Christmas time?

I will make a comment about my colleague Joe http://rulebythepeople.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-that-wasnt-same.html
I believe that wether saying "Merry Christmas" or "ho-ho-ho", it would not be an issue. For me, Christmas used to be the celebration Jesus Christ's born. Now everybody, including me, is concern on giving or receiving gifts, approaching sales and specials in stores, but we are losing the real meaning of Christmas. Many people is misguiding the meaning of Christmas giving credit to Santa instead Jesus Christ.

Globalization

Globalization refers to a set of processes that increasingly make the parts of the world interdependently integrated. It is a historical process that results human innovation and technological progress. Also, it refers to increasing integration of economies around the world, particularly through trade and financial flows.


Globalization makes us vulnerable to changes all over the world. For example the huge market of foreign goods in the United States creates jobs and keeps workers employed. Similarly, the health of the U.S economy depends on how well American products sell in foreign countries.


The bad is that children of the world are generally without rights and only have a voice when an adult speaks for them. Also, globalization margin poor people, people who are disconnected of the media of communication. For me, this is my only concern. So the US government should take care of this.

A comment on: http://ourpriceforfreedom.blogspot.com/

The article that my colleague presented us (http://ourpriceforfreedom.blogspot.com/2007/11/spanish-in-america.html) shows that she does not have any problem with people moving to the United States. On the other hand, she show some discomfort over the benefits the illegal are granted for “free.” I believe that illegal immigrants are not taking the benefits that government provides as a whole. For example, education is kept for the taxes collected annually in property taxes. Every person living in the U.S. is paying that amount. If living in apartment, they pay that amount in their monthly payment; if living in a house, they pay taxes in the annual payment. So, no one is except to it. In regard medical services, which are kept by the money taken of their salary, they also collaborate; even though, they work with a false social security number, it is worst for them because they can not claim the surplus.

I know people that have attempted to become a US citizen and fail it because they did not pass the English conversation test. So I think the US government has been strict in this issue.

The driving test in Spanish is English. Sounds funny, doesn’t it? The basic things are in Spanish (just for comprehension) but signs are shown in English. Even if they were shown in Portuguese, or other language they could have been read since they are universal. Moreover, a country could not deny an entrance to a foreign if s/he does not show knowledge of the transit sign. It has not happen yet.

What a world! Have to show a visa to show that you do not come from Mars.

Is not funny that many illegal workers, as my colleague says, are in Home Depot or Lowes asking or looking for job while some native American are asking a dollar for a beer?

Republic of Mexico and other countries of this continent are included in “America,” so talking specifically of the U.S. I agree with my colleague that if you want to be in the US, you have to read and understand English.

There are many cons and pros that have to be regulated to create no a country, but a world right and fair.

Illegal Immigration Issue in America

Recently, the US Government has faced debates about immigration. As a result, “immigration” has shaped US government’s politics.
Immigration brings many expressions or frames, such as, illegal immigrant, illegal alien, illegal, undocumented workers, undocumented immigrants, guest workers, temporary workers, amnesty, and border security. Each framing defines a problem in its own way. Hence it requires a solution addressed to every problem.

The illegal Frame is perhaps the most commonly used frame within the immigration debate. Journalists frequently refer to “illegal immigrants” as if they were a neutral term, but the illegal frame is highly structured. It is recalled as one about the illegal act of crossing the border without papers. As a result, it is renamed as an illegal one. The US Congress name an illegal as criminal. I think that a robber, a murderer or a rapist is a criminal. “Illegal,” used as an adjective in “immigrants” defines the immigrants as criminals, as if they were bad people. Conservatives said that those who break laws must be punished, otherwise, it is immoral not to punish.

Bush’s solution to this issue entirely concerns the immigrants, citizenship laws, and the border patrol, becoming this identified as “immigration problem.” He said that the government has not been in complete control of its borders, and that many people cross the border. Some Americans argue that they take jobs away from ordinary Americans, bear children who will be American citizens even if they are not, and use local services like schools and hospitals, which cost to the government a great deal.

Currently, the undocumented immigrants living in America are un-enfranchised worker. They perform all the work, pay all the duties, and receive many fewer of the benefits-especially voting rights. I believe they must be given an opportunity to come out of the shadows and lead normal lives as Americans.

Clinton Proposes Big Grants for Family Leave

A recent article published in the New York Times on October 17, 2007 by Patrick Healy that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed $1 billion in grants to states that pay family leave laws and that she will support employers to provide seven days per year to pay sick leave.
The candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination Mrs. Clinton called for expanding the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act, which allows ``eligible'' employees of a covered employer to take job-protected of unpaid leave. Actually the law covers businesses with more that 50 workers. Mrs. Clinton’s proposal would lower that to 25, covering and additional 13 million people.Business representatives said that “paid leaves” are so broad that they risk abuses for minor health concerns. Also, if she extends the unpaid leave act to smaller employer it will create more problems. This article is worth to read because it shows all the discontents citizens face because of candidates’ proposals; specifically Mrs. Clinton’s proposals. However, Mrs. Clinton’s advisers said they would work with Congress and industry to expand the federal law with an eye toward flexibility and support the needs of small businesses.
It seems that Mrs. Clinton has a very ambitious campaign. She is proposing tens of millions of additional dollars for block grant for child care programas. Together would cost $1.75 billion a year. The campaign said the government would cover the costs by establishing a single definition for a tax shelter that would ultimately yield more than $2 billion a year.

Mrs. Clinton support Science

The New York Times published an article on October 3, 2007, written by Patrick Healy and Cornelia Dean, regarding Mrs. Clinton’s commitment to combat global warning. Hillary Rodham Clinton critiqued the Bush administration science policy. She said that if she were elected president the next elections, she would enforce the science research to combat the global warning and find energy alternatives to foreign oil. Also, she pointed out the need for a strong program of human exploration of space.

Mrs. Clinton’s proposals for the new administration seem to be more realistic and necessary than Bush administration. She beliefs that traveling to the Moon or Mars just excites people. For that reason she will focus on nearer-term achievable goals. Her remarks were to attack President Bush for his “war on science” that has allowed political appointees to shape and in some cases distort science-based federal reports.

This article is worth to read because the author displays very important arguments Mrs. Clinton said. The vote is secret, but I confess my secret I will vote for her. I believe she is more realistic. She always has a counterargument for her contenders. For instance, she criticized Republican presidential candidates that said that they do not believe in evolution, while other Republican contenders have said they support teaching evolution and creationist ideas.

Our future president, Mrs. Clinton, sought to lay our her agenda in what one adviser called “a contest of ideas” with her Democratic rivals, who have been increasingly delivering more policy speeches in hopes of winning voters with big ideas that counter nearly seven years of Bush administration policy. She said in a interview. “When science is politicized, it is worse than wrong. It is dangerous for our democracy.”