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For The Undocumented Immigrants, The Big Priority Is Just To Get Out From The Shadows, Be Able To Get A Driver's License, Buy An Airplane Ticket And Stop Worrying About Sudden Deportation. But For The Country As A Whole, It's Crucial That Everybody Have A Citizen's Stake In The Nation's Welfare.

If Christmas Is For Families, What Do You Do When There Are Families Scattered All Over The Country? I Am Pretty Sure God Wants To Make Sure I Touch All The Bases, Even If I Spend His Actual Birthday With Delta Airlines.

One Very Clear Memory I Have Of College Is That I Never Learned Anything In The Big Lectures. I Have A Feeling I'd Have Done Even Worse If They'd Been On A Laptop Screen.

If Immigration Reform Passes, It'll Be A Big Victory For Sanity - Nobody Really Believes It's Healthy For A Country To Have Millions And Millions Of Undocumented Noncitizens Living In The Shadows. But It'll Also Be A Sign That The Republican Party Has Gotten Tired Of Letting The Tea Party Push It Around.

There's Always Been That Theory That If A Candidate Can't Run A Decent Campaign, He Probably Can't Run A Decent Presidency. That Might Be True, Although Sadly I Must Admit That Running A Brilliant Campaign Does Not Translate Into Running A Brilliant White House.