What an odd question. The immigrants who speak English and are prepared to go to nursing school come in legally. — frank
It's not an odd question at all, and your point is completely irrelevant. If you retrace the exchange, you can see that it leads back to, "Illegal or not, our community cannot handle the influx at the rate that we are looking at", which is an argument for fewer immigrants, and fewer immigrants means fewer nurses, and fewer nurses where there's a demand results in a worse healthcare system. — S
She thinks fewer homeless refugees in Arizona would be good. Immigrants from all over the world continue to be granted citizenship. Some of them become nurses, I suppose. — frank
Do you have anything intelligent to add? Are you done sticking your oar in with unhelpful and naive comments? — S
Well, I think anytime someone's home is inundated by hoards of people who have nothing to lose, it's best to be sympathetic. Maybe consider giving some money to an aid organization. Maybe ask her who that would be.
I wouldn't tell them to stop complaining because the desperate families could be put to work in an operating room. — frank
Not yet brewed. Waiting on the frost to melt with a little sunshine before I am venturing out into the desert which is sitting at 35*f. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
That is an excellent question for the macro level thinkers but what I am speaking of is our ability, as a state which is a collective of communities, to deal with the influx of those in need. We are a giving community but we have our limits. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
So to answer your question, how much is too much for my community, my state? It is when one more droplet of water sends of thousands of little droplets out in ever direction with no plan on how to wring it out. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
I'm depressed, not like that's an excuse. :smile: — frank
Send all the newcomers to Montana and Wyoming. There are only two persons per square kilometer in those states, hence a lot empty area for people to fit there. And basically there are so few people now in those states that their objections don't matter (as elections go). And the foreigners wanting to come to the US will think twice before coming to Montana and Wyoming (as New York and California are off limits). And if people Still want to come, well, the two states are in for an economic boom as they have to basically build new cities for the newcomers. — ssu
Shit is hitting the fan. — Wallows
Pray that Mueller delivers this year. — Wallows
Pence becoming President would not result in Pelosi becoming Vice President. She would briefly be the next in the line of succession - while remaining Speaker, but only until Pence appoints a new Vice President and s/he is confirmed.Now? That would make Mike Pence President and Nancy Pelosi Vice President. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
That would make Mike Pence President and Nancy Pelosi Vice President. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
Even if a bit off the topic, thanks for writing about reality about ranching in Arizona and the increasing urbanization. At least that ought to work wonders on the price of the land.My forecast? When our wells go dry, as they likely will, regardless of the last 30 yrs of never having it lose pressure let alone go dry, those with older animals will likely pay for the bottled water, which they never budgeted for or relocate. The horse owners who were boarding their horses with no water charge will give up the hobby because of the expense and once again our desert will be disgraced with people who let their pets go into the wild to fend for themselves or another 'feeder farm' will appear and stain our animal loving community. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
Well, at least the Mexicans are North American. Their culture (and basically culture in Latin America) is a lot closer to American than European. Far easier to make a Mexican to be a gringo than someone from another continent.Now what? We cannot expect those who arrive with nothing to know the language, know our customs or know our laws, can we? — ArguingWAristotleTiff
Yep. Increase in population is the most natural reason for an economy to grow. One really has to ruin the economy or simply not have a functioning economy for population growth to be inherently a problem.The "economic boom" that Idaho would experience would be based on what? Need? — ArguingWAristotleTiff
If one thinks that people need help and assistance, then there indeed is no bottom.How deep does that assistance go? Well if we are in living in a Utopian world, there would be no bottom of the well of assistance. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
They have quite a time following their extremely insecure leader. Have just few right wing talking heads saying that he "chickened out" and "gave everything away "to the democrats" and you have the debacle of a tragicomedy that is the shutdown.It's interesting/amusing/depressing how Trump supporters' proclamations about Trump's wall have changed. — Arkady
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