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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"Aliens aren't our job," says Chief Benedict wearily. Yet much of his time is spent picking up lost strangers on the reservation and turning them over to the border patrol. He points out a dozen regular drop-off points, like old marinas and abandoned houses. For several days last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People Smuggling Is A Good Business | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

The Mohawk reservation appeals to smugglers because its status as a tribal reserve makes it a no-go area for law enforcement officials. Even the military has declared it a "red zone" and has refused to fly over it since a medical helicopter was shot down on a nearby reservation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People Smuggling Is A Good Business | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

Monsters make for disquieting playmates. No matter how toylike and frivolous they may appear, monsters are unnatural and, in the end, deal in unresolved fear. But monsters also have a way with children. Consider the suspicious charms of the Pokemon creatures--Gengar, Cubone and Chansey, for example. The first is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beware of the Poke Mania | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

Parents who have had to suffer through the games, the TV series and shopping trips can take some comfort in the fact that the Pokemon demographic is the same one that has abandoned Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers. What may be harder to survive is the relentlessness of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beware of the Poke Mania | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

The Pokemon trading-card craze is at the center of much of the controversy. Colm McNiallais, 11, of New York City is a good guide to frenzy. Passing kids looking to trade, he says, "We don't want them. They cheat." He gravitates toward others who have brought out binders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beware of the Poke Mania | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

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