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36. It was YOU who introduced the race card though!

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 10:45 AM

Jan 2013

In fact, it is Americans of ALL ETHNICITIES whose careers are being destroyed, white, african american, latin, asian, ALL ETHNICITIES! You however seem to have less concern when the career of white Americans are being destroyed.

But your game is the game being played by both political parties, cloaking your support for corporate interests and your lack of concern with the plight of US workers, with a supposed interest in immigrant workers.

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Hey Pres. Obama, How about the bright young US students and the disenfranchised US STEM workers?!!! [View all] twins.fan Jan 2013 OP

Zero-sum thinking. Switch to the rising tide metaphor. Robb Jan 2013 #1

It was President Obama who brought up the issue in his inaugural address. twins.fan Jan 2013 #4

You really should direct your questions to Congress. King Barack can't issue a decree to solve the MADem Jan 2013 #2

We all know that Congress did not write King Barack's inaugural speech n/t Fumesucker Jan 2013 #22

Apparently some of us don't know that only Congress can make law, though... MADem Jan 2013 #28

Actually, I already had that figured out, but ... twins.fan Jan 2013 #33

He brought it up as a question, an exhortation. MADem Jan 2013 #40

The poor and unemployed.. 99Forever Jan 2013 #3

Both parties are beholden to corporate interests. BOTH PARTIES!! twins.fan Jan 2013 #6

Yes, did I say otherwise? 99Forever Jan 2013 #9

I am not angry at you! I thought that I was agreeing with you. twins.fan Jan 2013 #14

Sorry then... 99Forever Jan 2013 #16

Thanks for letting me know! Otherwise I would have not known. nt twins.fan Jan 2013 #17

One party is pro-immigrant, pro-diversity. The other is pro-white, 'we want our country back' from pampango Jan 2013 #11

I don't see it that way. I see both parties perpetuating a partisan soap opera, while ... twins.fan Jan 2013 #15

You are welcome to your beliefs that Democrats are not sincerely pro-immigrant and pro-diversity and pampango Jan 2013 #20

So... 99Forever Jan 2013 #18

I'm sure you don't look for help BECAUSE you are WHITE American. Teabaggers do have that expectation pampango Jan 2013 #23

Thanks... 99Forever Jan 2013 #29

Recipients of H-1B visas are not only NOT "highly skilled," 94% are not even "Fully Competent." twins.fan Jan 2013 #30

We may not disagree that much. I took the OP as addressing real immigrants and college graduates pampango Jan 2013 #34

It was YOU who introduced the race card though! twins.fan Jan 2013 #36

I said teabaggers are anti-diversity, pro-white, "we want our country back" types. Do you disagree? pampango Jan 2013 #37

Personally, I pay little attention the the tea party. They are stupid. twins.fan Jan 2013 #43

You'll have to help me here. Where did I "mock, taunt, and smear US STEM workers"? pampango Jan 2013 #46

Help you? Why do I have to help you? twins.fan Jan 2013 #47

History is irrelevant? If that is how you approach issues, fine. pampango Jan 2013 #50

You are for immigration, fine, I am too. You want smear WHITE people, fine, but I don't ... twins.fan Jan 2013 #57

If repeating the meme that I hate white people and Southerners makes this easier for you, fine. pampango Jan 2013 #58

It is your words that I read. Maybe you misspoke. twins.fan Jan 2013 #60

Can't we have a party that is anti-racist instead of pro-diversity? davidn3600 Jan 2013 #49

That's an interesting take. I have never thought of being pro-diversity as not being anti-racist. pampango Jan 2013 #51

And you came here to deliver that message? Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #52

Cheap labor? 1) H-1B workers are paid prevailing wage; 2) Unemployment among STEM grads is <5% leveymg Jan 2013 #5

Don't disturb the morning hate session alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #7

+1 JoePhilly Jan 2013 #12

I just don't see how anyone can read hate into someone rationally observing the world around them. twins.fan Jan 2013 #19

I like your defintion of "rationality" Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #27

The accusation of "hate" was introduced by someone who is unaware of the world around ... twins.fan Jan 2013 #31

yup La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2013 #41

WELL DONE. You have identified a classic "divide two groups" argument--we've seen a lot of 'em here MADem Jan 2013 #42

The only way that unemployment can be measured at 4.6% for chemists is to ignore ... twins.fan Jan 2013 #8

What is the source for those three assertions? leveymg Jan 2013 #21

I don't have the source right at hand. twins.fan Jan 2013 #24

How many US workers do you think are employed in the US Information sector? leveymg Jan 2013 #32

It is NOT a small number of workers! twins.fan Jan 2013 #35

It's about 10-12%, including all nonimmigrant classes, including short term B-1 leveymg Jan 2013 #38

As bad as H-1B visas are, OPTs, L1s, and B1s are worse. twins.fan Jan 2013 #45

I disagree on what you say about prevailing wage having "no value" leveymg Jan 2013 #48

Several wrong facts in your post WilmywoodNCparalegal Jan 2013 #55

Every aspect of these work visas is totally consumed with fraud. twins.fan Jan 2013 #56

What does STEM mean? nt LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #10

(S)cience (T)echnology (E)ngineering (M)athematics twins.fan Jan 2013 #13

K&R They/we do not exist, dontcha know? Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #25

Looks like things are getting better. countingbluecars Jan 2013 #26

Sounds like you might fit in better with the GOP Tea-Nazis because.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #39

I too am unemployed. I too am over 55. twins.fan Jan 2013 #44

Viewed from the extremes Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #53

How about the 50% of recent college grads who cannot find a job because of the deluge ...HUH? lunasun Jan 2013 #54

Most people don't object to TRULY highly skilled workers, but do object to REPLACEMENT workers twins.fan Jan 2013 #59