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Immigration Hardliner Governors Likely in Many States
Friday, October 29, 2010 at 10:53 am
Suzy Khimm has a good piece at Mother Jones today on the crop of immigration hardliners who are favored to take over as governors of Georgia, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, South Carolina and Nebraska. For immigration reform advocates, the future looks bleak: Congress is unlikely to tackle immigration reform, meaning more states will take on enforcement measures on their own. Lawmakers in a number of states have discussed copycat legislation to Arizona's SB 1070, and many Republican candidates for governor have also jumped on the pro-enforcement wagon.
But how likely is it these would-be governors would actually enact Arizona-style immigration laws? It varies from state to state. Georgia and South Carolina were on the "danger list" in a report from a pro-immigration group Immigration Works USA earlier this week on which states are most likely to be the next Arizona. Both Georgia governor candidates have said they would mimic Arizona's law, and the likely winner, Republican Rep. Nathan Deal, has pushed for a number of extreme anti-illegal immigration positions. His efforts against birthright citizenship, among others, earned him an A+ from NumbersUSA, a pro-enforcement group that grades politicians on immigration toughness.
South Carolina Republican nominee Nikki Haley also supports an Arizona-style law, although NumbersUSA picked her primary opponent as the "true reformer" on immigration.
Colorado, where third-party candidate Tom Tancredo is leading in the polls for governor, was on the "maybe" list for passing a copycat law to SB 1070, as was Nebraska. Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) is favored to win re-election and has predicted Arizona-style laws in every state within the next year. But both states might lack support for immigration enforcement bills in their legislatures, according to Immigration Works USA.
On the less likely list: Nevada, where Khimm notes Republican candidate Brian Sandoval has shifted right on immigration. When a state lawmaker announced a plan to create an Arizona-style bill in the state earlier this year, though, business leaders came out strongly against the effort, arguing it would hurt tourism. Two industry groups successfully killed the idea this summer.
New Mexico did not make the Immigration Works USA list of states likely to pass immigration enforcement legislation. While Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has criticized the "sanctuary" policies of her opponent and promised to repeal immigrant-friendly state laws, she may face opposition in the legislature. New Mexico is one of the more pro-immigrant states, with Latinos making up 45 percent of the population, and might not let go easily of laws that allow undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses that supporters claim are needed for public safety.
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my country has emmigration problems..with all the gipsys going in other countryes and making us looks bad.
Comment posted October 29, 2010 @ 10:55 pm
Even the government misuses the system: According to a January 2010 report released by the SSA Inspector General, the agency failed to use E-Verify on 19 percent of its new hires. SSA also improperly ran checks on 169 volunteers and individuals who had not yet been hired and violated program rules with respect to the timing of its verifications 49 percent of the time. The fact that one of the two agencies responsible for administering the E-Verify program misused it in direct violation of the law does not bode well for expanding the program or making it mandatory for all employers.
Proposals that tout mandatory E-Verify as a silver bullet would be prohibitively expensive: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that the SAVE Act, which would make E-Verify mandatory, would decrease federal revenues by $17.3 billion from 2009 to 2018 because it would result in an increase in the number of people working in the underground cash economy, outside the tax system. At the same time, it would increase spending by over $23 billion, resulting in a whopping price tag of over $40 billion over the next 10 years. CBO also estimated that SAVE would cost U.S. employers over $136 million to comply in at least one of the first five years its mandates are in effect.
The impact of a mandatory program, without safeguards, could harm Social Security benefits: Scores of organizations, including the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), have serious concerns about overloading the Social Security Administration with new mandates. If E-Verify were suddenly mandatory, SSA would see an estimated 3.6 million extra visits or calls to SSA field offices by Americans trying to fix errors in their records so they can work. With Americans already waiting up to 500 days for a disability claim decision from SSA, and 78 million Baby Boomers soon to be eligible for retirement benefits, the SSA can't become a required stop for millions of frustrated Americans unable to work because of government database errors.
Many Americans fear that immigrants disproportionately use welfare programs or public benefits. Some believe that immigrants are eligible for special benefits that Americans cannot receive. The fact is that unauthorized immigrants are not eligible for most public benefits and do not use them surreptitiously. Legal immigrants are also restricted from receiving many benefits. Immigrants pay taxes to fund welfare programs, but are not eligible to reap the benefits of many of them.
Unauthorized immigrants are not eligible for federal public benefits: This includes income supplements—e.g., Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), health care (Medicaid and Medicare), and food stamps.
Legal immigrants face tough restrictions on accessing public benefits: Federal law also imposes harsh restrictions on legal immigrants' eligibility for public benefits. Most documented immigrants cannot receive federal Medicaid, TANF, food stamps, or SSI during their first five years or longer in the U.S., regardless of how much they have worked or paid in taxes.
Immigrants use less health care, on average, than U.S. citizens: Low-income immigrants are less likely to receive public benefits than are U.S. citizens. Immigrants do not come to the U.S. to receive public benefits, and once they are here, they do not disproportionately use public benefits. According to a study in the American Journal of Public Health, immigrants do not impose a disproportionate financial burden on the U.S. health care system. The per capita total health care expenditures of immigrants are less than half those of U.S.-born persons, and immigrants are significantly less likely to use the emergency room than are citizens. Further restricting immigrants' access to benefits is not a solution to our immigration problems. In fact, the more people paying into a healthcare system, especially healthier working-age people, the more the costs are spread out.
Immigrants pay taxes into the system that funds public services: Even the majority of unauthorized immigrants pay federal and state income taxes, Social Security taxes, and Medicare taxes. And all immigrants pay sales taxes and property taxes. Many studies have found that immigrants pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits. The National Research Council estimated in 1997 that "the average immigrant pays nearly $1,800 more in taxes than he or she costs in benefits." Many state-level studies have also found that immigrants contribute more to the economy than they take out.
As the debate over unauthorized immigration continues to rage, some pundits and policymakers are claiming that unauthorized immigrants do not pay taxes and rely heavily on government benefits. Neither of these claims is supported by the facts. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, unauthorized men have workforce participation rates that are higher than other workers, and all unauthorized immigrants are ineligible for most government services, but pay taxes as workers, consumers, and residents.
Like the rest of us, unauthorized immigrants pay taxes: Between one-half to three-quarters of unauthorized immigrants pay federal and state income taxes, Social Security taxes, and Medicare taxes. All unauthorized immigrants pay sales taxes (when they buy anything at a store, for instance) and property taxes (even if they rent housing).
Unauthorized immigrants pay into Social Security, but do not collect: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has concluded that unauthorized immigrants "account for a major portion" of the billions of dollars paid into the Social Security system under names or Social Security numbers that don't match SSA records; payments from which immigrants cannot benefit while unauthorized. As of October 2005, the reported earnings on which these payments are based—which are tracked through the SSA's Earnings Suspense File (ESF)—totaled $520 billion.
TEXAS: A 2006 study by the Texas State Comptroller found that "the absence of the estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants in Texas in fiscal 2005 would have been a loss to our gross state product of $17.7 billion. Undocumented immigrants produced $1.58 billion in state revenues, which exceeded the $1.16 billion in state services they received."
OREGON: A 2007 study by the Oregon Center for Public Policy estimated that unauthorized immigrants in Oregon pay state income, excise, and property taxes, as well as federal Social Security and Medicare taxes, which "total about $134 million to $187 million annually." In addition, "taxes paid by Oregon employers on behalf of undocumented workers total about $97 million to $136 million annually." As the report goes on to note, unauthorized workers are ineligible for the Oregon Health Plan, food stamps, and temporary cash assistance.
IOWA: A 2007 report from the Iowa Policy Project concluded that "undocumented immigrants pay an estimated aggregate amount of $40 million to $62 million in state taxes each year." Moreover, "undocumented immigrants working on the books…and their employers also contribute annually an estimated $50 million to $77.8 million in federal Social Security and Medicare taxes from which they will never benefit. Rather than draining state resources, undocumented immigrants are in some cases subsidizing services that only documented residents can access."
