Thursday, May 17, 2007

It looks Like A Duck And We Ain't Gonna Take It Anymore

Today the US Senate put forth a bill of amnesty for all the illegal aliens in this country. The proponents of this bill claim that it is not amnesty because it provides that illegal aliens must earn their citizenship.

Statistics show that the majority of illegal aliens in this county are from south of the boarder. Statistics also show that these individuals have a very low incidence of applying for citizenship when they can compared to aliens from other countries. Why is this? The answer is obvious. They are not interested in becoming citizens. They want jobs so they can send money home to their family. (Money flowing from the US to Mexico from immigrants is the second largest source of funds for Mexico after oil sales.) They want a better life. They want free education for their anchor babies. They want free health care. They don’t want citizenship because they don’t need it to get all those other benefits. There is also a large portion of these people that want to retake the land that the US took from Mexico three hundred years ago. Why would they want to become citizens of the US when they believe that the land will be a part of Mexico again some day.

So, what does this bill do to foster amnesty. Upon this bill becoming law every illegal alien who came to the US before January 1, 2007 could immediately apply for work authorization with no cost or questions asked. In the single stroke of a pen all twenty million illegal aliens in this county no longer have any fear of being deported. They become legal aliens. There is no requirement in the bill for any of them to apply for citizenship – they don’t have to earn anything. They don’t have to return home and then come back again. They don’t have to pay the $5,000. They are suddenly all legal.

This will do exactly what the 1986 amnesty bill did – draw another estimated one hundred million illegal aliens across our boarders. Who will pay the entitlement costs for these new illegal immigrants and the twenty million already here? The middle class, that is who.

US Senator Jim DeMint:
"But the little we do know about the bill is troubling. According to reports, the bill contains a new 'Z Visa' that allows those who entered our country illegally to stay here permanently without ever returning home. This rewards people who broke the law with permanent legal status, and puts them ahead of millions of law-abiding immigrants waiting to come to America. I don't care how you try to spin it, this is amnesty."

You must contact your representative in Congress and tell them you are not being fooled by this sham bill. Turn off the TV and do your civic duty to save this country. http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Three Generations on The Queen Mary


My father John S. Rumbold (center, taking a shot) aft port side October 14-19, 1936 somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean on a westbound voyage.

Me (John G. Rumbold) November 1993 Long Beach, CA when my mom and I did a tour. Notice that stairs have been installed for the tours now that classes are no longer separated.

John A. (Andy) Rumbold & Dorinda Rumbold May 2007 Long Beach, CA.

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Walk on the Lake

Andy and Dorinda are visitng for a week. They arrived Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening we went to seethe moview "Breach" at the Starplex where the tickets are $1.50. Today we went to the 11:00 AM service at Chrystal Cathedral (www.crystalcathedral.org) where Dr. Robert Schuller and his sone Pastor Robert Schuller officiated. Then we went for a walk up to and around North Lake in the Woodbridge Village area of Irvine.

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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Dining Set

I got this dining set today after spending a few weeks searching on Craigslist and the local furniture stores. This was a floor model on sale. And, just in time too. Andy and Dorinda are arriving on Saturday and they are probably expecting to have an occasional meal. I had sold the dining set I bought in 1989 when I moved last year. It was a brass base with glass top. The brass on the chairs had turned black which one might have thought was the style rather than the age. So, it would have been time for a new set anyway - after 17 years. This is Prairie View dark oak. You can Google that and see some of the other pieces. This is 42" x 60" and the top pulls apart to reveal a flip up leaf that extends it to 78".
Click to enlarge. BTW - this is a stock photo, not my dining room.