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Reader comment on item: [West Africa:] New Route to the West
Submitted by John R. (United States), May 30, 2006 at 19:21
*****Europeans, Americans, and others worry about their economic standards*******
We have been getting conflicting views on this. On one side it is argued that immigration, legal or not legal, boost the economy. Former mayor Rudolf Giuliani is a shining example of one who campaigns for immigrants, pointing out that New York City has benefited strongly, that slums turn into livable places by the grocery stores and so on... that our econonmy has improved because of this. I remember him being very outspoken on this, going all around the country preaching the virtues of immigration. Same with former Mayor Ed Koch.
On the other side we have those who say immigration, legal or not legal, strains our economy.
Which is it?
John R.
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| Creation of State of Islam in Somalia [44 words] | Fakira | Jul 19, 2006 17:49 | 50227 | ||
| [West Africa:]New Route to the West art. No.3634 [113 words] | S.C.Panda | Jun 27, 2006 04:39 | 48223 | ||
 Vote Bank Politics [172 words] | Thiagarajan.S | Aug 8, 2006 07:10 | 48223 | ||
| Comment on [West Africa] New Route to the West [17 words] | S.C.Panda | Aug 10, 2006 03:20 | 48223 | ||
| Finally we win the war! [77 words] | Anil Mittal | Jun 27, 2006 02:26 | 48218 | ||
| A Different take from Barcelona [247 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Joseph DiFrances | Jun 14, 2006 22:34 | 47692 | ||
| 1 | New Goths? [226 words] | Vijay | Jun 11, 2006 06:42 | 47423 | |
| Historical irony [135 words] | Vijay | Jun 7, 2006 10:45 | 47239 | ||
| What is racism? [184 words] | Octavio Johanson | Jun 7, 2006 07:01 | 47222 | ||
| to Octavio n Babies of Beslan: on racism [419 words] | Anubhav Singh | Jun 13, 2006 04:09 | 47222 | ||
| Anubhav Singh [78 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 13, 2006 15:46 | 47222 | ||
| carter fault2 [57 words] | cyrus | Jun 7, 2006 06:42 | 47221 | ||
| Would it prove Daniel's right? [77 words] | Pavel | Jun 5, 2006 09:23 | 47103 | ||
| let's hope [16 words] | Sidda | Jun 5, 2006 21:04 | 47103 | ||
| Racism in Europe - Laxmi Mittal Case [86 words] | Anil Mittal | Jun 4, 2006 03:31 | 47026 | ||
| Nice post, Anil [78 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 6, 2006 00:56 | 47026 | ||
| Then, ban European companies! [147 words] | Octavio Johanson | Jun 6, 2006 10:36 | 47026 | ||
| Anil Mittal - you reached pretty far back to find a European example [146 words] | Sully | Jun 7, 2006 01:25 | 47026 | ||
| Racism in Europe - Laxmi Mittal Case [168 words] | Vijay | Jun 7, 2006 05:26 | 47026 | ||
| Anil: An Untouchable? [33 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 7, 2006 19:48 | 47026 | ||
| Good Point Mr Octavio [15 words] | Yoven | Jun 8, 2006 09:52 | 47026 | ||
| You created problems in India - Golden Bird [72 words] | Anil Mittal | Jun 11, 2006 06:36 | 47026 | ||
| Anil: Pass that buck! [174 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 11, 2006 17:05 | 47026 | ||
| Whats wrong with you Vijay? [153 words] | Anil Mittal | Jun 12, 2006 08:52 | 47026 | ||
| Reply to Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan [232 words] | Yoven | Jun 12, 2006 11:44 | 47026 | ||
| I stand corrected! [98 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 12, 2006 18:26 | 47026 | ||
| 2 | Indian never attacked on any country [149 words] | Proud Mangol | Jun 13, 2006 02:22 | 47026 | |
| Reply to Yoven - Did I say anything about Indian Caste System [213 words] | anilmittal@rediffmail.com | Jun 13, 2006 02:59 | 47026 | ||
| Anil Mittal - a voluntary dhimmi [556 words] | Vijay | Jun 13, 2006 06:34 | 47026 | ||
| aryans are indian [111 words] | Abdul Rahman Reijerink | Jun 13, 2006 06:53 | 47026 | ||
