Word: immigrantsã
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More specifically, it is European xenophobia and racist intolerance that have catapulted Le Pen and his ilk in Austria, Britain, Italy, Norway, Belgium and Germany into the rosy spotlight of political legitimacy. Scapegoating “immigrants?? (nonwhites) as the cause of shrinking employment opportunities, these politicians have preyed upon the fears and biases of populations stung by economic instability. Tough immigration policies are touted as a cure-all for rising crime rates. Non-whites are accused of defiling the homogenous, cultural purity of Western European countries...
...hardly fair to deny food stamps to legal immigrants even in the best of times. While we believe that immigrants should come to this country ready to work, we know that immigrants??just like many other Americans—cannot always find jobs. And food stamps are not only for the unemployed, but also for the working poor, who live barely above the federal poverty line despite full-time work. Low-income parents must often work excessively long hours to maintain a basic standard of living for their families. Even under Bush’s proposal, many immigrants...