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...most reckonings, globalization has been a boon to Germany. The world's No. 1 exporter peddles everything from luxury cars to industrial machinery to an eager world. Its once self-absorbed banks and conglomerates have unlocked new value through aggressive corporate restructuring. Its surging economic recovery has pushed the nation's unemployment below 10% for the first time in four years. But that's not the reckoning of most ordinary Germans; for them, globalization is a dirty word. Ten years ago, Germans were evenly divided on whether globalization presented more opportunities or risks, according to the Allensbach Institute, a polling...
...Diplomat's Doings I was unhappy with Madeleine Albright's response [Jan. 21] to Seyi Falade's question on the immigration debate. I too am of a second generation of immigrants to the U.S. My parents and I have benefited from all this great nation has to offer. However, my parents came here legally. This to me is the crux of the issue. Since illegal immigrants have ignored the rule of law, they should be made to forfeit their right to citizenship until they meet the legal entry requirements. Those of us who oppose a de facto grant of immunity...
Senators Max S. Baucus and Charles E. Grassley, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent letters to the 136 wealthiest colleges in the nation last week asking for detailed information about their finances and operations...
...mentality there, as well as here, is telling. Following the news of Jindal’s win, the Times of India telephoned Bobby’s cousin Gulshan. “It’s a great honor not just for our family, but Punjab and the nation as well, [for] the son of this soil [to] have achieved something really big,” he said. Meanwhile, celebrations were erupting in Jindal’s ancestral village of Khanpura, as locals shared sweets and danced exultantly to bhangra music. Nobody asked what Jindal stood...
Morris: I firmly believe that it is simply a perception. We definitely need to do a better job in educating the international traveler about our processes and insuring that they understand that we are a welcoming nation. There has been a groundswell of media that has latched on to individual cases, but close to 100% of people are processed quickly, without incident...