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Happy Wedding Anniversary to us!!
Love versus Goliath : A Partner Visa Journey

Two Years Ago – May 22, 2010 We were SO busy yesterday we forgot!  It was our second wedding anniversary, so a very happy wedding anniversary to us.  Our first together and we forgot!  We remembered tonight when Mr O commented to me when he got home that the kids had changed so much from our wedding photo!  He said “It isn’t even two years yet, is it?”  It dawned on me – oh yes it is!  Yesterday went like this: 5:30am Mr O got up and went to work.  I don’t see him before I go to work.  Then after work I went to see a house (we are looking at moving since our rent shot up astronomically), flew home, we all watched ourselves on Channel 31 (the interview went to air and was great, hopefully I’ll be able to upload it soon), dashed out to take the boys to soccer training, got home after 7:30pm and cooked the fish for dinner (Miss O 1 did the vegies).  After that Mr O and spent time looking for houses on the internet and went to bed – totally z

Lies, damned lies and statistics
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Boadicea's Chariot Warning: this is very long. It is a response to a blogger on MyT, who quoted some statistics. If you are remotely interested in responses thereon, here is the post. It was intended to explain a little more about the use and misuse of statistics, and how demographic projections are produced and their validity. Some observations  from the Pew Report. All the statistics  and quotations, unless otherwise attributed are from this report entitled “The Future of the Global Muslim Population -Projections for 2010-2030″ and from  here “Faith on the Move-The Religious Affiliation of International Migrants” But before I begin, I would remind you of a particularly misleading video clip which has been doing the rounds for quite some time. This is one of the many examples of how statistics, and these particular numbers are wildly inaccurate, are used in an alarmist way. The figures and conclusions have been debunked by many on the internet, but here is one example. I am not a

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Number of mosques in US grew 74% since 9/11
Creeping Sharia

9/11 was just the beginning. As reported a few weeks ago, the Muslim population has doubled since Muslims waged jihad on U.S. soil killing 3,000+ Americans. While we are constantly bombarded with propaganda from an Islamophilic media including false allegations of Islamophobia, backlashes and how blocking sharia law will prevent Muslims from practicing any religious aspects of Islam (are there any?) – truth is, America is Islamizing at a pretty rapid clip. via Muslim Funerals And Cemeteries Increase As Muslim Community Grows. As the Muslim population of the U.S. has grown — the number of mosques grew 74 percent in the last 10 years, according to a 2011 survey — so has the need for Muslim-specific services like funeral homes and cemeteries. Most of the work of preparing a Muslim body for burial is traditionally done by the family. The body is washed in a prescribed way, then wrapped in pieces of white cotton cloth, called kafan. People who handle the body, including th

Contrôle au faciès
Arun with a View

i.e. police identity checks based on how one looks, a.k.a. ethnic/racial profiling. This has long been a practice of the French police. It is inscribed in its DNA. One sees it on the streets and metro/train stations of France almost every day. And if one is dark-skinned or looks even vaguely non-white, it is often experienced every day, even several times a day (I have personally experienced it four times, though not in some twenty years). Demands to produce ID by cops—and there are always several of them, as the police in France travel in packs—are never accompanied with a justification. They are not motivated by a suspicion that one may have committed a crime, or that one may be a particular person the police are looking for, or may even be an illegal alien. One is controlled, as it were, for no other reason than one is black or looks Maghrebi. That’s it. It’s a reflex, just something the French police do because that’s what they’ve always done. It’s par

National Dream Act Graduation
March Forth for Justice!

For years, young immigrants across the United States have come of age organizing for their rights to become full Americans through passage of the Dream Act, legislation well supported by the US Catholic Bishops. Every year, 65,000 undocumented youth graduate from US high schools only to find their dreams deferred because their lack of immigration status. The failure of passage of the DREAM Act has activated youth across the country to pursue their dreams. In Cincinnati, fifty of our finest students want to add their voices to thousands of immigrant rights activists in Washington D.C for a mass mobilization, called the National DREAM Act Graduation. A national campaign organized by National Immigrant Youth Alliance and Dreamactivist.org. The assembly will take place June 26th and will include visits by these courageous students to hundreds of Congressional offices. Though the students will ride a bus all night and the next day to save money, the bust trip is costly. Your donation will b

A Good Read? ‘Merry Englistan,’ from the Front Line.
rossrightangle
LIFE IN THE UK: A Guide – Part IV: On Holidays And UK Traditions
A: THE GALLANT
A Story of Passports, Argentinos, and God’s Sense of Humor
Rider MBA Andean Adventure
President Romney’s ‘Día Uno’ Campaign Won’t Earn Him Latino Votes
OP-e
Minister rejects claim that immigration curbs will damage higher education
Kip McGrath Scunthorpe Tutors' Blog
NEWSWEEK : We Are All Cannibals Now
The Constitution Club
UK submits frontline cops to Islamic “culture lessons”, again
Creeping Sharia

You will assimilate to Islam, fools. via Culture class for frontline police teams – More local News – Dewsbury Reporter. h/t ublocks T’S back to school for hundreds of Kirklees bobbies as they take a lesson in Islamic culture. Around 300 frontline officers will take part in ‘myth-busting’ training designed to help them better understand the Muslim communities they serve. Acting Chief Insp Adrian Waugh said: “We want to make sure that our officers have a full understanding of the diverse communities they serve on a daily basis. Our aim is always to treat everyone fairly and by taking part in the training, it gives our officers the knowledge and awareness to deal with people professionally and courteously while dealing with different religions and cultures.” Kirklees Faith Network has designed a 90 minute cultural awareness programme for the police at no cost to the force after the success of an similar scheme in 2009. That scheme earned commendations from the then divisional

