Mayflowers Bring Pilgrims
Yesterday, I drove down to DC from Michigan. It was a very long drive, but it was nice and sunny once I passed Cleveland. I had the sunroof open for several hours, which just added to my nice case of sunburn. I've driven the route between Ann Arbor and DC many times, and yesterday was pretty uneventful. Factoid of the day: northern Ohio has lots of rock music stations, and western Pennsylvania has way too many country music stations. I stopped along the way to have dinner with one of my cousins, and saw the latest renovations to my Aunt and Uncle's house.
I have been away from my principal customer for a week now, so it was rather crazy going back to the office. As usual, there is too much to do, and not enough time (or people) to do it. It looks like this month (or such time as I will be around there) will be busy.
I received some positive feedback on my photos of Gallup Park. I'm planning on taking some photos of the Arb next week, provided that the weather cooperates.
The huge immigrant protest and strike seems to have fizzled here in DC. Media pundits have been going on about how proposed legislation in Congress is anti-immigrant, but in reality, it's anti-illegal-immigrant. We should probably make it easier for Mexican workers to legally come here, since they fill jobs that most Americans don't seem to want. If the workers are here legally, then it will be less likely that they will be exploited by companies looking for cheap labor. But I think we should improve our security so that illegal immigration is reduced, and impose stricter penalties for those caught illegally in the country. I find it disturbing that the official policy of the Mexican government is to assist people in illegally entering this country. They even have a nice color pamphlet on how Mexican citizens can sneak across the border. And for whatever reason, our government sits by and does nothing. Isn't a state-sponsored, deliberate undermining of our national security an act of war?
A interesting part of US law: if an employer hires an individual, believing that individual is legal to work here, and then later suspects that the individual may be here illegally, the employer can do ... nothing! Provided that the documents presented with an individual's I-9 appear genuine, the employer must accept them. Unless Immigration and Customs Enforcement notifies you that the individual is illegal, you are not permitted to otherwise question an individual about their ability to work in the US, besides the initial I-9 certification.
I have been away from my principal customer for a week now, so it was rather crazy going back to the office. As usual, there is too much to do, and not enough time (or people) to do it. It looks like this month (or such time as I will be around there) will be busy.
I received some positive feedback on my photos of Gallup Park. I'm planning on taking some photos of the Arb next week, provided that the weather cooperates.
The huge immigrant protest and strike seems to have fizzled here in DC. Media pundits have been going on about how proposed legislation in Congress is anti-immigrant, but in reality, it's anti-illegal-immigrant. We should probably make it easier for Mexican workers to legally come here, since they fill jobs that most Americans don't seem to want. If the workers are here legally, then it will be less likely that they will be exploited by companies looking for cheap labor. But I think we should improve our security so that illegal immigration is reduced, and impose stricter penalties for those caught illegally in the country. I find it disturbing that the official policy of the Mexican government is to assist people in illegally entering this country. They even have a nice color pamphlet on how Mexican citizens can sneak across the border. And for whatever reason, our government sits by and does nothing. Isn't a state-sponsored, deliberate undermining of our national security an act of war?
A interesting part of US law: if an employer hires an individual, believing that individual is legal to work here, and then later suspects that the individual may be here illegally, the employer can do ... nothing! Provided that the documents presented with an individual's I-9 appear genuine, the employer must accept them. Unless Immigration and Customs Enforcement notifies you that the individual is illegal, you are not permitted to otherwise question an individual about their ability to work in the US, besides the initial I-9 certification.
posted by David at 5/02/2006 12:03:00 AM
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