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http://imn.iq/news/view.18230/ Parliamentary Finance: currency stability proof of the success of the Central Bank 30/01/2013 08:52 BAGHDAD / Bri Center for the Iraqi Media Network IMN - The parliamentary Finance, the central bank is going in the right direction as evidenced by the stability of the currency rate and lower sales of the bank. A member of the Finance Committee Haitham al-Jubouri's (IMN) that "there is stability operations seen in the central bank and it is going in the right direction and the proof of that currency Asagrar and lower sales." He added that "there are successes achieved continuous meetings of a crisis cell consisting of the Central Bank's general managers, after it was interrupted between the Governor of the Bank and managers in the past." Jibouri between "standards sale currency began to be applied to all private banks after what was formerly duplication favorite banks and second-class banks." He pointed out that "monetary policy in general began to pursue a new form of partnership with the fiscal policy, there are also great cooperation between the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank." The Central Bank Governor Sinan al-Shabibi accused the issue of financial corruption and smuggling money was not arrested for interrogation. The price of selling the currency to 127 thousand dinars for each U.S. $ 100. The currency auction sells more than 200 million dollars a day, mostly go remittances outside the country

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 11:41am PST A hooked marlin sinks a fishing boat? Well, something like that By: David Strege A fisherman off Panama was battling a huge black marlin when the battle took a turn for the worse. The fish sank the boat. Or as Marlin Magazine put it on its Facebook post, "Marlin Wins!" Not all the details are in, but apparently the captain began backing down on the huge fish, a common practice in big-game fishing when a fish is taking line. He puts the boat in reverse to chase the fish. One commenter on Marlin Magazine's Facebook post who apparently had some knowledge of the incident said that the captain fell as he was backing down on the fish at full throttle. The boat took on too much water and, finally, there was no correcting the situation. Marlin Magazine reported that the boat went to the bottom of the sea and everybody on board was rescued by the photo boat. And, of course, the fish got away. More photos as the boat sinks and the fish continues to jump: Photos courtesy of Marlin Magazine's Facebook page.http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/50860/a+hooked+marlin+sinks+a+fishing+boat+well+something+like+that/

