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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:14 PM Original message |
Illegal immigrants not U.S. health care burden: study |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. You mean the whole "drag on the U.S. health care system" argument |
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OKthatsIT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
180. The Federal Reserve(private cartel) wants the immigrant influx |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. How DARE Mexicans and other Central and South American parents come |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. Wickerman and Old Crusoe, you made me laugh out loud. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. Polling illegal immigrants on whether they tax social programs.... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. The numbers you want? |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. The poll was directed toward undocumented workers.... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. No, they were asked how often they accessed health care. |
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downindixie (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. If illegals take |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. and if they pay taxes they aren't? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I wonder if Social Security would collapse if undocumented workers |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Would You Please Explain How |
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wishlist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:37 AM Response to Reply #33 |
42. They use Social Sec numbers belonging to Americans (fake SS cards) |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #42 |
92. A Great Number Of Them |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. They do whatever is least likely to get them busted. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. You mean, like sales tax? Or what about those Social Security |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. They are human beings, not "illegals." And they contribute more than they take. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. What money are they taking from tax payers? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. You men besides lowered wages |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #30 |
124. Who pays those wages? |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. Health care is cheaper in Mexico. Probably safer, given the language barrier |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
14. It would appear methodologically sound |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Did you find a methodology report ? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I didn't even know there was such a thing. Cool! I learned something. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. No, actually, I was talking out of my ass |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #34 |
46. I can say from personal experience that there are lots of complete idiots who spent time at Yale |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
63. "A better measure might be to ask if the respondents ever provided incorrect billing information..." |
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dailykoff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
15. You mean we've been lied to? |
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Hulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
16. Hey...this makes it all too complex for the simple minded....please, don't confuse them.... |
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boilinmad (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #16 |
176. I couldnt..... |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
17. Yeah, right |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 06:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. That's right. We're doing the research Amerikans don't want to do. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. Niiice.... |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:39 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. without insurance it cost an extra $1000 for any treatment in ER, in el paso i payed an extra $580 |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:03 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. So do we owe them for the dental care US citizens get in Mexico? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Millions "lost" by the Pentagram but we worry that someone |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Thank you |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. This culture has serious issues with family and community |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Uhhhh.... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:24 AM Response to Reply #31 |
39. And they pay practically nothing |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:59 PM Response to Reply #31 |
60. Odd thing though-- I was never asked to pay up front... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. One of the ironies. The Mexican people are, in my experience, |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:45 PM Response to Reply #60 |
91. My Only Point Being |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #91 |
100. Good for them. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. Lol! |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #101 |
102. Maybe I am funny. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:53 PM Response to Reply #102 |
103. The E.R.'s Unfortunately |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #103 |
151. You are complaining that ERs treat sick people no matter what? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
51. How about a list of those hospitals? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
160. The person who did your "hospital" thing was a white supremacist. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
28. sfexpat2000. Explain to me why illegal immigration is a good thing. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:48 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. The Most Excellent Post On Illegal Immigration |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:06 AM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Why do you care about remittances? |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 05:10 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. It is pretty simple. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
52. It may circulate in our economy |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
53. Yep--those "remittances" are an old problem. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
58. Another false premise. Show me definitively that this money |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:52 PM Response to Reply #58 |
77. The Majority of it doesn't. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Prove it doesn't circulate here. |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:08 AM Response to Reply #79 |
82. You want me to prove a negative? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #82 |
98. Your claim, your responsibility. n/t |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:09 PM Response to Reply #98 |
125. You claim money sent out of the country is spent here. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:23 AM Response to Reply #125 |
137. A dollar is an IOU. If it doesn't come back, that's good too. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #77 |
106. Latinos buy Wendys, Pizza Inn, coca cola, cold stone..... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:13 PM Response to Reply #106 |
127. And they pay rent and buy all the food they need |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #127 |
142. You obviously don't know what a remittance is. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #142 |
144. You said: |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #144 |
150. Deleted message |
AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #150 |
152. Pedro in Monterrey drives a Ford pickup..... |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #152 |
154. Still having trouble? |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #154 |
161. I'm having lots of trouble with that. |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #161 |
162. Uh, still not getting it? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 10:42 PM Response to Reply #162 |
165. You know, of all the undocumented workers I've known, |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 10:52 PM Response to Reply #162 |
166. This is astonishing... |
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boilinmad (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 11:57 AM Response to Reply #162 |
177. I guess the question should be... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #150 |
155. Yes we proved you wrong |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #155 |
157. So the term remittance is just flying right over your head. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #157 |
163. When that money leaves, it doesn't really leave |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:34 PM Response to Reply #163 |
172. "WE" don't control Mexico's economy. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #172 |
178. And if Fred buys a Ford that was made in Mexico . . . |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 01:48 PM Response to Reply #178 |
179. Nah, he'll probably buy some crap made in China. Or a tank of gas... |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #58 |
95. I'm sure you already know. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:01 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Personally, I think the U.S. should hand Minnesota over to Canada. |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 05:16 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. If you are feeling guilty about your circumstances you can renounce it. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:32 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. And those laws discriminate against anyone from Central America |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
67. My ancestors immigrated in accordance with the laws. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #67 |
112. I don't know if there where laws back then |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #67 |
123. Mine came here illegally |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. I don't feel guilty about it, and I'm thinking of adding Tennessee to my list. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
57. Please explain why you blame workers for the failure of your government |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #57 |
