The number of illegal migrants arriving in the United States has exceeded the number of new legal immigrants...
In recent years some 700,000 unauthorized migrants have arrived annually, compared with about 610,000 legal immigrants.
... the number of people living in families in which the head of the household or the spouse is an illegal alien at 13.9 million as of March 2004, including 4.7 million children.
The report also said at least 6.3 million unauthorized workers were employed as of March 2004...
Someone sent this to me via email the other day. I cleaned it up for the purposes of posting here.
We could substitute other euphemisms that are used in the media for the corporate buzzwords here, and play the same game!
Bravo Sierra Bingo - How to stay awake at meetings
1. Before or during your next meeting, seminar, personnel and budget committee, or conference call, prepare yourself by drawing a square 5" x 5" on a piece of paper. Divide the square into columns, five across and five down. That should give you 25 one-inch blocks of space.
2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each space:
result-driven
at the end of the day
out of the loop
24/7
infrastructure
core competencies
revisit
bottom line
best practice
strategic fit
fast track
think outside the box
win-win
proactive
value-added
benchmark
110%
client focused
paradigm
game plan
leverage
moving forward
enhanced
give it your best shot
wow them
3. Check off the appropriate box when you hear one of the above words/phrases.
4. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout: "Bravo Sierra!"
The changing face of America
Good work, Detective Diver!!! ;-)