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Showing posts with label Cameron Smith. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 24, 2021

Acting Citizen:
Czech Republic 4, U.S.A. 1

By James Knudsen

What would your reply be to the following statement? “Donald Trump was right.”
    That’s rather broad. Allow me to rephrase. “Donald Trump was right about immigration.”
    No, not the golden escalator moment; I mean when he was actually President. And to be fair, he really didn’t know he made a statement that included a milligram of truth. It was early January of 2018, and the former, one-term President (we cannot say that enough) was doing what he does best, complaining. Specifically, he was complaining about immigrants who come from— At this point, the former, one-term President used an expletive to describe the sort of country that, in his mind, most immigrants hail from. Statistical figures from the Pew Research Center show that in that same year, 2018, the top five countries of origin were: Mexico, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), India, The Philippines, and El Salvador. I know, the former, one-term President still hasn’t said anything accurate, but bear with me. The former, one-term President also suggested that the United States should be allowing immigrants from Norway. Hmm.


Saturday, June 26, 2021

Acting Citizen: Grandson and Grandnephew in One Person

By James Knudsen

It is well and proper summer now, but the vacationing that typically accompanies the summer solstice began two weeks ago. Less than 24 hours after Andra finished her year at Edison High School, we boarded a plane for Seattle. Cooler climes are certainly reason enough, as we’ve already had temps in excess of 110 here in Fresno, but that was not the main draw. The main draw is…Cameron.