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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

DACA CONGRESSIONAL FIX EQUALS ILLEGAL MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS REPLACE BLACKS IN 21st CENTURY AMERICA (2020)










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DACA FIX EQUALS ILLEGAL MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS REPLACE BLACKS IN 21st CENTURY AMERICA (2020):

BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS WILL INCREASE BECAUSE BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA ARE BEING REPLACED.

WHY SHOULD WALL STREET CEOS PAY BLACK JOB APPLICANTS $15.00 AN HOUR WHEN THEY CAN PAY ILLEGAL MEXICANS $10.00 AN HOUR??

IT'S NOT FEAR, IT'S NOT HATE, IT'S OBVIOUS REALITY AND CONGRESS IS CELEBRATING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

INCLUDING BLACK CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS MEMBERS.

PRAY BLACK VOTERS AND START ASKING QUESTIONS OR BECOME EXTINCT.


Sources: Thought Crime, CNN, Yvette Carnell, Universal Films, YouTube


**** Blacks Finally Notice They're Being Replaced By Mexicans



The burgeoning Mexican invasion has begun to take on many of the outward trappings of the so-called (and badly misnamed) civil rights movement of the 1960s.

This includes adopting much of the rhetoric of Martin Lucifer Koon, Jesse Jackson, Ralph Abernathy, etc. In some of the mass demonstrations which took place on May 1st, the beginning of the Aztlan Revolution, the Mexicans even carried pictures of Martin Luther King and sang "We Shall Overcome" in Spanish.

The object of the "New Civil Rights Movement" is to extort at economic gunpoint citizenship for millions of illegal Third World immigrants, and thus make sure that white people are forever outnumbered and outvoted in their own country, the country their ancestors made.

The next step, of course, will be separation from the United States and the creation of Aztlan, a Hispanic nation in the southwestern U. S. Get used to hearing that name, folks. It's going to be part of our future from now on.

But many among the artificially created black middle class which has been brought into being by affirmative action and the Democratic party are starting to become uneasy.

The blacks do have enough rudimentary intelligence to see and to understand that the great American pie is no longer limitless, and that the bigger the slice of the white man's pie that is given to the Mexicans and other illegal Third World immigrants, the smaller the slice of that pie which will be given to negroes.

The apprehension is also becoming acute among black blue collar workers who, like their white counterparts, can see with their own eyes that their jobs are being taken by $5.00 per hour illegals. Some liberals and "black intellectuals" (pardon the oxymoron) also object to the Mexicans adopting the trappings of the 1960s civil rights movement, pointing out that the Mexicans are Johnny-come-latelies to the racket.

What might be called the "classic liberal" objection to the Mexicans aping the apes, so to speak, and plagiarizing the symbols and appurtenances of the 1960s crusade, is that blacks technically speaking were American citizens after 1865.

According to the legend, they supposedly endured centuries of enslavement, rapes, lynchings and discrimination before they started marching. (In actual fact, of course, the old South under segregation was nowhere near as bad as it is pictured by liberals who want to re-write history, but that's another subject.)

In essence, the blacks are saying to the Mexicans, "We wuz here first, muddafukkas, go find you own corner." There is a large element of one gang trying to muscle in on the other's turf here. Who will end up with the biggest piece of the action, i.e. the white man's tax dollars?

The blacks or the spics? Bluntly, on a level playing field as they fight over America's carcass, my money is on the spics.

The potential for conflict between the New Civil Rights Movement and the old is the most acute in the area of low-skilled black workers who must compete with immigrants for entry-level jobs.

One thing must be conceded to the Mexicans: their first generation of immigrants that crossed the river will at least work hard.
So when an employer has $100 an hour budgeted for labor and he is faced with a choice of hiring twenty illegals who will work like ants at $5.00 an hour, or ten lazy back-talking coons at $10.00 an hour who will lie around all day smoking joints and drinking wine, who is he going to pick?

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

DACA ENDS TEMPORARILY; TRUMP PUNTS PROGRAM TO CONGRESS TO FIX IN 6 MOS








#DACA

DACA ENDS TEMPORARILY; TRUMP PUNTS PROGRAM TO CONGRESS TO FIX IN 6 MOS:

ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO THE USA IS STILL A CRIME JUST AS ILLEGAL ENTRY IS STILL A CRIME IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

ILLEGALS COST MORE TO EDUCATE, SUCK UP JOBS, DON'T PAY TAXES AND DRIVE DOWN AMERICAN WAGES.