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The persistent myth that immigrants are more prone to criminality than the native-born continues to circulate viciously among politicians, commentators, and the public despite a century's worth of contrary evidence that immigrants are less likely than the native-born to be in prison, and that high rates of immigration are not associated with higher crime rates.
Immigrants are five times less likely to be in prison than the native-born: A 2007 study by University of California-Irvine sociologist Rubén G. Rumbaut found that the 3.5% incarceration rate for native-born men ages 18-39 was five times higher than the 0.7% rate for immigrant men in 2000. The lower incarceration rates of immigrants compared to natives "holds true especially for the Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Guatemalans who make up the bulk of the undocumented population."
Unauthorized immigration is NOT associated with higher crime rates: Although the unauthorized immigrant population doubled from 1994 to 2005, the violent crime rate in the United States declined by 34.2 % and the property crime rate fell by 26.4% during the same period. Border cities and other cities with large immigrant populations also experienced decreasing crime rates.
• Crime is lowest in the states with the most immigrants: According to a 2008 report from the conservative Americas Majority Foundation, crime rates are lowest in states with the highest immigration growth rates. From 1999 to 2006, the total crime rate declined 13.6% in the 19 highest-immigration states, compared to a 7.1% decline in the other 32 states. In 2006, the 10 "high influx" states—those with the most dramatic, recent increases in immigration—had the lowest rates of violent crime and total crime.
o New Jersey: An analysis of data from the New Jersey Department of Corrections and U.S. Census Bureau by New Jersey's Star-Ledger in April 2008 found that "U.S. citizens are twice as likely to land in New Jersey's prisons as legal and illegal immigrants." In fact, "non-U.S. citizens make up 10% of the state's overall population, but just 5% of the inmates in prison."
o California: Foreign-born adults in California have lower incarceration rates than their native-born counterparts. According to a June 2008 report from the Public Policy Institute of California, "the incarceration rate for foreign-born adults is 297 per 100,000 in the population, compared to 813 per 100,000 for U.S.-born adults. The foreign-born, who make up roughly 35% of California's adult population, constitute 17% of the state prison population, a proportion that has remained fairly constant since 1990."
• The argument that unauthorized immigrants are "criminals" because they are "illegal" is highly misleading. "Unlawful presence" in the United States (such as overstaying a visa) is a civil violation of immigration law, not a criminal violation. "Entry Without Inspection" (entering the United States without authorization) is a misdemeanor. More importantly, neither of these offenses constitutes a threat to public safety—unlike crimes such as murder, assault, and robbery, all of which immigrants are much less likely to commit than natives.
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Recently there has been increased public attention on the role of state and local police agencies in immigration enforcement. Currently, about 67 localities have entered into memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through the 287(g) program. The 287(g) program refers to the section of federal law created in 1996 that establishes a program for local police to be trained by ICE to enforce immigration law. Approximately 1,075 police and correctional officers had been trained as of January 2010. Even when local police officers are not deputized to perform immigration enforcement, ICE does work through the criminal justice system to identify deportable noncitizens through programs such as the Criminal Alien Program (CAP) and the Secure Communities program. Critics argue that these policies which involve local police in the enforcement of federal immigration law lead to increased discrimination and racial profiling, stretch the limited resources of law enforcement, and erode—rather than promote—trust between immigrant communities and the police, thus endangering public safety.
There is strong and broad-based opposition to local police enforcement of immigration laws: Advocates for victims of domestic abuse, faith-based organizations, immigrant rights groups, elected officials, and law-enforcement officials all agree that state and local police should not be enforcing federal immigration laws.
When police enforce immigration laws, or are perceived to be enforcing immigration laws, public safety decreases: When police are turned into immigration agents, immigrants (legal and unauthorized) who are victims or witnesses of crime are fearful of cooperating with the police. This puts entire communities at risk.
When police enforce immigration laws, other crimes go uninvestigated: The experience of Maricopa County, Arizona, has shown that when police are highly invested in enforcing immigration laws, other crimes do not receive the attention they deserve, and response times to emergency 911 calls increase.
Enforcing immigration law is costly: The federal government does not cover the costs incurred by localities that enforce immigration laws. After only three months, Maricopa County had a deficit of over $1 million. The Prince William County, Virginia, jail spent nearly $800,000 more than expected to hold suspected unauthorized immigrants. This money could be better spent on public safety.
When local police enforce immigration law it is likely to lead to racial profiling, discrimination, and costly litigation: When local law enforcement gets involved in immigration enforcement, particularly without proper training and oversight, people are often targeted on the basis of their accent or appearance. This can lead to serious violations of the civil rights of legal permanent residents and even U.S. citizens.
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Anti-immigrant groups and legislators have persisted in their attempts to restrict or repeal birthright citizenship in State Houses and the U.S. Congress. Several bills have been introduced that would deny U.S. citizenship to children whose parents are in the U.S. without authorization or on temporary visas. The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution—the cornerstone of American civil rights—affirms that, with very few exceptions, all persons born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens, regardless of the immigration status of their parents. Following the Civil War and the emancipation of the slaves, the Fourteenth Amendment restated the longstanding principle of birthright citizenship, which had been temporarily erased by the Supreme Court's "Dred Scott" decision denying birthright citizenship to the U.S.-born children of slaves. The Supreme Court has consistently upheld birthright citizenship over the years.
Eliminating birthright citizenship would impose a significant burden on all Americans, who would no longer have an easy and inexpensive way to prove their citizenship. If simply being born in the U.S. and having a U.S. birth certificate were not proof of citizenship, Americans would have to navigate complex laws to prove their citizenship. Other than a birth certificate, most Americans do not have government documents that establish U.S. citizenship.
All American parents—not just immigrants—would have to prove the citizenship of their children through a cumbersome process. Some Americans would have to prove they derive U.S. citizenship through one or both of their parents—a process that can be difficult for even experienced immigration attorneys. In some cases, whether one's parents were married or unmarried at the time of one's birth makes a difference in determining citizenship. Moreover, the gender of the U.S.-citizen parent can affect the determination.
Eliminating birthright citizenship would not solve the problem of unauthorized immigration. Since children born to unauthorized immigrants would presumably be unauthorized, the size of the unauthorized population would actually increase as a result of the new policy. While some children could acquire the citizenship of their parents, others would be left with no citizenship or nationality, leaving them stateless.
Eliminating birthright citizenship is a distraction that moves us away from fixing the real problems with our broken immigration system. Immigrants come to the U.S. to work, to reunite with their families, or to flee persecution. Denying birthright citizenship will not discourage unauthorized immigrants from coming to the U.S., and it will not encourage those already here to leave.
Comment posted October 29, 2010 @ 10:55 pm
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Americans are justifiably frustrated and angry with our outdated and broken immigration system. The problem is complex, and a comprehensive, national solution is necessary. Politicians who suggest that the U.S. can deport its way out of the problem by removing 11 million people are unrealistic. The U.S. needs a fair, practical solution that addresses the underlying causes of unauthorized immigration and creates a new, national legal immigration system for the 21st century.
Immigration reform must be rational, practical, and tough: It is unacceptable to have 11 million people in our country living outside the legal system. To enhance our security, we must have smart border and interior enforcement, target the real causes of violence along the border, and prosecute those who exploit immigrant labor and those who profit from smuggling. Additionally, unauthorized immigrants should be required to come forward to legalize their status, pay back taxes, learn English, and pass criminal background checks. Finally, we must create sufficient legal channels to support the level of immigration our country needs in the future.
Efforts simply to deport are often political games, not serious policy proposals: Over the past two decade, tens of billions of dollars have been spent on immigration enforcement. The annual budget of the U.S. Border Patrol has increased nine-fold and the number of Border Patrol agents stationed along the southwest border has increased nearly five-fold since Fiscal Year (FY) 1992, yet the unauthorized population has tripled in size. Billions in taxpayer dollars are wasted every year when we attempt to spend our way out of the problem rather than solve it.
