US Immigration Bill

[Jacob]

So the US immigration bill passed the Senate. What happens next? What do you think?

[derspiess]

YES!!!  We needed another Jake thread on stuff that's none of his business!






j/k Jakie.  Much love

[The Brain]

What's this fascination with US matters?

[Admiral Yi]

If the Democrats put a fence and amnesty in the same bill I think there's about a 60% chance of passage.

Not much media coverage of the various proposals on buying into amnesty.  Personally I think the 2 (4?) years of college in Obama's I've Got a Dream Act are ridiculous.  And no clue what older illegals are supposed to do to qualify.

[HVC]

What's this fascination with US matters?

Marty's gone, someone's gotta pick up the slack.

Seriously, jakes threads seem like genuine curiosity rather then snide butch threads a la Marty.

[The Minsky Moment]

Jake is a Canadian software guy so he may have a legit personal interest in US immigration regs.

[Admiral Yi]

snide butch threads

[HVC]

snide butch threads

phone, I swear.

[Jacob]

What's this fascination with US matters?

They take up a lot of space on the parts of the internet I frequent, US matters inform a lot of popular culture that I interact with; it's a whole lot more interesting than most TV shows, and the characters and issues are more vivid.

Also, there are more Americans on languish than any other nationality, so more people will have an interesting perspective to offer. Canadian politics generate less conversation, Swedish politics even less.

[derspiess]

And you luuuuuuv any chance to vilify the American right

[crazy canuck]

And you luuuuuuv any chance to vilify the American right

It is a target rich enviornment.

[Jacob]

And you luuuuuuv any chance to vilify the American right

Everybody loves a good villain

Well... I'll definitely cop to having a more leftwing bent than the American right, but I also appreciate the chance to actually understand the reasoning behind some of the positions the US right takes.

[derspiess]

Well... I'll definitely cop to having a more leftwing bent than the American right, but I also appreciate the chance to actually understand the reasoning behind some of the positions the US right takes.

I'd say you have a more leftwing bent than the American left, but nobody's perfect

[Jacob]

I'd say you have a more leftwing bent than the American left, but nobody's perfect

[The Brain]

What's this fascination with US matters?

They take up a lot of space on the parts of the internet I frequent, US matters inform a lot of popular culture that I interact with; it's a whole lot more interesting than most TV shows, and the characters and issues are more vivid.

Also, there are more Americans on languish than any other nationality, so more people will have an interesting perspective to offer. Canadian politics generate less conversation, Swedish politics even less.

Considering that Hortense is in Swedish politics it's just as well.