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...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...
Founded after the Civil War by a Union general as a refined refuge for the well-heeled, Colorado Springs (pop. 259,000) has long enticed tourists with attractions like Pikes Peak Highway and the elegant Broadmoor Hotel. But in more recent years it has become a magnet for military installations. To the east of the city is Peterson Air Force Base; to the north is the U.S. Air Force Academy; to the south is the Army's Fort Carson; and buried deep in Cheyenne Mountain to the southwest, shielded behind 25-ton doors, is the North American Aerospace Defense Command...
...moment, the report notes, some of the missiles can be easily seen through cyclone fencing, making them a magnet for antinuclear demonstrators and a target for terrorists. (The weapons' nuclear warheads are housed separately in concrete bunkers with special security precautions.) The Army wants the money for "metal and concrete fences, which are intended to shield the day-to-day activities of the Pershing unit from outside observation." The proposal is finding a receptive audience in Congress. "No problem at all," said Republican Senator Mack Mattingly of Georgia, chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee on military construction. "In fact...
Recently, however, Mr. Moynihan voted for a bill providing that grants for magnet schools may not be used for "courses of instruction the substance of which is secular humanism." It is clear that he read the bill, because he defended his vote as "the price I had to pay to get school desegregation money." But, though he read it, he apparently didn't understand it. According to a report in the Times (February 22), Mr. Moynihan said. "I have no idea what secular humanism is. No one knows...