PJ From Groklaw On Illegal Immigration.
Groklaw is a pretty informative website. I don't agree with everything PJ espouses, but it's very educational, and reading causes me to go out and learn more.
However, in the article Migrating from Windows to GNU/Linux etc. where a group of illegal alien children compete in and win a competition to build an underwater exploration vehicle, and then bemoaning that they can't get the scholarship because they're here illegally is ludicrous. Here's the article from Wired.
Is, as PJ puts it, this a brain drain on the US? Not hardly. This is another case of an illegal immigrant family reaping the benefits of living in the US, as a direct result of breaking the law. If anything, this is a case of trying to steal talented individuals from Mexico. Of course, no one will point that out.
There are very smart people in other countries, no doubt. Being really smart isn't a criteria for being legally admitted into the US. There are rules in place for a reason, even if the US government doesn't enforce them.
The cost of taking care of illegals is staggering...in California it costs over $10 billion. We could have educated and benefitted a lot more citizens had that money been there for the benefit of citizens, and not illegals. How many schools were closed in California alone? In the Bay Area, there were at least seven closures in the las 3-4 months. There's the real brain drain.
PJ, stick to what you're good at - covering legal issues around Free/Open Source Software. Stay out of other areas.
However, in the article Migrating from Windows to GNU/Linux etc. where a group of illegal alien children compete in and win a competition to build an underwater exploration vehicle, and then bemoaning that they can't get the scholarship because they're here illegally is ludicrous. Here's the article from Wired.
Is, as PJ puts it, this a brain drain on the US? Not hardly. This is another case of an illegal immigrant family reaping the benefits of living in the US, as a direct result of breaking the law. If anything, this is a case of trying to steal talented individuals from Mexico. Of course, no one will point that out.
There are very smart people in other countries, no doubt. Being really smart isn't a criteria for being legally admitted into the US. There are rules in place for a reason, even if the US government doesn't enforce them.
The cost of taking care of illegals is staggering...in California it costs over $10 billion. We could have educated and benefitted a lot more citizens had that money been there for the benefit of citizens, and not illegals. How many schools were closed in California alone? In the Bay Area, there were at least seven closures in the las 3-4 months. There's the real brain drain.
PJ, stick to what you're good at - covering legal issues around Free/Open Source Software. Stay out of other areas.
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