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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:12 AM Original message |
California bill to fund college for illegal immigrants advances |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. Awesome. Recommended. nt |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
49. +1 nt |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
2. Funding college for legal citizens would be nice, and let the country |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. +1000. My daughter will be starting at a UC campus soon as a |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. The Cal Grant fund was created for California residents. |
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Drahthaardogs (482 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Okay, I can see that. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:29 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. What would that be, exactly? These people were brought here as children. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. +1 |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. So they are rewarded via lower costs because their parents successfully |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:12 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. In a nutshell, yes. n/t |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:21 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. +1 |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #14 |
37. in-state tuition has always been determined by residency, |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #37 |
56. If that were true, no "DREAM Act" would be needed. So obviously, you're incorrect. nt |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #56 |
69. Residency IS the requirement for California colleges... not citizen status. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Point conceded. I was mistaken. nt |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
161. Sure. They are not rewarded so much as treated equally. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
244. I imagine many people want the sins of the father to be passed down... |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
44. they are taking scholarship money from US citizens |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #44 |
58. Americans are no more deserving of education than Mexicans. nt |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. By the same token then, California is no more "deserving" of tax dollars than is Mexico. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:30 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. I agree completely. I hope a day comes when all people help each other out. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. "Every man for himself" is what is ACTUALLY happening, though. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. How is offering financial aid to more people "every man for himself?" |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #71 |
73. I was speaking of your idea, that people of all nations should help each other...not happening. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. I agree that is not a current reality, but the voters of Californa have made one step |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #74 |
76. There's no evidence of that, whatever. nt |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #76 |
78. There is no evidence the goal wil ever be realized, but this is definately a step |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #62 |
88. PROTIP: California, like most blue states, is a net contributor of federal tax dollars. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #88 |
97. It's not nearly as simple as that though, since we don't share resources as a state. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. I must be honest. I really don't get how sending Mexican kids to college helps agribusiness. nt |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. California Agribusiness doesn't pay a living wage, so the local government picks up the expense. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #99 |
100. sooo...that's why Mexican kids shouldn't get college grants? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #100 |
103. "Mexican kids" *should* get a lot of things. It's always of matter of who should pay for it. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. Ok, let's start over then. It look you don't think Cali's DREAM act should happen. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #100 |
108. Okay, I'm Polish and my stepson is 1/2 Columbian and 1/2 Welsh |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. I don't know, are you a California Resident? nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. Deleted message |
sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #112 |
114. nnnnoooo.... |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #114 |
115. still don't like it |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #115 |
151. Tough shit, you don't live here. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #151 |
153. +1!! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:53 PM Response to Reply #151 |
219. Deleted message |
LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #219 |
226. Replying to your posts isn't stalking you. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-03-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #226 |
251. Deleted message |
CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #108 |
143. well which half do you want to contribute to? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #143 |
163. LOL |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #108 |
146. This is the kid with the father in a $100K a year household and the mother so wealthy that father |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-03-11 01:33 AM Response to Reply #146 |
252. and there you go again... |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #58 |
106. Sure. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #106 |
137. I think there are more opportunities in California than in Mexico. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-03-11 01:36 AM Response to Reply #137 |
253. I don't |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #106 |
240. Why on earth should they go to Mexican universities? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #58 |
175. Americans are more deserving of an American education. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #175 |
178. Why do flags trump education for you? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #178 |
189. Flag as a metaphor. Good. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #189 |
217. Educated people are less likely to join gangs and/or commit violent crimes. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #217 |
227. So it's best to evenly spread the uneducated around? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #175 |
182. Mexicans are Americans. The United States does not own the continent. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #44 |
63. Why would I be pissed? Undocumented children are already allowed in-state tuition... |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #63 |
110. Are you paying tution for a college aged kid right now? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #110 |
141. Yes I am. And the CA DREAM Act will not impact what I or anyone else pays. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #141 |
148. So much ignorance.... |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #148 |
