<DIV>Hansen,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think your position at UI is a perfect example of wasted taxpayer money. Sitting there researching Dale Courtney's Blog and chatting on the Vision 2020. Your ass is no doubt just an expensive paperweight for a $200 student matriculation fee bought chair in a $3 million cushy building bought with student fees tucked under a line item for a $10 million Student Recreation Building that is really overpriced gym, also a colossal UI monetary f-up. Have you ever held a job being paid by a private enterprise, or have you always been totally dependent on the government?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>BTW, I only spent 5 years at UI, hardly a career, private companies and I paid for it myself, the government didn't. The average stay for a UI student is actually 5.5 years or 11 semesters, look it up some time smart guy. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">In a statement by Will Rainford (legislative advocate for the Roman <BR>Catholic Diocese of Boise) in the Idaho Statesman at:<BR><BR>http://www.idahostatesman.com/readersopinion/story/345635.html<BR><BR>-----------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Will Rainford: Rep. Sali doesn't understand the purpose of a country's <BR>consulate<BR><BR>Like Don Quixote, Rep. Bill Sali charges about, fighting dragons where <BR>there are none. <BR><BR>Recently, he denounced the creation of a Mexican consulate in Idaho. His <BR>claim is that, were a Mexican consulate to be established in Idaho, our <BR>state would be flooded with undocumented immigrants. And so, he has taken <BR>upon himself the fight against the establishment of the consulate in Boise.<BR><BR>But what may
be politically good for Rep. Sali is not good economically <BR>for the state of Idaho. After all, Idaho and Mexico are strong economic <BR>partners, with Idaho establishing a trade office in Jalisco, Mexico, our <BR>sister city south of the border. <BR><BR>A Mexican Consulate in Idaho would further strengthen this economic <BR>partnership. Billions of dollars in trade flow back and forth between <BR>Idaho and Mexico. Annually, Idaho's produce and products earn more than <BR>$100 million south of the border. That's a whole lot of cheese, potatoes <BR>and wheat, not to mention hundreds of other commodities sold to Mexico. In <BR>the Magic Valley alone, farmers enjoyed the sale of more than $1.7 million <BR>in bean seeds to Mexico. Mexico is Idaho's second largest trade partner. <BR>Do we really want to stifle that trade as a result of our elected <BR>congressman's political posturing?<BR><BR>Consulates, Mexico's or others,' are not in the business of breaking the <BR>laws of
the United States. They do not ferret undocumented immigrants in <BR>under our noses. Too much is at stake for them to do so. <BR><BR>Rep. Sali seems to believe that Mexico is not to be trusted; that the <BR>consulate is an agent of the enemy; that the consulate is the haven of <BR>undocumented immigrants. Nothing could be further from the truth.<BR><BR>What is the truth about the purpose and function of foreign consulates? <BR>They are intended to assist the citizen of the represented country in <BR>official relation to the United States and the host state. <BR><BR>In Idaho, that means the Mexican consulate would facilitate the rights and <BR>responsibilities of its citizens living here. <BR><BR>Over 150,000 Latinos, most of whom come from Mexico, now live and work in <BR>Idaho. Their combined economic contribution to the state well exceeds $10 <BR>billion annually. Less than 2 percent of immigrants from Mexico are <BR>undocumented. In many cases, the "illegality" of
their presence stemmed <BR>from paperwork that had expired due to the excessive "backlogs" in the <BR>current immigration process, versus falsification of documentation. And in <BR>cases where documents were falsified, the immigrant could have made legal <BR>choices were a representative from the Mexican government available to <BR>assist.<BR><BR>The Mexican consulate is an official presence of the Mexican government. <BR>We would be bringing one of our largest trade partners here to help <BR>facilitate trade and commerce, while ensuring the rights and <BR>responsibilities of its citizens are upheld. We need such a presence in <BR>Idaho.<BR><BR>Rep. Sali sees dragons where there are only windmills. Unfortunately, he <BR>misleads his constituents who need the economic windmills he seeks to <BR>slay. <BR><BR>Let us welcome and embrace one of our major trade partners in our state, <BR>including its thousands of hard working, family-loving immigrants who call <BR>Idaho
home.<BR><BR>Will Rainford is the legislative advocate, Roman Catholic Diocese of <BR>Boise. <BR><BR>-----------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Perhaps if Arnold is co concerned about government entities providing safe <BR>haven for illegal activities, he should look into "career" students <BR>receiving federally-subsidized financial aid. Now, THERE is the <BR>proverbial bucket of worms.<BR><BR>Seeya at the Renaissance Fair, Moscow.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR><BR>---------------------------------------------<BR>This message was sent by First Step Internet.<BR>http://www.fsr.com/<BR><BR><BR>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net <BR>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>=======================================================<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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