| Thank you Vijay [24 words] | Yoven | Jun 13, 2006 14:46 | 47026 | ||
| Sorry Abdul Rahman Reijerink [14 words] | Yoven | Jun 13, 2006 15:32 | 47026 | ||
| to Sword of Islam [181 words] | Sidda | Jun 13, 2006 15:33 | 47026 | ||
| Sidda [253 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 14, 2006 18:27 | 47026 | ||
| correction [144 words] | true believer | Jun 20, 2006 04:03 | 47026 | ||
| What are you on about [24 words] | Lee | Mar 7, 2007 04:36 | 47026 | ||
| to laxmi mittal [96 words] | koolkat | Aug 31, 2007 05:24 | 47026 | ||
| to Anil and Babies of Beslan [121 words] | AS | Jun 18, 2010 07:53 | 47026 | ||
| Rogue? [96 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 20, 2010 02:45 | 47026 | ||
| Arab racism /pan-Arab (against Jews, radical Islamism/history guidance even to secular Arabs. [2019 article]) [1111 words] | Sony | Apr 4, 2022 16:15 | 47026 | ||
| 1 | Two state solution in Israel has many problems [250 words] | Prashant | Apr 5, 2022 21:21 | 47026 | |
| New route to the West? [177 words] | Ed Gordon | Jun 3, 2006 02:02 | 46963 | ||
| ed [77 words] | ahmad zafire | Jun 3, 2006 22:51 | 46963 | ||
| Comments by Sayed to my letter [45 words] | Ed Gordon | Jun 9, 2006 11:56 | 46963 | ||
| Global Change [1294 words] | Yoven | Jun 2, 2006 16:47 | 46943 | ||
| yoven [200 words] | ahmad zafire | Jun 3, 2006 23:16 | 46943 | ||
| Well said Yoven [29 words] | Richard Lion heart | Jun 4, 2006 01:02 | 46943 | ||
| to Yoven [714 words] | Sidda | Jun 5, 2006 21:02 | 46943 | ||
| Europe's besiegement [212 words] | Jan Vink | Jun 2, 2006 11:50 | 46921 | ||
| Rats, Ship, Sinking [79 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 2, 2006 18:36 | 46921 | ||
| Quality and reproduction [115 words] | G.Bisvas | Jun 2, 2006 05:28 | 46909 | ||
| Bisvas - I believe you just "proved" that we are all the descendants of the weak and foolish [112 words] | Sully | Jun 3, 2006 00:57 | 46909 | ||
| 2 | What is Ghandism or Socialism ???? [114 words] | Proud Aryan | Jun 4, 2006 01:44 | 46909 | |
| to sully [53 words] | G.Bisvas | Jun 4, 2006 06:08 | 46909 | ||
| 1 | Colonization and modernization! [101 words] | Harrak | Jun 7, 2006 22:27 | 46909 | |
| Citizens of this forum! The new way to the west is what the west needs to suvive [328 words] | Harrak | Jun 1, 2006 19:04 | 46882 | ||
| The Ponzi scheme to end all Ponzi schemes [184 words] | Sully | Jun 3, 2006 01:07 | 46882 | ||
| everything is wrong with immigration [132 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Jun 3, 2006 15:18 | 46882 | ||
| Sully! Yuval! [27 words] | Harrak | Jun 3, 2006 16:53 | 46882 | ||
| yuval brandstetter md [103 words] | ahmad zafire | Jun 3, 2006 22:42 | 46882 | ||
| intelligent immigration [70 words] | AS | Jun 18, 2010 07:47 | 46882 | ||
| Canada -- Terrorist Haven [146 words] | J.S. | Jun 1, 2006 16:53 | 46875 | ||
| USA Terrorist Haven [132 words] | Harrak | Jun 3, 2006 10:38 | 46875 | ||
| 1 | Canada Loves Muslims [136 words] | Infidel | Jun 3, 2006 18:22 | 46875 | |
| Arrest Of 17 Terrorists Proves Canada Has Its Terrorist Problems To Deal With [39 words] | AnneM | Jun 5, 2006 15:21 | 46875 | ||
| I live in Canada, I'm a Canadian citizen...I would *HOPE* it's a "wake-up" call...but... [230 words] | J.S. | Jun 5, 2006 19:45 | 46875 | ||
| Canada terror problems come from the states of america [68 words] | Harrak | Jun 6, 2006 08:45 | 46875 | ||
| 1 | Can you say Islamic Republic of Canadistan - J. S. [60 words] | Jaladhi | Jun 6, 2006 18:17 | 46875 | |
| "Wahabi ideology" Does Not Come From The West [22 words] | AnneM | Jun 6, 2006 23:32 | 46875 | ||
| "Wahabi ideology" Does Not Come From The West [206 words] | Vijay | Jun 9, 2006 10:30 | 46875 | ||
| Immigration - Who needs it? [412 words] | Bill Gibbons | Aug 5, 2008 23:50 | 46875 | ||
| NO WAY [3 words] | ROCKSTAR | Mar 6, 2014 03:09 | 46875 | ||
