On 5/16/06, Robert Munn wrote: > > That is exactly the kind of generalization that obscures the real issues. My > father-in-law went to medical school in India and he practiced surgery for > 30 years in Viriginia.
It must be a NY thing, trying to find a doctor on your plan that takes new patients is not easy. Could just be a coincidence but that's how a lot of people came to the same conclusion. > BTW, hiring based on price v. quality is something some managers do whether > it involves offshoring or not. Sometimes they get burned and learn the > lesson that quality matters. Sometimes they just continue to get burned. Point is if you need a job filed and 30 people apply vs 2000. You could be in the top two and they might not notice or care. Sure a few places will take the time to hire the perfect candidate but the rest will see workers as a dime a dozen, pick one from the pile and if he doesn't work out pick another. > The lower end isn't so great either, day workers are asking for $10 hr > > while Wal-Mart is only paying $6-7. I think plenty of high school and > > college kids would do the roofing and the landscaping rather then > > McDonalds at $7 hr. > > > Not so you would notice, at least not here in San Diego. Unemployment is > extremely low. Students can only fill part of the need because they have > school commitments. > > So yes let them in but flooding the market is foolish. Don't forget if > > > we remove our borders we also remove our culture, we lose that and we > > lose it all anyway. > > > Now you are getting to the heart of the issue. It's what Pat Buchanan keep > talking about. But where in the Constitution does it say that American > culture must represent only a specific group of people? American culture is > always shifting, always absorbing elements of cultures around it. So when > you say, "our culture", don't you mean, "my culture". > > To be sure, there are broad themes in American culture, but I think they are > rather few and mostly fairly high-level - hard work, opportunity, personal > freedom, participation in governing. Like I said, if millions of people came overnight they would live together and form their own culture. Look at the way women are treated around the world. It's nice to know that a woman can show her face here. > What does everyone think are the dominant themes in American culture? I > think that is an interesting question to ponder for the day. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206846 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
