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November's Democratic victory in Congress should have improved Bush's odds of getting what he calls "comprehensive immigration reform": tightened border controls and work-site enforcement, a new guest-worker program and a solution to the problem of the U.S.'s 12 million illegal immigrants. Although some Democrats side with unions in opposition to the President's proposed guest-worker program, a majority favor his broad immigration reforms. At the same time, some of Bush's most outspoken Republican opponents lost in races to Democrats who back his position. Post-election polls showed Hispanic voters punishing Republicans, abandoning...
...than the conventional stuff, Bass insists that Fair Indigo clothing is just as stylish as other brands and its quality is just as high?only minus the markup for the do-good aspect. This is possible, he says, because he has eliminated the middle man. Bass relies heavily on worker-owned cooperatives, which slashes layers of overhead, and works directly with the owners of non--co-op factories. Moreover, unlike many clothing brands, Fair Indigo has a minimal advertising budget, counting instead on word of mouth, and it sells directly to consumers instead of through a retailer...
MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Homeland Security Secretary, during his first official visit to Mexico, on the need to create a guest-worker program so U.S. law enforcement can focus on terrorists and other criminals...
Surrounded by a dozen international students hoping to secure temporary worker visas before they graduate, Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 last night proposed a five-step plan in hopes of remedying the situation. International seniors who have accepted job offers in the U.S. can only begin working after graduation with an H-1B visa. But Harvard’s academic calendar has left many seniors unable to file the necessary paperwork before federal deadlines. Gross said at the dinner meeting last night that Harvard is working with representatives in Washington...
...troops in the middle of this. I'm concerned about General [David] Petraeus [the new U.S. military leader in Iraq] and some of my colleagues building him up as the most significant conqueror since Napoleon. Petraeus is a first-rate general, but he's not a miracle worker...