Politics & Government - 23 August 2006

2006-08-23 07:11:03 · 6 answers · asked by ron32_2001 1 in Military

2006-08-23 07:10:28 · 16 answers · asked by G 6 in Politics

more than 500,000 of those people were polish! please tell me your views of this.

2006-08-23 07:08:53 · 54 answers · asked by jessicacalvey 4 in Immigration

Gift to allow Minutemen to erect high-tech fence

Arthur H. Rotstein
Associated Press
Aug. 23, 2006 12:00 AM

TUCSON - A Washington-based company is donating as much as $7 million worth of fiber-optic security fencing for the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps to use in any new barriers the group erects to try to keep illegal immigrants out of Arizona.

The mesh has embedded sensors that can differentiate between human and animal contact and conditions such as high winds or heavy rain. Tied into cameras and alarms, the system can alert monitors to the precise location of any intrusion.

"We're certainly not against immigration," said Nina May, the head of FOMGuard USA, which is donating the material. "We're against illegal immigration, because there are standards to follow. Too many people stand in line for years, and it's not fair to them." advertisement




FOMGuard USA represents FOMGuard Co., a South Korean enterprise that developed the fencing material.

May said the mesh security fencing was designed for use along the demilitarized zone with North Korea.

2006-08-23 07:07:34 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I thought Palestinians are supposed to be the victims here but now this group comes along and demands the release of all Muslim prisoners in American jails! What gives?

2006-08-23 07:05:08 · 7 answers · asked by Brand X 6 in Politics

(1) Shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history;
(2) Set economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12 month period;
(3) Set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market;
(4) First year in office set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in US history;
(5) After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, presided over the worst security failure in US history;
(6) In his first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their jobs;
(7) Cut unemployment benefits for more out of work Americans than any president in US history;
(8) Appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in US history;
(9) Signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any president in US history;
(10) Presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed;

2006-08-23 07:04:38 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Mexican theme park turns border crossing into sport

Jeremy Schwartz
Cox News Service
Aug. 23, 2006 12:00 AM

IXMIQUILPAN, Mexico - On a misty, moonless night, the group scurried down the canyon wall, their feet slipping in the ankle-deep mud. The sirens grew louder as their guide, clad in a ski mask and known only as Poncho, urged them to run faster. "Hurry up! The Border Patrol is coming!"

A couple in matching designer tennis outfits loped awkwardly along, the boyfriend clutching a digital video camera and struggling to keep the screen steady.

The 20 or so people fleeing the Border Patrol aren't undocumented immigrants. They're tourists about 700 miles from the border. Most are well-heeled professionals more likely to travel to the United States in an airplane than on foot. advertisement




They've each paid 150 pesos, or about $15, for what is perhaps Mexico's strangest tourist attraction: a night as an undocumented immigrant crossing the Rio Grande.

Advertising for the mock journey, which takes place at a nature park in the central state of Hidalgo, tells the pretend immigrants to "Make fun of the Border Patrol!" and to "Cross the border as an extreme sport!"

The organizers say they are trying to build empathy for migrants by putting people in their shoes.

And the organizers, members of a Hnahnu indigenous community, speak from experience. Leaders estimate as many as 90 percent of the 2,500-person community have made the journey to the United States, most ending up in the boomtown of Las Vegas.

"We do this to show the people what it's like, to make them more conscious," said Hnahnu elder Luis Santiago Hernandez, who has crossed more than five times. Santiago said that although they try to make the experience authentic, "it's not even 10 percent of the real thing."

The trip also seeks to educate participants on Hnahnu culture and represents a source of income for the community, leaders said. The Mexican government helped finance the creation of the Eco Alberto nature park.

Participants said they were lured by the realistic experience promised by the nearly six-hour nocturnal walk.

"It was like being in their flesh and bones," marveled Oswaldo Martinez, 31, of Cuernavaca.

"It was cool. It was very fun," gushed his friend Mauricio Palacios, 30. "I never imagined it would be like that."

Until almost 2 a.m., the group scaled walls, hid in tunnels, jumped on the back of pickup trucks and followed a path through a cornfield. The trip ended with a ride in blindfolds to a Hnahnu holy place where Poncho, whose name is Alfonso Martinez Flores, asked the group to be more honest and sincere in their lives.

Word of the tourist attraction has provoked much head-scratching among immigrant advocates in the United States and real-life immigrants who have made the trek across the border.

Some called the risk-free adrenaline rush insulting. Others said it could improve the often-conflicted attitudes of Mexicans toward their compatriots who migrate.

"Anything that raises awareness in Mexico of the plight of undocumented immigrants is welcome," said Jorge Bustamante, special Mexican representative to the U.N. for human rights of migrants. "But the indifference is very strong, and it's greater as you ascend in social class."

Maria Garcia, a Mexican immigrant who founded the Hispanic Community Support Center in Duluth, Ga., said the mock crossing could be perceived as exploiting the suffering of migrants. "Someone crossing the border knows they could die," she said. "Someone going on this tour knows they will have fun."

Immigrant rights advocate Josefina Castillo, director of the Austin American Friends Service Committee office in Texas, said the adventure should include dialogue about the economic reasons immigrants leave home. "If it's just part of a show, then it would be (insulting)," she said. "It should lead to more education."

2006-08-23 07:03:54 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

If Women can rule or run other countries, why can't we have a female president? Don't respond if you watch commander in cheif because that is a show, this question is about what would it be like in real life. Girls, do you really want a guy to tell you what you can and can not do for the rest of your natural lives?

