F.H. Buckley talks Immobility 

Buckley is mostly right except for one thing: Other countries like Germany, France, England and Sweden are importing immobility, too. It's not just immobility with regard to incomes, but a general lack of integration into society. That is combined with high crime rates and religious fundamentalists. Germany has a low birth rate and ethnic Germans are told, that this kind of immigration is needed to replace the old population. In fact, we should even be happy about it and any criticism is labeled as racism, which is ridiculous. To me, an immigration law similar to that of the US or Canada seems to be the solution for my country. So what I suggest is an index system based on statistical analysis. For example, people from Vietnam are doing very well in my country, so an immigrant would get points for that. People with higher education are generally doing better than those with lower education, so again extra points. To gain a legal status, an immigrant has to reach a certain threshold of points. It has to be done for each country, because Korean people are not a problem at all in Germany, but I heard there are integration issues in Japan. Arab people are doing great in America (let's exclude religious extremists for a moment), but there are religiously and ethnically motivated Arab riots in France.

Correction for 1:20 The Steel Mills ARE there. There around 4 million unfilled jobs in skilled trades. If you want a job & better life for yourself, get a good trade. If you want a life of dependency and poverty - get a gender studies degree.

You know, when Encounter Books did the marker board thing. It was great! Now... this is just horrid. You had a really cool thing going and you stopped.

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