tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205553946247440689.post3025481450046800809..comments2023-10-14T07:58:55.155-07:00Comments on Ron's News and Musings: Change: Deciding Who is RightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205553946247440689.post-40879649560842018142016-04-09T10:30:07.525-07:002016-04-09T10:30:07.525-07:00Hi Ron. Thank you for posting your thoughts on the...Hi Ron. Thank you for posting your thoughts on these important issues.<br /><br />Many of the words and phrases used are loaded, so allow me to decode some of your message in a way that a contemporary progressive individual might and compare to how we on the conservative side intend. <br /><br />Who is right? By that, a conservative means who is “morally correct”. The progressive might think “that is judgmental” and will attempt to shut-down the fledgling conversation by any means. I would like to further explore those techniques in future posts. Have you heard of “Nonviolent Communications” ? Also called Compassionate Communication or Collaborative Communication. Wiki has a good introduction and Summary of NVC, including criticisms.<br /><br />Each issue is worthy of its own post. Perhaps in the near future we could come up with a top-10 list? <br /><br />I especially agree with your take on Immigration. This issue has been used as a wedge for many years. <br />What does “immigration reform” mean? American voters need to be very careful with politicians that use the “reform” term. As vague as “hope and Change”, we cannot make serious policy without precisely defined words.<br />What America needs in regards to Undocumented Workers already here in the USA is:<br />Continued efforts at border control and security<br />- and - A guest worker program.<br /><br />Yes, some immigrants may want to become citizens, but many, perhaps most, just want to work and to help their families back home. What America needs is:<br />Guest social security status, payroll taxes and commensurate benefits. Legal employment – all above board.<br />Not amnesty but a path to legal residence for those who deserve it.<br />Require a family or business to sponsor individuals<br />Possible need for family of origin sponsorship requirement<br /><br />Question: What political forces are against a guest worker program? Some history can be found in the Bracero program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracero_program.<br /><br /><br />Please understand that I also hate politics. At the lowest level, politics is the art of getting your way though any means, using the whole range of nice persuasion to bullying, in its many forms. It is reality and we must be on aware of this to have a chance at persuading enough of our fellow citizens to vote smartly. <br /><br />What I think we all want is sane public policy. How do we get there?<br />RudyJ58https://www.blogger.com/profile/06201975688591747076noreply@blogger.com