Interesting video on the Republican debates

The video speaks for itself. I especially liked the bit about Christian Republicans being pro-execution, even though that's how Christ died.

To Catch a Drug Cartel Leader

Drug cartels and trafficking is rampant in Mexico, which more often than not makes its way into the U.S. This is one of the many ways that illegal immigration harms the United States.

A Study on Immigration

It's incredible how far people are willing to go to stay in the U.S., as this article shows.

"Justice and Department of Homeland Security officials said 'hundreds upon hundreds' of sets of Social Security cards and Puerto Rico birth certificates had been sold for prices ranging from $700 to $2,500 per set."

People seem to be acccepting otherwise questonable applicants due to time constraints as well.

"When asked whether they had ever been asked by a supervisor to approve applications that should have been denied, 63 of the 254 immigration officers, or nearly 25%, answered 'Yes.'"

Dissonance

I was perusing Wikipedia on one of my favorite subjects, Psychology, and came across this interesting theory. It's called cognitive dissonance, and it might just explain my general feeling of uneasiness. Cognitive dissonance is basically the idea that conflicting ideas cause instability and imbalance within the mind, which constantly tries to fix dissonance by changing or removing ideas so that they flow smoothly with one another. 


I feel like I have many conflicting ideas, which my mind refuses to change or let go of and it's causing me this general unease that I feel on a daily basis. For example, I always tell myself that I could care less about what other people think about me, yet I always feel self-conscious when speaking with others. It's aggravating.