Politics & Government - 16 July 2006

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Most people, including lawmakers from both parties, know the immigration system is broken and that we need real reform. But some right-wingers, including Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) and former House Speaker Rep. Newt Gingrich, keep holding on to the fantasy that we if we just conduct a massive police action to arrest, try and deport every undocumented worker in every factory and every farm in America, we can solve our immigration problem in a snap.

Well, the Center for American Progress today released the first-ever cost assessment of a mass deportation policy for the 10 million undocumented persons currently in the country and the 500,000 that successfully cross the border each year. And guess what? It would essentially drain the Treasury. The data analysis estimates the cost to be at least $206 billion over 5 years ($41.2 billion annually), and could be as high as $230 billion. We arrived at this number even after assuming that 2 million of the 10 million would leave on their own

2006-07-16 05:12:18 · 21 answers · asked by gidget lil bit 4 in Immigration

2006-07-16 05:12:01 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

This law protects a weak set of people. Lets have it repealed.

2006-07-16 05:09:58 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

could the U.S.A really beat Russia?....
or are the americans completely over rated?
How long would it take for nuclear weapons to be involved??

2006-07-16 05:06:27 · 10 answers · asked by julean33 2 in Military

when some says 'give me the sp on that, or another says, the sp is blah blah blah,
what exactly is the 'sp'
It tends to be used in military & logistical scenarios

2006-07-16 05:03:06 · 11 answers · asked by Rampage 1 in Military

when theres been no recorded fatalities,, think how many deaths there are per year, drink related, and alcohols legal. discuss.

2006-07-16 05:02:33 · 17 answers · asked by thespecialone 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

Even Canadians? lol well not Canadians!!!

2006-07-16 05:02:20 · 23 answers · asked by ? 6 in Immigration

2006-07-16 04:54:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Proceedings for marrying a forigner. And applying for PR or extended visa for my spouse-to-be.?
Just completed NS, have yet to find a job. But plan to get married with my girlfriend from indonesia who have never worked in Singapore before. Not sure about the proceedings.

If i am not eligible to apply PR for her yet due to my income, will she be able to get extended visa at the mean time after we get married?

Thank you very much in advance for your help

2006-07-16 04:52:05 · 2 answers · asked by James T 1 in Immigration

2006-07-16 04:49:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

even if israel keeps on hitting lebanon and other nearby syria and all the other places. still u.s. supports israel. what if india in the similar sense have attacked pakistan? for mumbai blasts ,wud u.s. support india for it

2006-07-16 04:42:25 · 17 answers · asked by princeofindia_2006 1 in Law & Ethics

2006-07-16 04:40:59 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-16 04:38:53 · 15 answers · asked by roberto a 1 in Politics

and why is US arming Israel?

2006-07-16 04:35:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I was told there is an "exit tax" you have to pay to move out of New Jersey. Anyone know what the percentage is?

2006-07-16 04:35:05 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

The US leads the world in sanctions against North Korea seeking to arm itself with nuclear weapons to attack South Korea, Japan, US, etc... does anyone really object to this? The US leads the world against extremist states promoting terrorism in the Middle East and defying the rest of the world. The US defeated the Taliban regime in Afghanistan which imposed Sharia law on its people, an abomination to human life and values, that used soccer stadiums to execute its own people and destroyed archaelogical and historical sites. The US is attempting to promote democracy and freedom of the press in Russia as well as human rights in China...
Without the US, I believe the world would just spiral out of control without a balance for the absolute lack of action of other countries who seem to not care about the future security and freedom in the world...
Maybe US should have stayed out of WWII as well. Hitler would have liked that! Iran and N. Korea would like that too.
Would you?

2006-07-16 04:32:54 · 11 answers · asked by cncnmn 3 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-16 04:27:23 · 9 answers · asked by Simone F 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-16 04:26:15 · 18 answers · asked by Curly Top 2 in Politics

History

2006-07-16 04:24:58 · 23 answers · asked by pat r 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-16 04:22:25 · 10 answers · asked by cccarter3141@sbcglobal.net 1 in Military

I think it's a grossly unfair overlook of teenage opinion. If you agree with it, feel free to state your case - but if not, go to www.freedom-in-food.tk to join the rebellion! And if you are opposed and also have a protest organisation, let me know!

2006-07-16 04:20:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Michael Moore is a bit over the top in promoting himself at times, but Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 and Stupid White Men all had some interesting stuff.

Has his stuff changed anyones opinions in US or do people just write off comment/ideas by insulting/assaulting the person who makes them.

In particular, have they made right wing folk more moderate or changed views about guns or anything like that?

2006-07-16 04:18:20 · 13 answers · asked by Jeremy D 5 in Other - Politics & Government

is he just dowing it to keep in with the senate

2006-07-16 04:16:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2006-07-16 04:14:04 · 12 answers · asked by lindaminato 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

always start saying "yes sir", "no sir" when they don't normally use that in real life? In real life they'd be saying "yeah", "uh huh", "sure", "whatever".
I see this on those reality cop shows all the time. Do they think they won't get a ticket or be arrested if they keep saying "sir"? It's ridiculous.

2006-07-16 04:08:52 · 18 answers · asked by sister_godzilla 6 in Law Enforcement & Police

this realizing that these terrorists are also fighting injustice. that they are fighting against powers that commit more terror than them(israel, usa) which goes unpunished due to the lopsided state of justice in this world. that they are considered freedom fighters by other people. i believe they are wrong. killing innocent blood is never justiffied. i want some opinions on this issue.

2006-07-16 04:07:32 · 16 answers · asked by brown guy 1 in Other - Politics & Government

so heres my question. i live in the philippines. we have tons of pirated stuff here. and yes it is a crime with penalties and consiquences.
but how does it destroy the industry for some if we arent even a target market. i mean if you pirate their product or not it wont make a difference since your not even counted.
they dont spend any money to make their products available to you in the first place...

2006-07-16 04:06:35 · 10 answers · asked by krazyfu_tangerine 2 in Law & Ethics

With the missle attack on Haifa,and the public endorsement of the killings there by Iran,isn't it obvious this has been all planned out ahead of time by Iran & Syria?Does this validate Israel to attack inside the borders of Iran & Syria?

2006-07-16 04:06:21 · 6 answers · asked by frith25 4 in Other - Politics & Government

i used to go to smokerswelcome.com now it won't come up

2006-07-16 04:03:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Supporters of Illegal Immigration shoud try this one night. Would they mind if anynone came into their house, ate their food, stole their money, made a mess and refused to leave?

2006-07-16 04:03:22 · 28 answers · asked by Melissa G 3 in Immigration