A majority of Americans favor realistic reform over unachievable rhetoric: Polls consistently find that Americans support a tough but comprehensive solution for those here without authorization over an enforcement-only immigration policy. According to polls of likely 2010 general election voters conducted for America's Voice by Lake Research Partners and Benenson Strategy Group, 66% of all voters and 74% of Latino voters supported comprehensive immigration reform as opposed to enforcement-only measures. This included 62% of Republicans, 67% of Independents, and 69% of Democrats. Finally, 67% of all likely voters believed that unauthorized immigrants "should be required to register, meet certain conditions, and eventually allowed to apply for citizenship," rather than leaving the country or being allowed to stay only temporarily.
The public sees comprehensive immigration reform as consistent with, not working against, our nation's economic recovery: Nationwide, 67% of voters said "We would be better off if people who are in the United States illegally became legal taxpayers so they pay their fair share," vs. 28% who said "We would be better off if people who are in the United States illegally left the country because they are taking away jobs that Americans need."
The best way to solve the problem is to face reality: Most unauthorized immigrants are integrated members of U.S. families and communities. Nationwide, unauthorized immigrants comprise 5.1% of the workforce, and in states like Arizona, the unauthorized share of the workforce is even higher. In certain sectors, like agriculture and construction, unauthorized workers comprise up to 25% of the workforce. Nationwide, there are approximately 4 million U.S.-citizen children with at least one unauthorized parent, and policies that target their parents have grave effects on the children. Approximately 53% of unauthorized immigrants have been in the U.S. ten years or more. The vast majority of unauthorized immigrants are simply here to work. Unauthorized immigrants who work,
pay taxes, do not commit crimes, and want to be Americans should be required to come forward and register for legal status.
First and foremost, the United States needs a legal immigration system that enhances our security, strengthens our economy, and supports our communities: The most practical and realistic way to reduce unauthorized immigration dramatically is to bring U.S. immigration policy in line with economic and social realities. Lawmakers should devise immigration policies that are responsive to labor demands and ensure fair wages and good working conditions for all workers, both native-born and foreign-born, and which require unauthorized immigrants already living in the United States to apply for legal status. Lawmakers must also build a more flexible and responsive system for temporary and permanent employment-based immigration that can adapt quickly to changing economic times, supports innovation and entrepreneurship, and allows those who want to contribute their skills and talents to this country an opportunity to do so. Finally, lawmakers should address the delays and restrictions that impose unreasonably long waiting times on hardworking families seeking to join close relatives in the U.S.
It is generally undisputed that immigration is important to America's economic success. During an economic downturn, however, many argue that immigration reform should not be a priority, while others argue that fixing our broken immigration system and allowing unauthorized immigrants to earn legal status would be detrimental to the economy. However, reforming our broken immigration system is an important part of improving our economy. Currently, unscrupulous employers are able to exploit unauthorized workers and create unfair competition by violating labor laws and paying sub-minimal wages. This is harmful to U.S. businesses and U.S. workers. Our immigration system needs to work for all Americans, not just for those employers looking for low-cost labor. We need to recognize that it would be far better if all immigrant workers were here legally and could exercise the same rights on the job as native-born workers. Leveling the playing field for both workers and employers by legalizing unauthorized workers and enforcing labor laws against bad-apple employers will eliminate unfair competition and improve the wages and working conditions of all workers.
Legalization brings economic benefits. A 2010 report released by the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) and the Center for American Progress (CAP), Raising the Floor for American Workers: The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, finds that comprehensive immigration reform which includes a legalization program for unauthorized immigrants and enables a future flow of legal workers would result in a large economic benefit—a cumulative $1.5 trillion in added U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over 10 years. In stark contrast, a deportation-only policy would result in a loss of $2.6 trillion in GDP over 10 years.
Observers across the political spectrum agree on the economic benefits of legalization. A 2009 report by the libertarian Cato Institute came to startlingly similar conclusions. Cato found that legalization would boost the incomes of U.S. households by $180 billion in 2019. Cato also concluded that tighter restrictions and a reduction in less-skilled immigration would impose large costs on native-born Americans by shrinking the overall economy and lowering worker productivity.
Leveling the playing field will benefit U.S. workers and the U.S. economy. We need to ensure that unauthorized immigrants come forward, pay a fine, undergo background checks, and get on a path to earning legal immigration status and citizenship. This will put more workers and employers on the tax rolls, and level the playing field for all workers and law-abiding employers by eliminating the pool of exploitable labor.
Legalization raises wages for all U.S. workers. The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) resulted in the legalization of more than 2.7 million unauthorized immigrants within five years. A 1992 survey by the U.S. Department of Labor on the "Characteristics and Labor Market Behavior of the Legalized Population Five Years Following Legalization" found that legalized workers saw a 15% mean hourly wage increase. The mean hourly wages of U.S. workers grew by even more than that of the legalized workers. Increased wages result in increased consumption and tax revenue.
The U.S. economy will eventually improve, and immigration helps to expand the economy: A 2007 report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers concluded that immigration increases GDP by roughly $37 billion each year because immigrants increase the size of the total labor force, complement the native-born workforce in terms of skills and education, and stimulate capital investment by adding workers to the labor pool.
Immigration raises wages for most Americans: A 2010 report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) found that the "effect of immigration from 1994 to 2007 was to raise the wages of U.S.-born workers, relative to foreign-born workers, by 0.4% (or $3.68 per week)." Even the small (and shrinking) number of "U.S.-born workers with less than a high school education saw a relative 0.3% increase in wages (or $1.58 per week)" as a result of immigration during this period.
The purchasing power of immigrant communities is enormous—and growing: According to the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia, the purchasing power of Latinos totaled $978.4 billion in 2009 and is projected to reach $1.3 trillion by 2014. The purchasing power of Asians totaled $508.6 billion in 2009 and is projected to reach $696.5 billion by 2014.
The entrepreneurship of immigrant communities employs millions of people: The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that in 2002, 1.6 million Hispanic-owned firms provided jobs to 1.5 million employees, had receipts of $222 billion, and generated payroll of $36.7 billion. The same year, 1.1 million Asian-owned firms provided jobs to 2.2 million employees, had receipts of $326.4 billion, and generated payroll of $56 billion.
For more than two decades, the U.S. government has tried without success to stamp out unauthorized immigration through enforcement efforts at the border and in the interior of the country, without fundamentally reforming the broken immigration system that spurs unauthorized immigration in the first place. While billions upon billions of dollars have been poured into enforcement, the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States has increased dramatically. Enforcement alone will not solve our immigration problems.
Taxpayer dollars are being misused to act "tough": The annual budget of the U.S. Border Patrol stood at $3 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010—a nine-fold increase since FY 1992. The number of Border Patrol agents stationed along the southwest border grew to 17,000 in FY 2010—a nearly five-fold increase since FY 1992.
We can't deport our way out of this problem: For years the U.S. government has attempted to use employer sanctions, border walls, worksite raids, and other deportation-only measures to stop unauthorized immigration, but the unauthorized population of the United States has tripled in size, from roughly 3.5 million in 1990 to 11.1 million in 2009.
It's not enforcement—it's the economy: Some are saying that increases in immigration enforcement are working because the unauthorized population of the U.S. has recently declined in size. However, most researchers agree that unauthorized immigration to the United States is driven largely by economics. According to a June 2008 report by Wayne Cornelius, Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of California-San Diego, "undocumented migration clearly responds to changing U.S. economic conditions, with steep increases in the flow toward the end of expansion phases of the business cycle and significant decreases during economic downturns. Moreover, the pattern of undocumented migrants responding to economic conditions rather than policy decisions has continued during the border enforcement build-up that began in 1993."
America needs leaders to balance good immigration policy with enforcement priorities: The most practical and realistic way to reduce unauthorized immigration dramatically is to bring U.S. immigration policy in line with economic and social realities. Such a policy must include the following elements: a realistic legal immigration framework that protects U.S. workers while providing needed labor to American businesses; controlled but reasonable limits on family immigration which encourage unification of families and stable communities; and a tough but fair legalization program for those here without authorization. The undergirding of such an immigration regimen is enforcement at the border and the workplace which is targeted at wrongdoers and genuine threats, rather than those merely seeking a better life.