What Pro "Illegal Alien Groups" DON'T Want You To Know No Amnesty For Illegal Aliens 1. The Mexican government benefits by pushing off as many of their extremely poor and poorly educated people as possible. You wonder why? Because these illegal aliens mail back an estimated 20 Billion dollars a year into the Mexican economy. Mexico also uses the U.S. Social Services programs ( and other tax paid programs and services ) to benefit Mexico's Citizens ( illegal aliens in OUR country ) with U.S. Tax Dollars to the tune of 250-300 BILLION dollars YEARLY ( Direct and indirect cost to U.S. Citizens ). 2. Mexico has been spending millions in the USA to pro illegal immigration groups and an American based Ad agency to boost the perception of illegal immigration to trusting Americans. It's simply a business decision. Spend a few Million and Mexico continues to get 20 Billion a year in returns. Is it any wonder that in one rally they are destroying American flags, making threats to hurt our economy and schools, then next all wearing white and draping themselves in American flags. They are well trained to "pull at the heart strings" of America for the sympathy vote. Don’t fall for it. Do what is right for AMERICA and what benefits AMERICA! 3. The Mexican Government has been involved in all aspects of assisting these illegal aliens to enter our country. I've heard about a plan to give cheap GPS units ( And Maps! ) to "groups" of Mexican illegals crossing into the USA and Maps to get around official border patrol and Minuteman groups volunteers on the Southern Border. They even make a booklet to the poor to give hints on how to enter illegally, what to do, who to contact, dangers, if you get caught etc... Below is a copy of one of 32 page booklet and a News report about the 200,000 GPS units. http://www.amren.com/mexguide/mexguide.html http://www.therawfeed.com/2007/01/mexico-to-issue-gps-gadgets-to-illegal.html http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread261144/pg1 4. If these 15-20 Million illegal Aliens get their back door Amnesty to back door front of the line citizenship reward, they will then, through reunification programs, bring in an estimated 30-45 MILLION relatives both real and bogus. ( Sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, fathers, mothers etc. etc. etc.… This would be on TOP of the 15-20 Million Illegal Immigrants for a VERY real possibility of 60 Million pouring across the Southern Border. 5. "Anchor babies", the practice of having an pregnant illegal alien enter the country, or they get pregnant while in the USA, accounts for 10% of the current birth rate in the entire USA! This is an abuse and loop hole of the 14th amendment. Why do they do this? Well, they use their ( Usually from Mexico ) babies to circumvent citizenship laws, thus the parents ( and other Central / South American relatives almost always ) then ride the child for permanent rights in the USA and then bring other relatives in through the child. http://www.cis.org/articles/2005/back1105.html http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600147361,00.html http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/07/news/immigrant.php 6. Did you know that more Americans have been killed by ILLEGAL Immigrants in the USA than in the IRAQ war. Did you know that the U.S.A. total financial support of ILLEGAL Immigration with all its direct and indirect costs is greater then the IRAQ war. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53103 http://www.rense.com/general80/mroe.htm http://bohography.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/what-costs-more-than-the-iraq-war 7. 50%-60% of all street gangs across the USA are illegal aliens. Some of the most deadly gangs like MS 13 and 8th street are among the most dangerous, filled with illegal aliens. Countless hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant criminals fill our Federal, State and local jails for very serious crimes in addition to illegally entering the USA. Illegal Immigrant gang crime is rising rapidly and spreading across the USA. MS13 and Los Zetas are some of the worlds deadliest. According to Heather Mac Donald ( from Sen Hayworth's book "Whatever it takes" ) 95% of ALL outstanding warrents for homicide in Los Angeles are for illegal immigrants and up to 2/3 of all fugitive felony warrents are for illegal aliens as well. 8. 25% to 27% of "Federal Prisoners" are from Citizens of Central and South America ( Mainly Mexico! ) according to a U.S. Government Site. This doesn't take into account the millions in state jails. http://www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp 9. Pro illegal immigration groups have tried to put pressure on CNN to have Lou Dobbs removed from CNN. He is a Great American who has documented the severe problems related to these illegal aliens and a leader in the fight to stop illegal immigration. He is on almost every week day evening. A great place to find informative and truthful information. 10. The majority illegal aliens are seeking "amnesty" in order to reap the 250+ BILLION direct and indirect U.S. Tax dollar benefits ( and more once they obtain amnesty to back door citizenship) given to them every year. They have broken customs and border laws, millions have illegally avoided income tax which would put most CITIZENS in jail, MANY involved in other major document fraud ( bogus federal Social Security cards, bogus ID / identity theft , bogus birth certificates, bogus green cards etc. etc.). Some have killed and injured U.S. citizens and border control agents. Regular citizens would be thrown in jail for these things. 11. These illegal aliens want to be rewarded with back door citizenship in FRONT of 280 MILLION people who legally and patiently wait for their turn at citizenship. Is it fair to reward those who break laws to enter the USA illegally ? 12. In 1986 an "Amnesty program" was given which gave about 3 MILLION illegal aliens "Amnesty to Citizenship." This was supposed to take care of and stop any future problems of this nature. This "Amnesty program" failed and it only spurred on 15-20 Million now and they now "Demand" Citizenship or they will "do this or do that" to OUR economy or OUR Citizens. This was a big lie told to American Citizens in 1986 and it is a big lie now. Giving ANY FORM of amnesty will only bring on another wave of invaders like the great California gold rush. Amnesties have never worked in History and each "Amnesty" has only lead to even larger numbers of Illegal Immigrants entering to hide for the "NEXT AMNESTY." http://www.numbersusa.com/interests/amnesty.html 13. Have you noticed that several members of congress have been trying to sneak sharply elevated numbers of VISA’s. This is because "IF" these 15-20 MILLION illegal aliens get citizenship, they will leave the "so called jobs Americans don't want" and flood all the main stream jobs across the USA, as "Citizens Of USA." Then the USA will have to back fill ALL these jobs that the previous illegal aliens left, with a NEW tidal wave of illegal aliens who will then later demand their citizenship because the last two groups ( 1986 and 2006 group ) got theirs. Think your job is safe? Don't bet on it. They are willing to work much cheaper then you in order to bump you out. It happens ALL the time. Fight now while you still can. 14. Currently 280 Million people all over the world wait patiently and legally for their chance at citizenship. Why is it fair to let those who illegally entered the USA, breaking multiple laws be given "first in line status." Let alone the ultimate reward of "back door amnesty" to citizenship! 