Nigerian Illegal Immigrant Jailed for Sham Marriage Scam
The UK Enrichment News

Samuel Olufemi James (left) and Oscar Prata A NIGERIAN immigrant who took part in a sham marriage so he could stay in the UK has been jailed. Samuel Olufemi James wed a young Portuguese woman who had been recruited by a sinister “fixer” in a square in Lisbon notorious for prostitution and drug-taking. James, 33, admitted that, following the wedding, he never saw his “bride” again. The UK Border Agency uncovered the scam and fixer Oscar Prata, who had paid the young woman 2,000 Euros to marry James, was jailed. The woman was given a caution, as it was considered she had been targeted by Prata for her vulnerability. Source and Full Story

The Hindu – Mathai, Fraser discuss visa problems faced by Indian students
Maninblue1947's Weblog

Talks focus on various aspects of bilateral relations, economic ties Special Correspondent New Delhi, 2 June 2012. Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and U.K. Permanent Under Secretary Simon Fraser met here on Friday for the annual Foreign Office consultations with visa difficulties being faced by Indian students and businesspersons being the major focus area for New Delhi. Both sides put forward their points of view and it was agreed to continue the dialogue on these issues, said official sources. Besides visa issues, discussions focussed on various aspects of bilateral relations, including economic ties, consular issues as well as a review of the calendar of visits, added the official sources. The two sides acknowledged the strength of the economic relationship by noting that despite the global economic slowdown India-U.K. trade was growing. Bilateral trade last fiscal exceeded $16 billion up from $12.5 billion in 2010-11. The U.K. is the fourth largest investor in India and India is th

A wave of prisoner resistance sweeps the South
Trial by Fire
Re: “Moving Mountains”
I Am Part Of A Movement:

I found this video by chance on youtube. Its a great video about Mien people after the war. I think people tend to shortsite what happen after the war. I mean “yes” we did come to America but most Mien spent at least a minimum 5 years on Thai refugee camps. This documentary shares the oral history and clips about the war, the refugee experience, and the immigrantion into America. Make sure to watch it and share it with others. ENJOY @Sadietango: I hope you don’t mind me sharing your video clip from youtube onto my blog. Thank you for sharing this amazing clip.

THE LOW LIFE OF MY DAY , ANOTHER SICK CREATURE(not a human)
GOD, GUTS,OLD GLORYand AMMO

English: The Muslim population of the world map by percentage of each country, according to the Pew Forum 2009 report on world Muslim populations. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) SATAN SAYS (Photo credit: rafaelm) I have come to the conclusion that Islam, Sharia,Muslims,Allah, Mohamed all sicken me. I find that they all are repulsive and unholy.They say we are big Satan but they worship the same  Satan. If the so-called moderate  muslims would stand up against the extremist, but we know the will not ,they would have to denounce Islam and that is not happening. Islam is a pagan cult as the worship to a moon-god . These  barbarians and the honor killings of their own  flesh and blood is sick and only the devil can inspire such. I am adding a reblog from ATLAS SHRUGS, by Pamela Gellar who I think she and Robert Spenser are heroes and we need more people like this ,being our Government officials do not have the guts,balls, fortitude ,spirit, to do anything except appease Islam. If this does not

Elizabeth Olivas, High School Salutatorian, Banned From Returning To The U.S. For Graduation Over Visa Technicality (VIDEO)
The Magdalene Mantra

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/31/elizabeth-olivas-banned-graduation-visa-technicality_n_1560146.html?ir=Latino+Voices&ref=topbar

Will Obama Deliver on Comprehensive Immigration Reform?
Friends of Justice

Viviana Hurtado By Alan Bean Viviana Hurtado learned about immigration issues while working as a journalist in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.  She understands the desperation that drives men and women across the River and how tenuous the existence of the undocumented can be.  She understands that many extended families contain both the documented and the undocumented.  President Obama’s delay in pushing for meaningful immigration reform means that ”many of the estimated 12 million people who live and contribute millions of dollar to the economy will continue to live in fear that at any moment, La migra may pick up and deport a mom or dad, often times of a U.S. citizen”. During my recent trip to “the Valley” I was disturbed by the militarization of the area (I can’t think of a better word).  There was a time when Mexican citizens entered the United States on a seasonal basis, worked a few months in the fields, then headed back to Mexico.  Or they mig

Advancing Paycheck Fairness for Latinas means Advancing Immigrant and Reproductive Rights
Nuestra Vida, Nuestra Voz

Latina activists in New York recognize that passage of the DREAM Act advances both economic and reproductive justice. As we join the call for Paycheck Fairness, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health recognizes that in the fight to achieve economic justice for all women, we must recognize, elevate, and address the unique challenges faced by Latinas and immigrant women. According to the White House Council on Women and Girls, women make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns through employment. Yet, for Latinas, this rate is 56 cents on the dollar, which represents the largest wage gap of any other groups of working women.  What accounts for this widened disparity between men and Latinas, and between white women and Latinas? We know that although Latinas comprise the fastest growing community of color, we know that more than a third do not graduate high school, and Latinas experience the highest level of poverty among women in the labor force at 12.1%. Latinas have the low