[Vision2020] Why do we need immigration reform?

[Tom Hansen]

"I Pity the Poor Immigrant" by Bob Dylan

http://www.tomandrodna.com/songs/Bob_Dylan_I_Pity_the_Poor_Immigrant.mp3

No need to be shy, Mr. Dredge . . .

SING ALONG !

"I pity the poor immigrant
Who wishes he would’ve stayed home
Who uses all his power to do evil
But in the end is always left so alone
That man whom with his fingers cheats
And who lies with ev’ry breath
Who passionately hates his life
And likewise, fears his death

I pity the poor immigrant
Whose strength is spent in vain
Whose heaven is like Ironsides
Whose tears are like rain
Who eats but is not satisfied
Who hears but does not see
Who falls in love with wealth itself
And turns his back on me

I pity the poor immigrant
Who tramples through the mud
Who fills his mouth with laughing
And who builds his town with blood
Whose visions in the final end
Must shatter like the glass
I pity the poor immigrant
When his gladness comes to pass."

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Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
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Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still 
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon
 


On Jul 28, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> "Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, 
> With conquering limbs astride from land to land; 
> Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand 
> A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame 
> Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name, 
> Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand 
> Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command 
> The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. 
> "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she 
> With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, 
> Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, 
> The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. 
> Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, 
> I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
> 
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
> 
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>   
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still 
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
> 
> - John Lennon
>  
> 
> 
> On Jul 28, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> <So you want a return of slavery?>
>> No.  I'm asking what are the problems presently with the status quo and asking for a justification of why any of it needs to be 'reformed'.
>> 
>> <Hard labor without a liveable wage and no right to vote?>
>> I don't want this.  But I also don't see those engaging in 'hard labor' as pushing for 'livible wages' or the right to vote.  If we're talking about migrant farm workers, they are represented in some fashion I think by the UFW.  Also, I believe they're getting more opportunity in the US even being 'undocumented' than would be getting in their native land.  Otherwise, they would just go back home.
>> 
>> <Taxation without any representation?>
>> How so?  Green Carders = United States Permanent Residents.  They are taxed at the same rates as full citizens.  Do you think they should be not taxed in any form since they don't have voting rights?  I don't think so.  They have the option to pursue full citizenship to get voting rights if they so choose.
>> 
>> <Why don't we instead make it so millionaires cannot vote, run for office, or donate to any campaigns?>
>> Because this would be unconstitutional.
>> 
>> -Scott
>> 
>> 
>> Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:03:21 -0700
>> From: donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Why do we need immigration reform?
>> To: vision2020 at moscow.com; scooterd408 at hotmail.com
>> 
>> So you want a return of slavery? Hard labor without a liveable wage and no right to vote? Taxation without any representation? Why don't we instead make it so millionaires cannot vote, run for office, or donate to any campaigns?
>> 
>> Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android
>> 
>> 
>> From: Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com>; 
>> To: viz <vision2020 at moscow.com>; 
>> Subject: [Vision2020] Why do we need immigration reform? 
>> Sent: Sun, Jul 28, 2013 5:53:31 PM 
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I haven't followed the brouhaha regarding immigration reform.  What exactly are the problems that are at issue?  We already have a vast array of student and work visas that could be leveraged IMO.  Beyond that, it's obvious that the more immigrants that achieve full citizenship will be voting for the Democrats.  Thus, a good middle ground would be a path to Green Card which provides most rights except for voting rights.  Green Carders might like that even better since they'd not need to be burdened by the civic duty of sitting on a jury.
>> 
>> -Scott
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