April 19, 2009
The high cost of illegal immigration
By RONALD MORTENSEN
The Salt Lake City chief of police, Utah Attorney General and numerous other senior law enforcement officials throughout Utah are determined to maintain good relations with Utah's rapidly growing illegal alien community.
This may be good for the illegal aliens but it is bad for Utah citizens because illegal immigration and identity theft go hand-in-hand.
According to a senior Social Security Administration official, 75 percent of illegal aliens use fraudulent social security numbers in order to get jobs.
In 2008, 16 percent of all identity theft in Utah was employment related. This is an increase of 14 percent over 2007 and it reflects the growth in the state's illegal immigrant population.
When illegal aliens use fraudulent documents to get jobs, they commit major felonies including document fraud, perjury on I-9 forms and identity theft.
They ignore illegal aliens who continue to unlawfully hold jobs using Social Security numbers belonging to Americans at the same time American citizens doing the same jobs are being laid off.
They ignore the plight of American citizens who are denied unemployment insurance because an illegal alien is either already collecting unemployment benefits under the American's stolen Social Security number or because income earned by the illegal alien is credited to the American's stolen Social Security number thereby making it appear that the unemployed citizen is still working.
これは不法移民の社会的コストが高いという、意見記事で、不法移民は、まず、文書偽造などの犯罪を犯し、その偽造文書で就職しながら、同じ職場にいるべき国民は失業の憂き目にあい、実在する他人の名義を使って失業保険を得ることがあるから、本人が失業手当てを受け取れないことがある、などという記事。
PRIL 20, 2009
Obama and the 'Amnesty' Trap
The immigration bottom line: We need more legal avenues.
The nation's two largest labor groups, the AFL-CIO and Change to Win, have already announced that they will oppose any new guest-worker initiatives and any significant expansion of temporary work programs already in place. Democrats and advocacy groups, who tend to see immigration as a humanitarian issue more than an economic one, will likely side with labor. But history suggests that such programs are effective in reducing illegal entries. Past experience shows that economic migrants have no desire to be here illegally.
Nearly seven decades ago, the U.S. faced labor shortages in agriculture stemming from World War II, and growers turned to the Roosevelt administration for help. The result was the Bracero program, which allowed hundreds of thousands of Mexican farm workers to enter the country legally as seasonal laborers. In place from 1942 to 1964, the program was jointly operated by the departments of Justice, State and Labor. As the program was expanded after World War II to meet the labor needs of a growing U.S. economy, illegal border crossings fell by 95%.
But the schooling and skills that the typical Mexican immigrant brings to the U.S. labor market differ markedly from the typical American's, which is why the two don't tend to compete with each other for employment. Labor economists like Richard Vedder have documented that, historically, higher levels of immigration to the U.S. are associated with lower levels of unemployment. Immigrants are catalysts for economic growth, not job-stealers
で、こっちは、不法移民の恩赦をしても、不法入国する人は減らない。むしろ、合法的に移民の受け入れ数を増加すべきである、という記事。歴史的にいっても、合法移民の受入数が増加した場合、不法移民の数は減少し、また、移民の国民の職種は競合しないから、国民が職を奪われるわけではなく、むしろ経済成長には必須である、という記事。
Man 'lit cannabis joint' while being spoken to by police
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
A man from Londonderry who was being spoken to by police pulled out a joint and lit it, the local court has heard.
John Eugene Friel, of Carnhill, was in a house on September 19 when police were called in relation to a domestic incident. The court heard that as police were talking to Friel about the incident, he pulled out a rolled up cigarette and lit it.
The police said there was a strong smell of cannabis and they arrested Friel on suspicion of possessing a Class C drug. Later when questioned about the cigarette Friel replied that it was a joint.
オランダ。別の事件で男に質問をしていたら、その男マリファナを取り出して火をつけた、においが特有なので、マリファナとわかり、逮捕。
日本でも問題になっている。私はあまり興味ない。一部の論者によれば煙草や酒より害がないともいう。
いずれにせよ、たしか、場所を限定してマリファナの吸飲も合法の筈のオランダでも、原則としてマリファナは未だに違法である。
Sunday, April 19, 2009
On Foucault’s 『The History of Sexuality』（ Beholdmyswarthyface）
これは、ブロガーによるフーコーの性の歴史の要約。
百科事典では、3.4 History of Modern Sexuality、また、日本語では、ミシェル・フーコーなどに要約がある。
ここでは次の箇所に注目した。
Foucault argues that categories of “sexual identities” are, for the most part, arbitrary constructions that do not accurately reflect any real phenomena, but instead serve only to conceal a whole set of nuanced and complicated truths about human sexuality.
