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Lack of moral judgment, amorality, is the domain of the sociopath. It is a behavioral syndrome prevalent among the caretakers of our criminal justice system. Sociopaths are ambitious, aggressive, results oriented individuals. In her best seller – “The Sociopath Next Door” - clinical psychologist, Martha Stout, Ph.D., describes this behavioral pattern as “…not having a conscience, none at all, no feeling of guilt or remorse no matter what you do, no limiting sense of concern for the well-being of strangers … no struggles with shame … the ability to conceal from other people that your psychological makeup is radically different from theirs …” |
On February 22nd, a lady reported she was raped at gunpoint in the early evening as she was jogging near the San Elijo Lagoon (North San Diego County), yet that heinous crime only merited a one column, two paragraph news item along with other “Crime Watch” reports found on section B on the San Diego Union-Tribune, the regions only major newspaper. However, a lady was raped in Baja California in October 2007, while on a surfing trip with her boyfriend and it merited front page news. |
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Rhetoric must stop and solutions found on immigration issues – here isone. |
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By Helen Krieble and Gil Cisneros The emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote 2000 years ago, “How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.” It could well be said of today’s anger about illegal immigration, felt by people on both sides of our borders. Americans are angry about changes in our culture, the use of tax dollars to subsidize illegal activity, and a general breakdown in the rule of law. Many people in Latin America are irate about what they see as the hypocrisy of Americans
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Looking at political gyrations in both México and the US, I am reminded of a passage in the first epilogue of Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. The central character, Raskolnikov, is gravely ill and falls into delirium in a hospital. He dreams of a new virus coming from Asia that travels through Europe and the world that infects men's minds. This caused them to believe that only they are the "chosen ones" and that they only knew the truth. And they proceeded to destroy all others that did not agree with everything that they believe. All were to be destroyed except a very few chosen. |
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By Robert Miranda McCain stands to gain so much if Iraq, in the next few months, can show sustained stability and relative peace since the implementation of the surge. McCain will declare emphatically that the surge of U.S. troops operating in Iraq is working. McCain will use this period of stability in Iraq as his example to American voters that he too has sound judgment, which proves he’s ready to be Commander-in-Chief of American armed forces. |
Los Angeles Times Editorial It's getting ugly out there for illegal immigrants. States and cities are cracking down with harsh new ordinances, and the courts are upholding them. Not only are deportations at record highs, but immigrants are being detained at places previously understood to be off-limits, such as schools. |
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Pew Hispanic Center The Hispanics in the 2008 Election fact sheets contain data on the size and social and economic characteristics of the Hispanic and non-Hispanic eligible voter populations. These fact sheets are based on the Center's tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey. The fact sheets include the following states: |
By Eunice Moscoso, Marie Justeen Mancha, an American citizen and high school student from Reidsville, Ga., told lawmakers Wednesday that she was terrified when four federal agents stormed into her house, screaming, "Police! Illegals!" A House panel was examining similar incidents |
| The North American Union Farce | A blogger explores the attitudes and foibles of a new minority group. |
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By Laura Carlsen It's got millions of rightwing citizens calling Congress, sponsoring legislation, and writing manifestos in defense of U.S. sovereignty. It comes up in presidential candidates' public appearances, has made it into primetime debates, and one presidential candidate—Ron Paul—used it as a central theme of his (short-lived) campaign. Not bad for a plan that doesn't exist. |
By Gregory Rodriguez Six weeks ago, 29-year-old Culver City Internet copy writer Christian Lander started a blog, stuffwhitepeoplelike. wordpress.com, on a whim, thinking he'd poke fun at himself and fellow white people. Spending roughly two hours a day writing satirical posts about "stuff white people like," Lander had no idea how much his little inside joke would catch on. In the first week, the site received about 200 hits a day. The next week it jumped to… |
As the government pours ever more resources into overly suppressing immigration, there is one group that is perpetually short-changed: legal immigrants and aspiring citizens. The agency that handles the millions of immigration applications of all kinds – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – once again finds itself telling its “customers” that they will have to wait. And wait. |
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Anti-immigration forces have been hammering into our heads the dangerous link between illegal immigration and increases in violent crime. Their only problem: the facts don't support their alarmist contentions. "Some of the most violent criminals at large today are illegal aliens." That's the lead sentence of a policy report published by the Center for Immigration Studies… |
By Jill Tucker, Immigrants in California are far less likely to land in
prison than their U.S.-born counterparts, a finding that defies the
perception that immigration and crime are connected, according to a study
released Monday. |
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Homeland Security Won't Explain Why the Mexican Border Wall Bypasses the Rich and Connected |
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By Melissa del Bosque As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security marches down the Texas border serving condemnation lawsuits to frightened landowners, Brownsville resident Eloisa Tamez, 72, has one by a border wall, while a nearby golf course and resort remain untouched. |
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The fatal shooting of an Oxnard middle-school student who told classmates he was gay serves as a sorrowing andurgent reminder that all kids need a safe school environment, free of threat or harassment. That's best taught to children through everyday interactions in the classroom and on the playground, by observant teachers, stern principals and strong school leaders. |
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Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com
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Raoul Lowery Contreras/HispanicVista.com