immigrant Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/immigrant/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:15:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Idea for a Party https://smthingscount.com/2019/10/08/idea-for-a-party/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:51:10 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8477 Here’s an idea: have an Immigrant Party and invite your immigrant friends.  Don’t have any?  Sure you do.  All of our kinfolk came from somewhere

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Pizza: An International Effort https://smthingscount.com/2018/10/30/pizza-an-international-effort/ Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:42:04 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7422   Here’s proof that there CAN be international cooperation.

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“More Immigrants = LESS Crime” https://smthingscount.com/2018/08/22/more-immigrants-less-crime/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:37:31 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7232 The murder of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts by a Mexican undocumented man has brought another tirade against violent, crime-happy immigrants. Pres. Trump insists that immigrants–and

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CA, Immigration, Violent Crime, and People who will Save Us https://smthingscount.com/2016/05/09/ca-immigration-violent-crime-and-people-who-will-save-us/ Mon, 09 May 2016 17:22:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4834 I don’t like outsiders coming into California and telling me what’s wrong with my state, especially when they haven’t done their homework.  I’m galled by

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Fence out those Immigrants! https://smthingscount.com/2015/11/20/fence-out-those-immigrants/ https://smthingscount.com/2015/11/20/fence-out-those-immigrants/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:29:29 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4316 I live in California, a state that has a large population of immigrants coming in illegally.  I should, I suppose, jump on the bandwagon of

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Time to Teach? Wow! https://smthingscount.com/2015/07/08/time-to-teach-wow/ Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:17:17 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3932 President Obama wants to revamp “No Child Left Behind” in part by limiting time spent on standardized testing.  As a teacher who spent untold hours

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Mike Nicols on the American Dream https://smthingscount.com/2014/11/20/mike-nicols-on-the-american-dream/ Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:39:46 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3276 Today’s Thursday Thought comes from the multi-talented German immigrant who passed away yesterday, Mike Nicols.  His quote offers an interesting view of what Americans hope

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