Texsox

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 03:46 PM) Soooooo, because it might only be 10 pounds per person, we should look the other way and ignore it? And 10 pounds of meth can do a hell of a lot of damage. Because it may be one in ten thousand persons, we should not focus on that. Why not focus on the user of those ten pounds of meth?

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 04:01 PM) I want to see the low cost part of the guest worker formula that makes them attractive today when they are gettng minimum wage and taxes are being accounted for and paid. And does the line for the guest worker program only work for Mexicans, or can others apply. My guess is that a guest worker program will have a limit, and that other people would like to get a permit as well. The guest worker program, in my mind, would be open to anyone. However, I really do not see many other immigrants having a chance. Mexico is unique in that immigrants can walk here. There is a very low monetary cost in leaving home and walking hundreds of miles to get that minimum wage job. I am certain that some countries and companies would have a unique opportunity, but overall it will be Mexicans as it has for 100 years. A guest worker program should result in fewer benefits than what a citizen would receive. Right now the problem keeps growing because minimum wage employees are expensive for the government. We have offered so many programs for the working poor, that it becomes cost prohibited for the government to actually pay everyone who is eligible. So illegals who are too scared to apply for those benefits, or unable to meet the requirements, actually save the US money over a citizen who would apply for, and receive, those benefits. The amount of income tax collected for someone working minimum wage is far below what the person receives in benefits.

If ifs were skiffs, we'd all have a navy . . . you know, just sayin'

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 01:25 PM) This is really all besides the point. Obama was elected by a strong majority of Illinois voters because they felt he was the man for the job. Appointing and Accepting Roland Burris because he is black (even if it played the smallest role) goes against this principal. There are no quotas in government, nor should their be -- even if Bobby Rush says otherwise. There are no quotas, but there is an innate sense of fairness, and an almost universal desire for the government to reflect the face of America.

QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 10:59 AM) Thank you tex, I figured soxtalk would torture me and not tell me....but what do you know tex really does have a heart. It is probably safe for work, you have to look very closely to see the difference that flash makes.

Happy Birthday!!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 10:30 AM) How about the illegals? Guest worker program.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 11:23 AM) If it was all coming through U.S. airports or U.S. ports, there wouldn't be a guerrilla war on the other side of the U.S. border to control the drug trafficking routes. My point is, they are not carrying that much stuff. They are flying it in via private planes, hidden in legitimate cargo, trucks, etc. It is not being carried, forty pounds at a time, via human power.

QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 10:40 AM) Dammit my work blocked the link. What the hell is it? How sad that you will have to wait until you get home . . . It is a picture that shows the difference with and without flash. The flash reveals some interesting things. I am not certain if the person posting realizes the difference.

Nice

Hoping for South Padre Island expecting Hospital

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 09:41 AM) Yeah. My girlfriend took a border lit class from him at UIC and she really enjoyed it. Last year I read Chaos, I believe that was the title, written by a local Sociology Professor here that rode with the Border Patrol for a couple years. Pretty cool, I knew, and had visited, almost every spot he mentioned in the book.

Greg House Hawkeye Costanza Lenny Briscoe Gibbs Mick Belcker Log Lady Niles Crane Chris Stevens If I have to mention the shows, you would not agree

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 08:20 AM) Tex, Have you ever read "The Devil's Highway"? I think you might enjoy that book (I'm not sure enjoy is the right word to use). Is that the book by Urrea about the group that was crossing in Arizona? It is on my list of books to read, but so far I just have not found the time.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 07:22 AM) If the illegal immigration and drug trades that are happening in their front yards weren't happening, I kinda doubt they would be as worried about the recreational stuff. They should be at O'Hare to stop the drug trade. The tons and tons of drugs that America is addicted to are not carried across the border on people's backs. They are shipped in via truck and plane. Echos of Reagan "Tear down this wall!"

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 06:03 PM) No way in hell we wanted to see them again. About how I feel about some of the border watchers I meet. They can not understand that the river is a recreation area for people that live here. More than once I've watched them fidget and I get real nervous.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 05:21 PM) In Big Bend, I'd think it was a mountain lion. It was. I said big cat, I should have been clearer. Before I leave the border area I would love to see a Jagurundi or Ocelot. I've been on a couple observations with US Fish and Wildlife, but never have seen one.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 04:16 PM) In other news, the government is also releasing large jaguars near the border to help with the illegal immigrant problem Way cool. The closest I have been to a big cat was at Big Bend a few years back. It was on the other side of a notch as we were backpacking. One of the Scouts spotted it.

typical liberal media trying to keep the real news away from the American public.

Discuss . . . and yes, the best comments will fit somewhere in a homework assignment

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 03:09 PM) I've backpacked in the country near the border. The Malpais Borderlands area, SW NM and SE AZ. Its rough terrain, there is very little water, and it can be slow going. With a motivated, well-equiped group, it takes upwards of a week to a week and a half to get from the border to I-10. These guys have to also travese similar distance on the other side, and they are not at all well equipped. I am not at all surprised that there are so many fatalities. McAllen to Corpus in 2 days is hauling ass. Talk about fastpacking with light gear. Much like the underground railroad helped escaping slaves, there are ranches and homes where travelers can find food and water. I can almost hear the echos of Ronald Reagan standing at our border and yelling "Tear down your wall!"

That would be awesome, anyone want to grab a roller and get started? Who has a ladder?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 01:13 PM) I think this is a Soxtalk record... a guy getting thrown under the bus for two full innings in spring training. This has been a true Real Men of Genius. Congratulations go out to you Mr Sports Drama Queen Based on Minuscule Sample Size.

I'll be banned eventually.

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