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...postwar generation," meaning the 60% of West Germans who on V-E day were either children or not yet born. Kohl came to office determined to play a role abroad commensurate with his country's flourishing democracy, strong support for NATO, and eminence as the non-Communist world's third-largest economic power. Internally, he intended to put a new gloss on national pride and patriotism by increased emphasis on symbols such as the red, black and gold national flag and more frequent playing of the national anthem...
After wresting independence from France in 1962, Algeria established itself as an exemplar of Third World socialism, often criticizing U.S. foreign policy and breaking diplomatic ties with Washington during the 1967 Six-Day War. While Algeria renewed relations with the U.S. seven years later, it is Colonel Chadli Bendjedid, President since 1979, who has launched his country on a more moderate course. Last week Bendjedid became the first Algerian leader to make a state visit...
...from UNESCO late last year but had agreed to contribute an extra $2 million to help make up for the loss of $43 million a year in U.S. contributions. France has been a mediator between Western countries, who are demanding a greater voice over the agency's budget, and Third World nations, who increasingly want to control the organization's programs...
...this baby boomlet has hit first grade, where enrollments rose from a 33-year low of 2,894,000 in 1980 to 3,079,000 for 1983-84, with more coming. In the Sunbelt states, the boomlet is being compounded by massive immigration from the snow country and the Third World. Texas, which had 3.42 million public school students in 1970, expects enrollments of 5.25 million by the year 2000. Florida's public school population, 1.56 million in 1984, is projected at 2.1 million for 2000. And California, with 4.1 million students, is bracing for an additional 724,000 pupils...
...question of the brain drain is of extreme importance to many Third World countries. There are impoverished countries that now export to the U.S. highly trained personnel, such as engineers, scientists and physicians. It is tragic that many Third World physicians have gone off to the U.S. in search of the good life. You should change your immigration rules so as to deny permanent residence to all professionals coming from Third World countries that need their services. Those who come to the U.S. to receive special training should be obliged to return to their own countries once that training...