Word: laboration
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Progress seemed close at hand when Carter took office and pointedly made López Portillo his first state visitor. The U.S. President welcomed the meeting as an opportunity "to correct some of the long-standing economic problems of our two nations." Instead, under pressure from labor unions to stem illegal immigration, Carter and Congress beefed up border patrols and made employers of illegal aliens subject to fines. The U.S. urged Mexico to crack down on drug smuggling, but then became dismayed when young Americans ended up in Mexican jails...
...Mexicans argue, with substantial statistical evidence, that most illegal aliens from Mexico take low-paying jobs that are refused by U.S. workers, and they seldom settle permanently in the U.S. Further, Mexican authorities have long regarded illegal emigration as a social safety valve. But Carter is under pressure by labor leaders to strengthen immigration restrictions. At most he is expected to show a willingness to listen to the Mexican viewpoint and possibly modify somewhat the proposals on immigration that he will send to Congress this year...
...inflation-weary consumers, the news from the Labor Department last week hit like a blast of arctic air: the January Wholesale Price Index rose by 1.3%, or at an astonishing annual compounded rate of 16.8%. That was more than double the rate for all of 1978 and the biggest monthly jump in four years. The index, which usually foreshadows trends in retail prices, was lifted in part by the soaring cost of farm products, especially beef and veal, which rose 13% for the month. But finished goods like cars and appliances rose at an even steeper pace...
James Jackson, attorney for the administration, said yesterday, "Without commenting specifically on the RISD situation, it's basic in labor law that if an employee engages in a strike, it is within the rights of the employer to permanently replace that employee...
However, Singleton said that if the faculty files a suit against the administration for unfair labor practices at the time of the strike, the administration must rehire the instructors should the faculty win the suit...