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Blurtman says

adarmiento says

This is main problem with anchor babies. It creates risks of a cycle of dependency.

http://news.yahoo.com/nations-breadbasket-latinos-stuck-poverty-120309988.html

On balance, does mom's vegetable picking and resultant low food prices balance out the costs of schooling and medical care for her seven kids and herself?

Women who care about their children's future, use birth control, and so do their sons.

It's because people in "poverty" in the US have a pretty high standard of living by world standards.

Blurtman says

On balance, does mom's vegetable picking and resultant low food prices balance out the costs of schooling and medical care for her seven kids and herself?

No.

Blurtman says

$20,000 a year is poverty level income.

That's the problem! We need to redefine "poverty" to much lower levels to match what they are in other parts of the world.

zzyzzx says

It's because people in "poverty" in the US have a pretty high standard of living by world standards.

They really don't. I was in Havana last month, and believe it or not, it's far less terrifying to be marginalized in that country. I'm not saying it's good, but it's worse here in many ways.

I was in Havana, Santa Clar and Cienfuegos. I'd been meaning to get back there since I was a young man. I've just always had a soft spot for Cuba, and more specifically, Cuban people -- honestly, the best people I've ever encountered anywhere on the planet, and Jody's logged some miles.

Wanted to get a jump on things before it opens up and there's a Starbucks on every corner!

JodyChunder says

Wanted to get a jump on things before it opens up and there's a Starbucks on every corner!

what would life be today with out those US financed Havana Casino's and Hotels from the 1930s and 40s.

thomaswong.1986 says

what would life be today with out those US financed Havana Casino's and Hotels from the 1930s and 40s.

I'm not sure what you're getting at here, Tom, but to answer your question in my own estimation: better.