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3727I'm sure Kumar's ancestors enslaved people also. Everyone haslongnshort10/2/2007
3726right. We would not let it happen because we love our low prices. My parents,ManyMoose10/2/2007
3725I'm afraid I have to disqualify myself, Kumar. My earliest ancestors came oManyMoose10/2/2007
3724let me ask u a question ManyMoose - let me assume that your grandfather was an ikumar10/2/2007
3723A person is capable of pretty much anything. My dad used to tell me - never stopkumar10/2/2007
3722No it would not be a bad thing. However, it would not happen.SARMAN10/2/2007
3721Right now Americans are so spoiled they get stressed if the line at the latte stManyMoose10/2/2007
3720I disagree, Kumar. I think the distinction between skilled and unskilled lies iManyMoose10/2/2007
3719You have a point. Are the Americans willing to pay higher rates? Will AmericanSARMAN10/2/2007
3718skilled or unskilled depends on the job one does to put food on the table. I conkumar10/2/2007
3717If we did not allow in unskilled immigrants, then employers would have to pay a ManyMoose10/2/2007
3716Locals will not do grunt jobs, thus unskilled immigrants are needed.SARMAN10/2/2007
3715But my point is that it is to our advantage to allow in skilled, but to our disaManyMoose10/2/2007
3714not really - no. my view is kinda simplistic - u are a legal migrant regardless kumar10/2/2007
3713Do you see anything wrong with an immigration policy that favors skilled immigraManyMoose10/2/2007
3712Monks and Bloggers pajamasmedia.com Burmese Pro-Democracy Blogs mizzimaburmeseTimF10/1/2007
3711You know the Chinese have to be worried about the precedent of peaceful monks puHawkmoon10/1/2007
3710Looks that way. So they'll want to prop up the Chinese style government.Brumar8910/1/2007
3709Letter from Burma <i>Some truth telling about the UN and the general staBrumar8910/1/2007
3708<i>The currency in Meng La, the Myanmar khat, is more useful as comic reliHawkmoon10/1/2007
3707Is the Burmese Army splitting? Singabloodypore is quoting Burmese blog sourcesBrumar8910/1/2007
3706Rangoon: ‘army mutiny’ reported Reports from Rangoon suggest soldiers are mutinTom Clarke9/29/2007
3705“Life in ******** is cheap.” A quote last week by a local (SE Asian country -Brumar899/28/2007
3704 Troops Take Back Control in Myanmar Sep 28 06:47 PM US/Eastern View largerlongnshort9/28/2007
3703THE TORRENT OF BAD NEWS <i>From a Burmese blog</i> I think this isBrumar899/28/2007
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