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Immigration is a hot topic in the news of late. Supposedly, new laws would make assisting illegal immigrants a punishable crime. I won't go into the debate, but I do want to point out another kind of immigration happening right in my office. Not too long ago, my own manager back then jumped at an opportunity to become some kind of a manager in the Unix account admin group. Then recently when some other group lost their jobs to Mumbai, the Team Lead there got inserted into the Unix group. Most recently, a colleague finally got her wish of leaving us poor schmucks in Wintel account admin to join, you guess it, the Unix team.
My take on this is that Unix is somewhat safer than Wintel, for the time being anyway. Anyone with enough money can buy a Windows PC and learn some basic Windows skill and voila they can become a LAN account admin. With Unix, you have to be a geek to start with to get involved with Linux and its various distros. Or shell out enough money to buy a SPARCstation. Despite what the typical Linux fanboy may tell you, Linux, to me, is still for geeks. It may be great for servers and all, but on the desktop it's still too technical. So, because of this additional level of expertise, your typical Mumbai city dweller probably don't know enough Unix to take the Unix jobs from American - yet. But then again, I don't think the people in my group who went to Unix know much about Unix at the time of the transition. So, maybe the same applies to Unix jobs going to Mumbai - some Mumbai guys with no Unix expertise can easily take on Unix jobs from the U.S.
Being a tech-minded person, it never amazes me how people can just transfer from one department to another like the way it happens in my company - no need to be an expert in the area, you can learn it on the fly. Job ads usually say you need to know this and that but the requirements within my company is so much lower.
Back to the cartoon. Originally I was going to label the top drawing The Potato Famine of 1840 Ireland. To draw the parallel between the two situations, I would label the lower drawing The Job Jitters of 2006 Newport. When I researched on The Potato Famine, I read about the millions of deaths and other sufferings, so I deemed best not to even mention it. It's enough to show ships heading from the islands of Ireland and Britain to the U.S. By the way, did you notice that the grass is greener on the Unix side of the fence?`
Behind the scenes of California's glamorous wineries are Hispanic laborers who plant the vines, prune the vines, hand-harvest the grapes, hoist heavy barrels onto their backs, and till the vineyards in clouds of dust and tractor fumes.
The vast majority of California vineyard workers are from Mexico, and many of them are in the US illegally.
Many people ask, "Why can't they play by the rules?" Because the rules currently allow only about 5,000 visas a year for unskilled laborers.
According to this excellent article in the Santa Rosa (CA) Press Democrat, "One hundred years ago, America's borders were essentially open while today's immigration caps do not come close to meeting the demand for visas. It's a system that can create waiting periods of eight to 15 years -- just to apply for residency."
Why do we want to deploy troops to keep out people who want to work hard and improve their lives?
Don't welcome mats cost less than fences?
The Rev. Karsten Mohr (left) visits with immigrant children in an educational enrichment program at the United Methodist Peace Church in Hamburg, Germany. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Immigrant children help celebrate a birthday during an educational enrichment program at the United Methodist Peace Church in Hamburg, Germany. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Foreigner gate is clouded because half of gates opened to Chinese people.
After this photo taken, 2 gates are changed for foreigners. I felt that China changing..
This operation is better than Narita error port...orz.
Postcards promoting Swedish/Scandinavian immigration to the United States, ca. 1910s?
(Donated by the Einer Johnson family)
Campaign Meeting held on Valentines Day to discuss the right to family life and the new immigration rules.
Photos courtesy of Jason Wen www.jasonwenphoto.net/
Parishioners sing and pray during worship at Calvary United Methodist Church, a Ghanaian congregation in Hamburg, Germany. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Campaign Meeting held on Valentines Day to discuss the right to family life and the new immigration rules.
Photos courtesy of Jason Wen www.jasonwenphoto.net/
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Federal Building in Westwood on June 23, 2018, in opposition to President Trump's illegal immigration policy that resulted in more than 2,000 children being separated from their parents after they illegally crossed the border into the U.S.
Immigrant children pray before a meal during an educational enrichment program at the United Methodist Peace Church in Hamburg, Germany. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Immigrant children enjoy a meal during an educational enrichment program at the United Methodist Peace Church in Hamburg, Germany. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Campaign Meeting held on Valentines Day to discuss the right to family life and the new immigration rules.
Photos courtesy of Jason Wen www.jasonwenphoto.net/
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A young boy arranges a tarp to protect his family's tent from rain at a makeshift encampment in Juárez, Mexico, for people waiting to make asylum claims in the U.S. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
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The slow explosion scaters the new generation on the soft wings of the fiber in the bllowing breeze to far off places where they will find their mates to start a new life
Spending hundreds of hours working at the clinic is a costly but worthwhile investment for the students, who have experienced first-hand how the law can impact a community. Back row: Gabriel Gomez-Leyba, Cheryl Kane, Dennis Farar, Sebastian Zavala. Front row: Sara Giner, Evelyn Cruz and Anya McLean. Photo by Eliza Gregory
For more information, visit ASU in the Community at community.uui.asu.edu/features/lawclinic.asp
Immigrant children enjoy a meal during an educational enrichment program at the United Methodist Peace Church in Hamburg, Germany. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Triny Rivera discusses the services available for migrants at an immigrant processing center in Juárez, Mexico, at the foot of the Paso del Norte border crossing into El Paso, Texas, with members of the United Methodist Immigration Task Force. Rivera is shelter manager of El Calvario United Methodist Church in Las Cruces, N.M., and a regular volunteer in Juárez. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small addresses the United Methodist Immigration Task Force during a meeting at Morning Star United Methodist Church in Las Cruces, N.M. Torres Small, who serves New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, says she is proud of the communities along the border who are responding to help migrants in need. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
Volunteers from El Calvario United Methodist Church in Las Cruces, N.M., serve a meal for migrants at an immigrant processing center in Juárez, Mexico, at the foot of the Paso del Norte border crossing into El Paso, Texas. Volunteers from Mexico and the U.S. serve regular meals and offer educational programming for children while families wait to make asylum claims in the U.S. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
Pancho y Cisco
having lived in los Estados Unidos
for muchos annos are
chasing illegals across the Border
as they carry unfinished
carpentry, fruit,stones
home
like birds building a nest.
Pancho y Cisco
kids at heart
laugh as the waters rise
engulfing...
The Rev. Karin Carlson (right), Bishop LaTrelle Easterling (center) and Harriett Olson of United Methodist Women join with other members and guests of the United Methodist Immigration Task Force a worship service at the Lydia Patterson Institute in
El Paso, Texas. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small addresses the United Methodist Immigration Task Force during a meeting at Morning Star United Methodist Church in Las Cruces, N.M. Torres Small, who serves New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, says she is proud of the communities along the border who are responding to help migrants in need. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
Campaign Meeting held on Valentines Day to discuss the right to family life and the new immigration rules.
Photos courtesy of Jason Wen www.jasonwenphoto.net/
Campaign Meeting held on Valentines Day to discuss the right to family life and the new immigration rules.
Photos courtesy of Jason Wen www.jasonwenphoto.net/
Campaign Meeting held on Valentines Day to discuss the right to family life and the new immigration rules.
Photos courtesy of Jason Wen www.jasonwenphoto.net/