Word: influxes
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Superficially, the major backers of anti-immigration legislation are nativist red staters afraid of a massive influx of migrants from Latin America. But unbeknownst to most, it’s actually a shady cabal of indie music label lobbyists pushing border reform laws down the nation’s throat, because they know the truth: the Canadians are stealing our stages...
Kline expects that the influx of U.S. doctors will be temporary. The plan is to dramatically increase the ability of local health-care staff to treat children with AIDS. To that end, the children's clinics and their doctors, including the Pediatric AIDS Corps, have provided training in the past six months for about 3,600 health-care workers...
...Moderate Democrats have celebrated the midterms as a victory for their brand of fiscal conservatism, foreign policy "realism" and a version of "traditional values." Certainly, Washington will see an influx of unorthodox Democrats: congressmen-elect Heath Shuler in North Carolina and Brad Ellsworth in Indiana are pro-life and pro-gun. But liberals won in some relatively conservative areas as well, and often after being largely ignored by national Democratic strategists. In the House, they include Kentucky's John Yarmuth (who supports universal health care and affirmative action), New Hampshire's Carol Shea-Porter (she was once escorted...
...Casino Group in a joint venture with a local company. Shopping "is not a matter of patriotism at all," Nga says. "These days, we just buy what we like." Foreign giants entering Vietnam will likely create as many or more jobs than they'll destroy, Pincus says, and the influx of new banks will free up credit?now available chiefly to state-owned companies?for capital-starved private businesses. Some Vietnamese businesses even welcome the competition. "I'm not worried," says Ly Qui Trung, founder of Ph? 24, a chain of noodle shops. "We've already got a head start...
...Negotiation is by far the best way to defuse North Korea's nuclear crisis. But if severe international sanctions are necessary, we shouldn't expect cooperation from China because its national security would be threatened by a sudden collapse of North Korea. There would be a huge influx of Korean refugees, and the power vacuum might be filled with military forces headed by the U.S. While the world condemns Pyongyang for its irresponsible nuclear test, we should perhaps also ponder its real fear of extermination by a superpower and its need for self-protection. Why does Washington still obstinately...