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Alien Nation by Peter Brimelow 
November 11, 2007
No Honor for Veterans at the Chronicle
On Veterans' Day, my thoughts turn in deep gratitude to the many Americans who have served in the military now and in the past.
Corruption Worsened Mexican Flood; Bush Throws Money at It Anyway
Acts of nature, like fire and floods can be made worse by human intervention of the wrong sort. Or the lack of the right kind of action.
For example, the effects of Hurricane Mitch, the terrible 1998 storm that stalled over Central America, were exacerbated by deforestation, which worsened landslides.
There were apparently similar human forces at work in the recent Mexican floods in Tabasco. Particularly corruption...
Immigration Enthusiasm At CUNY
CUNY (The City University of New York) is really enthusiastic about immigrants, and has a whole "Nation Of Immigrants" webpage, as well as having immigration services on Campus, and giving the Naturalization people facilities for swearing in services.
Veteran's Day note: what they don't have, at most of CUNY, is ROTC. If you want to be a citizen and become eligible for taxpayer-supported services, including the "free" college at CUNY, then you're fine with them.
Reconquista Comes To LAUSD
A reader points us to this story:
Discord roils L.A. Unified parent panel: Acrimony with racial overtones has plagued the advisory council. The key issue: whether meetings in Spanish should be allowed, By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2007.
A Korean War Vet Says Springsteen May Have A Good Heart…But He Has No Right To Give Away America
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