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...Just as important, the debate could address the issue of race head-on: should ethnicity be a factor in granting citizenship? There are a small number of respectable scholars, like Harvard's Samuel P. Huntington, who argue that the large Hispanic influx into America does threaten its character. A large number of other respectable scholars say German, Irish, Italian, Jewish and Asian immigrants faced the same criticism throughout the country's history. But until politicians define the goals of American immigration policy - who and how many do we want and for what reason - it will be impossible to strip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Racism Fueling the Immigration Debate? | 5/17/2006 | See Source »

Fortunately for the Radcliffe crew team, novices have proved be just the opposite. The influx of strong freshman and first-years into the program this year, particularly in the heavyweight program, has bolstered the Black and White in their quest for nautical domination...

Author: By Courtney M. Petrouski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Novices Getting Feet Wet More Quickly on Radcliffe Crews, Reflecting National Trend | 5/12/2006 | See Source »

...today. I’m talking about the cheating that takes place in the academic sphere under the guise of the learning disability—in particular that associated with Adderall.Today, many physicians prescribe Adderall tablets as if they are as harmless as Jolly Ranchers. As a result, an influx of these pills make their way into the hands of enterprising youth, who in turn feed the flourishing black market for this drug on campuses—and increasingly, high schools—nationwide.Almost everyone on a college campus knows at least one student with a prescription of Adderall...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Wrong Message | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...angriest about the government's inadequacies keep leaving the country. Those who would vote, protest, stage walkouts, and revolt-instead keep voting with their feet. Which in turn protects The Powers That Be. And third, as a reward for watching entire communities empty out, they receive a huge influx of cash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blame Mexico: the Mess Starts at Home | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...Geneva, unhcr spokeswoman Jennifer Pagonis called the planned change "an unfortunate precedent, being for the first time, to our knowledge, that a country with a fully functioning and credible asylum system, in the absence of anything approximating a mass influx, decides to transfer elsewhere the responsibility to handle claims made actually on the territory of the state." Coming amid tension with Indonesia over the granting of three-year visas to a group of independence activists from West Papua province, the policy shift has brought accusations of appeasement. But it's also raised questions about Australia's commitment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Closing the Asylum Gate | 4/24/2006 | See Source »

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