THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE By T.S.Khanna, June 14, 2017

                                                      THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE
                                                       By T.S.Khanna, June 14, 2017

Immigration issue is like an iceberg, only one ninth of it is visible.  Even for the smaller visible part, the authorities in the countries accepting immigrants are not well equipped to handle the issue.   Let us look at the hidden part with a 20/20 vision.

People from the poor countries like to emigrate to the USA, Canada, Europe, and Australia.  The population in the poor countries is growing along with greater poverty and poor health.  It is estimated by the UN that about two billion people around the world are living in extreme poverty.  Not too long ago, the world population was two billion.

The poor countries have the resources, yet the dominant concern of their  leaders is not to remove poverty, disease, and ignorance of their people but to cash on the ignorance to get quick rich themselves.

The poor countries although rich in resources are mired in  religious dogma infestations.  Their leaders are skilled in religion based political polemics and most of their resources are wasted in fights over destructive religious issues.

There are talented people in the poor countries who can help build economy, but the corrupt and incompetent governments stunt their talents and aspirations.

As the next step for gathering more power, the leaders of the poor countries are diverting their resources to nuclear arms race as opposed to the welfare of their people.  Their purpose is to make threatening bargains with the developed countries; the case in point: North Korea.

Past efforts of the United Nations and the World Bank have not been adequate enough to off-set the growing poverty problems.

The present form and culture of the governments in the poor countries are not equal to the challenge of growing population and poverty.  Its effect will be increasingly felt soon by the developed countries.  The developed countries developed because of their productive and competitive culture.  Mass scale immigration from the poor countries is likely to create cultural clashes and change the productive culture of the developed countries, eventually turning them also into poor countries.

Now the developed countries, for their own sake and for the sake of the poor countries, must develop a clear 20/20 vision of the immigration issue. This would involve visualizing the conditions of he poor countries in a few years with the trends indicated above and then adopting and pursuing the measures that would deliver the desired results to avert the projected scenario.  Let this issue not be confused with political ideologies or restrictions.

The President v/s The FBI Director By T.S. Khanna, June 13,2017

                                          The President v/s The FBI Director
                                                 By T.S. Khanna, June 13, 2017

We are fast becoming a culture of distrust, investigation, and litigation.  Freedom of speech is frequently abused by the media as well as by some responsible people.  Look at some of the jokers, who for a few minutes of laughter or entertainment, damage the public image of the Presidency.  The level of infighting in the power circles is rising to the point of suicide of democracy.

According to the Constitution, the President, as the chief executive, has the authority to direct the activities of all agencies and departments of Federal Government.  It is not clear how a president can be accused of obstruction of justice for ordering a department head to do or not to do a certain job.   The Attorney General and the FBI Director work for the President, not for the Congress.

According to our research, there seems to be no case against the President for obstruction of justice even if he clearly ordered the Director, FBI, verbally or in writing to stop a certain investigation.  Constituency of the President is the whole country and he represents the will of the people.

We invite rational and learned comments on this matter.


JUNE 21, 2017 , NOTE:
            Further discussions  on this subject clearly point out that the President has full constitutional authority to direct the activities of any Federal Agency or Department.  The President cannot be investigated or sued for using his legal authority vested in him by the US Constitution.  The Attorney General's Office has no authority to initiate investigation of the sitting president who represents the will of the people. 
            We strongly urge the forces opposing the President to stop exercising their personal wishes or misguided righteousness at the taxpayers' expense.  If they fail to do so, they must be held accountable.  They are forming an anti-constitutional precedent.  As soon as possible, the President must be relieved of this unnecessary and meaningless burden and freed up to pursue the public agenda he has been elected to do.
           As indicated elsewhere, we also believe that Judiciary has no constitutional jurisdiction over the President's Executive Orders or the laws adopted by the Congress.  Congress is the supreme body for adopting laws or interpreting the Constitution, not the Supreme Court.  Only the Congress can oppose the President, not the Supreme Court.  Only the Congress can investigate the President, not any Federal Agency or Federal Department.
           In the past, the President and the Congress neglected to use their constitutional powers properly and the Supreme Court stepped in to fill in the power gaps.  Now the Supreme Court's power over the President and the Congress is traditional, not constitutional.  According to the  Constitution, the three branches of the government are co-equal.  This matter must be revisited to make democracy workable, more efficiently.
          Rational comments from the readers are solicited.
                                                    T.S. Khanna, June 21, 2017.