2006-08-23 07:02:59 · 15 answers · asked by Allyson B 3 in Government

2006-08-23 07:02:26 · 8 answers · asked by Scorpius59 7 in Law Enforcement & Police

Could you also tell your party affiliation (if any) and status (ie conservative, liberal, moderate...) Thanks.

2006-08-23 07:01:57 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-08-23 07:01:10 · 9 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-23 07:00:23 · 8 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Other - Politics & Government

90% of the US troops in Iraq believe that the Iraqi war is retaliation for Saddam’s role in 9/11
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1075

52% of American public believe that the United States has found clear evidence in Iraq that Saddam was working closely with the al-Qaida terrorist organization:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3974.htm

Monday, Bush said that Iraq didn't attack us on 9-11 and no one in his administration ever even suggested that such was the case.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/21/bush-on-911

Now, I'm wondering....where did the idea come from if the Bush administration did not suggest it or imply it or outright say it?

2006-08-23 06:59:02 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-08-23 06:58:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-08-23 06:58:44 · 16 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-23 06:57:32 · 13 answers · asked by omung_patel77 1 in Civic Participation

2006-08-23 06:55:34 · 12 answers · asked by erm4u33 1 in Military

In the entire state of Texas. What do you think will happen if that pass through? It will not, in my oppinion. But- what If?

2006-08-23 06:55:22 · 12 answers · asked by TRANSLOPEDIA 4 in Law & Ethics

2006-08-23 06:54:58 · 8 answers · asked by straitdanger 1 in Military

In America, it took Shay's Rebellion (a rebellion over taxes and the failure of the government to enforce them since no states felt like providing troops). The states agreed that it was not tenable to continue that way and agreed to surrender some of their power to the federal government in exchange for the benefits of the union.

What will it take for European nations to surrender some of their national sovereignty to the greater good of the European Union?

2006-08-23 06:53:28 · 6 answers · asked by Brand X 6 in Politics

Lets protect our women and children not the offenders,If an offender gets depressed and attempts suicide help him on his way .Protect the innocent not the guilty.

2006-08-23 06:52:43 · 52 answers · asked by joseph m 4 in Law Enforcement & Police

"Make no mistake: The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts."

-George W. Bush, September 11, 2001


It seems to me like hijacking four airplanes and jamming three of them into buildings, killing 3000 people is a pretty gutsy thing to do. I don't understand what he meant by cowardly.

Dictionary says:
cowardly
adj : lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted;

What are people's thoughts?

2006-08-23 06:52:34 · 12 answers · asked by Peter 1 in Government

group now in progress?

2006-08-23 06:50:06 · 10 answers · asked by Alex S 3 in Politics

Your president couldn't care less. He was elected by a majority. The majority don't like you. Simple facts.
If I was a black man in the racist hell of the USA, I'd say "Cracker, get yo pale *** outta Ark., Mis., Ala, Lou., and a all those other brother states!" Then you can have a nice european style nation, with FREE college education, FREE health care, social security, no wars etc.

2006-08-23 06:48:08 · 22 answers · asked by mojawoja 2 in Other - Politics & Government

I got a year and a half of probation with 100 hrs of comunity service and one of my friends got less for have weed on them

2006-08-23 06:47:56 · 11 answers · asked by Andrew 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-08-23 06:47:35 · 20 answers · asked by sara_c_86 1 in Military

apparently your gov makes fun of you. they say it is illegal to hire an illegal immigrant, but everybody hire illegal immigrant and nobody cares except citizen.

but your own government dont take in consideration what u say, they dont care...so as long it is like this, why do u expect a change???. for me, it is very easy to cross the border and it s going to be easier in the futur....


I tink the US gov has so much work and have set rules that are so complicated to change, that they pefer to let things like thiis, than to change the immigration laws. because ur immigration laws are overdated and dont reflect what the USA really needs.

nobody is going to pay 1500$ just to file an application and wait months to take apples in a field...are you crazy or what? and this u didnt get it ???
have u seen the process for application and wait years jsut to get some mexican in the country.
even farmers ask us to come or come to mexico to ask us to come to the USA.

2006-08-23 06:47:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2006-08-23 06:46:05 · 6 answers · asked by tamika h 2 in Other - Politics & Government

If the amnesty bill for illegal aliens that's before the Senate becomes law, it will cost taxpayers over $100 billion over the next 10 years. That figure comes from the Congressional Budget Office. The Senate immigration reform bill comes with a $126 billion price tag. That's a lot of money. The kicker? Congress has no idea how to pay for it. $48 billion of the $126 billion would be mandatory spending. Illegal aliens in the United States would become eligible for taxpayer funded entitlement programs. The cost over the next decade: $24.5 billion in tax refunds through the earned income and child tax credit, $15.4 billion for Medicare and Medicaid, $5.2 billion in Social Security benefits. And $3.7 billion in food stamps and nutrition programs. These costs will only rise over time. Representative Tom Tancredo says the only winners are the corporations. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO)said: "These are all costs that we incur so that we can obtain cheap labor. It's not cheap. It's cheap only to the employer. Believe me, it's not cheap to the taxpayer."

2006-08-23 06:45:59 · 9 answers · asked by Zoe 4 in Immigration

2006-08-23 06:44:59 · 24 answers · asked by Curiosity 1 in Immigration