152. Those who cannot afford all or part of their tuition and meet the minimum GPA requirements. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
93. Are you fucking kidding me? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #93 |
111. Guess you don't have a kid in college either. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #111 |
118. So should my personal situation determine what I think about |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:29 PM Response to Reply #118 |
123. ^_^ nt |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #118 |
129. ((applause)) |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #118 |
147. So you don't have a kid in college. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #147 |
154. How many kids did you put through the CSU or UC systems? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #154 |
160. My oldest just went back to the CSU system to become an EMT. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #160 |
164. Cool. My baby sister graduated from CSUS with her teaching credential last year. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #164 |
165. Bless her heart! We need good teachers. You gotta deal. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:53 PM Response to Reply #154 |
220. None. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #147 |
155. This really isn't about you, Amy. n/t |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #44 |
162. That's up to California |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
159. They shouldn't have to pay a fine or be punished |
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Drahthaardogs (482 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 05:37 AM Response to Reply #159 |
237. If they are illegal, then yes, they did do something wrong. |
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Claudia Jones (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
170. why? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #170 |
180. Good post and welcome to DU! |
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Claudia Jones (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #180 |
209. thanks |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:36 PM Response to Reply #170 |
216. Welcom to DU. And... |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. +1 |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Agreed..,. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
28. +!,00000 If I were in CA, I'd be outraged. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #28 |
86. I'm a California native, and I support it 100%. The rest of America should butt out. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #86 |
215. Jumping to conclusions. Nobody said jack about race or origin. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:08 PM Response to Reply #215 |
231. Except noboy is "coming over" to get grants. The people who are eligible for these |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 08:31 AM Response to Reply #231 |
239. Are the grants available exclusively to for children who are educated in CA public schools? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #239 |
241. Close. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
156. But you live in Georgia. I'm in California and I'm delighted. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #156 |
184. lol, winning! nt |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #156 |
214. Oh we're "cleaning up" allright. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #156 |
232. So Georgia is hiring U.S. citizens at minimum wage to replace their neoslaves? Hahahahahaha!!! |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #232 |
243. There is no job people won't do. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
157. But this is about kids who grew up here |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
168. +1000 n/t |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. The timing is questionable. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Yes, this is incredibly poor timing. n/t |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
32. the state isn't any more broke than the usa |
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Llewlladdwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
246. How does California intend to pay for this? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:55 AM Response to Original message |
6. Excellent. K&R |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:09 AM Response to Original message |
12. None too surprisingly "The vote (22-11) went along party lines." |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. So a student entering college in Calif but who is a legal resident of |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:29 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. The interest of the state of California is served by educating residents of California. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. LOL. Just *COINCIDENTALLY*, it's also in the interest of the agro-business |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. LOL, if it was in their interest, my guess is at least one republican would have voted for it. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:39 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. What makes you think that California Dems don't take money from Agri-business? |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #27 |
85. And California republicans don't? Democrats vote big business, but not repubs? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #85 |
101. That's just it. As you yourself prove, Cheap Labor is advocated by most "third way" Dems. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Please provide documented proof that |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:20 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. "about 400,000 children today work in American fields, performing backbreaking labor up to 12 to 14" |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I'm sorry, I don't see the actual links |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Um, give it up. I provided the info. you asked for. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Actually, you provided links to articles |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. LOL. You were trying to insinuate that Child Labor isn't a problem in California. It is. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Was I? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Waste of time. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. It's a simple request |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #47 |
54. As was mine, that you do your own homework. nt |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I've explained that once already. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. There are two sorts of problems in the world: |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. "derailed discussion of child labor in California" |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Third hit on google reveals the source of my numbers, btw. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #65 |
75. Are you serious? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Not a THING in google. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
171. Ideally, it'd be reserved for residents who aren't in peril of deportation. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:07 PM Response to Reply #171 |
230. Obama has tweaked his immigration policy |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. You could consider it rewarding their parents |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:00 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Or *SUBSIDIZING THEIR EMPLOYERS* with state money. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Or a reward for the parents having successfully eluded capture by |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #25 |
