The other day when I was in a grocery store, I sneezed while having a mask on. That was unpleasant. That had never happened to me before.
The 43rd President of the US, Dubya, actually published a reasonable opinion piece about immigration in the The Washington Post: "How to Restore Confidence in the American Immigration System."
I'm quoting a ¶ from it that is notable.
"Increased legal immigration, focused on employment and skills, is also a choice that both parties should be able to get behind. The United States is better off when talented people bring their ideas and aspirations here. We could also improve our temporary entry program, so that seasonal and other short-term job can be more readily filled by guest workers who help our economy, support their families and then return home."
In the ¶ that follows that one, he talks about eventually bringing illegal immigrants into the fold as long as they meet a set of conditions such as "proof of work history," knowledge of US civics, and background checks, which are sensible requirements. However, he does note a need for "English proficiency." I don't know what the heck that means, but I suspect it belies a "English only" mindset that the United States has never followed.
If Derek Chauvin gets off for the murder of George Floyd, it will be a gross miscarriage of justice. Again. It'll create another situation like we saw when the cops who beat the hell of Rodney King were wrongly acquitted by a jury in Simi Valley.
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