DREAMERS ARE NOT ANIMALS NEITHER ARE THOUSANDS OF BLACK MEN INCARCERATED AND KILLED BY POLICE THE LAST 8 YRS WHILE OBAMA WAS IN OFFICE.

FIXING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION WILL CLOSE THE GAP OF DIVISION BETWEEN BLACKS AND HISPANICS.

PERHAPS THAT IS WHY CONGRESS DOESN'T WANT TO FIX IT.


Sources: CNBC, CBS News, CNN, Youtube


***** Trump administration is ending DACA immigration program, AG Sessions says


President Donald Trump is ending the Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of people who entered the United States illegally as children, with a six-month delay intended to allow Congress to act.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who announced the Trump administration decision on Tuesday, argued that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was an unlawful overreach by President Barack Obama and said he could not defend it.

It sets up a potential rush for lawmakers to pass a bill protecting so-called dreamers before the Trump administration's deadline. It is unclear if the GOP-held Congress, which has failed to pass similar legislation in the past, can do so in the near future as it faces multiple crucial deadlines to approve legislation.

Public opposition to rescinding the program had mounted recently amid protests around the country. Top Republican lawmakers like House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, as well as technology sector leaders, had pushed Trump not to scrap DACA.

Trump allies like Sessions urged him to end the program, arguing it will be difficult to defend in court. Critics have said that Obama exceeded his authority with the policy.

"Simply put if we are to further our goal of strengthening the constitutional order and rule of law in America the Department of Justice cannot defend this overreach," Sessions said Tuesday.

Scrapping DACA, which started in 2012 under Obama, could affect roughly 800,000 young people registered under the program.

It gives the immigrants a two-year period of protection from deportation and permit to work in the United States.

Here's what the Trump administration will do, according to the Department of Homeland Security:

Acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke has issued a memo formally rescinding DACA and starting what the administration calls an "orderly wind down."

The government will not process any new applications or requests for DACA protection.

People currently protected will not be affected before March 5, 2018, "so Congress can have time to deliver on appropriate legislative solutions," according to Duke.

In a tweet Tuesday, the president said Congress needs to "get ready to do your job" on DACA. Trump did not signal what, specifically, what action he wants Congress to take in relation to the program.

Republican state officials had threatened to sue the Trump administration over DACA if had not been rescinded by Tuesday.

As a candidate, Trump pledged to end the program, but later softened his stance, saying he wanted to treat the immigrants with "heart."

On Friday, Trump said he had a "great feeling for DACA."

"We love the dreamers," Trump said, using the name for the people protected under DACA. "We love everybody."

The decision could drag on American GDP.
In a statement Tuesday, Ryan criticized the Obama executive order but called for Congress to act to protect dreamers.

"It is my hope that the House and Senate, with the president's leadership, will be able to find consensus on a permanent legislative solution that includes ensuring that those who have done nothing wrong can still contribute as a valued part of this great country," the Wisconsin Republican said.

In an open letter Thursday, nearly 400 U.S. executives, including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon's Jeff Bezos, urged Trump to retain the protections.





Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Damage To Toyota's Image Permanent, Electronics The Problem





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Tough Hearings Leave Dents In Toyota’s Image



It can take decades to build a reputation and just months to watch it collapse. Just ask Toyota President Akio Toyoda, who found himself sitting in the hot seat Wednesday, facing skeptical members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Barely a year ago, when the executive was appointed to run the company his grandfather founded, the Japanese automotive giant seemed to be on top of the world. True, it was running a rare loss, losing more than $4 billion in its latest fiscal year, but it had just nudged past its long-time archrival, General Motors, to become the world’s largest automaker.

The cornerstones of that growth were safety, quality and reliability. In the United States, Toyota’s largest market, the maker also scored points with its aggressive expansion of facilities. With billions invested in North American assembly, design and engineering operations that employ tens of thousands, Toyota has taken pains to promote itself as much an American company as its competitors in Detroit.

But the hearings on Capitol Hill have torn asunder Toyota’s carefully cultivated image, leaving observers to wonder whether it was ever more than a Potemkin village.

In prepared remarks, CEO Toyoda, 53, conceded to the committee, "We pursued growth over the speed at which we were able to develop our people and our organization," adding that, "I regret that this has resulted in the safety issues described in the recalls we face today, and I am deeply sorry for any accidents that Toyota drivers have experienced."

