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Silicon Valley Paper Provides Two Views of the Automated Future

Sunday’s San Jose Mercury-News had a big spread on automation with photos and two articles. One is of the Don’t-Worry style — Robot-made coffee and burgers in SF? How automation is affecting jobs — produced by the SJM and appropriate to the tech-friendly view of the Silicon Valley town.

Below, a front page photo asks […]

Look for Smart Machines to Change Work Substantially within Five Years

Recent reports give a near-term picture of how experts believe the automation revolution will roll out. Continuing education to adapt to technology will become more necessary as some careers will “cease to exist.”

There is a minor industry of reassurance — writers who spread the message that the automation revolution is over-hyped and will not […]

Immigration Enforcement Flip-flopper Goodlatte Leans toward Sovereignty in Hearing

Don’t you love the six months preceding an election? Members of Congress behave like well mannered little lambs who want only to do the bidding of their voting constituents, even on issues like immigration where elites stand in opposition to the desire of the people that our borders and workplaces be protected from foreign lawbreakers.

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Doubts Take Hold concerning the Smith E-verify Bill

Like many who care deeply about America’s borders and sovereignty, I had great hopes for a universal e-verify bill from the Republican House and was happy to hear that Rep. Lamar Smith had authored one.

But now the concerns are mounting that the legislation is fatally flawed and will do more harm than good. It […]

Lamar Smith’s List for the Judiciary Committee

Unlike many New Years list-makers, Rep Lamar Smith has put his down in writing for the public. And Smith’s position as the new Chair of the House Judiciary Committee means his list is an important indication of the direction the House will take in many important issues.

He emphasized the importance of immigration enforcement in […]

Rep. Gallegly to Lead House Immigration Panel

Rep. Elton Gallegly has been named as the Chair of the Immigration and Enforcement Subcommittee, rather than Steve King, as had been widely assumed.

I’m not completely sure what to think of this choice by Lamar Smith, the new Chair of the full Judiciary Committee. Was Gallegly chosen because King may have been seen as […]