By 1944, Stalin's fear of a Soviet Union divided into different nationalities led to a policy of deportations of entire peoples he considered to be even potentially disloyal. ... Between November 15 and 17, 1944, Soviet troops forcibly removed approximately 100,000 Muslims from the Meskhetian ... Continue reading
Immigration insanity
July 1, 2007 By 1 Comment
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. — Albert Einstein The argument you hear most often in the immigration debate is this: "These immigrants are breaking the law!" In the minds of many Conservatives, nothing else needs to be said.Conservatives have ... Continue reading
Mark Daniels on immigration
April 17, 2006 By
My good friend and fellow blogger Mark Daniels (Better Living) is beginning a series of posts he is calling How Christians Might Think About the Illegal Immigration Issue. Mark has a good head on his shoulders, so I'm sure this series is going to be worth reading. He seems to be approaching this ... 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