| Tribal law v.s. Rule of Law :The"Have Nots" are trashing the 'Have's' party in France [251 words] | Ben van de Polder | Jun 1, 2006 11:55 | 46850 | ||
| European invasion [128 words] | Al Ramey | May 31, 2006 23:51 | 46825 | ||
| Dian West, Washington Times [131 words] | Al Ramey | Jun 2, 2006 12:17 | 46825 | ||
| Re:The New Road to the West's sucide and slow demise [262 words] | T.T.S | May 31, 2006 18:53 | 46811 | ||
| What can be done? [250 words] | Richard Lion heart | May 31, 2006 13:56 | 46800 | ||
| What can be done? Here's what! [34 words] | Kevin M | May 31, 2006 20:09 | 46800 | ||
| Agree with Lion Heart [222 words] | David S | Jun 1, 2006 12:13 | 46800 | ||
| Richard Lion heart finally learned from the morals and bravery of Saladin [87 words] | Harrak | Jun 1, 2006 19:20 | 46800 | ||
| Saladin smiles upon his friend Bush [125 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 2, 2006 18:27 | 46800 | ||
| Fully agree with richard [19 words] | tariq | Jun 3, 2006 10:30 | 46800 | ||
| Jihadism and the crusaders [41 words] | Harrak | Jun 3, 2006 16:58 | 46800 | ||
| Harraknophobia! [292 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 5, 2006 15:04 | 46800 | ||
| To Sword of Islam [166 words] | Sidda | Jun 5, 2006 19:48 | 46800 | ||
| Well-Intentioned Misadventures v Self-Interested Disengagement: Which is the better of the two evils? [849 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 6, 2006 16:23 | 46800 | ||
| on Saladin [85 words] | AS | Jun 18, 2010 07:06 | 46800 | ||
| Immigration to western countries [26 words] | Avraham Isaac Yarzemski | May 31, 2006 11:26 | 46791 | ||
| Harsh realities confront soft intentions [230 words] | Sully | May 31, 2006 10:13 | 46785 | ||
| Make a problem an opportunity. [186 words] | Charles Smyth | May 31, 2006 10:02 | 46783 | ||
| Canary Islands - haven for illegals [142 words] | Mike Randall | May 31, 2006 08:56 | 46774 | ||
| The problem with paying danegeld [391 words] | Kenneth S. Besig | May 31, 2006 07:42 | 46770 | ||
| paradox [47 words] | cyrus | May 31, 2006 06:22 | 46766 | ||
| re:paradox [61 words] | American Idiot | Jun 1, 2006 16:52 | 46766 | ||
| carter fault [60 words] | cyrus | Jun 2, 2006 17:06 | 46766 | ||
| Americans are who are at fault [535 words] | American Idiot | Jun 3, 2006 17:25 | 46766 | ||
| Globalization without immigration [93 words] | Peter de Carvalho | May 31, 2006 05:29 | 46764 | ||
| The name-calling [84 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 31, 2006 05:00 | 46761 | ||
| 1 | European liberals are breeding themselves out of existence; can we learn from their mistakes? [623 words] | Tyler | May 31, 2006 02:02 | 46752 | |
| time to make them happy at home [19 words] | Laura Maizels | May 31, 2006 01:19 | 46750 | ||
| If only we knew how to "help the have-nots." [71 words] | Sully | May 31, 2006 09:47 | 46750 | ||
| "an all-consuming issue" [27 words] | Howard E. Cook | May 31, 2006 00:50 | 46749 | ||
| New Route to the West [130 words] | steven L | May 31, 2006 00:09 | 46748 | ||
| Possible solution [133 words] | Vijay | May 31, 2006 05:19 | 46748 | ||
| Possible Solution II [92 words] | Vijay | May 31, 2006 05:26 | 46748 | ||
| 1 | Why to stop Immigration? Why we should change our values and culture???? [182 words] | Ayran Khan | Jun 1, 2006 02:35 | 46748 | |
| The Only Solution: I [220 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 1, 2006 19:42 | 46748 | ||
| Why we should change our backward values and failed culture???? [265 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 1, 2006 20:10 | 46748 | ||
| muslims come to West for the money [181 words] | tim conway | Jun 1, 2006 20:53 | 46748 | ||
| To Ayran Khan [202 words] | Vijay | Jun 3, 2006 09:33 | 46748 | ||
| 32 | Stop immigrants from entering Canada [183 words] | john doe | Jun 20, 2006 13:28 | 46748 | |
| good [14 words] | bob | Dec 2, 2008 13:10 | 46748 | ||
