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...David Gomez Rocha's plywood shack. Seven days a week the 28-year-old rises at 3 a.m. for a two-hour trip across the border to pick asparagus for $4.25 an hour. Granted amnesty in 1987, Gomez Rocha is now a legal alien. His mother has a permit to pick grapes further north in California, returning to Mexicali on weekends. ``Who would do this backbreaking work if they closed the border?'' says Gomez Rocha. ``The U.S. does not have enough farmworkers, so they hire illegals. Mexico is the U.S.'s right hand. They should pay us higher wages...
Along with assault and armed robbery, Leahyfaces charges of discharging a weapon within 500feet of a building, possession of a firearmwithout a permit, larceny of a motor vehicle andwearing body armor while committing a felony...
...Canadians have more local ``freenet'' connections per capita than their southern cousins -- a total of nine community services that provide free local access to the Internet. Canadians also claim a computer culture that is both more open and more self- regulating than in the U.S. ``Our philosophy is to permit an open dialogue'' with as little policing as possible, says Sutherland. ``We have had the odd loony and the occasional inappropriate posting, but over a year and a half we've had an amazingly civil environment...
...proposed ordinance also aims to attack youth access to tobacco. It would require all tobacco vendors to purchase a sale permit from the city and to require proof of age before selling cigarettes. Current law only requires vendors to register with the state...
...Clinton Administration proposed sweeping changes in the nation's banking system that would permit commercial banks to sell insurance and underwrite securities. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin outlined the new proposal, which would allow banks to "affiliate" with Wall Street firms, insurance companies and other financial service providers. It would repeal several federal restrictions, including the Depression-era Glass Steagall Act, which forbids banks from underwriting securities or selling insurance. Banks for years have been seeking a repeal of Glass-Steagall. Their efforts were blocked by Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), who chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee until...