tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29648413.post415789726445498650..comments2023-09-05T06:00:38.188-04:00Comments on QuipSpot - Drive By Blogging: Sieves and PailsRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03369287272186630378noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29648413.post-1019864885185194372007-07-14T14:10:00.000-04:002007-07-14T14:10:00.000-04:00Oops, I meant "not politically advantageous".Oops, I meant "not politically advantageous".Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369287272186630378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29648413.post-57208040991837633712007-07-14T14:09:00.000-04:002007-07-14T14:09:00.000-04:00David,I love your plumber comment. Too bad the ma...David,<BR/><BR/>I love your plumber comment. Too bad the master plumber is the one asking for a bigger pail. :-)<BR/><BR/>I agree we need to know the origin of the problem, but I have the sneaky suspicions many in Washington, D.C. know the answer, but it would be politically advantageous to talk about it. <BR/><BR/>Allegedly, Bush believes that looser immigration laws will make Mexico stronger. I don't get that; it keeps Mexico from addressing their own problem, allowing them to outsource the solution to the U.S.<BR/><BR/>I understand Bush is also for an "American Union" similar to the European Union. But, as you mentioned, there is not enough economic equality between the U.S., Canada and Mexico for the union to be equitable.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369287272186630378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29648413.post-71796160273901281382007-07-12T07:49:00.000-04:002007-07-12T07:49:00.000-04:00Hi Rick,Your post got me thinking, on the question...Hi Rick,<BR/><BR/>Your post got me thinking, on the question of why are so many people trying to get in? I wondered about the flow of imigrants from the Europe to the US and the migrants from the US to Europe. You could also look at flows between EU countries. I suspect that this is more balanced than between countries that are less equal in terms of their standards of living.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it is not a case of getting bigger buckets and putting holes in them, perhaps you need to find the origin of the liquid and work out why it is headed your way. <BR/><BR/>Would it cost so much to process and contain as it might to help the country of origin raise its standards? <BR/><BR/>Its like taking asprin because you have a headache, and taking some more because you still have it. Or working out what is causing the headache and fixing it. In the US it seems to me like you are describing a big leak rather than a dripping tap. May I suggest a plumber :) <BR/><BR/>Keep blooging<BR/><BR/>DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com