Unauthorized immigrants primarily come to the U.S. to work, and—according to the Pew Hispanic Center—approximately 5.1% of the American labor force is unauthorized. Enforcing the law at the workplace is important because it protects vulnerable workers from exploitation, and protects U.S. workers and law-abiding employers from unscrupulous employers who hire unauthorized workers. Employers must be held accountable for employment and labor-law violations.
One enforcement measure that has been expanding is E-Verify: a largely voluntary electronic employment-verification system through which an employer verifies the work authorization of all employees—even U.S. citizens—using the databases of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA). Currently, approximately 216,000 employers of the over 7.4 million in the U.S. are signed up to use E-Verify. Making E-Verify mandatory would require running 60 million new hires through the system per year, where just over 13 million were processed in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010. Moreover, there are still some serious problems with E-Verify that must be addressed. The databases upon which E-Verify relies contain errors which could result in U.S. citizens and lawful immigrants being incorrectly denied permission to work. There are also concerns regarding potential misuse of the program by employers.
Even an improved E-Verify is not, by itself, a magic bullet and will not fix the broken immigration system. Simply expanding E-Verify will not resolve the underlying problems with our immigration system, and can have a negative impact on U.S. workers. E-Verify is part of a comprehensive solution that also includes improved enforcement of employment and labor laws, legalization of the current unauthorized workforce, and creation of sufficient legal channels for future immigration so that needed workers can come to the U.S. legally.
We need practical and sensible solutions: We cannot expect to use raids or employer audits or E-Verify to deport 11 million people, and we cannot deny employers the workers they need until there are legal channels to bring them to the U.S. We need a new immigrant-worker program that provides visas for workers who can fill U.S. labor needs, while protecting U.S. workers and businesses from the unscrupulous employers who exploit vulnerable immigrant labor at the expense of U.S. workers.
Enforcement must include employment-law enforcement. Comprehensive reform must recognize that strong employment protections for all workers reduces the incentive for unscrupulous employers to hire and mistreat unauthorized workers, thereby improving wages and working conditions for all workers.
Despite improvements, even the government has trouble making E-verify work: The SSA estimates that 17.8 million of its records contain discrepancies related to name, date of birth, or citizenship status, with 12.7 million of those problem records pertaining to U.S. citizens. This implies that as many as 1 in 25 new hires could be erroneously flagged as ineligible to work. These errors mean that thousands of U.S. citizens could be denied work because of government errors. Even though the government has reduced the possibility of error by cleaning up databases, any kind of immediate, mandatory program is likely to overwhelm the system, resulting in problems for employers and workers. Any expansion of the program must go hand in hand with protections ensuring that employees can correct and challenge inaccurate decisions
Comment posted October 30, 2010 @ 12:21 pm
Dear Stephan,
In response to your comments about eligilbility/use of public benefits by illegal immigrants.
As a medical doctor, here is what I see, all day, every day:
1. Illegal immigrants receive 100% free healthcare in the ER. (Poor legal residents, immigrant or not) are billed for their ER visits. There is no expectation by the illegal patients, by the Hospital administrators, by the doctors, by the nurses, that the illegal individuals will pay for anything.
2. When the illegal immigrant patients are admitted to the hospital ( for a skin infection, a pneumonia, a stomach virus, whatever….), they also receive 100% free care. Their entire hospital stay is free of charge to them, unlike the legal resident patients ( immigrant or not), who are billed by the Hospital and doctors for their care.
3. The Hospital social workers rush to "help" the illegal immigrant patients sign up for Medicaid as soon as possible ( that is the only way the Hospital receives any reimbursement for their care). To say they are "not eligible" for medicaid, thus inferring that they do not receive it, is disingenuous and false. I see them receive it every day that I work.
(It is a "don't ask, don't tell" situation – the social workers don't ask if they are illegal, and they, of course, don't tell. Thus they are indeed signed up for Medicaid benefits).
4. We also observe the illegal immigrant patients being readmitted to our hospitals, but giving different names, and addresses, each time they come in.
The poor, legal resident patients ( immigrant or not), are billed and often driven into financial ruin. The illegal immigrant patients receive 100% free healthcare.
Whether you think this is fair, just, appropriate is not the point. It is the truth.Isn't that we we all want and need to know?
Comment posted October 30, 2010 @ 9:48 pm
Thank you hospitalmd for enlightening us on the real story in hospitals.
It's fascinating that our ruling elite seem so interested in screwing the typical American and providing illegals with valuable services. The elections hopefully will be a change in the right direction.
Comment posted October 31, 2010 @ 12:05 am
hospitalmd you should learn to read:
TEXAS: A 2006 study by the Texas State Comptroller found that "the absence of the estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants in Texas in fiscal 2005 would have been a loss to our gross state product of $17.7 billion. Undocumented immigrants produced $1.58 billion in state revenues, which exceeded the $1.16 billion in state services they received."
OREGON: A 2007 study by the Oregon Center for Public Policy estimated that unauthorized immigrants in Oregon pay state income, excise, and property taxes, as well as federal Social Security and Medicare taxes, which "total about $134 million to $187 million annually." In addition, "taxes paid by Oregon employers on behalf of undocumented workers total about $97 million to $136 million annually." As the report goes on to note, unauthorized workers are ineligible for the Oregon Health Plan, food stamps, and temporary cash assistance.
IOWA: A 2007 report from the Iowa Policy Project concluded that "undocumented immigrants pay an estimated aggregate amount of $40 million to $62 million in state taxes each year." Moreover, "undocumented immigrants working on the books…and their employers also contribute annually an estimated $50 million to $77.8 million in federal Social Security and Medicare taxes from which they will never benefit. Rather than draining state resources, undocumented immigrants are in some cases subsidizing services that only documented residents can access."
Comment posted October 31, 2010 @ 12:08 am
hospitalmd my friend,
they contributions are far more then some help in the hospitals by the the way good that you are not a doctor!
Comment posted October 31, 2010 @ 1:35 am
Dear Stephan,
I am not an economist, I am not a politician. I am a doctor – I love taking care of sick patients, and would never change to another profession.
I was brought up to think critically, and to speak the truth that I see.
I, and my nurse colleagues, are taking care of illegal immigrants for free, while legal immigrants/residents are being financially devastated.
Again, I state: Whether you think this just, fair, etc is not so important at this time…… it is the truth of what is happening that must be spoken of.
Sincerely, a doctor in the field
Comment posted October 31, 2010 @ 11:54 am
The oath of hypocrates should tell you the truth and that truth is in the facts
Comment posted October 31, 2010 @ 8:19 pm
give each immigrant a green card and then enforce the law its win win for everyone. americans can stop being rasist and use the brains and think twice.
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Comment posted November 2, 2010 @ 12:49 am
Great idea.
Then we can give a get out of jail card to all drunk drivers and child molesters – makes the same sense to just further reward behavior we don't want and act all surprised when it doesn't work.
We've tried amnesty 7 times. After each it just got worse. Do you know why? Because the rewards are still there. We still give them jobs. Still get free medical, free schooling, citizenship for their kids, who then get food stamps/housing/welfare/etc that the parents get too.
And until we remove all of those rewards they will still come. Once we remove 'em they will self-deport at no cost to taxpayers. Jobs will open up for citizens and legal immigrants. Wages will go up and stay here in our economy. Taxes will be paid rather then having them paid under the table.
Amnesty, pathway to citizenship, comprehensive reform or whatever you want to call it will never happen again. The public is wise to the sob stories and know the only ones who gain from illegals are the wealthy, illegals themselves, immigration groups and big business.