15. Illegal aliens in Mexico, when caught are charged with felony, jailed for 2 years and then deported as felons. Yet, U.S. Citizens don't have the same protection? In most cases, when they are simply caught at the U.S. border, they are simply pushed back on Mexican side, only to try again, at a different location later till they make it. And though Mexico "demands" humane treatment for its citizens who illegally migrate to the U.S., regardless of their legal status, Mexico provides few protections for illegal migrants on its own soil. If the USA would charge these illegal border aliens, as felons, it would bar them from ever obtaining citizenship which would dramatically reduce illegal immigration attempts. That’s why the pro illegal immigrant groups are fighting the "felony provision!!" Help close this loop holes which are abused by illegal aliens. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=14632#continueA 16. Illegal aliens are 50%+ more likely to be on welfare or other type of major U.S. tax paid $$$ benefit program. 17. The quality of American Schools along border states with Mexico have been hurt by over crowding and behavioral issues, and language problems. 18. I’ve read that 80+ hospitals/major treatment facilities have closed in California alone because of the cost of caring for illegal aliens. These are hospitals that U.S. Citizens depend on but no longer can because of illegal aliens. This is also happening across the entire USA at an alarming rate. http://www.jpands.org/vol10no1/cosman.pdf 19. Barriers DO WORK. They are also VERY cost effective ( as seen on CNN news ). In areas where the U.S. has made modern and well made barriers, illegal aliens have had great difficulty crossing and simply avoid these areas to find open borders. Barriers ALSO save Billions in Tax dollars by making less "dependents" for U.S. tax payers. You ask, open borders. Yes, there is currently TONS of open borders and not nearly enough border guards to stop the invasion. They simply hide along the border and come across when they see a weakness in our security. 20. Approx 2/3 of illegal aliens cross the U.S. / Mexico border and about 1/3 of these MILLIONS simply apply for a VISA, knowing they will simply hide after the expiration date. BOTH are major problems. Elevation of the amount of VISA's offered into the USA will only circumvent and make more loop holes for illegal aliens to enter this way and the pro illegal immigrant groups know it. Don't let the current levels of VISA's be elevated. 21. Can criminals, terrorist, drug dealers, murderers, robbers and other felons cross the border ? The answer is absolutely yes yes yes, and they do virtually EVERY day. The border is so weak that this is THE prime weakness in our nations security. People from ALL over the world cross through the Mexican/American border. http://www.minutemanproject.com www.numbersUSA.com www.FAIRUS.org View our other LINKS to Sites to see with your own eyes. 22. Serious crime along the U.S. / Mexican border are on the rise. People living along and near the border have been victim of serious crimes by illegal border crossers. 23. Open lands and federal parks along the Mexican / American border have been severely trashed and in some places ruined for years to come because of illegal border crossing. Many of these federal parks and open lands are NO LONGER SAFE for American Citizens to enjoy because of the dangers brought on by these illegal aliens. ONLY with modern and well built barriers will citizens be safe from these problems. I’ve even read reports of murders along these border crossing areas, sometimes involving U.S. Citizens. Currently some civilian groups are trying to raise funds to assist in building a barrier to protect U.S. citizens, but they badly need our help! 24. Some Mexican and Pro Illegal Amnesty leaders have the gall to claim that regions of lands like Texas, Los Angeles and other areas belong to Mexico and they have every right to take it back. Remember our ancestors at the Alamo fought and died to give to us this country that we live in now. They gave their life for the USA, we only are asking for your ACTIVE support to stop this invasion and NO MORE Amnesty / Citizen Programs for those who entered illegally. 25. In some locations of America they have "Sanctuary Laws" ( and "Special Order 40" in California ) which actually are designed to shield illegal aliens from being caught. These are usually areas where so many illegal aliens have swarmed that they influence the legal system over then objection of most CITIZENS of the USA and the politicians there are too weak to stand up to these illegal aliens. In these areas, police can be actually be under great penalty just for asking the legal status of a suspected illegal immigrant. Any law that criminalized our law enforcement hinders us from capturing, arresting deporting illegal aliens must be changed at the federal and state level. 26. Did you know that even though illegal immigration is supposed to be "illegal", many states actually give these illegal aliens state ID cards ( Drivers License) , which many terrorist would love to get. This gives them complete freedom to blend in like a U.S. Citizens and makes catching these illegal terrorists difficult. Illegal criminals and illegal aliens use these difficult to tax paid benefits and "hide" appearing to "look" legal with these cards. This is the first item that law enforcement uses to establish residence and identification. Without a drivers license, it would make law enforcement and detection of these illegals much easier! 