Archive for the Immigration Category

Global Reasoning: Education, Immigration & American Competitiveness

Jim Houtz November 3, 2011
 Global Reasoning: Education, Immigration & American Competitiveness

The following is information taken from the blog Global Reasoning. The author’s, David L. Evans, objective is to get Congress to establish an exemption from the employment-based, green-card quotas for individuals who earn a master’s degree or higher from an American university. I found his message to be very interesting and I would like to [...]

Helping Businesses Create Jobs

Jim Houtz July 18, 2011
Helping Businesses Create Jobs

In my previous post “Keeping Business Competitive” I identified seven items that would help increase jobs in the United States. The items are as follows:
1. Lowering the corporate tax rate.
2. Implementing an energy plan.
3. Repealing Obama care.
4. Strengthening intellectual property rights.
5. Reducing regulatory burden.
6. Completing and implementing trade agreements.
7. Positive action this year’s deficit reductions.
The issues [...]

The Growth of America Depends on Low-Cost Energy

Jim Houtz June 8, 2011
The Growth of America Depends on Low-Cost Energy

Does anyone in Washington understand America’s tremendous growth is dependent on low-cost energy? In the past, our nation always had low-cost energy. Since 1970 almost every candidate running for president has promised to make us energy independent. Neither Democrats nor Republicans have followed through. A few administrations have tried and at least made it a national issue. [...]

Just One Hospital…Unbelievable! 

Jim Houtz August 23, 2010
Just One Hospital...Unbelievable! 

An interesting article I received via email from a friend that I thought the rest of you might be fascinated to hear about.
Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas is a fairly famous institution and for a variety of reasons:
1. John F. Kennedy died there in 1963.
2. Lee Harvey Oswald died there shortly after.
3. Jack Ruby-who killed [...]

A Letter From A Retired Border Patrol Agent

Jim Houtz July 27, 2010
A Letter From A Retired Border Patrol Agent

The following email is an American’s viewpoint. I personally wish that our President and Congress had the same viewpoint.
Letter From A Retired Border Patrol Agent:
This letter sent to Tennessee Senator Bill Frist from a retired border patrol agent,
and it has more common sense than all the bull being spewed from the Senate,
with the exception of a few sensible representatives.
Dear Senator Frist:
There is [...]

The War on Illegal Immigration

Jim Houtz June 19, 2010
The War on Illegal Immigration

Everyone knows the U.S. is currently concluding a war in Iraq, fighting one in Afghanistan, but few appear to realize we have a bigger war in progress with illegal immigration.
Representative Steve King of Iowa tells us that illegal immigrants in the U.S. are perpetrating crimes of the following types every [...]