You can watch him actually make the point that a border fence is nonsense and would only lead to the sale of more ladders! He made the absolutely false claim that we have the technology to implement a guest worker program an determine the true identities of those who would participate claiming that we need to bring people together and not drive a wedge between people! This continues the myth (lie) that the enforcement of the immigration laws are about race.
In point of fact, the immigration laws have absolutely nothing to do with race, religion or ethnicity and only distinguish citizens from non-citizens (aliens)!
'Alligators in the Moat': Obama Mocks Concerns About Border Security
“Shocking Need: American Kids Go Hungry”The large scale apathy demonstrated by citizens of this nation has emboldened elected representatives to all but ignore the needs of the average American citizen in a quest for massive campaign funds and the promises of votes to be ostensibly delivered by special interest groups. There is much that we cannot do but there is one thing that We the People absolutely must do- we must stop sitting on the sidelines!
If our government's failures to secure our nation's borders and effectively enforce our immigration laws concerns you or especially if it angers you, I ask you to call your Senators and Congressional “Representative. This is not only your right- it is your obligation!
All I ask is that you make it clear to our politicians that we are not as dumb as they hope we are!
We live in a perilous world and in a perilous era. The survival of our nation and the lives of our citizens hang in the balance.
This is neither a Conservative issue, nor is it a Liberal issue- simply stated, this is most certainly an AMERICAN issue!
You are either part of the solution or you are a part of the problem!
Democracy is not a spectator sport!
Lead, follow or get out of the way!
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“Shocking Need: American Kids Go Hungry”
In high school, Katherine Foronda trained herself not to feel hungry
until after the school day had ended. She wasn't watching her weight or
worrying about boys seeing her eat.
She just didn't have any food to eat or any money to buy it.
“I thought, if I wasn't hungry during class I'd be able to actually focus on what we were learning,'' said Foronda, now 19.
Every day, children in every county in the United States wake up hungry.
They go to school hungry. They turn out the lights at night hungry.
That is one of the stunning key findings of a new study to be released Thursday by Feeding America, a network of 200 food banks and the largest hunger charity in the country.
As many as 17 million children nationwide are struggling with what is
known as food insecurity. To put it another way, one in four children in
the country is living without consistent access to enough nutritious
food to live a healthy life, according to the study, “Map the Meal Child
Food Insecurity 2011.”
Those hungry children are everywhere, and with the uncertain economy, the numbers are only growing, experts say.
The consequences of malnutrition can be severe. Several studies have
shown that food insecurity affects cognitive development among young
children. And for older children, students like Foronda, school
performance is affected. Additional research shows that with hunger
comes more frequent sickness and higher healthcare costs.
Click here to learn how you can help families struggling with food insecurities.
Medical research has shown that lack of nutrition can permanently alter a
child's brain architecture, stunting intellectual capacity and a
child's ability to learn and interact with others.
“The consequences and costs of child hunger make addressing this issue
an economic and societal imperative, in addition to an obvious moral
obligation,” said Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America.
Feeding America's study, funded by ConAgra Foods, is based on 2009
statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs 15
food aid programs, including the nationwide free and subsidized school
lunch program and WIC,
a supplemental food program that provides tailored food supplements to
pregnant women and families with children under age 5 whose household
income is less than 185 percent of the gross federal poverty limit.
That's an annual gross income of $41,348 for a family of four.
In fact, a shocking 49 percent of all babies born in the U.S. are born
to families receiving food supplements from the WIC program, according
to Jean Daniel, spokesperson for the USDA.
Previously, the only numbers available to illustrate the scope of child
food insecurity across the nation were figures broken down by state.
But the newly available county-by-county numbers are aimed at helping
local and federal providers of food aid better reach the people who need
it.
district, which could send a powerful message to Washington. The
proposed House budget for 2012 includes substantial cuts to food aid
programs in the 2012 budget cycle. The cuts could affect up to 350,000
recipients of the WIC program alone. The Emergency Food Assistance
Program, which provides agricultural products to food banks to pass on
to the poor, is also facing a proposed $50 million cut, representing
one fifth of the budget for this program.