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How can you tell an industry professional from a regular festival goer, when everyone tries their hardest to be all glamourous at all times? In Cannes it becomes easier as the days go by. The only sure way I was able to figure out is... TAN or lack of it. People who work the festival don't have time to lay in the sun or even be outdoors. Dark screening rooms and smoky offices is were the real festivalers dwell. And as the audience crowd aquires a nice tan, the difference becomes more vivid almost by the hour. Now in my second week in Cannes, I have not set foot on the beach yet... by my looks you'd say I never left the North Country and got some early May snow, too!!! I'm very much looking forward to half a day off tomorrow so I can catch some Riviera sun. Now, watch it rain! :)
Which brings to the weather here. It is unpredictable. I never fully understood the whole "wait ten minutes and it'll change" joke until I got to Cannes. I'm not sure if it's the Mediterranean or the projection of the industry's ambiguities, but I'd hate to be the weatherman on a local news station! Mornings can easily be in lower 40s, with high 80s by midday, a three-minute thunderstorm in the afternoon and a brisk humid 50s by dark. An umbrella, a pair of sunglasses, sunscreen lotion and an extra t-shirt (in case you sweat too much) can be found, i bet, in everyone's hangbag or backpack. But it's not that bad, i guess, since at least snow is a definite no... :)
The actual Cannes Film Festival with the official selection and all its sidebars is merely a part of the larger Cannes event, which is the Cannes Film Marketwhere buyers and sellers from around the world come to trade completed films, works-in-progress and ideas. The market operates on the 24/7 schedule and everyday there are over 400 screenings scattered throughout town. So, there is a little something for everyone. you could litterally watch movies all day long. And some people do. :)
something's ought to be said about the food in Cannes, which is excellent anywhere you go. while the sky high pricing policy seems to apply to everything else during the festival, food remains the only cost optional thing. you can easily have a $200 per person lunch or grab a $4 hot sandwich known as Panini at the street stand next to the priciest restaurant... and the panini is guaranteed to fill you up! regular folks like myself prefer to eat on of those before heading for a meeting at a restaurant, so you'd eat up less of a bill there! :)
Since the entire downtown is blocked off for traffic during the two weeks of the festival, transportation often becomes a problemwhile the buses always run on schedule, the schedule is sparse. But those who want to get a taxi need to know a trickyou can't "catch/grab/hail a cab" here. Taxis are only available at designated taxi stands or have to be called in from hotels, stores and restaurants. The reason for this is increased security. In past years, there'd been registered complaints from people having "unpleasant" expriences with the taxis. With the new taxi policy, every ride is registered and secure, and it's not too expensive either. So taxi is second to walking as means of getting around town. Walking, though, might get you places faster! :)
A filmmaker proclaimed "dangerous" by the White House, Michael Moore of Roger and Me fame has done it again. His latest documentary Bowling for Columbine opened in Cannes to one of the longest standing ovations at this year's festival, rave reviews, and a whole lot of controversy. The first documentary in official competition in 46 years, the film boldly attacts gun control, NRA, Bush administration, news media, corporations, etc., trying to find what's at the core of the American national obsession with guns and violence. The strength of this powerful picture is in the way Michael Moore doesn't provide answers, but merely asks highly provocative questions. Below are several notes from his press conference in Cannes.
Q: "In the film you compare United States with its neighbor Canada as well as several other countries, which have as many guns but not as much crime. What's the secret to their safety?"
A: "It's in the cultural DNA of the people. While other societies chose to create social safety nets for its people, for those who are sick, or poor, or otherwise disadvantaged, safety nets where everyone watches out for everyone else, America created a society in which the "have-nots" are left to die. The American ethic of dealing with hardship is... What's wrong with you?! Pull yourself by the boot straps! Or fuck you! We don't watch out for each other, we watch each other beat each other up. Like, in some kind of stupid competition. Only the strong survive..."
Q: "What is the role of the government in this? How do you see it in the aftermath of September 11?"
A: "Well, first of all, I want everyone to understand that George Bush is NOT our president. People did not pick him. That election was a fraud.
And second of all, I think the politics of the Bush administration, its close ties to the NRA, even to the Bin Laden family are equal to state-sponsored terrorism. Did you know that on September 12, Bush ordered a private jet to fly around the country and pick up all the members of the Bin Laden family and escort them out of the US without questioning? I want to know why. In such cases, aren't you supposed to ask the relatives of the family when did they last saw the suspect, where could he be now? I want to know the answers. If almost all terrorists were from Saudi Arabia, how come we're bombing Afghanistan and call Saudi Arabia an ally? I'm not saying it's wrong, I just want an explaination. If the government knew about possibilities of September 11 beforehand how come it still happened?"
Q: "What is the role of the media in all this?"
A: "American journalists are the laziest people in the world! it's so much easier and safer to rehash same old story of suburban murder on the evening news than go out and ask real quesions. How come almost all the murders we get to see on television are done by African Americans or Hispanics while it's the whites who own most guns and use them most often? How come the crime rate keeps going down, but the crime reporting in the media is going up? Ithink it's because the government and the media are trying to create a culture of fear in America. When people are afraid, they will let the government do whatever it wants to feel "protected." The right wing is trying to instill fear in the American people, fear of the blacks, fear of the Muslims, fear of all people different from yourself, fear of each other, fear of the internal threat, of everything and everyone to push its agenda."
Q: "One of the most powerful moments and most profound documentary statements in the film happen during an almost accidental, informal interview between you and Charlston Heston, who let you into his house..."
A: "Yeah... I was shocked and excited by the serendipity of things like that during the filming. Heston's people repeatedly have been turning us down for the past two years. And then one day we just went up to his house and rang the bell... I mean, if I saw myself coming with the camera, I wouldn't let myself in! but he opened the door... At the end of the conversation I asked him if he thought he owed an apology to the families of students killed in Columbine shootings for coming to lead an NRA rally there just days after the tragedy... His answer was more than we could ever have expected to get!"
Michael Moore also shared an observation he made on the flight over to France:
"I was at the airport going through security and they were taking away people's nail clippers, those kids' scissors, and so on, but you could bring a lighter and matches on board. Now, FDA has dry ice on the list of prohibited items. Have I missed the dry ice terrorists incident? The guys who tried to hijack a plane with the popsicles? I think the only terrorist attempt after September 11 we all know of was a guy who tried to set his shoes on fire... But you can still bring lighters and matches, no problem. I found out that those were on the post-attack list of no-nos, but the tobacco industry "pursuaded" the policy makers otherwise. If you can't smoke on the plane, why would you need a lighter anyway? I just want to know more about that, you know... Corruption in the name of innocent lives lost in the tragedy is disgusting."
Michael Moore's highly controvercial documentary Bowling for Columbine was bought for US distribution last week in Cannes, but the theatrical release date has not yet been scheduled. However, there are already rumors of NRA campaigning against its release. The film is anticipated to receive some honors at the Sunday night ceremony. Michael Moore's recent book, The Stupid White Men is currently on the New York Times bestseller list.
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7 p.m. tonight
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TV: CSN Philly, FS Tennessee
TICKETS: Starting at $20, 100 level from $45
That headline is how trade rumors start, and I really don't care.
Ryan Suter and Shea Weber will both be in the house, and they better get used to the surroundings at Wells Fargo Center, because soon enough, they're going to be living here as members of the Philadelphia Flyers. Both of them. We won't give up anything to get them and they'll have cap hits at the league minimum, too, because that's how Ed Snider rolls.
Alright, that might not be true, but the first part of that sentence is definitely true. They'll both be here, and they're both good at hockey, which makes tonight's game against the Nashville Predators interesting. In fact, the Preds are a pretty interesting group all together. We'll let our friends at On the Forecheck explain:
... what are we supposed to make of this bunch? Tuesday's stunning win at Minnesota has this band of youngsters (Brat Pack?) within sniffing distance of not just the Central Division lead, but the top spot in the Western Conference and the overall NHL, too. Dare we hope that something fundamental has developed within this squad over the last couple months, and that they legitimately belong up there with the NHL's elite, or are they simply playing over their heads right now, due for a fall back closer to .500 hockey at any time?
It's sort of ironic that two trade targets the Flyers are most interested in -- even if Weber almost certainly isn't being traded, and it looks the same for Suter, too -- will be in town tonight. According to the Inquirer, Erik Gustafsson will sit as a healthy scratch tonight and Andreas Lilja will suit up for the first time since January 12.
Lilja's been awful since returning from his injury, part of the reason why Gus was given such a big opportunity. Who knows if this is necessarily an indictment of Gus' play or just a chance to get Lilja back in the lineup after sitting for so long, but regardless, it does properly illustrate the fact that the Flyers could use some help on the blue line.