The humble tone is one that both Toyoda and Toyota have sounded repeatedly in recent months, starting with last October’s recall of 3.8 million cars, crossovers and trucks for problems with “carpet entrapment.” Things got worse in January, when millions more vehicles were recalled due to potentially sticky accelerators. In recent weeks the situation has spun seemingly out of control, with still more recalls and investigations launched for matters ranging from faulty steering to intermittent brakes.

Toyota has tried to balance its corporate mea culpa with pledges — aired on TV and in full-page newspaper ads — aimed at convincing consumers it has the situation under control. Yes, there are problems, but Toyota officials know how to fix them.

But that spin lost momentum in two tough days of testimony on Capitol Hill.

Members of Congress initially were polite, praising Toyoda for agreeing to step into a lion's den. But he and a top deputy drew heavy fire from both Democrats and Republicans for the company's slowness in dealing with safety defects in its vehicles.

"I sincerely regret that some people actually encountered accidents in their vehicles," said Toyoda, who gave his opening remarks in heavily accented English but chose to respond to questions in Japanese with a translator.

Toyoda pledged his company would change the way it handles consumer complaints, including seeking greater input from drivers and outside safety experts when considering recalls. Toyota managers will also drive cars under investigation to experience potential problems first hand, he said.

A previous hearing Tuesday before a House Energy and Commerce panel did not go well for the company.

Jim Lentz, Toyota’s top U.S. executive, declared he was confident “the solutions we have developed are both effective and durable.” He went on to dismiss critics who contend faulty electronic control systems might be at the root of some problems on Toyota vehicles.

Both assertions now seem questionable. In his testimony Lentz eventually conceded that as many as 70 percent of the complaints over so-called “unintended acceleration” are not necessarily covered by the two related recalls now under way.

(Other Toyota officials have separately confirmed that the recall for faulty brakes on the 2010 Prius may be only a partial solution since it now appears there is a similar issue with earlier versions of the high-profile hybrid.)

Making matters worse, lawmakers heard testimony from David W. Gilbert, a professor of automotive technology at Southern Illinois University, who countered Toyota’s long-standing assertion that its electronics are well-designed and well-tested. Gilbert said testing showed that Toyota's electronic throttle control could malfunction which, in turn, could lead to unintended acceleration.

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At least one member of the panel raised questions about the testing because it was partly funded by attorneys who are involved in litigation against Toyota.

By the end of the first day of hearings, Lentz’s own confidence in Toyota’s ability to identify and fix the problems with its vehicles seemed to have been shaken, as seen in this exchange between Lentz and Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif:

WAXMAN: Do you believe that the recall on the ... carpet changes and the recall on the sticky pedal will solve the problem of sudden, unintended acceleration?

LENTZ: Not totally.

WAXMAN: OK, what do you need to do?

LENTZ: We need to continue to be vigilant and continue to investigate all of the complaints that we get from consumers, that we have done a relatively poor job of doing in the past.


Lentz also said he was "embarrassed" to hear testimony from a driver who said her nearly new Lexus ES350 suddenly accelerated up to 100 mph in 2006 before she was able to bring it under control.

One can only wonder where that leaves the millions of people driving Camry sedans, Tundra pickups and Prius hybrids.

Perhaps feeling a bit snookered by a well-oiled machine that made plenty of promises during the good times but which now appears to be imploding. Consider the way Toyota has been billing itself as an “American” company, in recent years, devoting a fair chunk of its marketing budget to talk about its U.S. plants and people. The problem is that the company has been exposed as more of a modern-day trading post, doing business with the native population.

The hearings have revealed that virtually all key decisions, other than how to market and sell Toyota products, are made in Japan. The flow of information, particularly on safety matters, is one-way, from the California headquarters of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., to corporate headquarters in Japan.

Lentz conceded that his corporate superiors didn’t share information about global recalls with him — or, for that matter, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. And that leaves the door open to potentially serious problems.

The automaker has received a subpoena from U.S. District Court, which has empowered a grand jury criminal investigation, along with another subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is looking into possible disclosure issues and securities fraud.

While most of the action this week is taking place on Capitol Hill, the problems for Toyota seem to be coming from every angle. A new report, released Wednesday, provides still more reason for concern. The 2010 Customer Service Index, compiled by quality gurus J.D. Power and Associates, notes that the Toyota brand ranked well below average in terms of how its dealers handle customers.

