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Mar. 2nd, 2005
Not so much with the good...
Mar. 2nd, 2005 10:10 amToday marked the second day in a row that I walked out the front door, got to the car, and realized I'd forgotten to take my meds. On the up side, I'm realizing before I leave for work. On the down side, I'm not remembering when I wake up, and the later I take them, the later I have to wait for breakfast.
When we moved to the new apartment, my meds moved from my bedside to the vanity. I think they may have to move back.
When we moved to the new apartment, my meds moved from my bedside to the vanity. I think they may have to move back.
and be honest about the fact that they really don't want immigrants in this country anymore?
NPR had a story on Morning Edition today about a pilot program featuring the use of electronic bracelets on asylum seekers in 7 cities. The man they featured has been here for years, worked his way up from a dishwasher to the assistant manager of a restaurant, and has never been *charged* with a crime, let alone convicted. Yet he's now required to wear an electronic monitor 24/7, report in person three times a day to a minder, and confine himself to his house from 6pm until 6am every day.
It takes the difficulty of establishing a productive life in a new country and multiplies it by a thousand - can you imagine trying to find or keep a job under those conditions? "Oh, and I have to leave work 3 times a day to report in, and I can't work past 5 because I have to be home by 6."
The most chilling moment for me personally came at the end, when the reporter mentioned that, if Homeland Security deems the program successful, they're considering expanding it to all non-citizens. I guess it's a good way to get out of going out to social engagements that I don't feel like going to. Of course, it would also let me out of social engagements I *do* want to go to. And my current job, since reporting in 3 times a day wouldn't go over well with any manager I've ever met. I wonder if you get to take it off when you leave the country to visit home.
I guess that's as good a reason as any to become a citizen.
You can listen to the report here.
NPR had a story on Morning Edition today about a pilot program featuring the use of electronic bracelets on asylum seekers in 7 cities. The man they featured has been here for years, worked his way up from a dishwasher to the assistant manager of a restaurant, and has never been *charged* with a crime, let alone convicted. Yet he's now required to wear an electronic monitor 24/7, report in person three times a day to a minder, and confine himself to his house from 6pm until 6am every day.
It takes the difficulty of establishing a productive life in a new country and multiplies it by a thousand - can you imagine trying to find or keep a job under those conditions? "Oh, and I have to leave work 3 times a day to report in, and I can't work past 5 because I have to be home by 6."
The most chilling moment for me personally came at the end, when the reporter mentioned that, if Homeland Security deems the program successful, they're considering expanding it to all non-citizens. I guess it's a good way to get out of going out to social engagements that I don't feel like going to. Of course, it would also let me out of social engagements I *do* want to go to. And my current job, since reporting in 3 times a day wouldn't go over well with any manager I've ever met. I wonder if you get to take it off when you leave the country to visit home.
I guess that's as good a reason as any to become a citizen.
You can listen to the report here.
