Word: ladders
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...family connections that make so many political careers in Japan, the ambitious Tanaka built his own power base by contributing lavishly to the campaigns of fellow members of the Liberal Democratic Party. Dubbed the Computerized Bulldozer for his photographic memory and endless energy, he quickly scrambled up the ladder of Cabinet and party posts until he reached the top rung in 1972. At 54, Tanaka was the youngest Prime Minister in Japanese history...
...candidate named Margaret Roberts, then 23, a lift home from a political meeting. They were married two years later. By then, Denis had inherited the family business and considerable wealth. Maggie quit work, studied law, gave birth to twins, Carol and Mark, and began her ascent up the political ladder. Denis traveled extensively for Atlas and eventually sold the firm to Castrol, a lubricating-oil company, which was later taken over by Burmah Oil. He was a director of planning at a Burmah subsidiary when he retired in 1975, and still sits on several corporate boards...
Illegal immigrants are beginning to move up the ladder to service and industry jobs. Donald Huddle, a member of the Texas Governor's Task Force on Immigration, created a stir last year when he estimated that a third of the commercial construction jobs in Houston were held by illegal aliens, who made an average wage of $4.64 an hour, 40% above the federal minimum wage of $3.35. In eastern Massachusetts in April, 26% of the 144 employed aliens picked up by the INS were earning more than $5.25 an hour, and 69% were being paid between minimum wage...
Ironically, some immigrants try to pull the ladder up after them. Colorado Governor Richard Lamm points out that the great majority of tips to Denver immigration agents come from fellow Hispanics. "The average Hispanic understands," Lamm says, "that there are only so many jobs." In a recent poll of 457 registered Hispanic voters in southern Texas, 54% said they favored stricter enforcement of the immigration laws. "They're destroying this country," complains Juan Ramírez, laid-off master electrician from the Brownsville area. "Are you going to hire me when you can get someone else...
...Sands, who picked up the game at age six will move up the ladder. The Quincy House resident turned professional just last week and will begin touring this summer...