Apparently, some companies give you a score based on how much they think they can earn from you, and then determine how your issues with the company will be resolved and what deals... moreApparently, some companies give you a score based on how much they think they can earn from you, and then determine how your issues with the company will be resolved and what deals you may qualify for. For example, if your score is low, you may have to wait on hold for 20 minutes versus getting a live rep right away. https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-hold-for-45-minutes-it-might-be-your-secret-customer-score-1541084656
Citizenship by birthright isn't an exclusively American thing, 34 nations currently practise it. It's protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, can only be repealed by another o... moreCitizenship by birthright isn't an exclusively American thing, 34 nations currently practise it. It's protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, can only be repealed by another one (like the 18th was set aside by the 21st). For an amendment to become law, it has to be ratified either by a two-thirds majority of both Houses (Trump hasn't got the numbers) or by a minimum of 34 state legislatures (he's never has anything approaching that kind of support, either).Ruling by decree is something dictators do.
Thus spoke the US President today of the so-called ‘migrant caravan’. Yesterday, they were “very tough criminal elements“, last week they were “unknow... moreThus spoke the US President today of the so-called ‘migrant caravan’. Yesterday, they were “very tough criminal elements“, last week they were “unknown Middle Easterners“ and MS-13. On televised reports we see poor people: thin men, women and children, homeless and ragged. So which is it?
The first sentence of the 14th Amendment reads: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United Stat... moreThe first sentence of the 14th Amendment reads: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside."...The question about whether or not a child born in the US is automatically a citizen, comes down to the meaning of "jurisdiction". Are foreigners "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States, just by being IN the United States (or its territory)?...The legal definition of jurisdiction is "the authority given by law to a court to try cases and rule on legal matters within a particular geographic area and/or over certain types of legal cases." According to this definition, if foreigners are NOT subject to the jurisdiction of the US then American police could not arrest them - and they could not be tried in American courts. This is the protection foreign diplomats get with "diplomatic immunity". If every foreigner had this protection, there would be no need for a special exemption for diplo... less
