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...introduced to the dysfunctions of U.S. immigration policy early in my career, back in 1986 in Chicago. Because I was the only Spanish-speaking reporter in my newsroom, I was assigned to cover the Reagan Administration's sweeping amnesty for illegal immigrants. The measure was also supposed to crack down on future illegal immigration. It didn't. Desperate indocumentados kept pouring in, and eager U.S. businesses kept hiring them. A decade later, when I was based in Mexico City, Washington tried again with the Illegal Immigrant & Migrant Responsibility Act. It was going to "seal" the border with more fences...
...IMMIGRATION 800 Number of illegal African migrants intercepted by Spanish authorities as they tried to sail to the Canary Islands last week 6,000 Estimated number of African migrants who died or went missing attempting the same journey last year. Over 30,000 reached the islands-a sixfold increase from...
...MEDICINE 275 Number of patients Spanish anesthetist Juan Maeso infected with the hepatitis-C virus by injecting them with the same needle he used to inject himself with morphine 1,933 Length in years of a prison term Maeso has been sentenced to by Valencia regional court judges. Under Spanish law, the most time he can serve is 20 years
...tribe's accession rites, for instance, a new chief was anointed in gold dust and sent on a raft into a lake, into which he'd hurl gold pieces as an offering to the gods. This ritual spawned the El Dorado legend of the fabled lost city coveted by Spanish conquistadors...
...Patients infected with hepatitis C virus by Spanish anesthesiologist Juan Maeso, who injected them with the needle he used to inject himself with morphine...