27. Think the current numbers of illegal aliens is not a problem? Consider this! The population of illegal immigrants in the USA currently is higher the the entire population of over 13 States including Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Montana, Rhode Island, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Idaho, Maine and Nebraska ALL put together. This doesn't even include the relatives ( approx 45 Million ) of these illegal aliens who WILL enter the USA if the current illegals gain "Amnesty" to back door "Citizenship". http://www.infoplease.com/states.html 28. Don't be fooled by the Kennedy Amnesty Bill which would permit either front door or rear door "Amnesty" to legally protect a Majority of these 15-20 Million to either stay ( most ) or leave and be given assurance that they WILL come back soon legally and the U.S. Government will help them to come back ( either hidden in expanded VISA's or so called work programs to Citizenship programs ). This is the same kind of game as the failed 1986 "Amnesty" program. Bottom line, it provides for almost all of them to stay in the USA one way or another. It also gives them the ultimate reward of back door "Amnesty" to Citizenship, even though they broke many serious U.S. laws!! SAY NO TO THE KENNEDY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT AMNESTY CITIZENSHIP BILL! Under the Kennedy Amnesty Bill, only a VERY SMALL fraction of the 15-20 Million would actually be told to leave. Also, the Majority will either STAY or get LEGAL help to come back. They will then be FREE to bring in MILLIONS and MILLIONS of their relatives into the country within a few years after these illegal aliens get their citizenship. ALSO, when you look at the Kennedy Amnesty Bill, BE CAREFUL for the INCREASED VISA numbers, WELL above the current numbers of VISA's. As you know, VISA fraud equals 1/3 of ALL the illegal aliens in the country. These increased levels will only provide for MORE loop holes through our border!! The KENNEDY AMNESTY BILL will be LOADED with loopholes from vague or easily forged documents to say they have lived in the U.S. longer then they have, to sanctuary laws to highly elevated VISA's, to minimal enforcement /punishment to those caught here illegally, all in order to make this "Amnesty Bill" weak, just like the one in 1986. 29. PLEASE Vote for "Bills" like the Cornyn Kyl Bill. They live ON THE BORDER and they know illegal immigration problems , which will spread like wild fire if we don't stop it now. As senators from Texas and Arizona, Cornyn and Kyl represent approximately 85% of the nation’s southern border. In preparation for the bill, the two Senators have carried out a thorough review of the nation’s immigration laws this year, including chairing seven hearings on various aspects of the issue. "In the past, we have not devoted the funds, the resources, or the manpower to enforce our immigration laws or protect our borders," Cornyn said. "The bill we are introducing is based on the rule of law, and our need to restore enforcement of our laws.We must enact laws capable of strong enforcement, and our laws must be fair, requiring all undocumented individuals to go through the legal process." "Beyond the notion of returning the rule of law to the border, the single most important aspect of this bill is that it does not reward those who have broken the law, and does not constitute amnesty," Sen. Kyl said. "As a nation, we have made both of those mistakes and learned from them - they are the reason we now have an undocumented population as high as 15 million." 30. Support The REAL ID ACT to strip US ID cards away from Illegal Immigrants. These cards are used to obtain US tax paid benefits and US Jobs for which they are not legally entitled to have, but obtain BOTH Illegally with our US Drivers license / US ID cards. The REAL ID ACT also closes loop holes abuse by illegal immigrants and straightens our Southern border. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iic_immigrationissuecenterse1df 31. Support the SAVE ACT that "Saves" US Jobs for American Citizens and Legal Immigrants and puts in place safe guards to prevents ILLEGAL Immigrants from using loop holes and other illegal means to obtain US Jobs. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.4088: http://www.numbersusa.com/interests/attrition.html 32.Don't believe the pro illegal amnesty groups claim the a border fence would be too costly. Facts show that well built border barrier actually SAVE money because the costs of the illegals that cross over time far exceeds the cost of the construction of a proper barrier. It has also been shown that crime also dramatically decreases in locations where these barriers are built. 33. Another claim that has been brought by the pro illegal amnesty groups is that it would be too costly to deport all the illegal aliens who have ignored U.S. law and have cross illegally into the USA. Simply placing and ENFORCING stricter ( with very costly fines ) laws on employers of illegal aliens, stop paying tax paid benefits to those here illegally, stricter border protection and giving ALL our law enforcement ( Police/INS/ICE/Border Patrol ) all legal rights to capture and deport illegal aliens, these illegal aliens will simply run out of funds and migrate back over to Mexico. This would cost almost nothing and the fines on employers should more then cover any legal issues related to their deportation. To list ALL the dangers both economic and criminal that illegal immigration brings to the Citizens of the United States of America is overwhelming. To give "Amnesty" like the failed amnesty program of 1986 ( bringing in 3 Million illegal aliens in 1986 and now in 2008 , 15-20+ Million ALL and their family should give us all a hint what will happen IF approved ), will only bring on a wave of illegal immigration like the USA has never seen. We are a Nation of Laws. They knew the consequence and that they were breaking laws of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA. Please vote NO AMNESTY, NO CITIZENSHIP to ILLEGAL ALIENS period ! We need to make a stand NOW or we will open up Pandora’s box. Also stop the abuse of the 14th Amendment with the "Anchor Baby" loopholes that make it easy to circumvent current citizenship requirements. Insist on the "felony charge" which will significantly reduce attempts to cross the border, because they will realize that if they are caught they will never be offered "citizenship". It will also shut down a major loop hole by the pro illegal immigration groups. Do we invite a burglar to stay in our house after they have taken something from us? So, why should we completely ignore and bend laws, that U.S. Citizens would be arrested for? And to give Amnesty/Citizenship to stay in America Legally ( or to "Hang out INSIDE the United States, which is Amnesty ) is NOT fair to ANY Citizen or Legal Immigrant of the USA. To NOT arrest people for these types of crimes is NOT fair to ANY U.S. Citizen or ANY one who waits legally for citizenship! No Amnesty, NO Citizenship EVER for ANYONE who illegally entered the USA, period! Please help NOW because we are running out of time. We, the Pro Citizens groups are turning the tide, but the fight is still in front of us. To talk and complain and do nothing will only frustrate you more. Join us in the fight to protect America right now. Make sure to visit our "Links Page" at www.protectourborder.net to find groups across the USA fighting Illegal Immigration. You can also visit hundreds of links here as well: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protectourbordernow/links which is a FREE service of:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protectourbordernow Steve Hampton

