from Mexico, not that he's poor, that's going to hurt me? I still do not understand. Nor do I buy the notion that they are inherently criminals. They are like the rest of us, with some being criminals and some not. Is it that they are going to end up on welfare? We are running up a big debt on welfare, it is true, but is not allowing poor people to move here in order to save us money on welfare a noble idea? We have not only a broken immigration system, but a broken welfare system, and when we pour the immigrants into it, perhaps there are too many of them who receive it. Fix the system instead of kicking out the poor.
Let 'em in. Let the immigrants in. We're suppose to be a free country. Originally, people were free to come here. Let's restore that freedom. Coming to America shouldn't a crime; it should be a liberty.
We Should be being Flooded With Case Stories from the Border
I find a shortage of news on the child immigrant crisis, I do. It seems if we wonder why they are coming, there should be more interviews with the children, there should even be a survey among them, of why they left, what they are fleeing from, or what they are fleeing to.
If something unusual is going on, seek out the dynamics that are causing it. If you really wonder what's causing them to come, do something basic like simply asking them. These stories should not be sparce; We should be being flooded with them.
If something unusual is going on, seek out the dynamics that are causing it. If you really wonder what's causing them to come, do something basic like simply asking them. These stories should not be sparce; We should be being flooded with them.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Enlist Private Charities to Help With the $3.7 Billion
President Obama wants $3.7 billion for the child immigrant crisis, and Congress is balking. So, why-oh-why not enlist private charities? Why not ask the charities how much they can raise? One million? One billion? How much?
Why does President Obama not appeal to private charities? If the money is needed, does it matter that it comes from private charities instead of the tax payers? Money is money. Help is help. Why not appeal to the public to contribute?
Why does President Obama not appeal to private charities? If the money is needed, does it matter that it comes from private charities instead of the tax payers? Money is money. Help is help. Why not appeal to the public to contribute?
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