Mike, hard decision, she's not a troll. She is one of original members of this group, named Tatiana Merkush. She is also known as infamous "Сонька" - мечта Дана and a constant KVN character.
Голубушка, как говорил Жеглов твоей другой alter ego - Маньке Облигации, " - Что же ты мне парня портишь?"

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1. there is a lot of Jews in Cali who are not conservatives or republicans, but very liberal (I am in one of those groups :-))

2. the question with the Russian Jews receiving benefits has been puzzling someone for a while..:-)I personally think there were no benefits,the immigrants fromt he former SU would not be starving, nor their parents..they would find waysto support each other, just like lots of them did in the 70s...it's all about mentality that exists in a lot of those liberal areas..imo..

yh --oleg --pamyat y tebya --- klass!! daje jeni nakazi navernoe ne zabivaesh --kypi --poroshok --- takoy v golubenkoy ypokovochke !! tochno privezesh takoy kakoy skazala !!! klass pamyat kak y slona!!!! yvajau !!(Y) (Y) (Y)

So, are you suggesting that the services should be applied based onnationality of the recipients? Just like that? A Jew - will get them, aMexican - no way no how?
Ira, what is it? Midterm Elections are getting closer, we need to take off the kid's gloves? Have I said that? I just pointed out to Julia Stein that immigrants from FSU are not being hypocritical while supporting conservative causes, because they have paid their dues.

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короче кричите --не кричите --все Америки больше нет какой она была!!! наступает новый --сосиализм нациализация банков -- и все пипетс!! и к какой вы партии пренадлижуте -- "шишкам" все равно !!! кто мы все??? ИМИГРАНТЫ -- ВСЕ СИДИ И МОЛЧИ !!! ТОЛьКО ТУТ МОЖНО --О Я ТАКОЙ И СЯКОЙ !!!

benfits are not given to jews, they are given to any legaly admitted residents. Mexicans who are legaly in this country get the same benefits as any nationality.

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Ira, my dearest!!! I think that the law should be blind. Even if statistics tell otherwise. The cases that we are discussing here are for "entertainment purposes" only. If a Mexican immigrant who owns 5 bodegas decides to support tough border control, be it. I will not call him a hypocrite. If this country had implemented any normal immigration system we would have nothing to discuss. Just like a 100 years ago every immigrant was just an immigrant, not a political pawn. Was there a difference between Irish immigrant or let's say Swiss? Sure there was. Is there a difference between their descendants? I don't think so. Spanish speaking immigrants have been formed into a powerful "Latino" group, that needs funds, funds, funds, funds. For that reason they are being held down, made into second class citizens, who are being held in schools that teach in Spanish (whatever that program is called). Do we have colleges teaching in Spanish? Bingo.

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Ira: I am am elementary and spec. ed teacher and soon to bea K-12 ESOL teacher, not a college professor andI love my job. But I am tired of balancing between rulesand regulations that come from the New York State and real life in the classroom, too much "political correctness" when talking to the parents who blame school for everything.... without even making the slightest effort to support their own children..... I was taught by my democratic professors (one of them wouldn't start her class without saying "I hate Republicans") that parents should not be held accountable for their children's academic achievements and you know what kind of population we are talking about here.... But I can't ignore what I see..... Please, don't ask me for the details... That is why I said that I lost my mind deciding who's right and who's wrong.... (F)

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So, don't read between the lines. And don't project what other bad, mean, bloodsucking Republicans say on me. I used an example of two generations of productive people paying their fair share for the benefits received by their elderly, be they Chinese, Jewish, Mexican, or Creplachi. (from Creplachistan). Julia Stein had raised that question in Nedvigina's group lately and Lina added her favorite "battered wife syndrome theory" . I refuse to participate in that group while Vishnevetskiy is a memeber, but I read it from time to time. How you construed that I think that Jews should receive more benefits than Mexicans from it, I don't know.

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I work with a diverse population, and treat everyone as people and thesame...my political views have nothing to do with what I do..
After what you said before, I doubt that.