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...hoped to have the book in “every congressional office” so that Crossing Over could contribute to a political dialogue on the reshaping of relations between Mexico and the U.S. Throughout Crossing Over he asserts that during certain months, the border patrol is lenient when farmers need cheap labor. However, during other times of the year, the border patrol’s tactics can be so vigilant and irresponsible as to cause the death of three Mexican migrants. Although it was not one of his original intentions, Martínez wants the book to allow Americans...
...security for seven days without filing charges. After a week's time, authorities must either officially file charges or let the immigrant go free. (The previous limit on detention was 24 hours). This sounds like a Draconian measure compared to pre-September 11th regulations, but it's far more lenient than the unlimited detention originally advocated by Attorney General John Ashcroft - and as such, it's a compromise civil libertarians and immigration lawyers are willing to live with...
...Within hours of the attacks, University President Lawrence H. Summers and Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles had contacted students, faculty and other members of the Harvard community acknowledging the violence and recognizing students’ subsequent anguish and anxiety. Administrators and others were urged to be lenient with students needing time to recover from the painful events of the morning. House Masters, proctors and University- and student-run support services should also be lauded for their prompt and ongoing response to a tragedy no one could have imagined, let alone anticipated...
Most are trying variants on what the Dutch call gedogen--turning a blind eye. The authorities keep marijuana-possession statutes on the books to conform with a 1988 international convention that prohibits outright legalization and to avoid the political controversy of changing the law. But they opt for quite lenient enforcement. Last month police in Brixton started a six-month experiment: they will caution users on the spot and confiscate their dope rather than book them for prosecution. The cops expect to save at least five hours of police work per nonarrest, which they will devote to street crime...
...offense. In April, Texas District Judge J. Manuel Banales ordered Torres not to have sex with anyone, minor or adult, until he married--or "you will go to prison for life." He expressed a fear that Torres would be a deadbeat dad. The Wisconsin Supreme Court was marginally more lenient with Oakley last week, merely sustaining a lower-court ruling that would jail him for eight years if he fathered another child without proving he could support his entire brood...