Word: seeks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...federal government, which has deported almost all Salvadorans who have applied for political asylum under the law, claims the illegal aliens are economic rather than political refugees who seek jobs in this country...
...across the nation, city resolutions granting sanctuary to Central American refugees have had little impact on the government's ability to seek out and expel foreigners living here illegally. Among the cities which have declared themselves refugee sanctuaries are Ithaca N.Y., Berkeley, Calif., and St. Paul, Minn. While the city of Los Angeles rescinded its sanctuary status last month, the governor of New Mexico two weeks ago declared the state a haven for illegal aliens. Brookline is the only other Massachusetts community which has declared itself a sanctuary...
...closed" mentality that is the root of totalitarianism. As Harvard approaches its 350th anniversary, I feel that it is time that the members of the Harvard community unite against such attacks on the free exchange of ideas. We must not bow down to the tyranny of radical minorities who seek to squelch opposition, for it is only a short step from "No free speech for the Contras" to "No free speech for anyone." Ronald J. Granieri...
...president refused to say what he plans to do, other than continue to gather evidence about the incidents and seek the support of European allies...
Wilson's animosity toward the Huertistas led him to seek any pretext for an American intervention in Mexican affairs. He then manipulated an incident in which American naval officers were erroneously arrested--and quickly released--by apologetic Huertista forces to garner Congressional and public support for his policy. Wilson's stubborness led to a deployment of American sailors and Marines in Mexico that he later regretted. Only the looming European war prevented the outbreak of full-scale war between the U.S. and Mexico...