With those dealers reportedly racing to fix as many as 50,000 recalled vehicles daily, that could be a significant source of friction. For some nervous motorists, it will take weeks to get a service appointment scheduled. To drive away angry — and uncertain the fix will work — is not a recipe for renewed loyalty.

If Toyoda truly believes that the company his grandfather founded has grown too fast for itself, he may have that problem solved for him. Toyota owners are, in fact, among the industry’s most loyal, but the steady drumbeat of bad news, compounded by lingering concerns about the safety of its vehicles, will likely stall the company’s momentum. Whether it can ever rebuild its tattered image and regain the trust of the public can’t be answered after two days of testimony.



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Sources: MSNBC, Toyota, Google Maps

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Did Toyota Care More About Profits Than Customers? Yes!



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Toyota Apologizes But Asserts Electronics OK



The president of Toyota's operations apologized for the company's handling of safety issues Tuesday while insisting that electronic problems did not contribute to sudden acceleration of its cars. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood argued that such a possibility could not be ruled out.

Toyota's James Lentz and LaHood presented differing views in prepared testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's investigative panel, the first of three congressional panels holding hearings on Toyota's problems.

The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce investigative subcommittee, Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., set the tone for sharp questioning of Lentz at the hearing's outset.

"Toyota all but ignored pleas from consumers to examine sudden unintended acceleration events," he said. "They boast in a briefing of saving Toyota $100 million by negotiating a limited recall. They claim that they first became aware of sticking pedals in late October of 2009 when in fact they had received numerous complaints many months and years earlier."

"They misled the American public," Stupak added, "by saying that they and other independent sources had thoroughly analyzed the electronics systems and eliminated electronics as a possible cause of sudden unintended acceleration when, in fact, the only such review was a flawed study conducted by a company retained by Toyota's lawyers."

Lentz said in prepared testimony that Toyota had poor communications within the company, with government regulators and with its customers.

But he also said that Toyota has no problems with its electronic throttle controls, which have been blamed as a possible cause of unintended acceleration in some Toyota models.

Also being heard from Tuesday are drivers like Rhonda Smith, a Sevierville, Tenn., woman whose Toyota-made Lexus suddenly zoomed to 100 miles per hour as she tried to get it to stop — shifting to neutral, trying to throw the car into reverse and hitting the emergency brake. Finally, her car slowed down before she crashed.

Smith wrote down her feelings after the 2006 scare, saying she had "a near death experience, which occurred on October 12, 2006 between approximately 10:50 and 11:00 a.m. At almost exactly 6 miles God intervened" and slowed the car. She said that nothing she had tried had worked.

Smith's description of her nightmare ride in October 2006 will precede testimony by safety experts — and set the tone for the hearing. Toyota executives and the secretary of transportation also will be at the witness table. Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's investigative panel will be armed with preliminary staff findings that Toyota and the government failed to protect the public.

Toyota, which has recalled 8.5 million vehicles to fix acceleration problems in several models and braking issues in the 2010 hybrid Prius, is bringing apologies to the hearing.

"In recent months, we have not lived up to the high standards our customers and the public have come to expect from Toyota," said Lentz, president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. in prepared testimony. "Put simply, it has taken us too long to come to grips with a rare but serious set of safety issues, despite all of our good faith efforts."

More than 150 Toyota dealers gathered in the Capitol Tuesday morning before the hearing to lobby lawmakers in support of the carmaker. Many wore buttons saying, "I am Toyota in America."

"We made a choice, a conscious decision, to be part of something, rather than just submit to it," said Tammy Darvish, a Washington area dealer who helped organize the action, which Toyota also helped coordinate.

Dealers Complain

Toyota dealers are complaining that the besieged automaker is being treated unfairly by the U.S. government. Some say it's because the government has invested billions in two competitors, General Motors and Chrysler.

At a news conference in advance of the hearing Tuesday morning, some complained the government is picking on Toyota, even though there have been dozens of recalls of other automakers' vehicles in the past year.

Toyota revealed Monday that federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are now investigating the company's safety problems and what it told government investigators.

Lentz was defiant on one point, asserting that Toyota is confident "no problems exist with the electronic throttle control system in our vehicles. We have designed our electronic throttle control system with multiple fail-safe mechanisms to shut off or reduce engine power in the event of a system failure."

LaHood, in written, prepared testimony, said his agency will ensure the safety of Toyota vehicles. He added the department's investigation includes the possibility that interference with electronics had a role in sudden acceleration.

