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...when Mexico's standard of living improves. Meanwhile, he said frankly, he intends to enforce U.S. immigration laws "as fairly and humanely as I can." Replying to a complaint from LÓpez Portillo that Mexicans working in the U.S. often are mistreated, Carter promised to "protect the basic human rights of all people within the borders of my country...
Terrorist gun battles and frequent political assassinations. A fratricidal massacre involving warring Muslim sects. Martial law in a third of the country. Shortages of basic commodities and foodstuffs. Unemployment higher than in any continental European country. Inflation that has soared beyond any citizen's desire to measure...
...which subscribers receive this week, reads something like an Esquire magazine for lawyers−not surprising, since its editor is Steven Brill, 28. Esquire's law columnist, and American Lawyer's seed money came from Vere Harmsworth's Associated Newspapers, the British backer of Esquire. "Our basic philosophy is nothing about the law. everything about lawyers and lawyering," says Brill. He promises investigative reporting on pettifoggery, news of the constantly shifting tides of power and prestige among law firms, and a regular column critiquing the performance of attorneys before the U.S. Supreme Court. American Lawyer Publisher...
...common refrain in all this is a basic psychological truth: girls have far more trouble liberating themselves from Mother than boys do. At about 18 months, all children go through a deep conflict between a comforting sense of oneness with Mother and a strong drive to seek independence. For boys the crucial emancipating step is easier; they know their destiny is to be different−like Father. Says New York Child Psychologist Louise Kaplan: "The girl can't pull away without seeming to reject the model of what she will become−a woman...
Exploiting the shortage, Abu Dhabi and Qatar last week added a 7% surcharge to the 1.8 million bbl. per day that they produce. The increase is on top of the 5% OPEC rise that took effect last month and lifted the basic price to $13.34 per bbl. The cartel had scheduled a raise in steps to $14.55 by October. But at the present rate of increase, oil from Abu Dhabi and Qatar then would be selling at $16.32 per bbl. Other oil producers, notably such anti-Western militants as Libya and Iraq, are expected to make similar increases. Says...