69. There are three reasons in my post. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:53 PM Response to Reply #69 |
78. I don't actually have to do anything. You are doing a fine job |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:17 AM Response to Reply #78 |
84. I thought we were talking about illegal immigration. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #84 |
97. Those people entered this country legally |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #97 |
121. Problem is they overstayed their visas. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:28 AM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Because they are her people being demonized |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #40 |
59. Mostly, it's because I've known many of these people. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #59 |
66. I have too |
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AmanAplan (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 01:47 AM Response to Reply #59 |
135. I have personally only known two "illegals" here in America |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 06:40 AM Response to Reply #135 |
136. you are so full of shit |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #135 |
148. Do you know any legal raper? |
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AmanAplan (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 08:29 PM Response to Reply #148 |
158. Bingo! |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:48 PM Response to Reply #40 |
70. So she is an illegal alien? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. If I were you, I would call ICE NOW! |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #70 |
96. I Guess It Must Be Pretty Easy |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:10 PM Response to Reply #70 |
126. Which part of "her people" do you not understand? |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #126 |
156. You are being clear as mud yet again. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:00 PM Response to Reply #156 |
167. I don't think you've been offensive enough yet. What else do you have? |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #70 |
138. Shhhh.... Don't tell, I am. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
55. I do not think so... |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #55 |
71. Uh, remember eco 101? Supply & demand? |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #71 |
104. There are other factors not only labor supply and demand |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #71 |
139. Funny you should mention supply and demand. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
56. I don't believe this system is a good one and I don't believe |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:01 PM Response to Reply #56 |
73. Uh, EXCUSE ME? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:59 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. No, we are talking about the same incident and that is just your dodge |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:13 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. I can see where this is going. Around & around. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:42 AM Response to Reply #83 |
85. I didn't realize you were a writer of fiction. |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #85 |
122. I cut & pasted THIS article from sandiego.com |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #122 |
153. This is precisely the story that was debunked. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:01 PM Response to Reply #83 |
108. Do you have a link for your evindence |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #73 |
90. Oh for crying aloud. Sfexpat doesn't defend illegal immigration. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #90 |
94. I don't think it's possible for some people to get the difference. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #94 |
110. Some of them talk about the poor like immigrants where wealthy.... n/t |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
43. Funny people thing the poll is not accurate becuase they asked Latinos if they use the system. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:28 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I think if you told most undocumented workers how much they are hated |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Maybe they should ask a collection of Lou Dobbs fans |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
45. How long before FAUX labels this news as liberal bias? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
48. This has been consistently proven for years |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
49. It's pretty hard for me not to be skeptical of this "telephone survey", |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Zorra is a Spanish word. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
74. Verdad. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:50 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. Now you're just trying to make me hungry. |
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gorbal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
62. I'd like to se emore studies on this? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
64. I don't care about health care burden or not. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. You can come over to my house and we can paint over the graffiti on my walls. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #65 |
111. I've said it many times here, that it's a proverty issue and we need |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. Do have a link for that? Because I'm pretty sure the data says |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:26 PM Response to Reply #113 |
115. Did I quote an article? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #115 |
116. You asserted a fact. If you have nothing, that's fine! |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:31 PM Response to Reply #116 |
117. I'm only going on life experience. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:15 PM Response to Reply #117 |
128. This is an assertion of fact. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. I did share my reason for believing this. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 09:06 PM Response to Reply #129 |
131. Thanks for the response. Now I understand where you come from. |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 12:46 AM Response to Reply #129 |
133. In Seattle this woman's body was stuffed in a trunk? When? Where? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #133 |
145. No this is everett washington, apts on casino rd. I don't want to give my address. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #129 |
143. I've lived in interesting neighborhoods, and with kids too. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:57 PM Response to Reply #117 |
130. You claim "life experience" and you still call your neighbors "them." |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #64 |
105. wow you upgraded from calling them "peasants" to |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #105 |
107. You're welcome. |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #107 |
132. I seriously doubt you find any Mexican respectable |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #132 |
146. I have friends who are legal who are mexican and respectable. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Are they "popping out a whole lot of kids" too? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #146 |
164. I'm sure some of your best friends are Mexicans. n/t |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #107 |
149. Ah, what wonderful films you must create.... |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:19 PM Response to Reply #64 |
170. They may use the system less. Do they pay the bill? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #170 |
171. Illegal immigration is dangerous for illegal immigrants |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #171 |
173. So we need to free them! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:41 PM Response to Reply #173 |
174. Please keep talking. n/t |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
68. Here's a look at one hospital in Texas |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:26 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. So what? I bet I can find hospitals where 70% of the children are born to U.S. citizens. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. I have a true story to match. |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 06:43 AM Response to Reply #68 |
86. Did you read that whole article? |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:54 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. I read the whole article |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #87 |
88. I do live in an area with many poor migrant workers... |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. I tried to explain it simply -- the babies are U.S. citizens. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
99. Any Number Of |
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leaninglib (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #99 |
109. You nailed it. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #109 |
119. We need health care for the ones here now. |
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leaninglib (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #119 |
175. If someone breaks into my house, do I have to feed them too? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #99 |
114. You're right. I haven't looked at someone less fortunate than I am |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:08 PM Response to Reply #114 |
168. We ran out of people in poverty in America, we have to import them? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:12 PM Response to Reply #168 |
169. I don't think I can penetrate that mindset but thanks for asking. n/t |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #99 |
118. Nobody is against that argument |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #99 |
120. why are they here? Illegal hiring |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #99 |
140. "Reamed by illegal immigrants on the take." |
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AmanAplan (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
134. Illegal (the noun) |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #134 |
141. I'd say in Iraq it's really, really bad. |
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AmanAplan (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-30-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #141 |
159. exactly right |
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