Politics & Government - 24 September 2007

In December I plan to take the test (my application was approved!). I am wondering if I pass it, where do they place you initially? I am assuming State side for awhile for some training.

Also, after the initial training - if this is the case - what areas can I expect to be deployed as a new recruit?

I am assuming if it is not State- side possibly Europe or South America? I am also assuming they will not put me in the Middle East or an at risk country (Iraq, Afghanistan, Congo, etc...).

I would greatly appreciate hearing from someone who is a current foreign service officer or an X FSO.

BTW, I registered for the Consular career track.

Thanks.

2007-09-24 10:29:16 · 3 answers · asked by Enlightenme! 2 in Embassies & Consulates

In terms of their power to stop a country from doing something (like child soldiers) or to make a country do something (like provide education).

2007-09-24 10:29:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous 2 in International Organizations

Some one who likes someone under age(16) and the person is in there late 20's I know someone like this. Is it a sexural offender.

2007-09-24 10:28:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

In an interview with ITN Ahmadinejad said Iran was a peaceful country and preisent Bush has describe Iran has one of the Axis of evil yet he is allowed to vist the States. Emigration should kick out the country now and tell him never to return

2007-09-24 10:28:43 · 7 answers · asked by jo k 3 in Government

will the Republicans respect him or her as a human being, never mind as our President? Will Fox News report straightforward news about what the new President is up to, or will they continue with their hate speech and be gleeful every time they see the President has done something "bad", "funny", or "wrong"?

You know, it's funny... I used to watch the news on my local Fox network and when they did that story about when Bush choked on a pretzel, I don't remember them launching into a fit of laughter right after the report, and then trashing Bush on-air.

I didn't even know what Fox News was back when Clinton was president, so I can't verify how he was spoken about on their broadcasts at the time.

I hope the conservatives here who do nothing with their answers but bash liberals (and vice versa) aren't the typical majority of those who share their beliefs. I hope they will say they at least respect the position of President, despite if they agree with them or not.

2007-09-24 10:28:28 · 6 answers · asked by Lily Iris 7 in Elections

If this is to long skip it.
Immigration hawks have been on a winning streak lately. An unprecedented surge of public outrage at the prospect of amnesty for illegal immigrants led to the defeat in June of the Senate immigration bill and the probable end of President Bush's dream for comprehensive immigration reform. And that was merely the latest in a series of victories for supporters of tighter controls, including the Real ID Act of 2005, the Secure Fence Act of 2006, proliferating enforcement efforts at the state and local levels and a new package of modest but meaningful enforcement measures announced last month by the Department of Homeland Security.

What of the results? Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told The Times that "there will be some unhappy consequences for the economy out of doing this." While the enforcement climate is still too new to show results in government data one way or the other, Chertoff's prediction doesn't appear to be playing out. On the contrary, there is extensive anecdotal evidence that enforcement is actually having its desired effects: More illegal aliens are going home, leading to improved conditions for American workers and communities.

The first consequence of stepped-up enforcement is attrition of the illegal population -- a steady decrease in the total number of illegal aliens as more people give up and go home. Attrition is the real alternative to amnesty, and we're seeing it work.

The Arizona Republic ran a story last month explaining how migrants were leaving the state in anticipation of tough new immigration rules. Public radio station WBUR in Boston reported that "in the midst of the debate about immigrants coming to America, something unusual is happening in Massachusetts: Brazilian immigrants are quietly packing up and leaving." And the Chicago Tribune, reporting on the Pennsylvania town at the forefront of the resistance to illegal immigration, has written that "over the summer, when Hazleton officials created the nation's first ordinance aimed at driving away undocumented residents, thousands of people apparently packed up and left."

Far from having "unhappy consequences," these developments are improving the economic bargaining power of less-skilled American workers. The Rocky Mountain News reported that in Greeley, Colo., "the line of applicants hoping to fill jobs vacated by undocumented workers taken away by immigration agents at the Swift & Co. meat-processing plant . . . was out the door." New England Cable News reported that only after a raid on a plant making leather goods for the military in New Bedford, Mass., were Americans and legal immigrants able to get hired. As one new employee said of the raid: "In a way, you know, it's sad, and then in a way it's good because at least it gives people that were not employed for so many years . . . a break to be able to work and support their families."

