Word: magnetic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Alien Magnet...
Brugman asserted that despite the ordinance, Cambridge has not become a magnet for aliens, saying, "It protects the people who are already here." He said the refugee population had remained fairly steady...
...subject: the Declaration of Independence. The scene: a seventh-grade history classroom at Caddo Middle Magnet School in Shreveport, La. The teacher: a substitute who wrote his name, "Mr. Bennett," in big letters on the blackboard. His teaching method: Socratic...
...centuries, cities were an irresistible magnet for internal American migration. In the 1970s, however, that path was reversed as nonmetropolitan areas grew by 14.4% and metropolitan areas by 10.5%. Since 1980, however, that "rural turnaround" has again turned around, with metro areas growing faster than non-metro areas. But one aspect of the 1970s trend endures. "People are moving to smaller, less crowded communities," says Peter Morrison of the Rand Corp.'s population research center, "particularly those with a population under a quartermillion." Notes Bryant Robey, founder of American Demographics: "America's past has been one of steady centralization...
Immigration officials agree with Simpson that employer sanctions are crucial to cutting off the illegal flow. In the INS's view, it is the job magnet that attracts illegals across the border. Says Commissioner Nelson: "Once word spreads along the border that there are no jobs for illegals in the U.S., the magnet no longer exists." Officials see little difficulty in enforcing the sanctions. Says INS Spokesman Duke Austin: "This will be like the 55- m.p.h. speed limit. Most motorists comply. There will be some who won't, and we know who those people are right now. So our task...