PUBLIC FORUM.Unfair advantage Re ``Border disorder'' (Editorial, April 8): I don't have a $3 million government grant to study the issue, but common sense tells me that the problem is less about immigration law This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future events. It may contain tentative information; the content may change as the event approaches and more information becomes available. and more about circumventing our labor laws. Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. activists have created the myth that California ``needs cheap labor.'' Question: Does Wyoming need unlimited immigration to flip its hamburgers or do its own citizens provide the labor? If California needs cheap labor, why do the liberal politicians keep raising California's minimum wage? The greedy businesses that ``need'' cheap labor are those that seek an unfair advantage over their competitors. Then, their competitors respond in kind and the circle widens. - John Knight John Knight can refer to more than one person:
Glendale It worked Re ``Border disorder'' (Editorial, April 8): You state, ``if the activists really want to do something to discourage illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. , they would do better to take their patrols to Capitol Hill and the White House.'' I completely disagree. Taking a protest to the White House would do nothing; however, taking it to the border has really brought the attention so desperately needed. - Billy Cruce Quartz Hill American education Re ``Illegals subsidize Social Security'' (April 5): The article is a reality check to all living in this country. It is ridiculous to assume that those on ``our'' corners are all illegal aliens. It is troubling to read that there is an assumption that illegal aliens are an anchor in the fast-paced economy, ``they'' clog our emergency rooms and enjoy living off taxpayer-paid social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales . I'm an American, and I pay taxes as much as the ordinary ``Jane or Joe'' in this country. I've learned many new cultures while traveling around the world, and educated myself in ``our'' American history. I think we should increase our tax dollar education spending to educate my other fellow Americans about how this country became the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . - Victor Santillan Arleta Society degraded Re ``Obese shoppers facing cruelty'' (April 11): As an overweight woman I feel the pain others undergo in clothes stores. Has our society completed degraded itself to the lowest level? Obese shoppers feel ashamed and discriminated against just because maybe their genetics and physiology was the cause of their heavy weight. Next time when I need help from a sales clerk sales clerk n (US) → dependiente/a m/f sales clerk n (US) → commesso/a maybe I should say, ``Forgive me that I'm obese; if you don't want to help me, just tell me.'' - Polina Kopman Van Nuys Surprised he caved Re ``Arnold backs down'' (April 8): As the representative for pension issues for all of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County employees, I wondered if our protests and chanting outside the governor's fundraisers, while fun, would really sway ``the Terminator.'' I actually believed we'd be taken to the polls and I'm surprised he caved so soon. - Bruce Perelman Pension board member L.A. County Employee Retirement Association Pension reform Re ``Arnold's misadventure'' (Editorial, April 8): Your position on pension reform left out several key issues on firefighters' and police officers' current pension benefits. Firefighters and police officers do not collect Social Security benefits when they retire. The firefighters' work schedule was stated at ``three days a week.'' It is a 56-hour workweek and 24-hour shifts. Firefighters and police officers retire in their 50s for a reason. Do you want a 62-year-old firefighter trying to place a 200-pound ladder to your third-story window for your rescue? A 59-year-old police officer would have a hard time chasing a 21-year-old murder suspect in a foot chase. - Mark Silvestro Castaic Only delayed Re ``Arnold backs down'' (April 8): Certain groups, who loudly challenged Gov. Schwarzenegger's plan to offer defined contribution plans Defined contribution plan A pension plan whose sponsor is responsible only for making specified contributions into the plan on behalf of qualifying participants. Related: Defined benefit plan to state employees instead of providing the extremely costly defined-benefit plans that are locked in by law for current employees, are now claiming that the governor backed down on his position. The only thing that the governor has done is suspend action until appropriate wording can be added to the proposed constitutional amendment to reflect his intent to retain death and disability benefits for emergency personnel. The groups, without foundation, claimed that the new plans would eliminate those benefits. - Gregory N. Lippe Calabasas Stick up Re ``Gas costs pumping agencies' budgets dry'' (April 11): I was walking past a gas station the other day. The guys were changing the numbers on the sign with a long pole. A little boy and his mother were also going by; I heard the boy ask his mother what the men were doing. Her reply was that they were robbers making more money. Couldn't have put it better myself. - Mike Kirwan Venice Oil prices The administration is guilty of dereliction dereliction n. 1) abandoning possession, which is sometimes used in the phrase "dereliction of duty." It includes abandoning a ship, which then becomes a "derelict" which salvagers can board. of its duty to Americans in not taking action to control runaway speculation, which is driving up oil prices, and also by not controlling oil company mergers that are reducing competition and also driving up fuel prices. They have the power to control wild fluctuations in the stock market. They can also control wild speculation in oil trading. People should start complaining loudly to their legislators before our economy suffers too much. - Ralph Smathers Newhall Not a sport The front page of today's Daily News Sports section Noun 1. sports section - the section of a newspaper that reports on sports sports page - any page in the sports section of a newspaper newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read shows a beaming Tiger Woods being given the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. silly green jacket after winning his fourth Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga., on Sunday. Page 3 shows a crowd of guys jumping for joy with Tiger, all with fists pumping. When we consider that not one of the guys in that happy bunch has anything remotely resembling a waistline, and also that Tiger himself said in a recent interview that he runs and lifts weights to stay in shape, why then is golf in the sports section? Shouldn't there be a section called ``Games for people with too much time and money who pretend they are athletic''? - Chuck Heinold West Hills Don't go there Re ``Charles: At long last, love'' (April 10): I suggest that the new Duchess of Cornwall The Duchess of Cornwall is the title held by the wife of the Duke of Cornwall. Duke of Cornwall is a non-hereditary peerage held by the British Sovereign's eldest son and heir. not go driving in France. Princess Diana died in a car crash in France. Princess Grace of Monaco Noun 1. Princess Grace of Monaco - United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) Grace Kelly, Grace Patricia Kelly, Kelly died in a car crash in France. Prince Ali Khan (Rita Hayworth's boyfriend) died in a car crash in France. - Sol Taylor Sherman Oaks Exciting the base Re ``You can tell a liberal by his attitude'' (Their Opinions, April 7): How unfortunate that Thomas Sowell trots out the Terri Schiavo tragedy in support of his latest liberal-bashing harangue. Apparently, he was confused by the pathetic attempt of self-described conservatives and sanctimonious sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous adj. Feigning piety or righteousness: "a solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg that looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity" Mark Twain. twits Frist and DeLay (not to mention the prez, who dashed back to D.C. in his jammies) to ``excite the base'' by jamming through a bill so blatantly unconstitutional that the courts simply ignored it. The Schiavo tragedy had absolutely nothing to do with liberalism or conservatism. Sowell's rants to the contrary bespeak be·speak tr.v. be·spoke , be·spo·ken or be·spoke, be·speak·ing, be·speaks 1. To be or give a sign of; indicate. See Synonyms at indicate. 2. a. To engage, hire, or order in advance. a lamentable la·men·ta·ble adj. Inspiring or deserving of lament or regret; deplorable or pitiable. See Synonyms at pathetic. lam  en·ta·bly adv. ignorance of constitutional law and the concept of balance of powers. - Grant Gullickson Northridge Found money Maybe the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. can get money to the classroom since several of its top men are resigning from their jobs - and at salaries of $450 an hour. - Ruth Fairrington Adams Hill Los Angeles |
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