"Although we are not aware of any incident proven to be caused by such interference, NHTSA (the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) is doing a thorough review of that subject to ensure safety," the secretary said. "If NHTSA finds a problem, we will make sure it is resolved."

Slow to Respond

Committee investigators have made preliminary findings that the government was slow to respond to 2,600 complaints of sudden unintended acceleration from 2000 to 2010.

LaHood countered, "Every step of the way, NHTSA officials have pushed Toyota to take corrective action so that consumers would be safe."

On Wednesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hear from company president Akio Toyoda, who is expected to speak to the committee and the American public through a translator.

In an opinion piece published by The Wall Street Journal, Toyoda acknowledged that the automaker had stumbled badly.

"It is clear to me that in recent years we didn't listen as carefully as we should — or respond as quickly as we must — to our customers' concerns," wrote Toyoda.



Sources: MSNBC, Toyota

Monday, February 1, 2010

Toyota's Media Blitz, Offers Fix To Customers




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Toyota Announces Gas Pedal Fix


Toyota said Monday it has developed a fix for gas pedals in millions of recalled vehicles and is already shipping the new parts to dealers.

The fix involves reinforcing the pedal assembly in a way that eliminates the excess friction that has caused the pedals to stick, the company said in a press release. Toyota recalled 2.3 million vehicles in the United States for this problem.

Toyota said replacement parts are already being shipped and that dealers will work extended hours to fix the recalled vehicles.

"We know what's causing the sticking accelerator pedals, and we know what we have to do to fix it," said Jim Lentz, Toyota's president and chief operating officer, in a statement.

Toyota will begin contacting customers as early as this week to let them know when to bring in their vehicles for the fix. The automaker said it will cover all costs related to the fix, which will take about 30 minutes.

It's not clear how long it will take to fix all 2.3 million cars, Lents told CNNMoney.com

Much will depend on how quickly customers bring their cars into dealer for repairs.

Dealers will be open extended hours, he said.

"Dealers that are open five days will be open seven days," he said. "Dealers that aren't open extended hours will be open extended hours."

The fix involves installing a precision-cut steel reinforcement bar into the accelerator pedal assembly, which will reduce surface tension and prevent the friction that has caused the pedals to stick, Toyota said.

Toyota recall: What to do if your car's on the list

The company said it has confirmed the effectiveness of the newly reinforced pedals through "rigorous testing" on pedal assemblies that had previously shown a tendency to stick.

Toyota announced plans last week to suspend sales of the models, including its best-selling Camry, subject to the recall. It also took the unusual step of halting production of those models.

The recall has taken a severe toll on Toyota's once-stellar reputation, which Lentz acknowledged in a video statement posted on Toyota's Web site.

"I know that we've let you down," Lentz said "Toyota will work hard to fix your vehicle properly and regain your trust."

The recall affects Toyota's 2009-2010 RAV4, Corolla and Matrix; 2005-2010 Avalon; certain 2007-2010 Camrys; 2010 Highlander; 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia. The Camry Hybrid is not included in the recall.

The Japanese automaker also recalled cars in Europe. That recall involves eight different models, several of which are not sold in the United States. The precise number of vehicles involved in that recall is still being determined, but it could be as many as 1.8 million.

The gas pedal recall is separate from an earlier one, begun in November to fix a problem in which the gas pedal can become caught on the edge of the removable floormat.

The floormat recall was recently expanded so that it now covers a total of 5.3 million vehicles.

In cases where vehicles are subject to both recalls, Toyota (TM) said it intends to remedy both at the same time.

Toyota has been under scrutiny for suspected unintended acceleration for approximately 10 years. A total of 19 deaths have been conceited to unintended acceleration in Toyotas over the decade, according to some analysts, a figure the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration called "plausible," based on its own research.

All major automakers experience some complaints of unintended acceleration. It is unclear how the rate of complaints and crashes in Toyota vehicle compares to that of other major automakers.

Lentz said he is confident that resolving this issue and the floormat entrapment problem will solve the problem for Toyota. The automaker has also said it is making "brake override" -- a system that cuts engine power to the wheels as soon as the brake pedal is pressed -- standard equipment on all of its cars.

The "brake override" software will also be added to the internal computers on some cars as they are brought in for recall repairs, a Toyota spokesman said.



Sources: MSNBC, CNN, Toyota