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...million illegal aliens in the U.S. who have benefits that most U.S. citizens don't have," says Berman. "One of the most lucrative benefits is that pregnant illegal aliens can give birth in a U.S. hospital free of charge and be rewarded with citizenship while breaking the most basic of U.S. laws." To pay for all that free hospital care, he wants to tax all money transferred south of the border by individuals at 8% (citizens could apply for reimbursement). The fee could raise $240 million a year, he estimates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Aim at Immigration in Texas | 11/17/2006 | See Source »

...Felons Vote? Once they've served their time, punishing them further by taking away a basic right isn't just unfair to them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Hot Pursuit Takes a Deadly Turn | 11/17/2006 | See Source »

...need to open up the papers and have some basic literacy of what’s going on within religious communities,” she said...

Author: By Johannah S. Cornblatt and Samuel P. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Gen Ed Draft Causes Stir in Faculty Meeting | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

...hurts students more than it helps the administration,” Hamilton said. “Things like the tax on student gift accounts, things like the lack of assistance for course books and coursepacks,” Hamilton said, “all fall under the basic theme of Harvard’s administration doing things that aren’t necessarily in the best interest of the students.” —Staff writer Margot E. Edelman can be reached at medelman@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Margot E. Edelman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Finds, Fights 'Hidden Costs' | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

...other hand, Royal's basic point is in line with Socialist principles: If paid tutors are what it takes to get through middle school with decent grades, then those whose parents can afford them will fare better, perpetuating the inequities that have kept the underserved urban ghettoes on the boil for years. And the idea of public teachers dipping into the private sector for a little extra cash is bound to strike more than a few French people as downright Anglo-Saxon - or so her supporters hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Only in France, a Scandal for Policy Wonks | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

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