When illegal aliens were removed from a Crider Poultry plant in Stillmore, Ga., the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the Wall Street Journal documented the benefits to local workers. The plant raised wages significantly, began offering free shuttles from nearby towns and provided free rooms in a company-owned dormitory. For the first time, Crider sought applicants from the state unemployment office and began hiring probationers and men from a local homeless mission. And, as the Journal noted, "for the first time since significant numbers of Latinos began arriving in Stillmore in the late 1990s, the plant's processing lines were made up predominantly of African Americans."

Better enforcement doesn't result only in economic improvements. While there is an ongoing scholarly debate about the overall crime rates of immigrants versus the native-born, there's no doubt that tougher enforcement has had a notable effect on gang activity. In an upcoming study, my Center for Immigration Studies reports that using immigration law against gangs has helped bring about a 39% drop in gang activity in the Washington suburb of Fairfax County, and Dallas police report a 20% drop in the murder rate as a result of the same initiative.



Of course, the consequence of uncontrolled immigration that most ordinary Americans see is what political scientist Peter Skerry calls "social disorder." Hazleton offers a good example: While cleaning graffiti from her building, a local locksmith told the Tribune that "about the same time the ordinance passed, the whole tone of the street changed. Virtually overnight, it was a totally different place."

As recent enforcement victories are sustained and expanded, we can begin to document the benefits in other areas: less stress on hospital emergency rooms, less-crowded classrooms, slower growth in government social spending. But the results we've seen so far are clear: We can get illegal aliens to return home, and doing so will improve conditions in American communities. Why didn't we start doing this a long time ago?

Mark Krikorian is executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a think tank that supports tighter controls on immigration.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-krikorian24sep24,0,6872271.story?coll=la-opinion-center

2007-09-24 10:27:19 · 4 answers · asked by Untied States Of Latina 2 in Immigration

If I am unable to return to my former job because my doctor put me on a permanent partial disability with restrictions (and my current employer does not have a position for me based on these restrictions).............Then, does my current employer have to make up the difference in pay if I take a job with less money per hour? My lawyer said something about this but I didn't completely understand her.

2007-09-24 10:25:21 · 5 answers · asked by Kitkat 1 in Law & Ethics

No offense, but as time changes ..technology should too. These counting of the ballots is only leading to OLDER voters.
I was reading the online debate and from 160,000 people .. OBAMA won 35% , Clinton won 31% .. Clearly Clinton is not the front-runner to beat as the polls suggest ( again only calling landmind phones and only to groups of 1,000 people- AT BEST) Why didnt that factor into the polling data.. And for that matter., it kinda shows you who the media is really supporting or has been bought out by.

2007-09-24 10:25:11 · 12 answers · asked by 2008 matters 3 in Elections

2007-09-24 10:24:51 · 6 answers · asked by yugogirl12 1 in Law & Ethics

...would they be able to hold their applause until the end?

2007-09-24 10:24:42 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

The government has failed at social security, they can't secure our borders. And now people want them to take over healthcare? They are the ones that screwed it up to begin with by having all these rules and stipulations to how someone can pratice medicine. If the government would just let the free market dictate the rules and standards on everything it is trying to control prices would be lower on everting including healthcare.

2007-09-24 10:23:05 · 7 answers · asked by Moraco Mole 2 in Politics

Bill Maher, Sunday funnies w/CHris Wallace and another on ABCThis Week w/ George Stephanopoulos? Meet The Press? NO laughter there I heard. What the heck is going on? It is the same fake giggle garbage each time? Like the fake southern accent. Have you seen a pattern here?

2007-09-24 10:20:59 · 6 answers · asked by Mele Kai 6 in Other - Politics & Government

The Patriot Act... I thought this was America not Oceania, Eurasia nor Eastasia. This country used to be the center of the free world. Now it feels like were about to become a fascit regime. I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!!!

2007-09-24 10:18:18 · 6 answers · asked by Paulk 2 in Government

2007-09-24 10:16:36 · 3 answers · asked by David S 2 in Elections

so what makes you think capitalism is better than libertarian communism?

2007-09-24 10:16:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

a new naturalized citizen is if a person moved to the US from another country and is turn into a citizen by doing tests.

heres the definition: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/naturalized

what would you give a naturalized citizen?
a flag?whats else?

