MICHEL MARTIN, host: Now, we're going to have a conversation about the power of words. The words are undocumented and illegal. In her first opinion on the high court, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor used the term undocumented immigrant to refer to individuals present in the U.S. without proper authorization.
Temperatures and precipitation vary among locations. St. Croix county of the Virgin Islands is classified as a wetland and h as an average mo nthly precipitation of 3.3875 inches and an average monthly temperature of 81 Â°F.
Marshes develop along the edges of rivers and lakes. A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem. The primary factor that distinguishes wetlands from other land forms or water bodies is the characteristic vegetation of aquatic plants, adapted to the unique hydric soil. Wetlands play a number of roles in the environment, principally water purification, flood control, carbon sink and shoreline stability. Wetlands are also considered the mos