性別に関する分類は、たいていの場合、恣意的な構築物であって、実際の現象を正確に反映せず、かえって、微妙で複雑な人間のセクシャリティーの真実の全体を隠蔽してしまう、という。
性別に限らず、社会的現象の分類は歴史的やパラダイムに根付いた恣意的なものなのであろうが、しかし、こう書かれると、例えば、人間のセクシャリティーに関する真実があるかのようにも思える。
In Thailand, the conceptions of homosexuality and “kathoey” are so nuanced that their discourse defies in many ways the Western discourse (Manderson, Sites of Desire). Papa New Guinea is another case in point, where men of pre-marital age are required to engage in sexual acts with older male members of the community as a sort of rite of passage (Nagel, Race, Ethnicity and Sexuality). One could go on forever citing examples of cultures where the notion of “sexual identity” is still a mostly meaningless concept.
タイやパパアニューギアなどの例をあげて、同性愛の概念は非常に微妙で、その言説は西洋的な言説ではとらえきれない、という。
現地の人による現地の記述
第3者による現地の現象の記述
があって、どれが本当の記述なのか？ポスコロの論者などは現地人による記述のみが真実で、ほかは間違いという論者もいたが、従来は、西洋的なあるいは、植民地支配者側による記述が真実であり、その記述、その価値体系に従って現地が、野蛮であり、後進的であり、自分の枠組みからはみ出るものは、不可解で、エキゾチックあるいは、下手物的などと評価されてきたわけだ。
後者の傾向はいまでもある。
で、前者が正しいのか、後者が正しいのか、どちらも正しいのか、正しいか、正しくないか、という問い自体が間違っているのか、興味深い問題ではある。
まあ、先進国からなにか学ぼうとするものにとっては、こうしたズレというか、差異というのは直感的に明白なのだが、先進国にいるものは、自分の特殊な知識や価値体系がどこでもいつでも通用し、また、通用すべきであり、通用しなければ、殺してしまえホトドキスとさえなる場合もある。
印象にすぎないが、ドイツフランス系の思想家などは自分が属する歴史の特殊性を理解している人がおおいが、英米系は、知識・価値の単純な相対主義が間違いであるということから、なぜか、自分の特殊な知識・価値体系を普遍的であると錯覚しやすい。ローカルな知識や価値体系が普遍的であるとは限らず、かといって、しかし、比較となる文化の知識や価値体系との共通項がなく、普遍的なものがない、ということもでもない。
社会現象の分類、その社会での機能、意味、価値、影響力、全体での位置付けなど様々な違いがあり、また共通項もある。
ここらへんが、異文化の現象・制度などを記述・評価するとき難しいところではある。
White Pride Michigan Flyer Distribution: Barnes & Noble Bookstore
これは以前紹介した記事で、白人の少女が行方不明だ、というチラシを配っている白人至上主義者だと思う。そのビデオ。本屋さんの本棚においているね。
Knoxville Patriot Rally 6-16-07 Pt. 3 - Alex Linder
でこちらは、その白人至上主義者が黒人や有色人をひどく罵りながら、やつらは白人の税金で楽しているみたいなことをいって町でがなり立てているビデオ。
かっこいい？あこがれる？いい印象は与えないだろうし、国民からも支持されず、かえって国内外に否定的な影響しか与えないだろう。
で、人種と民族は違うだろうけど、白人を日本人に、黒人を朝鮮人や支那人にスライドさせても、与える印象というのはそうかわらない。
当たり前のことだが、ある人種や民族（あるいは、性別、宗教など）に属する特定の人が非難すべきことをしたら、その行為を非難すればよい。特殊な人がその行為をしたからといって、その人種や民族がすべてそのような行為をするわけでもない。十把一絡げに非難するのはそうでない人に極めて失礼であるだけでなく、自分らの仲間までもを失ってしまう点でも損失が大きく、かつ、国内でも国際的にも支持されず、かえって非難の対象になる。
文化的摩擦はある。しかし、それは別途解決すべき問題である。
偏向した民族主義もある。しかし、それを偏向した民族主義で対抗しても埒があかない。偏向した民族主義を攻撃対象にすべきである、と思う。
移民の問題にせよ、将来の日本・日本人にとってまた移民にとって、最適な程度・方策を議論していく方が有益である。移民先進国が抱える諸問題をみていくことでわれわれの学ぶべきことも多い。
元ギタリストをわいせつ容疑で逮捕 １８歳女性の胸触る
2009.4.21 19:16
これは、外国人が逮捕される場合との比較のため
新宿でニューハーフヘルス店の経営者ら逮捕 )
2009.4.22 12:13
短期滞在資格でニューハーフヘルス店で働いていたとして、警視庁に入管難民法違反の疑いで逮捕された韓国籍の金宜男容疑者（店ホームページから）
就労資格のない韓国人ニューハーフをヘルス店で働かせたとして、警視庁保安課と高島平署は、入管難民法違反（不法就労助長）の疑いで、東京都新宿区百人町のニューハーフヘルス「シーメールエックス」経営、金井彪（たけし）容疑者（６１）を逮捕。就労資格がないのに働いたとして、同法違反（資格外活動）の疑いで、いずれも韓国籍で住所不定の金宜男容疑者（３３）と李海男容疑者（３７）を逮捕した
不法な就労をする場合、就労者、雇用者両方逮捕される例。
Help available for housing discrimination
APRIL 19, 2009
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson has declared April 2009 as Oakland County Fair Housing Month, in recognition of the 41st anniversary of the signing of the Federal Fair Housing Act.
