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This couple left California due to the cost of living, crime, taxes, etc. etc. etc. But now they're not so sure they can get used to living in Texas!

Britain is experiencing unprecedented levels of immigration with more than half a million foreigners arriving to live here in a single year, new figures show. Last year, 510,000 foreign migrants came to the UK to stay for at least 12 months, according to the Office for National Statistics. At the same time 400,000 people, more than half of whom were British, emigrated. The biggest influx was from the New Commonwealth - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - with more than 200,000 migrants. Since Labour came to power in 1997, nearly four million foreign nationals have come to Britain and...

Minuteman volunteers concerned about the continued flow of illegal immigrants across the border from Mexico gathered Saturday with lawn chairs, binoculars and cell phones for a new monthlong campaign aimed at raising public awareness. What do you think of the Minutemen? They're patriots performing a valuable service ....75% They're vigilantes who only get in the way .......14% I have a different opinion .......................10% Total Votes: ...................................45,202 A year after their first watch-and-report operation along the border in southeastern Arizona, members of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps embarked on a much larger effort in this state's busy migrant-smuggling corridor. "I'm concerned...

I am the first one to criticize Chicano/Latino politicos when they don't defend the interests of the community. However, during the present crisis, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and most Latino elected officials in Los Angeles have acted in a principled manner, forcefully speaking out against the racist nativism that is gripping the country. The same can be said of the Catholic Church and its refusal to go along with the hysteria. If the actions of right-wing radio hosts, virulent anti-immigrant groups, and opportunistic politicos were an aberration, there would be hope that people would come to their senses. However, this form...

Today: July 13, 2002 at 7:40:09 PDT Doctrine Calls for Migrants' Rights ASSOCIATED PRESS EDINBURG, Texas- Officials and academics from 10 nations have drafted a declaration calling for greater opportunities and protections for the world's more than 150 million migrants. The "Declaration in Defense of Migrants in 2002," written Friday at a conference in Edinburg, is to be presented in Oslo, Norway, in September with hopes it will become a guide for policy makers, said Mexico's Juan Hernandez, special adviser to the president for Mexicans abroad. It calls for international acceptance of dual citizenship and assurances that migrants aren't cheated...