At the present time there are two opposing factions.
The first believes that all illegal immigrants should be deported.
The second believes in giving illegals amnesty.
Neither idea is the solution but neither side really wants to assume the responsibility of solving it.
I offer a start.
We go by time in our country. We take those who have been here the longest - those who have a job here, worked here and contributed taxes to the city, state and country, and put them in line with legal immigrants. Obviously if they have contributed to the good and welfare of their community for a length of time they have proved that they can and want to be citizens. This way we prove to the illegal immigrants that we do want to solve the problem and get their cooperation.
We owe nothing to those who have never contributed to the country they want citizenship in - they have proved that they only want to return to their own country. If they can prove that they have contributed in other ways such as volunteer work it should be entered into the equation.
This is just a start. There are probably many ways to solve the problem, but you have to start somewhere.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
The GOP and the 'free' market
Last night's GOP presidential debate had two mantras.
1. The problem with Obama is he refuses to let the market work. It
seems to me that President Bush allowed the market to work and all that did was make for the malaise we are in now. Deregulation has been a GOP idea since Ronald Reagan sang its praises. Unfortunately, letting the market work - without any checks - took away the things that might have protected the middle class. (Disaster).
2. The Federal Government does not allow the market to work. It seems
to me they leave out the part that the Legislative branch and the Judicial branch are also part of the problem. Some of the people running for the office of the President created many of the problems.
The market only works when the people responsible for overseeing the markets give everyone a fair chance in the market. When legislators make special deals on behalf of certain corporations or industries at the expense of others, or the
middle class, the market is great for some (those with lobbyists) but not for others. We have to go back to the days when monopolies were against the law. Monopolies destroy by their power.
1. The problem with Obama is he refuses to let the market work. It
seems to me that President Bush allowed the market to work and all that did was make for the malaise we are in now. Deregulation has been a GOP idea since Ronald Reagan sang its praises. Unfortunately, letting the market work - without any checks - took away the things that might have protected the middle class. (Disaster).
2. The Federal Government does not allow the market to work. It seems
to me they leave out the part that the Legislative branch and the Judicial branch are also part of the problem. Some of the people running for the office of the President created many of the problems.
The market only works when the people responsible for overseeing the markets give everyone a fair chance in the market. When legislators make special deals on behalf of certain corporations or industries at the expense of others, or the
middle class, the market is great for some (those with lobbyists) but not for others. We have to go back to the days when monopolies were against the law. Monopolies destroy by their power.
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