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...necessary to protect and augment what has been accomplished in Soviet- U.S. relations. We live in dramatic times. Events can take sharp and unexpected turns. That makes it all the more dangerous to have in our minds the stereotypes of the cold war. Yet those stereotypes are still alive. Let me put it this way: the strength of our relationship is being tested, and it will be tested again in the future. We should keep that in mind...
...aliens to obtain legal status. During that time, the number of aliens captured annually fell by half, from a peak of 1.8 million in 1986. Although supporters applaud this as proof that would-be illegals are staying home, a more plausible explanation is that the legalization program helped to augment -- not reduce -- the illicit flow. Even more telling, the influx is rising once again. Since December, the INS' monthly apprehension figures are averaging 50% higher than the year before. "It's getting back to business as usual," warns Arthur Helton, an immigration expert at the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights...
...focus on that and not look at the larger history is wrong," said Aull, "The thing I would do is not oppose it but augment it, make it holistic and involve Israeli citizens...
...local forces, not Americans, would operate this equipment. In the same Andean nations, Special Operations Forces would increase their training of local antidrug teams in jungle combat, night operations, map reading and intelligence. The three countries are expected to get a contingent of 200 troopers and Green Berets to augment the small groups already in place. Bush last summer approved a National Security directive permitting such American trainers to accompany foreign teams on drug raids...
...pledged $400,000 as a one-time paymentto augment teachers' salaries by 5 percent.Chelsea teachers have not had a pay raise in twoyears, and Paul Clemente, B.U.'s associate vicepresident for financial affairs, said that thepayment was "a recognition that the teachers aregrossly underpaid...[made] to get the school offon the right foot...