Sounds like he saw everyone waiting on him .... then headed for the hills!!!

Good stuff K98! Thanks!

Hoosier ... Houston .... it's close ... maybe I am being stalked!

Who's stalking now? ...

I remember Adam saying ... 'There could be heads rolling and chaos just before this thing pops' ... I think this is HUGE news! Thanks k98!

Why is everyone standing around in here??? There is like a hundred people here!

Wow ... Sarge is a little ticked off! Plus +1 for SgtFuryUSCZ! He pretty much summed it up!

I wonder if the U.S. diplomats, and visitors, that visit this country know that they are not being served the same food that is served to the leadership? Also ... Last I looked North Korea has plenty of man power, and money, to make weapons of war and have one of the largest standing army in the world. But they can't feed their people?

Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korean-cannibalism-fears-amid-claims-starving-people-forced-to-desperate-measures-8468781.html# North Korean cannibalism fears amid claims starving people forced to desperate measures The reports come as sanctions against the country are tightened against the backdrop of angry rhetoric over missile testing ROB WILLIAMS MONDAY 28 JANUARY 2013 Reports from inside the secretive famine-hit pariah state, North Korea, claim a man has been executed after murdering his two children for food. The grim suggestion that North Koreans are turning to cannibalism were reported by theAsia Press, and published in the Sunday Times. They claim a 'hidden famine' in the farming provinces of North and South Hwanghae has killed 10,000 people, and there are fears that cannibalism is spreading throughout the country. The reports come as sanctions are tightened against the backdrop of angry rhetoric over missile testing. In one particularly disturbing report, a man was said to have dug up his grandchild's corpse. Other lurid reports included the suggestion that some men boiled their children before eating them. Asia Press is a specialist news agency based in Osaka, Japan, which claims to have recruited a network of "citizen journalists" inside North Korea. The reports are considered credible. Interviews have led Asia Press to conclude that more than 10,000 people have probably died in North and South Hwanghae provinces, south of Pyongyang, the capital. North Korea has not confirmed or denied any reports of the deaths. One informant, based in South Hwanghae, said: "In my village in May, a man who killed his own two children and tried to eat them was executed by a firing squad. "While his wife was away on business he killed his eldest daughter and, because his son saw what he had done, he killed his son as well. When the wife came home, he offered her food, saying: 'We have meat.' "But his wife, suspicious, notified the Ministry of Public Security, which led to the discovery of part of their children's bodies under the eaves." Jiro Ishimaru, from Asia Press said: 'Particularly shocking were the numerous testimonies that hit us about cannibalism.' Another of the citizen journalists, Gu Gwang-ho, said: "There was an incident when a man was arrested for digging up the grave of his grandchild and eating the remains." A middle ranking official of the ruling Korean Workers Party said: "In a village in Chongdan county, a man who went mad with hunger boiled his own child, ate his flesh and was arrested" A new UN agreement, passed on Tuesday, extended sanctions already imposed on North Korea after it held nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009. The current rise in tensions and extension of sanctions follows Pyonyang's defiant decision to push ahead with a long-range rocket launch on December 12 - insisting it was a peaceful mission to place a satellite in orbit. Despite the insistence of the regime that the test was peaceful the rest of the world saw it as a banned ballistic missile test. The United States, supported by Japan and South Korea, spearheaded the new UN resolution. This week North Korea once again raised the level of rhetoric over sanctions, threatening war with its neighbours in the south saying: "If the South Korean puppet regime of traitors directly participates in the so-called UN 'sanctions', strong physical countermeasures would be taken," the North's Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland said.