46. If the CA govt knows that they are giving our tax dollars |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
125. States don't spend any money on deportation, right? The federal government does |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #46 |
142. It's not *your* tax dollars. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
197. That crime does not pay much---$8.00 per hour. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:42 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. +1000 |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #13 |
61. Laws and countries are just abstract constructs. They only exists in our imagination, |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #61 |
185. You so crazy |
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RocketTuna (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
84. Don't allow yourself to be distracted |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
169. I'm sure those undocumented students will vote for democrats. |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
18. 1 year UC Davis Resident Tuition: $15,123 Non Resident Tuition $38,001 |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #18 |
38. "it's unfair to Americans from out of state" |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #38 |
52. Except they'd have to be documented to pay taxes, wouldn't they? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #52 |
82. No. Most undocumented workers have fake papers and pay taxes. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. I'm not buying it. |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #83 |
87. You have worked with many illegals, have you? |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #87 |
91. Do they get paid at least minimum wage then? |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #91 |
134. If they are working at a job that requires a SS card -- |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-03-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #134 |
254. Right but my concern is with the workers that do. n/t |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #87 |
105. Please don't call people illegals. I believe the term dehumanizes people. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #105 |
113. The Federal Government, and people without an underlying amnesty agenda, use 'illegal alien' |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #105 |
136. My apologies -- I agree. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #136 |
139. Thank you! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #83 |
96. No but RESIDENCY is, which means you and or your family pay taxes |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
72. The DREAM Act wouldn't affect tuition at all. The act addresses access to grant |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #72 |
92. My bad. CA ALREADY grants In-State tuition to illegal immigrants who went to CA high schools. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
221. Out of state students can choose to go to school in their state. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
19. k&r |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
21. WIth the state coffers flush and every child in Ca. receiving a top notch education, |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
222. Rightwing hate text. Not surprisingly, from an avid Obama basher to boot. nt |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
30. I guess now would be a good time to become a citizen of canada then move to CA for the free educatio |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. or just move to California and avoid Canada's complex path to citizenship |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. But then you'd be a legal citizen and therefore not qualify. And why do you say... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #43 |
48. sorry, I don't see anything |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Do you see anything that explicitly includes legal citizens? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #43 |
166. As a legal citizen you'd actually be farther ahead in the queue. RTFA. nt |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Besides, why should anyone respect "Canada's complex path to citizenship"??? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
94. The aid made accessible will not cover the whole nut |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
33. This is beyond stupid. |
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pintobean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #33 |
51. Ever wonder what happened |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
95. Wrong. The Cal Grant fund has the money and our schools need it. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
59. "about 400,000 children today work in American fields, performing backbreaking labor up to 12 to 14" |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Link to the study? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:30 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Deleted message |
Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #64 |
102. Multiple links were provided. This poster disappeared. nt |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #59 |
77. "Death of Two 14-Year-Old Girls in an Illinois Field Underscores the Need for an Overhaul of U.S. " |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #59 |
79. "National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimate that about 9 percent" |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #59 |
80. Human Rights Watch: "conservative estimates make clear that hundreds of thousands of children" |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
89. I am a Californian and I am very happy this is passing. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #89 |
90. It's slavery if you ask me. |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
107. And yet a lot of citizens can't afford to go. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #107 |
119. That happens to be untrue. The Cal Grant fund is open to all residents of the state. n/t |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #119 |
121. Oh. Well then. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #121 |
122. I was just noticing that the headline makes it sound like |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. It's upsetting to me that the idea of universally available grants for state colleges |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #124 |
133. I know. I put myself through Cal and actually had to drop out |
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neoconn (135 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
116. I live in Cali. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #116 |
120. Did you apply for the Cal Grant? |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #120 |
126. I have a daughter entering the UC system this fall and I did not |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #126 |
127. "the reason I chose not to apply for the grant was that we have the money for our daughter's |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #127 |
167. We set aside money every paycheck for the last 18 years |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #167 |
181. Why not let her apply for the grant? O_o nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #126 |
