Word: low
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...danger for the U.S. is that the giant on its southern border will explode in social upheaval. Most of the unemployed Mexicans are landless peasants, and they face a cruel choice: scratch out a bare living at home, migrate to urban slums or sneak across the border for low-paying jobs...
...Liberalized immigration laws. 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...
...unrelenting low temperatures during the week caused heating problems at Holyoke Center, Hilles Library, the Dudley House Cooperative, and Quincy and Eliot Houses...
...sort of balance of power game. I think the second reason was clearly Taiwan, to entice the United States away from the Taiwanese--certainly to the detriment of Taiwan, from the Taiwanese viewpoint. The third reason is that the standard of living in China is still very, very low in comparison to the United States and even to the West and the Soviet Union. I think the Chinese were quite clear in pointing out in their recent visit that they want American technology--particularly in the agricultural sphere--to try to wean away the 80 per cent of the Chinese...
...scummy California. Her distraught father flies down, and, unsatisfied by police efforts to find her, hires a sleezy private dick played by Peter Boyle. Back in Grand Rapids Scott wanders around looking sad. Even religion isn't fun anymore. Finally Boyle shows up and coyly presents Scott with a low-rent porn flick starring his daughter. Scott reacts to the screening in predictable stages of disbelief, grief and rage. So where is the girl? Still missing...