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Alien Nation by Peter Brimelow 
October 27, 2009
Mark Steyn Versus The Internationally Recognized Credential Of Humanrightification
Mark Steyn writes
Speaking of which, how about this bit of obscure triumphalism? Chris McNally of Yellowknife points out this curious opening in a recent CHRC speech to the disgusting UN "Human Rights" Council:
Thank you, Mr. President.
Episcopalians v. Jews on IQ
One commenter makes the point that on some tests of intelligence measures, Episcopalians outscore Jews.
The evidence is mixed.
Inductivist looked at the average scores on the ten word vocabulary test included in the General Social Survey and found:
Mean IQ for whites
Episcopalian 109.9
Jews 109.0
Lutheran 107.4
Mormon 105.7
Presbyterian 102.3
United Methodists 101.8
Southern Baptists 98.0
Assembly of God 94.5
Pentecostal 92.2
Just Because You're A Hypochondriac ...
... doesn't mean people aren't trying to sneeze on you (to adapt Henry Kissinger's observation on his paranoia). Mickey Kaus writes:
India asks for more H-1B visas, U.S. noncommital
U.S Trade Representative Ron Kirk met with Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma for the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meeting in India. One of India's top agenda items was to get more H-1B visas, but all they got was lip service.
This is what Kirk had to say about the meeting:
"Chicago Men" (One Of Whom Operated An Immigration Services Business) Charged In Terror Plot Against Danish Newspaper
Two men have been arrested for plotting to attack the Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that published the Mohammed cartoons. They live in Chicago, their allies live in Pakistan, and their targets live in Denmark, but this is the age of technology and mass immigration.
"Hate Crime" Dirty Deal: Obama To Sign (Or Veto?) Wednesday
Rev. Ted Pike reported last night in one of his indispensable e-alerts that the Hate Crime bill signing, supposedly set for Wednesday, is still in jeopardy because Congress also attached the $100 million F-35 jet engine project to the defense bill, despite Obama’s threatened veto.
A Silicon Valley Executive Calls Indian H-1B Workers Incompetent Cheats and Frauds
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