Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-CA, joins a growing chorus of people who think we should solve our immigration problems by buiiding a Great Wall along the entire southwest border. It worked for the Chinese, after all. The Houston Chronicle rightly observes that Duncan's plan is "further evidence that serious ... Continue reading
Coming to America: A Christian response to illegal immigration, part 3
October 30, 2005 By 5 Comments
One in twenty American workers are in the US illegally. Adding wives, children and other family members, estimates for undocumented immigrants range between 9 and 11 million. More than half of those are Mexicans, and despite a trebling of spending on border security, the number of illegal border ... Continue reading
Coming to America: A Christian response to illegal immigration, part 2
October 25, 2005 By
One in twenty American workers are in the US illegally. Adding wives, children and other family members, estimates for undocumented immigrants range between 9 and 11 million. More than half of those are Mexicans, and despite a trebling of spending on border security, the number of illegal border ... Continue reading
Coming to America: A Christian response to illegal immigration, part 1
October 24, 2005 By 8 Comments
One in twenty American workers are in the US illegally. Adding wives, children and other family members, estimates for undocumented immigrants range between 9 and 11 million. More than half of those are Mexicans, and despite a trebling of spending on border security, the number of illegal border ... Continue reading
Comparison: United States and Mexico
October 24, 2005 By
United States MexicoConstitution 1789 1917Area 9.63 million sq km 1.97 million sq kmPopulation 295.7 million 106.2 millionLife expectancy 77.7 years 75.2 yearsInfant mortality rate 6.5 per 1000 20.9 per 1000Indigenous languages 162 291Indigenous ... Continue reading
Coffee beans
October 24, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Small family farmers grow over 50% of the world's coffee. The average $3 latte delivers less than 2 cents back to the farmer. A two-cup-per-day coffee drinker will, in a year's time, consume the annual crop of 18 coffee trees. 108 million people in the US drank coffee yesterday. Americans ... Continue reading