Government Website For Immigrants: Come To America And Take Advantage Of Our Free Stuff By Michael, on November 19th, 2012 A website run by the federal government (“WelcomeToUSA.gov“) encourages new immigrants to the United States to apply for welfare benefits. This website is run by the Department of Homeland Security and it says that it “is the U.S. Government’s official web portal for new immigrants.” So your tax dollars were used to build and maintain a website that teaches immigrants how to come into this country and sponge a living off of federal welfare programs paid for by your tax dollars. What in the world is happening to us? Yes, we will always need some legal immigration. We are a nation of immigrants and immigration has been very good to this country. But at a time when there are millions upon millions of American citizens out of work and at a time when we are absolutely drowning in debt, do we really need to encourage millions more immigrants to come over and take advantage of our overloaded social welfare programs? WelcomeToUSA.gov actually encourages new immigrants to apply for food stamps, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Of course not all immigrants are eligible for all of those programs, but if an immigrant can get over to the U.S. and just get signed up for a couple of programs they can enjoy a higher standard of living doing nothing here than they can working at a low paying job back home. We have created a perverse system of incentives that makes it very attractive to people all over the world to do whatever they can to hitch a ride on “the gravy train” and take advantage of all of the benefits that they possibly can. And once immigrants get on welfare, many of them never leave. For example, one study discovered that 43 percent of all immigrants who have been in the United States for at least 20 years were still on welfare. We can’t even take care of our own citizens, and yet more immigrants hop on to the safety net every single day. At some point the safety net is going to break and then we won’t even be able to take care of the struggling Americans that really need it. When I first discovered WelcomeToUSA.gov I was absolutely floored. In particular, the page that encourages immigrants to apply for federal welfare benefits is just shocking. Here is the opening paragraph… Depending on your immigration status, length of time in the United States, and income, you may be eligible for some federal benefit programs. Government assistance programs can be critically important to the well-being of some immigrants and their families. Frequently, however, there is a lack of information about how to access such benefits. Benefit programs can be complicated and you may be given misleading information about how they operate. The page also contains a list of links where new immigrants can find instructions about how to apply for programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Food Stamps, Supplemental Security Income and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families… The links below will lead you to official government websites describing a range of assistance programs. Official website with information on all available federal benefit programs. (English version – Spanish version) Official website for Medicare, the health insurance program for people 65 years of age or older or who have specific disabilities. Official website for Medicaid, the joint federal/state medical care program for low-income people. Official website for the Social Security Administration. (English version – Spanish version) Social Security information available in foreign languages. Information on Supplemental Security Income benefits for aliens. Information on the Food Stamp Program for low-income families. A website containing links to available federal information in other languages. Information on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program. Information on access to federal benefits and services for immigrant survivors of domestic violence. So why is the Department of Homeland Security doing this? The following is what the Daily Caller was told when they asked… USCIS spokesman Bill Wright told The Daily Caller that the site is not intended to advise individuals on their eligibility. “The website seeks to improve access to federal government information on the Internet by consolidating information into helpful categories and highlight new resources available to immigrants and the organizations that serve them,” Wright explained in an email. Well, isn’t that special? Perhaps this could be their new slogan: “Come To America And Take Advantage Of Our Free Stuff”. Sadly, the truth is that our insane immigration policies are doing an incredible amount of damage to this country. Our current system makes it very difficult on those immigrants that want to do things the right way and that want to come into this country for the right reasons. On the other hand, our current system makes things very easy on those that want to come into this country illegally and on those that want to take advantage of our generosity. Posted below is a list of 10 things that are going to happen if the federal government continues to systematically legalize illegal immigration that comes from one of my previous articles. Illegal immigration is causing chaos in communities all over America, and it is going to get a lot worse if changes are not made… #1 There Will Be Fewer Jobs For American Workers In the United States today, 53 percent of all college graduates under the age of 25 are either unemployed or underemployed. Many of them are absolutely desperate for work. Overall, there are more than 100 million working age Americans that do not have jobs right now. Meanwhile, millions of illegal immigrants are occupying jobs that could otherwise be held by American citizens. Many employers prefer to hire illegals because they work for a lot less money. Sadly, many prominent politicians actually support the “right” of these “undocumented workers” to steal our jobs as a recent article by Devvy Kidd pointed out…. In April 2008, the very popular, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, prostituted himself during a speech for votes at an event sponsored by the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey by assuring his audience illegal aliens were not really here illegally, but were simply “undocumented.” The ‘unofficial’ number of unemployed Americans is close to 25 MILLION. Those “undocumented” criminals Gov. Christie refers to are illegally holding 11.5 MILLION jobs that belong to Americans and naturalized citizens. Shame on you, Gov. Christie for thumbing your nose at our federal immigration laws and encouraging even more criminals to break into our country. Roll out the welcome mat. Unemployment in New Jersey is holding at a steady 9.3%. Gov. Christie apparently doesn’t care if jobs go to illegal aliens instead of legal citizens in his state. After all, they’re simply “undocumented”. #2 Wages For American Workers Will Continue To Decline When you have a lot more workers competing for the same number of jobs, what happens? That is right – wages go down. We are seeing this happen in industry after industry. For example, several decades ago a roofer could live a nice middle class lifestyle and support an entire family on one income. But today that is no longer the case. So what has changed? A flood of illegal labor has entered the marketplace. #3 Illegal Immigrants Will Overwhelm Our Welfare System Every year, illegal immigrants receive tens of billions of dollars in welfare payments. They get free food assistance, free housing assistance, free health care benefits and free education for their children. Life is good if you are an illegal immigrant and you know how to game the system. In fact, many cities in United States now openly advertise that they will help illegal immigrants with these things. Unfortunately, according to Devvy Kidd the cost to taxpayers is getting to be astronomical…. Last year alone, the cost to taxpayers of LA County was whopping $600 MILLION dollars in welfare for children of illegal aliens. I guess it doesn’t bother the people there getting fleeced in taxes to pay for all that welfare because they continue to elect governors who refuse to lock down the border and sympathizers of the invasion across the southern border of California to their legislature. Overall, it has been estimated that U.S. taxpayers spend on primary and secondary school education for the children of illegal immigrants.