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...done a complete about-face on immigrants, from fearing them as low-wage rivals of American workers to viewing them as potential union members. The labor federation is even whooping up support for a legislative amnesty that would lift the fear of deportation from the estimated 6 million illegal immigrants now in the U.S. The Immigration and Naturalization Service has virtually stopped raiding businesses to look for undocumented workers. "It is much easier to find work now than ever before," says Josefina Diaz, a native of the Dominican Republic who cleans offices in midtown Manhattan. "It doesn't matter...
...While the hard-liners in the Unionist camp want nothing short of total surrender of all IRA weapons, Britain has accepted the Republican offer and has urged the Unionist leadership to do the same. Adding to the pressure on the Unionists is London's plan to lift the suspension of the self-rule institutions two weeks from Monday. The Unionists' ruling council, in which Trimble's majority is somewhat tenuous when it comes to the peace process, will consider the IRA offer two days before that, creating yet another dramatic showdown in the two-year-old saga of the Good...
...multicultural diversity reflects what is going on in society," Wiley says. "As long as the group continues to lift up what originally got it started, the emphasis on black music and spirit, as long as others want to affirm that, its' a positive thing. It shows the growth of Harvard and of people in general...
...McGowan opened the game's scoring with an unassisted goal 2:46 into the game. For a Crimson team that has had trouble finding its first strike in the early part of games during the recent slide, McGowan's goal gave the Crimson the lead and a noticeable psychological lift at both ends...
...along with former Senator Bob Dole and others, is scheduled to testify. "This research should go forward as fast as possible," Reeve says (see his accompanying Viewpoint). To that end, Senators Specter, a Republican, and Tom Harkin of Iowa, a Democrat, have introduced a bill to lift the ban. Just how far they'll get in an election year is anyone's guess...