My Haitian Son In Law is an Archeologist by training, his mother (father is not Hattian) was a doctor in Haiti. Interestingly, the US would not recognize her as a MD without significant additional education, but she could work as a Dr in the prison system.
actually, I believe a huge problem in the system is these people can not legally get jobs until they obtain a certain immigration status, which is taking an inordinately long time. So they are here, but unable to earn money legally. And when they can earn, they are no longer considered illegal.
Even if an āillegal alienā has a job, they arenāt in any employment counts
Depends. When they use false SocSec/TIN numbers to get a job in the above-ground economy, say in a chicken processing plant, I think they are.
1 Like
fair enough.
Does that happen? Yes.
Do those employers simply ignore correct documentation more? Yes.
Do those employers conspire to help those people pass those documentation checks? More often than youād like to think.
From Trumpās rally today. Someone is touchy about the idea that people leave his rallies early:
I want to explain something. The people that you see leaving, cause nobody ever leaves. And when they do, I finish up quick, believe me.
But I couldnāt take pictures at the beginning, so I take them at the end. Sometimes if Iām late, the plane gets late. You get delayed, lots of things happen. Thereās a little hurricane going on in Florida as you know.
And, uh, so, what they do is they say āoh please come up nowā at the end of my speech. I say donāt do that! Cause it looks like theyāre leaving. Like your husband who owns this place!
2 Likes
Our country in the 1890ās was probably the wealthiest it ever was because it was a system of tariffs. And we had a President, you know McKinley, right? You remember Mount McKinley and then they changed the name, but one of those things he was really a very good businessman.
Dude, Donald Trump is bald. When your part is lower than your lobe, youāre bald. DT has the most epic combover.
Our upcoming provincial election is expected to have results within one hour of the polls closingā¦will be interesting if that happens or whether it is longer than the usual few hours due to new technology.
I have no idea what the corresponding expectation would be for the US federal election?
Trump did his town hall yesterday in MI sitting down on a stool instead of standing. I donāt know if his energy will become a more prominent part of the news.
Question from audience: What actions will you take to ensure that our jobs stay in America so we can continue to build the best cars in the world here in Michigan.
Trump: So pretty much as weāve been saying, and what I want to do, is I want to be able to, look, your business. Years ago in this area I was honored as the man of the year. It was maybe 20 years ago. Oh, and the fake news heard about it. They said āIt never happened. It never happened.ā And I didnāt know who it was. It was a group that honored me as man of the year.
The fakers back there, see the fake news, but they said, they said āOhā and they looked and it, and they said it never happened. But I said I swear to you it happened, it did happen, and I was man of the year.
And I came and I made a speech and I said āWhy do you allow them to take your car business away? Why do you allow it to happen? Theyāre taking your business away.ā And I didnāt know too much about, all I knew is they were taking your car industry away from you. They said it never happened. And lo and behold, somebody said I remember the event and we had everything. We got the awards, we had everything. It did happen, I gave a speech that at the time was pretty controversial.
anyone else hear this?
- He was no different from any other officer in the ward room, they were all disloyal. I tried to run the ship properly, by the book, but they fought me at every turn. The crew wanted to walk around with their shirt tails hanging out, thatās all right, let them. Take the tow line, defective equipment, no more, no less. But they encouraged the crew to go around scoffing at me, and spreading wild rumors about steaming in circles, and then old yellow-strain. I was to blame for Lt. Marykās incompetence and poor seamanship. Lt. Maryk was the perfect officer, but not Captain Queeg. Ah, but the strawberries, thatās, thatās where I had them, they laughed at me and made jokes, but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, with geometric logic, that a duplicate key to the ward room icebox did exist, and Iāve had produced that key if they hadnāt pulled the Caine out of action. I, I know now they were only trying to protect some fellow officer. [He pauses - looked at all the questioning faces that stared back at him, and realizes that he has been ranting and raving] Naturally, I can only cover these things from memory. If I left anything out, why, just ask me specific questions and Iāll be glad to answer them, one by one.
1 Like
Itās not his energy I would be concerned about. What a ridiculous rambling non-response to the question.
2 Likes
His rambling non-responses havenāt been hurting him at all yet, I donāt know why that would change. An image of him not being physically very strong I could see hurting him among some in his base.
2 Likes
He could lie in a coffin giving answers in a moribund state and his supporters would still be there, some proclaiming heās about to rise from the dead like Lazarus, and it will be yet another miracle and a sign that God has chosen him to lead the world.
1 Like
If we actually have a President Trump between 2025-202X, itās going to be a wild ride.
Iāll admit that Joe Biden seemed to have some moments where he was slower than before.
But we havenāt had a mentally incompetent President who just bullshits over his confusion. That will beā¦ interestingā¦
Waiting for a terrorist attack abroad, and Trump brags that now his tower is the tallest in NYC.
2 Likes
Everyone was aware the Rasmussen polls were right leaning. Actually working secretly with the Trump campaign is a step too far:
Neglects to mention his lack of bone spurs
Trump is not that boastful. He merely said it was the tallest in downtown Manhattan.
Trump has deteriorated physically and cognitively the past four years. The Democrats at least recognized that in THEIR candidate and spoke up. I guess the blind eye that Republicans cast on Trump shows their cult like fascination with him.
Most folks here are probably too young to remember Maoās famous swim across the Yangtze to dispel rumours about his failing health. Maybe Chairman Trump will eventually need to swim across the Mississippi during his next term to show his stamina. Of course, he only needs to say he swam across the river for some media to report it.
Itās not a cult.
Itās just a collection of people who will continue to show unwavering devotion to one person and his healthy, vigorous presence no matter how frail and infirm he is, and who will praise his ever-increasing intellect even as he mental capacity collapses and he becomes increasingly incoherent.
1 Like