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...national GDP, and fulfill jobs most Americans do not want but that are nonetheless critical for maintaining our way of life. The labor of undocumented workers has even become crucial in rebuilding areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Most importantly, immigrants are human beings and are thus entitled to basic human rights. But let us abandon these philosophical arguments and look at the economic facts. Although immigrants send important remittances to Mexico, this figure adds up to roughly 0.3 percent of America’s GDP (which includes remittances to all of Latin America). This is unlikely to have a significant...
...victory. Though the Pioneers played better in the following two frames, Harvard did just enough to win the match. “There was no scouting report today,” Ridolfi said. “We simply laid down things—let’s go basic, let’s get this A-B-C done, and try to be a little emotional.” “Now, we’re starting to turn the corner,” he added. The Crimson will return to action when it travels down Massachusetts Avenue...
...development. Many of China's 900 million rural inhabitants are farmers, who have little legal or political leverage. They have borne a disproportionate share of the side effects of China's growth, from environmental degradation to misrule by local party officials more eager to line their pockets than provide basic services. Income disparity between the urban rich and the rural poor is at its widest since the People's Republic was founded in 1949. "What China has now is the worst of a planned economy and the worst of capitalism," says Christine Wong, a University of Washington professor who studies...
...says Philip Brown, an economist who studies rural China and teaches at Colby College. "But now they see that the reforms don't go far enough, and they think, This is what we've been waiting for?" The official Chinese media, which has tried to educate farmers on their basic rights, only heightens that disenchantment. "The media can't report on the bad things that happen to you, and so it overreports on the good things," says Mary Gallagher, a political scientist at the University of Michigan. "And that causes unrealistic expectations...
...centuries, cartoons have depicted negative perspectives of religion. Cartoons have violated and attacked every basic Western viewpoint. Why then should other religious icons be spared? Muslims must realize they are living on this planet with many other people for whom free comment and opinion are important. Clearly, the Muslim community needs to cultivate a better sense of humor. Peter Blum Johannesburg...