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Sure. We will all forget about our trades that took years to gain experience. We can all enroll in MIT, get our PHD's, and hope we won't be replaced by the lawbreakers that were forced upon us by the Radical left. Sounds logical to me.

That's because Mining Corporations won't hire Illegal Immigrants. Now that Obama has declared Amnesty, they can be legally hired.

You can thank our "Dictator in Chief" for any economic suicide. His hatred of small business, and Capitalism, has sparked thousands of new policies that further strangulates economic growth. Especially with the EPA in his back pocket. If you were a Mining businessman. would you......... A.) Hire an American worker for $20.00 per hour or B.) Hire a foreign worker for $10-12.00 Per hour with a $3K, tax credit ( Considering a foreign worker can be exploited for less money) What choice do you think a Greed based company will make. Positive economic growth hinges directly on where the money goes. $120 Billion dollars (2012) was sent to foreign countries by immigrant workers.

A foreign company hiring illegal immigrants, where a good portion of the money is sent overseas, and a portion of the paychecks back to the families of the illegal immigrant in a foreign country. There is not much economic growth, if the money doesn't stay in the country. Ask an economist how this works. You will be enlightened.

McCain sides with whoever will fatten his and his buddies wallets. McCain is currently on the warpath to drive the Tea Party out of the state. Obama was going to give a $3000 credit to any business that hires an amnesty illegal with a work permits.(Per Person) Jobs are great. Just depends on who they give them too. The state and the Fed's get their tax revenue which they will blow anyway. This whole deal is nothing but a giant lipstick covered pig. And to quote DB " We all get the shaft" is correct. These foreign companies come over here and rape us, and laugh all the way to the bank.

Mine land-swap vote imminent in Senate December 09, 2014 9:00 am • By Emily Bregel Enlarge Photo Related Documents San Carlos Apache Tribe statement of opposition Apache tribe distressed by privatization of sacred land A former chairman said he felt "sick" that land-swap is now in the national defense bill. Read more The land-swap billThe bill transfers ownership of 2,400 acres of Tonto National Forest to Resolution Copper Mining LLC. The land includes the 760-acre Oak Flat Withdrawal Area, deemed off-limits to mining by a 1955 land order signed by President Dwight Eisenhower. The bill would overturn that order. Resolution Copper would acquire the public land in exchange for 5,300 acres of land it currently owns. Block-cave mining Resolution Copper plans to use block-cave mining, a cheaper and less labor-intensive method than the cut-and-fill mining historically used in Superior. Some opponents say they would consider supporting the mine if it did not use block-cave mining. Block-cave excavates a large amount of rock and leaves a mountain-sized void underground, making it more likely the surface will collapse. Cut-and-fill extracts a tunnel of rock, removes the ore above ground and returns 80 percent of waste into the ground, stabilizing the surface and reducing waste. The Resolution Copper mine will produce about 1.7 billion tons of waste tailings. A U.S. Senate decision is imminent on legislation that would ease the way for a massive copper mine 100 miles north of Tucson. The Senate could vote Wednesday or Thursday on the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a bill to give 2,400 acres of national forest land near Superior to a foreign mining company. Opponents are outraged that legislators inserted the hotly contested land swap into a must-pass piece of legislation at the 11th hour. “They’re trying to sneak it through,” said Superior Town Councilman Gilbert Aguilar, a former miner. “That’s pretty desperate to me.” The land-swap legislation has repeatedly failed to pass both houses of Congress since it was first introduced in 2005. It was inserted into the defense spending bill at the behest of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. — who has been pushing for the land swap since 2005 — as well as House supporters Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz. “This is not unusual,” Gosar said in a phone interview. The bill is not completely unrelated to the defense bill, he said, because “critical mineral access” is in the best interest of the military. McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said in a Monday email, “Sen. McCain will be extremely proud if the Resolution Copper land exchange is enacted into law. There is clearly a strategic national interest in increasing America’s domestic production of copper.” Mining company Resolution Copper, jointly owned by U.K.-based Rio Tinto Group and Australia-based BHP Billiton Ltd., wants access to a massive copper deposit 7,000 feet beneath the land parcel, just east of Superior. The mine would generate enough copper to meet 25 percent of U.S. demand. The bill easily passed the House last week but may face roadblocks in the Senate. Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, are opposed to the package of public-lands bills added to the defense act, including the land-swap bill and provisions to expand wilderness areas and streamline oil and gas permits, The Associated Press reported. Coburn said in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that he would “utilize all procedural options at my disposal as a United States senator” to block the quick passage of the bill. He objected to the tactic of adding unrelated legislation to a bill, saying the process “will preclude any amendments or substantive debate.” A TOWN DIVIDEDThe town of Superior is on the verge of bankruptcy and has been economically devastated since its Magma Mine closed in the 1980s. Many residents say the town is in desperate need of the jobs a new mine could provide. The mine would generate $61 billion over its lifetime and bring 1,400 direct jobs to the area. “It would be a godsend if this bill passes,” said Nancy Vogler, a Superior resident of eight years. “We’ve got so many hands out (asking) for everything from diapers to food for children,” she said. “You just can’t donate enough stuff to keep the families together.” But the town of Superior rescinded its written support for the mine project last February. Town Council members felt they couldn’t get assurances from Resolution to guarantee the town benefits from the mine and that local resources, including the water supply, would be protected. Resolution Copper won’t commit to contributing a one-tenth of 1 percent mining tax to the town, said Town Attorney Steve Cooper. Resolution Copper spokesman Dave Richins said Monday that he could not comment on ongoing negotiations with the town. He said he won’t comment on the land swap until after the Senate makes it decision. Some Superior residents say the town would ultimately be hurt by the destruction of the natural beauty and popular hiking, birding, canyoneering and rock-climbing areas around the mine site. Town leaders are trying to diversify Superior’s economy with ecotourism and other industries, so Superior isn’t solely reliant on the boom-and-bust mining industry, town leaders say. Superior is a mining town at heart, said Aguilar, the council member, and he doesn’t want to fight Resolution Copper. “We want the mine here. All we’re trying to do is make sure Superior is OK for the long haul. We want to make sure our grandkids are going to be OK,” Aguilar said. “My loyalty is to Superior, not to the mine.” COMPROMISESSupporters say the bill now contains compromises to ensure the mining company can’t avoid crucial environmental studies if the land-swap bill passes. But critics say those compromises don’t go far enough. While the latest version of the bill requires Resolution Copper to conduct environmental studies before it can get title to the land, the bill still guarantees that the mining company ultimately gets the title to the land — regardless of what those studies reveal. If the land remained public, the mining project would be dependent on U.S. Forest Service approval and would have to complete the entire process required by the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA. Opponents say the title transfer should be predicated on approval from the Forest Service and the secretary of agriculture, who conduct the NEPA process. “The only reason to go through the NEPA process is to provide information to the decision-makers,” said Roger Featherstone of the Tucson-based Arizona Mining Reform Coalition. “In every version of the bill, no matter how NEPA was truncated, there was never any opportunity for the secretary of agriculture to say ‘no.’ If you remove any decision-making power, then NEPA ends up being an exercise in futility.” SACRED LANDThe San Carlos Apache Tribe considers Oak Flat, at the mining site, to be among its sacred places. Resolution Copper projects the crater at Oak Flat resulting from block-cave mining will be 1,000 feet deep at its center and 2 miles wide. McCain spokesman Rogers pointed to assurances in the bill that Native American tribes will have access to the Oak Flat campground until the area is deemed unsafe. The bill also designates the nearby cliffs at Apache Leap — from which Apache warriors are said to have jumped rather than be taken prisoner by U.S. troops — as under the protection of the Forest Service. It “ensures the cliffs cannot be damaged by the mine,” he said. Opponents say Resolution Copper can’t guarantee the land collapse from mining won’t affect the steep cliffs that tower over the town of Superior. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said the current version of the bill removes a requirement that the mining company consult with tribe members about the mining project. “That is profoundly disappointing,” she told the news media last weekend. “It is really important that when there are perhaps significant unintended consequences, as is the case here with the tribe, that we use all the tools in our toolbox to make sure that their voice is heard and that it influences the future course of that project.”