Freedom from discrimination in the denial of housing on the basis of sex, color, race, age, religion, national origin, disability, family or marital status is guaranteed by this act, and other federal and state legislation.
“There is ample evidence to indicate that unlawful discrimination is widespread, so the fight against housing discrimination must continue,” Patterson said. “I hope that this declaration of April as Oakland County Fair Housing Month will increase awareness of the fair housing laws and the various organizations working to protect individuals in their search for housing of their choice.”
居宅公正法の記念。人種などによる差別がいまだに現存するが、そうしたことのないように行政がお手伝いしますよ、という宣伝記事。
India's Muslims See Bias in Housing
Recent Increase Is Blamed on Islamist Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai Last Fa
By Emily Wax
Sunday, April 19, 2009
こちらはインド。インドでは、あるいは、イスラム教徒は宗教差別されて住むところがないらしい。
Wilders' ideas enjoy 40% support
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Some 40% of the Dutch population agree with many of anti-Islam MP Geert Wilder's statements, according to research by TNS Nipo for magazine Vrij Nederland.
According to opinion polls, Wilders would take about 18% of the vote if there was an election tomorrow. But this research shows support for his ideas is much wider, Vrij Nederland says.
Some 42% of those polled agreed with the statement that Wilders says 'what ordinary people believe and want'. Some 35% do not think Wilders goes too far in his comments about Islam and Muslims and 38% agree with Wilders' statement that Muslims have come to the Netherlands 'to take things over'.
A large majority - 61% - agree with Wilders' call for 'street terrorists' to be deported. Wilders used the phrase to describe gangs of youths, mainly of Moroccan origin.
こちらは、オランダ。反イスラムで、イギリスに入国を拒否された議員Geert Wilderも、オランダ国内では半数近くの人が支持している、とのこと。
Pastor claims he was beaten at Yuma checkpoint
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April 17, 2009 - 8:51 PM
BY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER
Anderson said the incident, which occurred the night of April 14, started as a routine stop at the I-8 checkpoint, while he was on his way back from San Diego to Phoenix, but later got way out of control.
He said while at the checkpoint, Border Patrol agents began asking him questions, to which he replied that he was exercising his Constitutional rights and did not want to answer any of their questions.
"I told them I just wanted to be on my way. I started off polite, but later started getting angry as they kept asking their questions," Anderson said. "I have done this at other checkpoints several times before and have been sent on my way."
Anderson said while he was being questioned, agents brought a dog over, and it suppossedly alerted on his car, which agents said gave them probable cause to search his vehicle.
“I told them they weren't going to search me because they didn't have a warrant,” he said. "I never saw the dog do anything. They just brought it over to my car so they could say they got a hit. I asked them to bring the dog over and do it again, but they wouldn't."
Vik said at this point agents contacted DPS and an officer responded shortly afterward.
Anderson, who received 11 stitches and has visible scabs on his forehead, said the DPS officer and agents eventually broke both windows of his vehicle, tasered him, dragged him out of his car and slammed him onto the ground.
“After they shattered the windows in my car and beat me to a bloody pulp, they searched my car. Guess what they found? Nothing. Because I didn't have anything," Anderson said. "The fact is I have been beaten, abused and tased for nothing."
One border patrol agent, Anderson said, even stepped on his head while he was helpless on the ground and still being tased.
これは、以前ビデオを紹介した。国民でも、国境警備隊の職務質問に答えるのを拒否したらボコボコにされた、という事件の記事。
