Poll
Question:
Will immigration reform pass?
Option 1: A pretty substantial immigration bill will be passed and signed
votes: 2
Option 2: Some sort of immigration bill will be passed, but it will be essentially gutted and meaningless; more a matter of optics than substance.
votes: 5
Option 3: There will be no immigration bill. If the house doesn't kill it dead, something else will.
votes: 0
Option 4: Some other option
votes: 0
So the US immigration bill passed the Senate. What happens next? What do you think?
YES!!! We needed another Jake thread on stuff that's none of his business!
j/k Jakie. Much love :hug:
What's this fascination with US matters?
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.
Quote from: The Brain on June 28, 2013, 03:01:32 PM
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.
Jake is a Canadian software guy so he may have a legit personal interest in US immigration regs.
Quote from: The Brain on June 28, 2013, 03:01:32 PM
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.
And you luuuuuuv any chance to vilify the American right :P
Quote from: derspiess on June 28, 2013, 03:46:59 PM
And you luuuuuuv any chance to vilify the American right :P
It is a target rich enviornment.
Quote from: derspiess on June 28, 2013, 03:46:59 PM
And you luuuuuuv any chance to vilify the American right :P
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.
Quote from: Jacob on June 28, 2013, 03:50:36 PM
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 ;)
Quote from: derspiess on June 28, 2013, 03:52:25 PM
I'd say you have a more leftwing bent than the American left, but nobody's perfect ;)
:hug:
Quote from: Jacob on June 28, 2013, 03:45:10 PM
Quote from: The Brain on June 28, 2013, 03:01:32 PM
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.
You said every party is Sweden is Socialist correct? I am amused imagining Horty wraping himself in the red banner.
Quote from: Valmy on June 28, 2013, 04:21:31 PM
You said every party is Sweden is Socialist correct? I am amused imagining Horty wraping himself in the red banner.
This may shock you but [spoiler]Hortense isn't extremely bright[/spoiler].