Hidden Jewels

hidden jewels
this piece discusses Canada's new approach towards immigration. they are trying to shift "the focus of the traditional immigration preference for university educated migrants including engineers and doctors". they are looking to find "hidden jewels" amongst incoming migrants. by locating and accepting more skilled migrants, their country and job market can prosper and grow. there are 1.4 million Canadians trying to find work in Canada and by only really accepting the highly skilled immigrants, more Canadians can receive work. Olivia Chow said "Canada has relied on immigration too often to fill needs in the labour market, where there are plenty of options at home. only bringing in workers would make it difficult for those who gain residency or citizenship to bring their families to Canada".  they are also trying to possibly make it easier to deport people in order to only have the best. however, Chow and others disagree and claim that the only big change need to be more border security. this idea is relevant because it brings into question whether or not immigration really is a good idea; if they take so many jobs that citizens could, then what are they really helping?

Proproety Trading: the Volcker Rule

This piece pulls into question how taxpayers and banks should be interacting. Federal Reserve, Paul Volcker tried to ban propriety trading and "the idea behind banning proprietary trading was to prevent taxpayers from being on the hook for future bailouts of banks that made risky bets solely to chase profits.". although it seems like a smart idea to try to protect taxpayers, Republicans are against the rule because it restricts banks from making bets with their own money. so essentially the rule is taking away their freedom to fail. not only does this rule ultimately diminish constitutional rights, it will also "threaten the United States and its financial markets -- which are the deepest and most liquid in the world". The rule gives the federal government more control over America's economy. therefore this piece could be used to question how much or little say the government should have in the economy. this is relevant to me because in a few years i will have to start paying taxes and deciding how much control i want the government to have in my life.

Dowd's view

Throughout Maureen Dowd's pieces, she discusses the idea that things are not always as they may seem. She uses the piece about Newt Gingrich to explain how there is more to him than most people see from his campaign and news coverage. She gives him a more human feeling persona, instead of just a politician. Dowd also writes about how silence is golden, but silence has changed. Due to all the technological advances being made in today's society, we never really get the chance to experience true silence anymore. We may think we are in silence, but it's only quiet compared to what used to be silence. Furthermore, Dowd describes how the term gay has been redefined in today's society. Being gay used to merely be a sexual preference, but now it seems to define an entire person. Nothing is actually what it seems. The world is a vastly different place than how it appears.