To: Lane3 who wrote (46889 ) 11/30/2017 6:23:52 PM From: RetiredNow Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 356312 yes, I agree with most of your points about the government workers and the dilemma they face, but some of the "Resistance" has been counter-productive. Shifting to an adjacent topic where the Resistance has been in my opinion wrong is the issue around immigration. The fact is that the US is experiencing far less murder and deaths from Islamic terrorism than in Europe, precisely because it is far harder for Muslims from war torn countries to get into the US. That is a very unpopular statement in today's politically charge and politically correct world, but it is a fact. Now, what is interesting is that Obama did many of the same things Trump is trying to do with respect to limiting dangerous Islamic would-be terrorists from entering the country. But Obama was a master communicator, so he had most everyone in the government backing his immigration moves. But Obama came across to many Americans as too soft on Muslims, which is why Trump was able to use it as a wedge issue. For my part, I don't give a rats ass about political correctness. On the one hand, I want to staple a Green Card to the diplomas for advanced degrees in science and technology for foreign students and I want to eliminate the cap on H1-B visas for tech workers. Let's let those good and productive foreigners in by the boatload and lets give them the opportunity to create wealth for themselves and for the American people. Let's even create a fast track for Latin American folks to come in with a worker permit, if they pass a background check and pay taxes. On the other hand, I want a big fat red light on Muslims from the Middle East, unless they are women and children. I don't want what is happening in Europe to be imported here. To hell with that. Let's start acting smart instead of letting our soft hearts make us stupid. Acting smart will lift far more people up out of poverty and help keep far more people safe than being stupid and being tolerant of very bad people who have no tolerance of us and our way of life.