#4 Mexican Drug Cartels Will Establish A Presence In Nearly Every City In The United States Mexican drug cartels continue to expand their influence inside the United States at a frightening pace. They are slowly taking over our communities. How far do things have to go before we say enough is enough? The amount of money that Mexican drug cartels bring in from selling drugs inside the United States is absolutely staggering…. In the sober reckoning of the RAND Corporation, for instance, the gross revenue that all Mexican cartels derive from exporting drugs to the United States amounts to only $6.6 billion. By most estimates, though, Sinaloa has achieved a market share of at least 40 percent and perhaps as much as 60 percent, which means that Chapo Guzmán’s organization would appear to enjoy annual revenues of some $3 billion — comparable in terms of earnings to Netflix or, for that matter, to Facebook. Can you imagine that? We are talking about serious money. And Mexican drug cartels are not just operating in huge cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. The truth is that they have become deeply embedded in many rural communities as well…. News of cartel machinations are common in cities near the border, such as Phoenix, and the far-flung drug hubs of New York, Chicago or Atlanta, but smaller towns bring business, too. In unsuspecting suburbs and rural areas, police are increasingly finding drugs, guns and money they can trace back to Mexican drug organizations. The numbers could rise in coming years. The Justice Department’s National Drug Intelligence Center estimates Mexican cartels control distribution of most of the methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana coming into the country, and they’re increasingly producing the drugs themselves. In 2009 and 2010, the center reported, cartels operated in 1,286 U.S. cities, more than five times the number reported in 2008. The center named only 50 cities in 2006. #5 There Will Be Increasing “Anti-American Violence” Inside The United States These days a lot of Americans are being attacked (and sometimes killed) down in Mexico. The following is from a recent ABC News article…. American travelers to Mexico should beware of possible violent retaliation for this week’s arrest of alleged Zetas drug cartel associates and family members inside the U.S., the U.S. State Department has warned. Though the warning does not specify which “Transnational Criminal Organization” might engage in “anti-American” violence, on Tuesday federal authorities arrested seven alleged associates of the powerful Zetas drug cartel in New Mexico and Oklahoma for allegedly laundering millions in drug profits through breeding and racing quarterhorses in the U.S. Those arrested included Jose Trevino Morales, the brother of Zetas leaders Miguel Angel and Oscar Omar Trevino Morales, who were also indicted but remain at large in Mexico. As Mexican drug cartels and criminal gangs expand north, it is inevitable that “anti-American violence” will spread deeper and deeper into the U.S. itself. The level of violence that we are seeing down in Mexico right now is absolutely frightening. These drug cartels can be absolutely brutal…. Fourteen dismembered bodies were found in a truck in the center of a town in northern Mexico on Thursday in what appeared to be the latest atrocity committed by rival gangs battling over drug-smuggling routes, local media said. The bodies of 11 men and three women were discovered in the sugar-cane farming town of Ciudad Mante in the south of Tamaulipas state, which borders on Texas, daily Milenio reported on its website. Overall, more than 55,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006. Is that the kind of violence we want in this country? Already the region along the U.S./Mexico border is an open war zone. Just across the U.S. border, the city of Juarez, Mexico is considered to be one of the most dangerous cities on the face of the earth. In fact, Juarez is now the murder capital of the western hemisphere. But instead of strengthening security along the border, Barack Obama wants to make the border meaningless. #6 Massive Bribes Will Corrupt Our Judicial System When there are billions of dollars involved, it is inevitable that some members of the police and some members of the judiciary will take bribes. Just look at what has happened down in Mexico. The following is from a recent article in the New York Times…. When you tally it all up, bribery may be the single largest line item on a cartel’s balance sheet. In 2008, President Felipe Calderón’s own drug czar, Noe Ramirez, was charged with accepting $450,000 each month. Presumably, such gargantuan bribes to senior officials cascade down, securing the allegiance of their subordinates. “You have to recruit the high commands, so they can issue the information to lower ranks and order whatever they want,” the corrupt cop, Fierro Méndez, testified. But in key jurisdictions, the cartel most likely makes payments up and down the chain of command. In a 2010 speech, Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s secretary of public security, speculated that together, the cartels spend more than a billion dollars each year just to bribe the municipal police. What would you do if you were offered a bribe of $450,000 a month? Don’t assume that Americans are so much more “moral” than the Mexicans are. #7 Gang Activity Will Continue To Grow In The United States By Leaps And Bounds Gang activity is absolutely exploding inside the United States. According to the FBI, there are now 1.4 million gang members involved in the 33,000 different gangs that are active inside the United States. The number of gang members in America has increased by 40 percent since 2009. Those stats should be very alarming to all of us. What are we going to do if gangs keep growing at this rate? According to federal statistics, gang members are responsible for up to 80 percent of all violent crimes committed in the United States every year. A very large percentage of these gang members have entered the United States from Mexico, but the federal government refuses to do anything to stop it. #8 The Decline Of Our Health Care System Will Continue To Accelerate Illegal immigrants are overwhelming emergency rooms all over the country. They walk in, receive high quality treatment and often never pay after they leave. Things have gotten so bad in many areas of the nation that it is causing entire hospitals to go bankrupt and shut down. In a previous article, I described what unchecked illegal immigration is doing to the health care system in California…. Thanks to illegal immigration, California’s overstretched health care system is on the verge of collapse. Dozens of California hospitals and emergency rooms have shut down over the last decade because they could not afford to stay open after being endlessly swamped by illegal immigrants who were simply not able to pay for the services that they were receiving. As a result, the remainder of the health care system in the state of California is now beyond overloaded. This had led to brutally long waits, diverted ambulances and even unnecessary patient deaths. Sadly, the state of California now ranks dead last out of all 50 states in the number of emergency rooms per million people. #9 Legalizing Illegal Immigrants Will Cause A Huge Shift In Voting Patterns Instead of looking out for the American people, many Democrats support legalizing illegal immigration because it will give the Democratic Party more support at the polls. This is incredibly selfish and self-serving, but this is the way that the political game is played in 2012. #10 There Will Be A Flood Of New Illegal Immigrants Amazingly, far more people than come in through the legal immigration process.As word spreads of the “Obama amnesty”, millions more will come on over. After all, what would they have to lose? If they get caught crossing over they will just get nicely sent back and can try again in a few days. If they make it they can take advantage of all the free goodies here in the United States. Thanks to Obama, the odds of deportation are now very slim. And they can often make significantly more money in the “underground economy” in the U.S. than they can back home. ********** So what do you think about what our current immigration crisis? Please feel free to post a comment with your thoughts below…