130. With costs as they are right now, you may want to rethink that. |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #130 |
172. I disagree. If I went to live in another country and was there without |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #172 |
173. I don't know how to break this to you but undocumented families pay taxes |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #173 |
176. I realize they pay taxes. And please don't call me xenophobic. You |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #176 |
179. It's their own money. There is no rational argument to exclude them. n/t |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #126 |
145. THIS DOES NOT IMPACT DOCUMENTED RESIDENTS' ACCESS TO CAL GRANTS IN ANY WAY. |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #145 |
174. I understand your point. I just don't agree with it. As I posted above, |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #174 |
177. I have no clue what your hard-earned savings have to do with the topic at hand... |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #177 |
205. My hard-earned savings have everything to do with the topic at hand. I |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #205 |
210. There are millions of people who play by the rules and work hard all of their lives. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
117. Considering that undocumented workers have contributed greatly |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
128. Good thing we have a tremendous budget surplus in Sacramento. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #128 |
132. It would be much more cost effective to create a class of hopeless teenagers |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #132 |
135. We got those in spades anyway. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #135 |
138. Then denying them fresh recruits should be a no-brainer. n/t |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #138 |
140. Yes, because criminal gang activity is the only other possible option. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #140 |
144. Dealing with the reality that these kids are here |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #144 |
149. legal immigration? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #149 |
150. It's not every day I get to meet a law and order Democrat. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #150 |
218. so you're okay with illegal immigration? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #218 |
225. I have no problem with CA residents benefiting from their own money. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:43 PM Response to Reply #218 |
228. do you actually want to help your stepson? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #228 |
248. Um, I'd rather help my bank account |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #218 |
229. I would rather all of our tax dollars go to every single person here |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #218 |
234. Vomit fountain. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-03-11 01:26 AM Response to Reply #234 |
249. pepto bismol |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 06:59 AM Response to Reply #149 |
238. you see children as a burden |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-03-11 01:27 AM Response to Reply #238 |
250. what does that have to do with children? |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
131. Wow. So nice people suddenly decide they care about |
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Zax2me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
158. Don't see how a college fund for anyone can be a bad thing. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
183. While I would never begrudge anyone an education, I think the backlash |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #183 |
186. So what? Do we capitulate to ignorance and meanness? Or do we do the right thing. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #186 |
192. pffft |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:38 PM Response to Reply #192 |
196. Currently, Rick Perry is being challenged for supporting Texas's 2001 version of the DREAM Act. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #183 |
187. That's okay. The Feds had to go into Old Miss, too. So what? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #187 |
188. True, but if it passes and the teabaggers win next year |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #188 |
190. Well, you're right. I put nothing past them. n/t |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #188 |
191. If Texas (with Rick Perry's support) can do it, so can California. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #188 |
194. If the teabaggers win next year, they won't need to have any kind of excuse to |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
193. How are they gonna pay for that AND those $1M/hr DEA anti-pot helicopters? |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:52 PM Response to Reply #193 |
200. selling pot |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #200 |
202. That would actually make sense. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #193 |
201. This has ZERO impact on the budget. It is using surplus funds for a budget item |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #201 |
204. which 'anti-immigrant memes' would those be? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:04 PM Response to Reply #204 |
206. Actually, the sentence was supposed to read... there are those well-versed blah blah blah.. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
195. anyone who doesn't get the potential of this to piss off voters |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #195 |
198. You mean all those dumb clucks that accidentally voted for Jerry Brown? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:52 PM Response to Reply #198 |
199. Lady, I voted for Jerry Brown the 1st time around, even. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #199 |
211. Most people really are hurting. That's the truth. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #198 |
203. The 2012 Dem. platform is going to be short & sweet. |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #195 |
208. Checked the LA Times opinion blog today. People are getting |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:26 PM Response to Reply #208 |
212. Link please. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #208 |
213. Mostly the right wingnuts who can't understand taxpayers |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:18 PM Response to Reply #213 |
233. I searched the LA Times site. I couldn't find any article or blog that had more that 13 comments |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #208 |
242. People in Orange County have internet access. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
207. California sends undocumented young adults to die in Iraq: |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
223. Amazing. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #223 |
224. If you consult one, maybe you can report back here. n/t |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
235. K&R |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-01-11 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
236. It is kind of embarassing that California has lagged behind Texas on this issue. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
245. The government creates a bullshit problem, and then uses it to justify a bullshit solution |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #245 |
247. Undocumented families pay taxes in California, |
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