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...wages. If immigration stopped, the grapes would still get picked. Agribusiness owners would just have to pay more to get the job done. That said, much of the rhetoric surrounding the immigration debate seems to reflect little more than a mean-spirited desire to punish others for seeking the American dream. When one of our most liberal senators feels the need to brag about fining immigrant families and sending undocumented workers “to the back of the line,” something is wrong. I’m not naive; America must have some restrictions on immigration...
...their vote. Republicans in Congress are more likely to feel the heat on this issue. Republicans (37%) are more likely than Democrats (24%) to support a candidate for Congress who favors making illegal immigration a crime. Half of Hispanics (50%)- a hotly contested group courted by both parties - would punish candidates who favored criminalization of illegals...
...interview with TIME, defended the incremental approach to getting Iran back to the negotiating table. The European-led strategy, according to the diplomat, is to "incrementally increase pressure on Iran in order to make it understand [how] to find a diplomatic solution." The aim, he said, is not to "punish" Tehran for failing to comply fully with previous requests; instead, "the Security Council is a political tool to make Iran understand that the price is too high to continue in the direction that it has been going." The plan is to move deliberately and incrementally, to convince Iran that...
...Royal Spanish Football Federation (rfef) fined Zaragoza just €9,000 - though that was the largest amount ever imposed in Spain for such an incident - fifa, too, decided it could tolerate no more. At a meeting in Zurich this month, football's governing body ruled that national associations must punish clubs whose fans are guilty of racist abuse by deducting league points and imposing relegation or disqualification from tournaments, with a two-year international ban for countries that don't comply. "Recent events have demonstrated that there is a need for concerted action and an urgency for more severe measures...
...alcohol policies. “Telling people not to drink is not something I like to do because I think it’s pretty ineffective,” he added. Instead, he clarified Harvard’s alcohol amnesty policy, under which administrators pledge not to punish students admitted to University Health Services (UHS) for drinking. And he gave out lip-balm to students who correctly answered questions on the alcohol content of different drinks. The goal of the talk, Travia said, was to provide answers to the question: “What are some ways in which...