https://freerepublic.com/tag/welcomeimmigrants/ en-us Tue, 9 Apr 2002 01:43:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/662163/posts Lawmakers in Maryland have killed a bill that would have made some white men eligible for so-called "affirmative action" by including them in the definition of socially disadvantaged. The Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs committee voted 10-1 Thursday to reject changing the taxpayer-funded Minority Business Preference program to help non-minority males in economically stunted areas, Fox News reported today. Doff Those Overalls If a white Appalachian wants to better himself, all he needs to do is "put his overalls aside and put on a suit," claimed Sen. Clarence W. Blount, D-Baltimore, chairman of the committee. "He'll be welcomed anywhere,"... NEWSMAX https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/662163/posts#comment Tue, 9 Apr 2002 01:43:31 GMT