25 August, 2008 (Rachel's Birthday)

Politics as usual, better better known as deniability.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/opinion/25mon2.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

20 July, 2008

Read and weep.

15 July, 2008

There is hope that the Immigration Service is trying to reduce the backlog.

15 July, 2008

With the election coming up, both candidates are presenting their opinions on migration. While the thrust of both of their opinions revolve around the Hispanic community, we should also evaluate them on the larger policy implications of their stances.

12 July, 2008

Economic motivations are not the only reasons for migrations. America offers the most political freedom in the world, and that, in and of itself, motivates many.

12 July, 2008

I cought this on NOVA; the PBS science program. This is another example of the potential of migration.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0303/03-drq-nf.html

11 July, 2008

We should note, that in a political environment in which government policy is to deliver justice in star chambers beyond public scrutany, that eventually, good old fashioned guilt will begin to enable people to speak out.

9 July, 2008

Here is a sad article which points out the morass which can ensue from the miriad of conflicting laws and attitudes regarding the right to migrate.

8 July, 2008

For anyone who will be in the Chicago area, here is a good venue.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-immigrationartexh,0,6337756.story

5 July, 2008

I have pulled this one out of last week's The Economist. It should be noted that this magazine's editorial policy is conservative on financial issues, but is liberal on social issues.

http://www.economist.com/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=11614062

3 July, 2008

Here is an editorial opinion which puts one source of migration pressure at the feet of NAFTA. Consider this in light of the deteriorating nature of the job market in the United States.

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_9773613

26 June, 2008

It is observed in physics that when the pressure gradient changes between two fluids on the opposite sides of a semi-permeable membrane, the flow of specific parts of the fluids will reverse. As the following article points out, the same is true of migration. Furthermore, it points out the advantages of the open border system in the European Union. Perhaps the United States should look more closely at this model.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/world/europe/26poles.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Polish+Immigration&st=nyt&oref=slogin

June 25, 2008

If, as the late Jess Unruh said, "Money is the mother's milk of politics," then pandering is the the cream skimmed off the top. Here is an example of interplay between both the panderer and the panderee. This brings to mind the old political adage, "Campaign from the extremes, but govern from the center." I am also reminded of a quote attributed to the economist John Manard Keynes, "When the facts change, I change my mind." However, politics, by its very nature, is pandering, regardless of the party or cause.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/24/tancredo_questions_mccain.html

Jume 20, 2008

I suggest that you read this article regarding population world growth and consider the impact on the need for people to relocate in response to changing consumtion of resources. The primary motivating factor for migration will continue to be access to food and shelter. Anticipating and dealing with these needs will be the most significant political challenge of the next hundred years.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hNBH-bsPV9wx0tTtT7FtWmsgeuAQD91DB6RO2

June 19, 2008

Some countries celebrate migration. Both Japan (one of the G-8) and Brazil (the "B" of the BRIC nationa) need and welcome the skills and abilities of the other. Especially noteworthy, is that Brazil holds the world's largest Japanese ex-pat community.

June 17, 2008

This article from Australia is an extraordinarily succinct statement of the case for migration. It also points up the need for a Minister of Immigration, or in the US, Secretary of Immigration.

http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2923

June 16, 2008

A story in the June 15, 2008 Houston Chronicle reports that undocumented aliens are going home.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5837211.html

June 5, 2008

According to the NYT: France will allow free immigration from Eastern Europe beginning July 1, 2008:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/28/europe/france.php