Reporters at the WFC this morning report Zac Rinaldo could be in the lineup. Bash bros line of Sestito, Rinaldo and Shelley? Yikes. It's possible. Ilya Bryzgalov gets the start in goal, and it'll be Anders Lindback for Nashville -- a bit of a surprise over usual starter Pekka Rinne.
Game time is 7 p.m., as usual. Catch it on CSN and WIP, as usual. Game thread at 5 p.m., as usual.


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Draft-less in Seattle
With the 2013 NFL Draft approaching I thought it would be interesting to look back at the 2007 NFL Draft when the SEAHAWKS also did not have a number one selection. They had traded it to New England for Deon Branch. In 2006 Tim Ruskell the GM of the SEAHAWKS had played games and lost franchise LG Steve Hutchinson to Minnesota and by trading for Deon Branch had lost the team's first round pick in 2007. In 2007 draft Minnesota selected AP to run behind Hutch and a WR now with Seattle, Sidney Rice. 2006 was Rick Spielman's first year in charge of personnel.
Perhaps all draft years are like this one in 2007 with some winners and some losers. But the magnitude of the extremes in this year are striking. I have highlighted the triumphs in red. That is quite a group. Then we have the legendary busts led by the two QBs taken in that first round. Besides a lot of good players being taken just as many journey-man under-achievers were selected. Sadly one in the top five is dead.
One important thing stands out in retrospect, the triumphs have remained with their teams except for Lynch and perhaps now Revis. Of the others, non-superstars, only half a dozen have remained with the team that drafted them as they joined the year to year FA churn of players. Revis seems to be an anomaly, if he is healthy and the Jets don't know something no one else does, then they are acting like amateurs. When handling financial assets pros sell losers and ride the winners, amateurs sell the winners and ride the losers way too long. And then there is Lynch? Well Lynch is Lynch, we all know that.
By the way Percy Harvin is another anomaly of a superstar being traded. Minnesota is riding Ponder and let Harvin go. The Minnesota and Seattle trains seem to be moving now in different directions from 2007.
They say the draft is a crap shoot. But as Russell Wilson explains the separation is in the preparation.
1 JAMARCUS RUSSELL BY OAKLAND (well known bust)
2 CALVIN JOHNSON DETROIT (Mega Hit)
3 JOE THOMAS CLEVELAND (Pro Bowl Badger )
4 GAINES ADAMS TB (traded to Chi and died of heart condition in 2010)
5 LEVI BROWN ARIZONA (not now nor ever can be considered an elite LT)
6 LARON LANDRY WA (been to Jets and now with IND)
7 ADRIAN PETERSON MINNESOTA (MINN had quite the draft w/ Sidney Rice and AP in rounds 1 and 2)
8 JAMAAL ANDERSON ATL (been to Cincinnati and IND since)
9 TED GINN JR MIAMI (been to SF and now Carolina)
10 OMOBI OKOYE HOUSTON (youngest player ever drafted in 1st round, been to CHI now with TB)
11 PATRICK WILLIS SF (one of two HRs for SF)
12 MARSHAWN LYNCH BUFFALO (did not know what they got did they?)
13 ADAM CARRIKER STL (now with WA)
14 DARELLE REVIS NYJ (now being traded since the Jets suck)
15 LAWRENCE TIMMONS PITT (still with PITT)
16 JUSTIN HARRELL GB (FA been with GB since)
17 JARVIS MOSS DENVER (played for OAK now FA)
18 LEON HALL CINCINNATI (still with team)
19 MICHAEL GRIFFIN TENN (still with team)
20 AARON ROSS NYG (been to Jacksonville and back now to NYG)
21 REGGIE NELSON JACKSONVILLE (now with Cincinnati)
22 BRADY QUINN CLEVELAND (McFly award winner)
23 DWAYNE BOWE KC (rocky journey but still with team)
24 BRANDON MERIWEATHER NWP (been to CHI now with WA)
25 JON BEASON CAROLINA (still with team)
26 ANTHONY SPENCER DALLAS (still with team)
27 ROBERT MEACHEM NO (now with SD)
28 JOE STALEY SF (second HR)
29 BEN GRUBBS BALT (now with NO)
30 CRAIG DAVIS SD (went to Buffalo and now is out of the league)
31 GREG OLSEN CHI (now with Carolina)
32 ANTHONY GONZALEZ IND (went to NWP and is now out of the league)
#55 JOSH WILSON SEATTLE (my guess is that the #56 pick this year for Seattle will weigh a lot more than Josh does)


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The U.K. government should be nimble in its policy response if it looks as though the economy is headed for a prolonged period of weak growth, high unemployment, and subdued inflation. Currently, we don't expect this scenario to happen. But if such a scenario appears to be in prospect, we recommend responding quickly with some combination of further quantitative easing by the Bank of England and temporary tax cuts.
The most likely scenario for the U.K. economy is that it will gradually recover, although it will face continued headwinds from a soft housing market, household and financial sector deleveraging, and ongoing consolidation of the budget. Against this, the economy should get a push from private investment and an increase in exports driven by the global recovery. Labor productivity may also rebound and improve competitiveness.
Led by these forces, the IMF is expecting a bumpy and uneven recovery in the U.K. and our updated growth forecast for the near term, taking into account the recent GDP release for the second quarter, will be published with the September World Economic Outlook. Over the medium term, we expect growth to accelerate gradually to about 2½ percent. Continue reading
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OLBs have been selected as the next position to be discussed with 41% of the vote.
In the comment section a list of players will form. Whoever posts about a player first, put only that player's name in the title line. Try to keep the first post about a player the only post. Reply to that comment to discuss that player. The idea for this would be to keep the conversations about a specific player in one spot and separated from the others.
As usual keep things courteous and friendly. This is meant to help us all learn a little bit more about players that we should be looking into. Be sure to present an argument/analysis versus starting an argument when responding to someone's take on a player. Again I hope this goes well and we will be able to continue this through other positions
Something that came up in the last discussion is that some guys will possibly switch position when drafted. If you feel a guy is a better fit, say better OLB than MLB prospect, then by all means bring it up but please tell us why.


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FOX has deservedly taken flak over its journalist's treatment of Muslim author Reza Aslan on-air. Not only was the question 'How can a Muslim write about Jesus?' absurd on its face, but it highlighted a glaring double standard within the ranks of FOX journalists themselves:
So @rezaaslan gets shit for writing a book about Jesus, but O'Reilly is allowed to write 'Killing Jesus' when he's not even Jewish? #toosoon—
Gilad Edelman (@GiladEdelman) July 30, 2013
Questioning Aslan's expertise on Jesus is absurd for another reason as well.
Before I explain, full disclosure: I have not yet actually watched the controversial FOX clip. And you might suppose that, as an avowed non-viewer of FOX News, I am unqualified to discuss a specific piece of footage that appeared on that network.
But here's the thing: like Reza Aslan, I don't need a license to talk about anything I want. I don't need to degrade myself by watching even one moment of FOX News in order to recognize the utter absurdity of alleging a Muslim is somehow not qualified to talk about Jesus. And Reza has one up on me. As it turns out, Aslan literally (and by this, I literally mean figuratively) is Jesus:


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Clegg blasted by former Lib Dem County Councillor
In a scathing attack on Nick Clegg, in his new 'Call Clegg' segment on LBC, John from Woking said he was renouncing his membership of the Liberal Democrat party.
He told the Deputy Prime Minister:
"I am a Liberal Democrat who has just torn up his membership card. I just joined the party first in 1973 and I'm afraid I cannot now say that I want to represent the Lib Dems.
I'm an ex-County Councillor in Surrey and I'm ashamed of what the party's doing."


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Please don't kill me here,but I'm thinking it might be time to trade Lee Evans. It's an uncapped year,and Lee has been a consummate pro here in Buffalo. He's came to work every day, he doesn't rock the boat, and he's pretty durable. So why should we trade him you ask? I'll give you a few reason's and possible destinations after the jump.