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No worries on the jobs. Obama's amnesty has just created a huge blue collar workforce that will gladly accept these jobs for considerably less than what American born taxpayers would normally get. All job creators are drooling over the possibility of lower labor costs, and increased profit margins.

Never heard of the "Sahara Club"

Yes indeed. McCain is a Double -D bag. If he is involved, it is probably not a good thing. Career politician stuffing his pockets. Job creation is a good thing if the situation is right. However, these are foreign based companies, and the Lion's share of the profits leave our country. Rosemont mine has been years in the making. That area is(Was), a designated OHV area. I lived on the Sahuarita side of the mountain, and used to ride there all the time. Rosemont mine brought in security patrols who tried to harrass, and keep out the atv riders, which they didn't ave the right to do, as they did not have the permits to control the land yet. Beautiful area for hunting and recreational activities, will now be a big hole in the ground. Many pro's and cons to the situation.

2 More Cops shot at in California today

In regards to the Flagstaff officer, it is indeed a tragedy. Hate to see the good folks die young. I was wondering if he had any backup. Especially searching for an volatile suspect.

It's all part of Obama's ,and his elites master plan. Defund the miltary, and get rid of High ranking Patriotic Officers who would question his motives or authority. Targeting of Conservatives, Constitutionalists, and Patriots Eliminate Christianity at all levels Create racial, and ethnic, divide and hatred Create Class warfare Strenghten our enemies, while making America weaker. Fanning the flames of hatred against LEO's. Executive Amnesty that further divides the nation Destruction of the healthcare system It's a very long list, and we are living in the middle of it

I have one of those Alaskan pack frames for packing out animals, that I strap my day pack to if I plan to go on a long hike. Squeaks at all the grommet/pin spots. I used some silicone spray, which helps for awhile, but then it wears off.

TJ will be all right. I saw him doing some stunts at the track the other day.

Get a new backpack

Awesome trophy for the young Huntress. Captain Hook will look great on the wall.

Unit 27 is in the Apache National Forest, not the Coronado. Highly doubtful you will find any illegal activity in 27. It's not the travel corridor for the coyotes. Unless you are talking about New Mexico.

Just be glad you don't have an 8 lug, 3/4 ton, and big tires, where the wheels haven't been off for awhile. About gave myself a hernia the last time using a 4 way. Good advice from the others here. I since, got a longer breaker bar with an extension. Makes a world of difference.

Interesting dilemma. Maybe rub some saddle soap or something into the stitching.

Lets talk Wildcat basketball

207 MPH on a Bicycle.........Thermo Jet power. Reminds me of watching the Jet Cars out at the drag strip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WREyAicJXkM

I disowned all my Obama voting relatives. I don't hunt on Christmas day, but Imagine it would be a good day for solitude in the outdoors.

The best thing would be to call up us, strong, handsome, CWT guys. We would trip over ourselves to come help a woman with guns.

Magnificent Beast.