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...final, fallacious argument against the wall comes from within the U.S. Immigrant advocate groups complain that the wall will somehow make it more difficult for Mexican immigrants to find representation in the U.S. and will infringe upon their rights to organize and protest. This claim is absolutely absurd. The only people who will be affected by this wall are illegal immigrants, not the ones who have legally come to this country. Illegal immigrants are not part of the U.S., do not participate in the country’s social contract, and are therefore not entitled to the same rights...

Author: By Shai D. Bronshtein | Title: An Actual Border | 2/8/2006 | See Source »

...understand the objections of many congressional conservatives who feel U.S. cities should not be helping improve the image of Chavez, one of President Bush?s most strident critics. "The U.S. buys 1.5 million barrels of oil from Venezuela each day at full price," says Fattah, "so why would anyone complain about getting some at almost half price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Venezuela's Oil Giveaway | 2/7/2006 | See Source »

...Therefore, any such decision must have been an act of conviction,” Beckman said. “So I find it puzzling that someone would act out of conviction, and then begin to complain about what the consequences were, particularly when they were well known in advance...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NYU Grad Student Strike Rages On | 2/1/2006 | See Source »

...timers, for their part, complain about the newcomers' work ethic. "The people who come these days just see the nice cars or the money on the streets of Tuxpan," says Coria. "They don't know how much hard work it takes to make it in the Hamptons. So many of them come, get disillusioned very quickly and return to Mexico empty handed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Life of the Migrants Next Door | 1/29/2006 | See Source »

...millions of Chinese peasants losing faith in the ability of local governments to improve their lives. Over the past two decades, vast swathes of Chinese farmland have been converted into the factories, highways and power plants that are fueling the country's economic growth. But many farmers complain that they have not been adequately compensated for losing land, sometimes because corrupt local officials have pocketed the money. In Guangdong alone, two million farmers have been displaced by development, according to provincial statistics. These land seizures were one of the top causes for the 84,000 "disturbances to public order" that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China | 1/23/2006 | See Source »

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