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To: LindyBill who wrote (367777)	6/7/2010 10:54:05 AM
From: FJB	2 Recommendations Respond to of 794206

Roughly 6.2 Million Mexicans Express Desire to Move to U.S. June 7, 2010 gallup.com Nearly three times as many Chinese and Indians say the same by Jon Clifton WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amid an ongoing debate in the U.S. on immigration from Mexico, Gallup estimates 6.2 million Mexican adults say they would like to move permanently to the United States if given the chance. That's close to half of the 14 million Mexicans -- or 19% of the adult population -- who say they would like to resettle somewhere else; would-be migrants in Mexico choose Canada and Spain as their other top desired destinations. The findings are from Gallup surveys that previously estimated that roughly 700 million adults worldwide would like to move permanently to another country if they had the opportunity. Asked which country they would like to relocate to, more than 165 million adults worldwide name the United States. Keeping in mind that Gallup's numbers reflect desire rather than actual migration rates, Mexico's roughly 6.2 million would-be migrants to the U.S. are significantly less than the estimated 22.9 million adults who would come from China, 17.1 million from India, and 16.6 million from Nigeria. Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and Brazil would also send more migrants than Mexico. If all of the adults worldwide who tell Gallup they would like to move to another country actually did so, the United States could see a net population gain of 60%. Several other developed countries, such as Singapore, however, could be even more overwhelmed with migrants because of their smaller relative current population. Mexico, on the other hand, could potentially see net population losses as high as 15%. While Gallup's migration findings reflect people's aspirations rather than their intentions, they reveal the desires of potential migrants around the world -- an important consideration for leaders seeking to proactively manage migration and migrant policy in their countries.

To: LindyBill who wrote (367777)	6/7/2010 11:41:14 AM
From: unclewest	1 Recommendation Respond to of 794206

You must be doing the normal "old vet" griping and growling over the SF enlargement. Nice to have the force enlarged, but you know they can't train up that many people that fast without some degradation. Nope! The expansion began over 2 years ago, was well planned, has been slow, methodical, and everyone is still thoroughly trained and vetted. I do have other concerns about SF. 1. Over 1/2 the men are retirement eligible. 2. The personnel increase will more likely lead to more missions rather than more dwell time.