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Thanks Wally ... regardless on how good, or bad, my Astros are ... I will always support them. Good luck to your team too! That's cool Patty ... my sister dated Bagwell for 6 months! Small world we live in! Go Astros!

I am a Houston Astro's fan and ... ummm .... I go to the games for the .... ummmm ...... to see ....... ummmmm ....... Nevermind! The Astros are barely existing with absolutely no chance for a world series. I will be happy to just see them win a few games.

Iraq Sunnis rally against Shiite-led government By SAMEER N. YACOUB | Associated Press – 1 hr 39 mins agoShare View PhotoAssociated Press - Protesters chant slogans against Iraq's Shiite-led government as they wave national flags during a demonstration in Samarra, 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. …more RELATED CONTENT View PhotoProtesters chant slogans against … BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of Sunnis rallied Friday in western and central Iraq, denouncing the Shiite-led government's policies they claim sideline their sect and saying that recent concessions by the authorities are not enough. The protests — the fourth Friday in a row of rallies in Sunni parts of the country — come as tensions are rising among Iraq's ethnic and sectarian groups, threatening to plunge the country into more instability. In the beginning, the protests were concentrated in Iraq's western Anbar province but on Friday, they spread to the central city ofSamarra and other Sunni strongholds. The protests first erupted after last month's arrests of bodyguards assigned to Finance Minister Rafia al-Issawi, one of the central government's most senior Sunni officials. He has since become a rallying point for the demonstrators, who are angry over perceived second-class treatment by the government. In Samarra, about 3,000 took to the streets Friday, demanding that the government release more Sunni detainees from jails and halt allegedly random arrests of Sunnis in their province. Sheik Hassan al-Samarie, one of the organizers of the Samarra rally, said the Sunnis there are disappointed by the slow response of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government in fulfilling their demands. "We are fed up with the void promises of the government," al-Samarie told The Associated Press over the phone. "Our demands must be achieved very soon, otherwise the number of the protesters will increase." The demonstrators held banners reading, "We are nobody's slaves" and "The government should stop the random arrests immediately." The crowd also chanted: "Al-Maliki, leave!" Haitham al-Hadad, one of the protesters, urged the government to stop discrimination against Sunnis. "Iraqi laws should be implemented on everybody, not only Sunnis," he said. Sectarian tensions are a major driver of the violence that continues to plague Iraq. The 2006 bombing of the gold-domed al-Askari shrine in Samarra, which was blamed on al-Qaida, sparked years of retaliatory bloodshed between Sunni and Shiite extremists. The violence left thousands of Iraqis dead and pushed the country to the brink of civil war. Violence has since dropped overall in Iraq, but attacks still happen frequently, usually in the form of Sunni militants targeting Shiites or security forces in an attempt to undermine the government's authority. Thousands of Sunnis also rallied in Friday in Anbar and Ninevah provinces, saying recent concessions by the Shiite-led government fall short of their demands. The government over the past few days freed hundreds of inmates in a gesture to the Sunni protesters, and promised more would be released. It gave no details on the backgrounds or alleged crimes of those freed. The release of detainees has been one of the main demands of the rallies but apparently, the move did little to calm the tensions. http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-sunnis-rally-against-shiite-led-government-151828975.html

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