For the undocumented immigrants, the big PRIORITY is just to GET out from the shadows, be able to get a driver's license, buy an airplane ticket and STOP worrying about sudden deportation. But for the country as a whole, it's crucial that everybody have a CITIZEN's stake in the nation's WELFARE.
Read MoreSocial-enterprise employees earn wages and pay TAXES, reducing their recidivism RATES and dependence on government assistance. They also RECEIVE crucial on-the-job TRAINING, job-readiness skills, literacy instruction and, if necessary, the counseling and mental-health services they NEED to move into the mainstream workforce.
Read MoreAs a kid in the eighties, I didn't NEED much disposable income. I went to Catholic school - white shirt, plaid skirt - so fashion CHOICES were limited. But YOUTH finds a way. For me and my schoolmates, neon argyle socks were a crucial barometer of coolness. HAIR ribbons, too, and they didn't come cheap.
Read MoreThose in the metro-Atlanta AREA KNOW how crucial the INVESTMENTS in our infrastructure and TRANSPORTATION systems are to improving our communities.
Read MoreI want to PLAY ROLES where my absence should be felt. It may not NECESSARILY be a lead role, but my CHARACTER should be crucial to the show.
Read MorePaul Goldschmidt, who gave me the CONFIDENCE to LEAD as one of the game's greatest players, acknowledged that what I had to SAY was valuable to my TEAMMATES and crucial to winning.
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