Honoring Heroes on Independence Day
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Today is the day that we celebrate our independence. With all of its foibles and with all its backbiting, caterwauling critics, there is no question but that the United States of America is the greatest force for good that the planet Earth has ever seen. Remembering Fallen Heroes |
Here's an easy test: what country struggles to control its immigration -- legal and illegal -- more than any other? I think you can guess the answer. Yes, it's the U.S. Here's a Google search for "USA immigration." It yields about five and a half million results and numerous advertisements, which are all designed to address a question that interests people the world over: how do I immigrate to the United States?
In fact, I decided to do a quick test using Google. I searched for "country name immigration" and tallied the number of results for each country. The results are in the accompanying table. Certain countries have search terms qualified to omit irrelevant results (e.g., Jordan to remove references to "Barbara Jordan"; all such special cases are noted below with the specific hyperlinks):
| United States | 29,900,000 | Sweden | 1,230,000 | |
| Canada | 8,150,000 | Iran | 1,280,000 | |
| UK | 5,470,000 | Egypt | 1,220,000 | |
| Mexico | 4,940,000 | Vietnam | 1,180,000 | |
| France | 4,870,000 | Indonesia | 1,160,000 | |
| China | 4,700,000 | Norway | 1,110,000 | |
| Australia | 4,370,000 | Thailand | 1,070,000 | |
| Japan | 3,800,000 | Argentina | 997,000 | |
| Germany | 3,830,000 | Taiwan | 943,000 | |
| India | 3,370,000 | Denmark | 938,000 | |
| Israel | 2,810,000 | North Korea | 933,000 | |
| Russia | 2,540,000 | Cuba | 885,000 | |
| Italy | 2,520,000 | Jordan | 878,000 | |
| Spain | 2,300,000 | Saudi Arabia | 860,000 | |
| New Zealand | 1,720,000 | Libya | 812,000 | |
| Pakistan | 1,470,000 | Syria | 790,000 | |
| South Africa | 1,440,000 | Yemen | 772,000 | |
| Turkey | 1,390,000 | Sudan | 767,000 | |
| Brazil | 1,320,000 | Kuwait | 730,000 | |
| Poland | 1,290,000 | Iceland | 720,000 | |
| Switzerland | 1,280,000 | Cambodia | 686,000 | |
| Belgium | 1,250,000 | South Korea | 658,000 |
This, I think, is indicative of how many people are trying to get into the United States. And I think it's safe to say which country -- by a huge margin -- is most desirable.
In remembrance of Independence Day and the heroes who are fighting and dying to preserve our freedom, I ask you to consider a donation to the Fallen Heroes Last Wish Foundation:
| The objective of this foundation is to grant the last wish of the U.S. servicemembers who have been lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom: to provide for their children. |
Donations are tax-deductible and can be made via PayPal. Dan O'Dowd of Green Hills Software is matching every dollar with two of his own (up to $200,000). So each dollar you donate is multiplied by three automatically.
Other worthy causes include FreedomCalls, which provides technology supporting communications between soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq and their families, and Soldiers' Angels, a support group for American service members stationed around the world. No matter the specific organization, a donation to any of these worthy causes benefit the soldiers and families who have sacrificed so much for us. What have we done to deserve such heroes?
More Noteworthy July 4 posts:
Captain's Quarters: A Fourth for Remembrance
Clarity and Resolve: Now More than Ever
Froggy Ruminations: Words of Wisdom
Michelle Malkin: Rove-ing Reports
Outside the Beltway: Critics Call Radio Hosts’ Trip Propaganda Mission
Wizbang: What if We hadn't Invaded Iraq?
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