Lee Evans is a 29 year old speed WR. He's been with us through some truly horrible years. And IMO he deserves a shot at the playoff's/Super Bowl while he still has some good football left. So what could we get for him? In a perfect world he'd bring a player and a draft pick. The teams that could use him are pretty numerous. Here's a list of them and what I'd like in return.
Indianapolis Colts. They have a limited amount of time to get Peyton another Superbowl ring. And Evans,paired up with Reggie Wayne would be ridiculous. If he went to the Colts I'd like Anthony Gonzalez(Who's unhappy with his PT), and a 3rd round pick.
Pittsburgh Steelers. They could definitely use another target for Big Ben when he comes back. cEvans would be perfect for them in that role Holmes used to fill. If we sent Lee to Pittsburgh, I'd like Dennis Dixon, and a 2nd rounder back.
San Diego. Jackson is still holding out, and Evans would be the perfect complement to Floyd. And with Lee, it would allow the Chargers to move Jackson and recoup something. If we traded Lee to San Diego, I'd want Marcus McNiell straight up.
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Safety Priest Willis has decided to make UCLA his final visit as he decides which school to commit to, according to his high school coach:
Priest Willis will make his final recruiting visit this weekend when he goes to UCLA, according to Marcos De Niza coach Roy Lopez— Varsity Xtra (@varsityxtra) January 16, 2013
UCLA might be the closest school to home the Marcus de Niza product is considering: although he has an offer from Arizona State, the Tempe, Arizona native hasn't taken an official visit to his hometown school. Meanwhile, he has crisscrossed the country with his visits, checking out Nebraska, Florida State, LSU, and Virginia since October. That said, there's no evidence he's ruled Arizona State out. Willis is considered by some to be the top recruit in the state of Arizona.
Willis has offers from 25 schools, but the Under Armour All-American won't decide his destination until close to signing day. Willis is considered one of the top ten safeties in the nation and is considered by ESPN to be the 59th best player in the country.


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The Oklahoma City Thunder put together one of their better performances of the season Thursday night, defeating the Western Conference leading San Antonio Spurs, 106-94 at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The Spurs saw their franchise record 19-game winning streak come to an end, as Kevin Durant extended his streak of 25-plus points to 39 consecutive games, just one shy of Michael Jordan's record. He finished with a game-high 28 points, seven rebounds, three assists. Russell Westbrook followed closely behind, recording 27 points, six assists and four steals.
This marks Oklahoma City's first regular season sweep over San Antonio since the 1996-1997 season, when they were the Seattle Supersonics.
Reggie Jackson and Kendrick Perkins, who had been nursing injuries, also returned to the Thunder lineup Thursday night. Jackson scored 14 points off the bench, while Perkins played 12 minutes, scoring zero points.
The Thunder will play its second leg of a back-to-back Friday night at Houston. Westbrook and Perkins will both sit out that game. Tip-off set for 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.
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Estate Home With Pool Five Minutes From South Shore Beaches! in Bermuda
- bedrooms 4
- baths 3
- sleeps 10
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets considered no
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$ 5,250 / week
$ 21,000 / month
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Executive 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath Home with swimming pool available for Tourist Rental on Private 2.5 acre Estate in Warwick, Bermuda. The property is within walking distance of the Beaches on Southshore Road. It also has beautiful manicured grounds which include a large private swimming pool and plenty of space for sun bathing and relaxing. Golfing, boating, buses, ferries, restaurants, horseback riding, nature trails, and other amenities are all close by.
Key amenities include: large executive eat in kitchen; formal dining room; formal living room; den and tv room with bar; 4 bedrooms; 3 full bathrooms; master ensuite; 3 fireplaces; wooden floors; large swimming pool; outdoor dining deck; air conditioning; WiFi; large large for sun bathing and relaxing; manicured grounds and orchid; walking trails on property; and five minutes walk to beaches.
Relax in a garden setting with birds providing you memories of your childhood days of carefree living. Spot everything from Cardinals to Bluejays as they frequent the bird bath and feeder on property. Take a swim in the pool; walk the many trails or stroll down to the pink sand beaches. This property offers privacy, peace, and tranquility while being close to everything!
The large airconditioned bedrooms are all on the upper level of the two storey property. They boast hardwood heart of pine river reclaimed floors along with the formal living room. All bedrooms are fully furnished with Queen beds, dressers, night stands, and lamps. All have ample closet space as well. The master bedroom boast a full bathroom ensuite with soaking tub; boudet; separate shower, toilet, and his and her sinks. All bedrooms share an elevated outdoor balcony which overlooks the Great Sound of Bermuda. The designer kitchen comes complete with range top; oven; dishwasher; microwave; fridge; freezer; dishes; cutlery; pots; pans; etc. There is also a bay window in the kitchen overlooking the yard, grounds and pool which features a table for light dining.
Keywords: Executive 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath Home with swimming pool on Private 2.5 acre Estate in Warwick, Bermuda. Lovely manicured grounds. Five minutes walk to Bermuda's Best Beaches. Bus routes, Horseback riding, Golf, and Restaurants within five minutes walk as well. Extremely safe and private neighborhood.
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Property Type
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- floor area 10000 sq. ft.
- guests provide their own meals
Location Type
- ocean view
- water view
- internet
- telephone
- 3 fireplaces
- air conditioning
- heating
- linens provided
- towels provided
- washing machine
- clothes dryer
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- garage
- living room
- fitness room / equipment
- iron & board
- refrigerator
- stove
- oven
- microwave
- dishwasher
- dishes & utensils
- pantry items
- coffee maker
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- The Kitchen has a separate eat in area set within a bay window which overlooks the gardens and swimming pool. This area accommodates 5 people for dining.
- Formal dinaing area accommodates 10 persons. Adddional kitchen dining area accommodates 5. Outdoor dining area accommodates 10.
- dining area
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Pool / Spa
- private pool
- Bathrooms
- 3 bathrooms
- bathroom 1: toilet, shower
- bathroom 2: toilet, shower
- bathroom 3: toilet, shower
- The master bath is ensuite and features a shower, soaking tub, boudet, toilet and his and hers sinks. The remaining two bathrooms feature tubs, showers, toilets and storage.
- Bedrooms
- 4 bedrooms, sleeps 10, beds for 8-10
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- Master Bedroom includes fireplace, walk in closet, king bed, night stands, Flat Screen TV with cable, master bath ensuite with shower, soaking tub, boudet, toilet and his and hers sinks, hardwood floors. Remaining 3 bedrooms feature Queen beds, night stands, dressers, plenty of closets, hardwood floors. All bedrooms are on the upper floor of the premises. They all connect via an exterior balcony which overlooks the recreational facility adjacent to the property. The balcony also provides views of the Great Sound of Bermuda.
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- dvd player
- stereo
- outdoor grill
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- lawn / garden
- children welcome
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- Smoking outdoors only!
wheelchair accessible
- House has three level interior.
- pets not allowed
- long-term renters welcome
Onsite Services
- massage
- private chef
activities and attractions in Bermuda Caribbean
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- marina
- playground
- restaurants
- health/beauty spa
- cinemas
Leisure Activities
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- bird watching
- walking
- shopping
- sight seeing
- boating
- horseback riding
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- deepsea fishing
- equestrian events
- scuba diving or snorkeling
- snorkeling
- golf
- tennis
- sailing
- water skiing
- parasailing
- jet skiing
- swimming
- snorkeling/diving
- wind-surfing
- cycling
- mountain biking
- hiking
- fishing
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Yea the first kickoff is almost here. For most the best thing about that is the season is starting, but it also means, thankfully, the preseason is in the rearview mirror. Need to move forward. Cannot dwell on what did nor did not happen in the preseason. Team needs to focus on the game that will count now. The team needs to take what it needed from the preseason to move forward and leave behind tings that they feel will hold them back. That being said there are some mindsets that I feel the team should leave behind with the preseason.
