01-03-2008, 12:09 AM
The "mandatory" part is that the countries can't bar the immigrants. They can freely move and the move, on the part of Micronesians, is not mandatory. It is a part of the Free Association Act that the Micronesians wanted with the U.S. and its territories in order to
have a place for their increasing population to live and work. In Guam, the Micronesians come mostly to live -- live off welfare -- which is
pays much better in the U.S. It's much like the Blacks migrating
to the Northern states during the 50s & 60s. Those states paid out
welfare checks in much greater amounts than the Southern states. During
that time, Ted Kennedy commented that Massachusetts needed to bar
or limit all the migrants coming to their state to get bigger
welfare checks.
have a place for their increasing population to live and work. In Guam, the Micronesians come mostly to live -- live off welfare -- which is
pays much better in the U.S. It's much like the Blacks migrating
to the Northern states during the 50s & 60s. Those states paid out
welfare checks in much greater amounts than the Southern states. During
that time, Ted Kennedy commented that Massachusetts needed to bar
or limit all the migrants coming to their state to get bigger
welfare checks.