March 13, 2006What are the local expressions of St. Patrick’s Day, if any, where you are? I just read that the first public celebration was in Boston, not in Ireland, so I’m thinking that it’s roots are based as much in beer sales as in Irish nationalism. Continue Reading
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During a recent swing through the border states of the Southwest, President George W. Bush talked tough about border security and proposed a guest worker program. La Voz, a Spanish-language newspaper in Phoenix, quoted sources on November 30 as saying that nearly 11 million now-illegal immigrants could benefit from such a program. I say, why…
This entry is prompted by an article on the 60th anniversary of the World War II “War Brides Operation” that brought tens of thousands of British brides to America. What I’m wondering is, how successful are the many mail-order bride sites out there? A woman changing countries to become a bride isn’t an expat, she’s…
Matt Ellsworth December 20, 2005 Sometimes monumental things happen back home while we are away. In other words, life goes on without us. This is especially hard for funerals and family reunions, but we also miss birthdays, weddings, and other major events. Sometimes, like with the death of a mother, we are pulled back home. …
I heard that President Bush’s proposal that guest worker status be offered to laborers now in the U.S. illegally has been removed from an immigration reform bill now in the House of Representatives. I hope it isn’t true. The main argument against it thus far is that it rewards those who are already here illegally. …
Matt Ellsworth January 25, 2006 Expats in Latin America, keep a wary eye on your surroundings. I’m not sounding an alarm, but I don’t want anyone to be unaware that political sentiment, and consequently economic policy, are moving leftward in Latin America. Continue Reading