News rants of the day

Arizona Lawmakers Push New Round of Immigration Restrictions- Does it disturb anyone else that one of our 50 states thinks it has the power to restrict non-citizens from any rights..in our ENTIRE COUNTRY? The state of Arizona poorly reflects the rest of the U.S. by doing this. While illegal immigration is an issue, we don't need to start tackling it by barring them of any rights they have as humans.

The New York Times article states, "Illegal immigrants would be barred from driving in the state, enrolling in school or receiving most public benefits. Their children would receive special birth certificates that would make clear that the state does not consider them Arizona citizens."

Illegal immigrants should not be alienated. Saying that they are not Arizona citizens, by the transitive property, says they are not U.S. citizens. This is not true if a baby is born in the U.S., even if a child's parents were illegal. I think the U.S. needs to take more action on this issue nationally, and not let one state on the border dictate and set a standard for the nation's immigration rulings.

Secret Society of Women- I read about this today in Glamour magazine. Broadcast journalist and former co-host of The View, Lisa Ling started this website for women. It allows them to "divulge our deepest secrets about how we look, what we fear, what we regret, what we aspire to do, or whatever else we've been keeping inside of us."

Websites like this make me happy that people can happily take advantage of the internet's existence. I'm appreciative of women who participate in such forums and provide hope to others who might not have an outlet to release their thoughts.

Legal Fight Over Facebook Continues- This makes me laugh after learning a lot about this issue in the Social Network. The article talks about the Winkelvoss brothers' lawsuit against Mark Zuckerburg, claiming Facebook was their idea.