I think most will disagree with the things I would like left with the preseason, but they are quips and mindsets that I hope are gone with the preseason. Here they are:
- The Offensive Changes Were Done to Help Ben - Ben was acquitting himself pretty well before 2012. Off the field Ben needed a major overhaul. On field Ben was seen by many has one of the best in the game. Tony Romo has better stats than Ben, but I still would take Ben over Romo. You take the good with the bad. I say let Ben be Ben.
- Have to Get Back to Ground and Pound - During the height of ground and pound during the 70's, Bradshaw was know as the "Blonde Bomber". The offensive was not Dr. Dink and the Dunkateers. Maybe to make it clear that Bradshaw was a lethal component to the Steelers of the 70's, but downplay the vertical game, I should refer to Bradshaw as Monsieur Scaramanga. Looking at footage and stats you cannot dismiss the importance of a solid running game in Steeler History. That being said the footage, stats and three Superbowl MVP's during that dynasty run showed the importance of the vertical game to those teams too. To me last year the team did not really abandon the run game. They just did it very badly. From what I saw they basically kicked the vertical game to the curb. I do not see that as Steeler Ball.
- "Blank" Will Replace Mike Wallace - Here it is to me in a nutshell. If Mike Wallace could not be Mike Wallace in this offense, why should the team be so pressed to get a replacement for him? They did not really stretch the field with Wallace on the team. How does a Wallace clone help them?
It is wishful thinking that these the trepidations of the preseason and my pet peeves will go away. Just have to move keep moving forward. My dream is that while they are in London they will swing by MI6 to pick up a 00 to put in front of Ben's 7 if they need to do so and work that bye for all it is worth. Go Steelers!!!


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You may be wondering where the search box went to in Internet Explorer 9. If you were previously using IE8, or Firefox, you're probably accustomed to seeing the search box in the upper right-hand side of the browser window. Well that's all changed in IE9, now the search box is integrated into the address bar / URL box, which is similiar to how Google Chrome's browser works currently. So instead of having both an address bar/box and a search box, there is now just one box used for both searching and URL addresses.
So to search in IE9, simply type your search keywords directly into the address bar box, and hit Enter.
Microsoft is calling this combination of the address bar and the search box in IE9 a Private OneBox. Bing is the default search engine in IE9, but you can easily change this to a different search engine using the Manage Search provider settings from the drop down Private OneBox.
Also if you have Bing suggestions turned on, the address bar will sort through your favorites, history, and live search results as you type a search or url in the box.
Currently, the IE9 Beta (Private OneBox) search box has a number of issues, which will hopefully be worked out by IE9's final release. For instance, using a colon or certain special characters in your search may throw errors.
All in all, IE9 should be a vast improvement over previous versions of Internet Explorer, and put a much bigger emphasis on the web viewing experience.
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I completely agree with FushigiMigi. I often would use the in exactly the way he described, with the same search (or with variations) on multiple tabs. Also, it was nice to see when I am a couple clicks away from the search results.Another issue for me is that sometimes it converts the string AS I'm typing! I can't even tell if I spelled things correctly, forgot words, etc.
I also really liked being able to pick which search engine I wanted to use from the text box too.I don't want to Install a separate toolbar (don't want to make the header even bigger).Nice that IE 9 does all the pretty page stuff. But actually use the internet for research and to help with my work. Am uninstalling IE 9 until they separate the search box back out. If I can't revert back to IE8, will just use Firefox instead.
@T. Phaneuf... You can actually change which search engines to use in the IE9's search box.
To change search engines, just click the down arrow (at the end of the URL box), then in the drop down box (at the bottom), click on the search engine icon (google, bing, yahoo) to make it your default search engine. Here's an image to see what I mean: http://www.gotknowhow.com/articles/gallery/372/664 Also, you can add more search providers by clicking the Add button in the drop down menu. Or go here: http://www.iegallery.com/en/addons/?feature=searchproviders
I use it the same as FushigiMigi. Plus I could quickly (2 clicks) change the search to Ebay, or one of several different search engines. Now to change where you want to search it takes a minimum of 5 clicks.
You can turn off the search part of the onebox & move the tabs to there own line, so when you do that, why don't they put back the searchbox???
Some program manager at MS probably used Crome, and wanted IE to be like it. Probably never even use a SearchBox, so had no idea how much easier it made searching the web using multiple tabs and search providers.There also could be a business motivation. Bing(MS) with IE9 gets all those searches (and advertising opts) that usually went to ISP when novices typed in invalid URL syntax in the address box.You usually think of an upgrade as making things better. This one blind sided me.I also say, BRING BACK THE SEARCH BOX (at least as an option)!!!!!!!!
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Galileo Galilei - Basic Information:
Nationality: Italian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Born: February 15, 1564
Death: January 8, 1642
Children (with mistress Marina Gamba):
- Virginia, 1600
- Livia, 1601
- Vincenzio, 1606
Education and Academic Positions:
Born in Pisa to Vincenzo Galilei, a famous lutenist and musical theorist, Galileo was a devout Catholic who seriously considered pursuing a career in the priesthood. Instead, at his father's urging, he enrolled at the University of Pisa to study medicine, but switched to mathematics. He was appointed the chair of mathematics in 1589. In 1592 he moved to the University of Padua, teaching in the fields of mathematics, geometry, and astronomy until 1610.
Galileo - the Father of Science:
Among other things, Galileo has been called:
- The father of science (by Albert Einstein)
- The father of modern physics
- The father of modern astronomy
- The father of observational science
Specifically, Galileo focused on observation and experimentation, rather than creating abstract theories that were not tested. He also was one of the first scientists to provide mathematical descriptions of the laws of physics.
Some of Galileo's most significant work was in the field of kinematics, identifying that the total distance covered is proportional to the square of the time. He also identified the parabola as the ideal trajectory for uniformly accelerated motion in a plane.
Galileo also studied the motion of a pendulum, realizing that a pendulum swing is constant regardless of amplitude (at least to small angle approximations).
He proposed a principle of inertia, which became the foundation of Newton's First Law of Motion. Though this concept had been put forth by others, Galileo was the first to formalize it mathematically.
Astronomy, the Telescope, & the Heliocentric Universe:
In 1608, the telescope was invented in the Netherlands. Over the next year, Galileo had heard about it and crafted his own improvements. With the improved telescope, he was able to observe the heavens more closely than ever before and identified three of Jupiter's moons. This, along with observing the phases of Venus, provided support for the Copernican heliocentric model of the universe over Ptolemy's geocentric model.
In addition, he made many other significant observations. He was the first to observe sunspots, the rings of Saturn (though he didn't know what to make of him), and lunar mountains and craters.
Galileo's First Controversy:
Galileo's support of a heliocentric theory was seen by the Roman Catholic Church as contradicting various scriptural passages.
In 1616, Galileo first defended himself against the Church. Galileo was ordered not to "hold or defend" the idea that the Earth moved and the Sun remained stationary at the center. For several years, Galileo was able to discuss heliocentric theory hypothetically without arousing undue ire from the Church.
Galileo's Trial:
In 1632, Galileo published Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems with the permission of Pope Urban VII, who had supported Galileo in the earlier conflict (as Cardinal Barberini). Urban had two conditions:
- Galileo was to include arguments for both heliocentric and geocentric viewpoints
- Urban's own views on the matter were to be included
Galileo was ordered to stand trial for suspicion of heresy in 1633.
Galileo's Imprisonment:
The 1633 hearing did not go as well as the one in 1616, and Galileo was found guilty of heresy. His sentence had three parts:
- He was required to recant his heliocentric views
- He was imprisoned (though this later got commuted to house arrest at his estate near Florence)
- His Dialogue was banned, and all other works written by him (or to be written by him) were forbidden, though this latter part was not enforced.
Galileo's Death & Redemption:
Galileo died of natural causes in 1642, after having gone blind.
He was reburied at Santa Croce, sacred ground, in 1737. In 1741, Pope Benedict XIV authorized publication of Galileo's complete works. Heliocentrism was formally rescended as heresy in 1758.
It was not until October 31, 1992, that the Church under Pope John Paul II expressed regret over how Galileo had been treated, in response to a Pontifical Council for Culture study.


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