Word: exoduses
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...exodus was triggered by the change in Clinton's refugee policy that went into effect three weeks ago. Rather than automatically being sent back to Haiti, refugees would be interviewed to determine whether they were entitled to political asylum. Word spread quickly in Haiti that those who could get a boat and make it a few miles out to sea would be picked up by the Americans and would stand a much better chance of making it to the U.S. So far, 1 out of 4 refugees interviewed at sea has been granted asylum, in contrast to just...
...worried that the rightists will push the party so far to the margins on issues like abortion, gay rights and home schooling that mainstream voters will be turned off -- a mirror image of what happened to the Democrats in the 1970s, when they tilted left and produced an exodus of what became Reagan Democrats. But at the same time, the G.O.P. cannot afford to alienate a group of voters who may constitute nearly 17% of the national electorate. In any case, party moderates have not had much success in reversing the tide. "The people on the far right are much...
...exodus of teachers added to the academicchaos of the period. "My senior thesis advisor whowas an expert in near eastern studies was draftedinto the military," Hayes says. "Consequently Iwas left without a thesis advisor and I could notdo my senior thesis...
...agreed to shut down the Harry and Louise commercials when Rostenkowski agreed to permit insurers to factor in some variations in premiums according to age. The New York model has also persuaded analysts that community rating without universal coverage is a recipe for disaster. They can foresee a mass exodus by young people, which in turn will nudge up prices for older Americans -- and lead to more havoc...
...thriving branch in the city's crime-ridden fifth ward. Last year the Amerada Hess oil company consolidated its offices in Houston. It was the largest corporate move into the city in the past 15 years. Since Lanier came to office, Houston has begun to reverse the exodus to the suburbs, adding 50,400 new jobs...