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I have the greatest respect for hospice workers. When my grandmother was battling pancreatic cancer, my mom, aunts and uncles, made the poor visiting hospice workers feel very unwelcome. To my relatives they were a real reminder that my grandmother would be passing away. When I last visited, I happened to meet the lady that cared for my grandmother and appologized for some of the comments that had been tossed her way. She replied that that was a common thing and that eventually, the families come around. Dealing with death on a daily basis takes a special person. Thank God there are some very special people on this planet.

And SS, economics is more your area, and I'll get clobbered by you in a debate, so I hesitate to comment, but isn't one of the best ways to balance our trade with Mexico tourist dollars? We do not manufacture much, how else can we encourage Pesos into the US? I would think that tourism dollars are a good thing.

SS, LOL. Nice use of the green, and it's not even St. Patrick Day. I live on the border, I am active in the local Chambers of Commerce, have been involved in several economic develpment and job training programs that directly impact the border region.I could learn so much more by moving to Indiana about Mexican - US economic and visitor polices How many Mexicans own businesses by you? It's 80% by me. Perhaps that gives each of us a different perspective? Why else would you be talking about Mexican millionaires looking for safe houses, looking for places to hide, places to work? Our tourist policies impact honest Mexicans not the illegals. Stopping a lawyer and his family from being here more than 90 days is not going to stop the homeless, migrant worker desperate for a job. Why should the homeless migrant impact the honest person? To explain how this negatively impact Ameican business, allow me this analogy. Imagine a law that states Illinois shop keepers can only sell people from Indiana 2 pieces of fruit, because homeless people from Indiana are stealing fruit. This hurts the honest person from Indiana and the shop keeper. You are confusing homeless Mexicans who are sneaking into this country with the honest Mexican who is spending $$$ on a Visa and getting all the necessary permits. We are creating a problem for the honest person who wants to visit. Poor Mexicans can not afford the necessary Visas to travel to the US interior. Does it make sense that a man who owns a house and business in the US cannot visit here even as long as a visitor from Canada?

Here's the difference, all you see and hear about in the news are illegals packed into safe houses. Millionaires aren't travelling to Indiana for a weekend. I see wealthy professionals that belong to the country club, own real estate, walk into our local mall and spend $$. McAllen has a population of 110,000 people, yet every store in LaPlaze Mall is in their companies top 10 revenue per square foot. It's all on the back of Mexican Nationals. I hear of guys in Mercedes being stopped by vigilantes and questioned. :headshake

You just try and take 25,000 posts from Southsider and heads will roll . . .

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 12:36 PM) Actually our immigration policy has always been on a country by country basis. People perpetually abuse our visa program, and the government has to identify the groups that have the biggest chance of violating their stay. It isn't a big leap of faith to think that the group that has the most illegal aliens in the US, would also abuse the visa policy the quickest. Its just like having two kids. One is in trouble all of the time, and one is your typical nerd who hasn't been in trouble a day in his life. Are you going to not let the good kid go out, because the bad kid did something wrong? Most likely you would give the bad kid less opportunities to break the rules, and would give the good kid leeway. Actually with Mexico, it isn't the case. Economic policies, bad luck, corruption, and a miriad other issues have created a Mexico with a upper class and a lower class, and little in the middle. Wealthy Mexicans travel to the US on a regular basis. They own homes here, and spend a lot of money in the US. Gotta stop these guys from coming to America Which is why I shake my head in wonder when you write I love the image of guys in Jags and Hummers looking for a safe house, a place to work. The border is much different that what you see in Indiana. The class system in Mexico is distinct. Our shortsighted Visa program is costing American Business hundreds of millions in tourist dollars.

QUOTE(mreye @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 10:58 AM) They didn't escort her? Or drive her themselves? She must have a really s***ty HMO

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 12:19 PM) Damn right I did. And if Canada had a problem with illegal immigrants using every means possible to cross the border, I'd want the same restrictions on them. Why would we give a problem border more chances and a longer opportunity to slip away into the country? It gives them longer to find safehouses, longer to find work, longer to find places to hide. If we didn't have millions of illegals here already, and many thousands more trying every single day, there wouldn't be the need for the different programs. Its just like privlege (and yes visiting a forgien country is one) if people abuse it, it gets taken away, or lessened. We obviously don't have the funds to check up on every visa we issue, so the restrictions instead have to be greater. These are Doctors, and Lawyers, and businesspeople who love to travel to San Antonio and South Padre Island for long weekends. They own property over here. Despite your view, they don't want to live here, they have lives in Mexico. You are confusing two groups. Shouldn't you check to see what countries have more visa violations? You are confusing illegals with no paperwork and visitors that have gone through the long and involved paperwork with the US and Mexico. Do we follow the same laws then for Italians, English, Aussies, Poles, Chinese? Add up the lawbreakers and punish the innocent?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 12:11 PM) Who supported the vigilantees? Nuke for one. You supported shorter visa restrictions on Mexicans

QUOTE(Wong & Owens @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 12:07 PM) And how exactly did you find this link, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????? I'm thinking of selling some of my post counts and possibly the Texsox screen name on eBay

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 12:03 PM) Mexicans do a lot for our country, I think we all knew and have stated that. Every person who has responded to you has noted that legal immigration is an important part of this country, and probably would acknowledge the vital role that migration has played in the US history. I don't think I have seen anyone on here trying to perpetuate some kind of the "lazy Mexican" stereotype, so I am not quite sure what you are trying to say that people who disagree with you are saying???? That Mexicans should enjoy the same visitation policies that Canadians have. That Mexican Americans should not be harassed by vigilantes along the border. These guys can not tell the difference between a citizen, a resident alien, and an illegal. So they harass all of them. There are way more legals here than illegals.

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QUOTE(The Critic @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 11:38 AM) I heard that for no extra cost, they changed her middle name to f***ingmoron. In response to the woman who changed her name to goldenpalace.com via an auction.

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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 11:33 AM) I got a quarter, anyone else? You are the richest guy in Indiana

You would think that MLB, before sending a Doctor out to defend the policy, and basically be the qualified spokesperson, would double check that bio. Just ask Northwestern how often people call to check my Medical Degree and I graduated summa cum laude.

I liked the Bartman and anytime two negative Cub references are even within the same area code, that is newsworthy.

QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 11:28 AM) So here name's just going to be Goldenpalace.com or Terri Goldenpalace.com? Goldenpalace.com kind of like Cher

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 10:32 AM) The bottom line is that the powers that be felt the Widger would fit better with the team than Burke or Davis. I'm sure it's combination of pros and cons that have been weighed. I don't see what all the consternation over a career minor league non-roster invitee is all about. Got something else you want to talk about?

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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2005 -> 09:30 AM) Ah the big set up, now I get it. Wasn't a set up. I thought reminding everyone of the positive contributions that Mexican-Americans have made to this country would have balanced all the negatives that these vigilantes like to mention. From a City of Los Angeles Proclamation Alfredo "Freddy" Gonzalez is a local hero around these parts. I see the many Mexican-Americans that enter the service here. Most people do not realize that you do not have to be a US Citizen to join our military. I believe it is a shame that these men and women can bravely serve our country, with honor, and they are not automatically granted citizenship.

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I guess Michael was a good husband right to the end. I am certain that Terri mentioned she didn't want her parents near her when whe died. That guy is such an evil man. I hope hell has a special place for him.