Central Perk: 5 ian. 2014

duminică, 5 ianuarie 2014

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

Illegal Immigrant Can Practice Law in US Says California Court

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 08:13 PM PST

Those looking for absolute absurdity in California at the start of the new year did not have to wait long.

CNN reports No green card? No problem -- undocumented immigrant can practice law, court says.

Sergio Garcia's parents brought him to the United States from Mexico nearly two decades ago. He's been waiting for a green card ever since.

But there's one thing the undocumented immigrant no longer has to wait for, according to a California Supreme Court ruling on Thursday: his law license.

Garcia can be admitted to California's state bar and legally practice as a lawyer there, the court ruled.

"How is Garcia supposed to uphold 'the laws of the United States' when he is, by his mere presence in this country, in violation of federal law?" CNN contributor Ruben Navarrette asks in an opinion column he wrote on the case in September. "How does he pledge to show respect for 'the courts of justice' when, for most of his life, he has lived here in defiance of the rule of law? And how can he claim that he won't 'mislead' a judge or judicial officer when living in the United States illegally requires deception on a daily basis?"

"With today's ruling, the California Supreme Court reaffirms the Committee of Bar Examiners' finding as not a political decision but rather one grounded in the law," California State Bar President Luis J. Rodriguez said in a written statement Thursday.

Case could set precedent

Critics have argued that giving Garcia a license wouldn't make sense. How can someone without legal status become licensed as a lawyer, whose job entails upholding the law?

Larry DeSha, former prosecutor for the State Bar of California, said Garcia shouldn't be given his law license because his immigration status would be in violation of a civil immigration statute and could affect his ability to represent his clients.

"In the immigration debate, we must separate the individual from the idea. The individual -- Garcia -- looks like a keeper. The idea -- that one who has lived most of his life outside the law can practice law -- is problematic," Navarrette wrote in his September column.

The Obama administration originally opposed Garcia's admission to the bar, saying that federal law demanded that legislation be enacted granting an undocumented immigrant the right to practice, according to a summary published by lawprofessors.typepad.com.

But the Justice Department backed off in November after California's governor signed a new law that did just that.

The bill, which passed in October and went into effect this week, allows the bar to admit "an applicant who is not lawfully present in the United States (who) has fulfilled the requirements for admission to practice law."

My take: This person should not be in the US, should never have been allowed to go to college in the US without a Green Card, and should not be allowed to practice law.

FOX News has a Video on Sergio Garcia that inquiring minds may wish to play.

Mike "Mish" Shedlock
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com

Battle to Recapture Fallujah from Al Qaeda Forces Coming Up; War in Iraq a complete Failure; US is Biggest Threat to World Peace

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 10:48 AM PST

The war in Iraq cost the lives of 4,489 Americans, with another 51,778 wounded. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were killed or injured. We wasted over a trillion dollars in the process.

Why? To remove Saddam Hussein.

Hussein was a brutal dictator, but that battle clearly was not ours. And at least under Hussein, religious freedom existed. It doesn't now. Chaldean Catholics are targeted and killed simply because they are Catholic.

There were no Al Qaeda forces in Iraq either. Hussein, a secular dictator, had no use for them.

Now, following the war Al Qaeda operates openly. They even control the town of Fallujah.

Please consider Iraq Forces May Soon Start Attack to Recapture Fallujah.

Iraqi security forces, militias or tribesmen may soon start an attack to retake the city of Fallujah from al-Qaeda-linked militants, a government official said.

"I believe that a final combat will take place soon," Faleh al-Issawi, deputy head of the provincial council of Anbar, said by phone from Ramadi. "Fallujah city is totally controlled by militias and this extends to Garma," a town about 15 kilometers (9 miles) away.

Forty civilians have died and 186 were wounded in the fighting, al-Issawi said, citing figures from hospitals in Ramadi and Fallujah. The attacking forces may include Iraqi troops, tribesmen, or militias, he said.

The U.S. is following the events in Iraq closely and is concerned by efforts of the "terrorist Al Qaida/Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to assert its authority in Syria as well as Iraq," State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement yesterday.

"We would note that a number of tribal leaders in Iraq have declared an open revolt against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant," Harf said. "We are working with the Iraqi government to support those tribes in every possible way."

Iraq's air force carried out two air strikes on Fallujah and the nearby city of Ramadi that killed 55 al-Qaeda fighters, General Ali Ghaidan, chief of the country's land forces, told al-Sumaria News. Maliki vowed to remove all "terrorist groups" from Anbar, according to a statement on his official website.

Secretary of State John Kerry earlier said the U.S. won't send troops to assist Iraq. "This is a fight that belongs to the Iraqis," Kerry told a news conference in Jerusalem today.

War in Iraq a complete Failure

Iraq was NEVER a US battle. Strike that. Iraq SHOULD NEVER have been a US battle. But it was.

And we made things far worse for Iraq and the entire Mideast region thanks to war-mongering fools in the WhiteHouse.

Militarily, the US defeated Hussein, but we lost the far more important battle for hearts and minds, not just in Iraq, but also Pakistan, because of our inane drone policy that has taken the lives of thousands of civilians, including children.

US is Biggest Threat to World Peace

It's absolutely no wonder a Gallup Poll shows the US is the Biggest Threat to World Peace.

In their annual End of Year poll, researchers for WIN and Gallup International surveyed more than 66,000 people across 65 nations and found that 24 percent of all respondents answered that the United States "is the greatest threat to peace in the world today." Pakistan and China fell significantly behind the United States on the poll, with 8 and 6 percent, respectively. Afghanistan, Iran, Israel and North Korea all tied for fourth place with 4 percent.

Much of the animosity toward America comes from Muslim Middle Eastern and North African nations, all located in a region most likely to be affected by American military actions over the past decade. Forty-four percent of Pakistani respondents, for instance, voted America as the most dangerous nation, despite Pakistan's acceptance of U.S. foreign aid. The Chinese and Russians rated the United States as dangerous even more than Pakistanis did, at 54 and 49 percent, respectively.

Mike "Mish" Shedlock
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com

Seth's Blog : Delight the weird

Delight the weird

Everyone who eats at your restaurant expects a good cup of coffee, and it's difficult to wow them, because, of course, your competition is working to do the same thing.

But of course, it's not everyone who wants a cup of coffee. Some want a cup of tea, or a cup of herbal tea, and those folks are used to being ignored, or handed an old Lipton tea bag, or something boring.

What if you had thirty varieties for them to choose from?

Everyone who stays at your hotel expects the same sort of service, and it's difficult to wow them, because, of course, your competition is working to do the same thing.

But of course, it's not everyone. Some people travel with their dogs, and they're used to being disrespected. What if you gave those people a choice of a dozen dog toys, three dog beds and a special dog run out back?

When you delight the weird, the overlooked and the outliers, they are significantly more likely to talk about you and recommend you.