2007-09-24 10:15:19 · 14 answers · asked by Flying Ninja 3 in Immigration

Did you see how the students applauded the Iranian president? There were a few "boos" here and there but most of the students seemed star struck to be in the same room with their fellow Bush-hater.

Last year when the minutemen were on stage, the students stormed the stage at Columbia University's Roone auditorium, knocking over chairs and tables and attacking Jim Gilchrist, the founder of the Minutemen. Here's a video as a reminder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfnn7wTgoE8

I do not like Bush either but I would never applaud for Ahmadinejad. I want Columbia to invite the Minutemen again. They did not even get a chance to speak last time. The Minutemen are the true heroes who deserve our applause.

2007-09-24 10:11:45 · 21 answers · asked by GoYankees&Giants! 5 in Immigration

2007-09-24 10:11:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

the guy lost the case.

2007-09-24 10:10:09 · 2 answers · asked by Dawnmarie K 3 in Law & Ethics

I refuse to register to vote, I just don't believe in electing liars and theives. Just about all elected officials use their office for personal gain. Will there ever be anyone in the White House who is really for the people who put them there? What happened to helping OUR OWN COUNTRY???? We have alot of people here that really need government help, but the government just don't care about them. This country is going to H*** in a handbasket quickly with no help in sight.

2007-09-24 10:10:02 · 14 answers · asked by rvtcst 2 in Elections

Could this ever happen?

2007-09-24 10:08:55 · 2 answers · asked by needliberty 2 in Embassies & Consulates

2007-09-24 10:06:40 · 8 answers · asked by Left Wing Douche-Bag 3 in Elections

...without beeing punished?

2007-09-24 10:05:59 · 24 answers · asked by Gustavo CL 5 in Politics

I'm trying to figure out the statistical information at the website "North American Alliance for Economic Development". The pdf is on the right side of the webpage called "North American Cities of the Future".

Whats bizarre is that California isn't mentioned once in the statistical data. The only thing I can think of is that the listed cities/states have the major ports that the UAE bought. Check out the pdf on the website and let me know if you find it rather bizarre also.


http://www.northamericanalliance.org/

2007-09-24 10:05:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I have posed this question yesterday but would like more answers...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtFzRyWUjvPZTJMPWJXFvwFIzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20070923152731AASIm7E

Once again, the democracy, the western bulwark against Islam, and American base for controlling the area arguments are not viable since our policies either pre-date these conditions and/or are regularly contradicted by our own actions.

Why is it worth it and what does the average Joe get out of it?

2007-09-24 10:03:22 · 13 answers · asked by casimir2121 5 in Politics

what is legaly considered full-time employee?

2007-09-24 10:03:03 · 15 answers · asked by smoothopr_2 4 in Law & Ethics

i've forgotten the combo to my masterlock. i went to the website, and they told me i have to do a series of things to get the combo, like photocopy the serial # and get it notarized by a notary publc.
whats a notary public? and how can i go to one?

2007-09-24 10:02:39 · 5 answers · asked by Tibs 2 in Law & Ethics

Is it a myth or reality?

Do you really believe that an American or English employer would employ an immigrant over a fellow coutrymen?

Come on, get real. All statistics prove that with equal qualifications, no employers would employ an immigrant over a national citizen.
The fact is that immigrants are only employed if they are extremely well qualified or if national citizens don't want to do the job. Unemployment is down to underachievement or laziness.

How do you explain the fact that immigrants can find jobs in less than a month of their arrival and that normal citizens are suffering unemployment? Jobs are available out there for anybody who wants one!

A little fact for the sceptic: unemployment has gone down in the Uk, even after it opened its borders to eastern european countries who
"flooded" the country.

What do you think?

(... I can hear heads exploding ... the truth must hurt)

2007-09-24 09:59:28 · 31 answers · asked by gumtrunk 2 in Immigration

2007-09-24 09:59:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Because Mahmoud Ahmadinejad killed them all. Will you now still cheer for him, against your president George Bush, who has never gone against your right to be gay? Nor has Mr. Bush tried to kill you, or your freedom to be who you are. Which leader for your country do you prefer, the one who will do you in, or the one who accepts you?

2007-09-24 09:58:48 · 8 answers · asked by xenypoo 7 in Politics