| do not enter [133 words] | Jai Doe | Jun 25, 2010 01:28 | 46748 | ||
| yes [7 words] | Jackson Myers | Feb 28, 2011 13:55 | 46748 | ||
| Slaughtering Sheep: The Planned Destruction of Canada's Soverignty Through Immigration... [19 words] | shawn | Mar 4, 2011 15:57 | 46748 | ||
| 1 | Canadian Political Parties To Vote For In The Next Elections... [16 words] | research canadian | Mar 11, 2011 16:50 | 46748 | |
| Very True [174 words] | Tushar | Mar 31, 2011 08:19 | 46748 | ||
| Stop Immigration. [26 words] | Barb | Apr 13, 2011 10:54 | 46748 | ||
| asian immigrants [218 words] | catbun | Jun 30, 2011 02:06 | 46748 | ||
| Stop Immigration [173 words] | Pam Garfield | Aug 18, 2011 12:21 | 46748 | ||
| I should have a job but I don't because [451 words] | Jane | Dec 27, 2013 14:46 | 46748 | ||
| New Routes to the West or old moves [186 words] | Nenette Grunberg | May 30, 2006 23:16 | 46744 | ||
| New Routes to the West or old moves [37 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 1, 2006 20:13 | 46744 | ||
| sword of islam [178 words] | Richard Lion heart | Jun 2, 2006 16:26 | 46744 | ||
| Richard: Intellectual Bankrupty [152 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 3, 2006 23:25 | 46744 | ||
| Block immigration if the system cannot assimilate. [306 words] | Barry Walters | Aug 23, 2008 05:53 | 46744 | ||
| War ain't what it used to be... was. [109 words] | SHmuel HaLevi | May 30, 2006 23:08 | 46742 | ||
| Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind [323 words] | Michael | May 30, 2006 23:01 | 46741 | ||
| FDR's great deal [148 words] | Donald O | May 30, 2006 22:30 | 46739 | ||
| Reap What You Sow [59 words] | Blackspeare | May 30, 2006 21:19 | 46736 | ||
| Reap What You Sow [70 words] | Vijay | May 31, 2006 05:34 | 46736 | ||
| Excellent point [83 words] | Harrak | May 31, 2006 11:48 | 46736 | ||
| Interesting [230 words] | John R. | May 30, 2006 19:49 | 46728 | ||
| It's happened before... [39 words] | Kevin M | May 30, 2006 19:35 | 46726 | ||
| To Kevin [20 words] | Richard Lion heart | May 31, 2006 13:31 | 46726 | ||
| You're too funny, Lion-Hearted [104 words] | Kevin M | May 31, 2006 20:03 | 46726 | ||
| Kevin [51 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 1, 2006 20:24 | 46726 | ||
| You are wrong on Rome Kevin [261 words] | Richard Lion heart | Jun 2, 2006 00:36 | 46726 | ||
| To sword of islam [133 words] | Richard Lion heart | Jun 2, 2006 16:54 | 46726 | ||
| Has this guy actually heard of The Romans? [731 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 2, 2006 18:17 | 46726 | ||
| Once again, you're making up an argument I never made! [166 words] | Kevin M | Jun 2, 2006 22:18 | 46726 | ||
| to Richard [233 words] | Sidda | Jun 2, 2006 23:07 | 46726 | ||
| Richard Kitty Litter applies to the Klan! [93 words] | Kevin M | Jun 3, 2006 19:02 | 46726 | ||
| Richard: English Classes [105 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 3, 2006 23:35 | 46726 | ||
| Once again you are running in circles [192 words] | Richard Lion heart | Jun 4, 2006 00:57 | 46726 | ||
| sword of islam:, lacks basic understanding [97 words] | Richard Lion heart | Jun 5, 2006 17:33 | 46726 | ||
| Richard Lion-Heart: King of the Non-Sequitur [300 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 5, 2006 17:39 | 46726 | ||
| We will become all Brasilians [260 words] | Octavio Johanson | Jun 5, 2006 17:48 | 46726 | ||
| Kevin: you keep revealing your intellectual deficiency [194 words] | Richard Lion heart | Jun 5, 2006 18:20 | 46726 | ||
| Richard: From the Horse's Mouth [93 words] | Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan | Jun 7, 2006 19:58 | 46726 | ||
| Asia [41 words] | John R | May 30, 2006 19:25 | 46724 | ||
 Sides [122 words] | John R. | May 30, 2006 19:21 | 46723 | ||
| Solution? [29 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | John R | May 30, 2006 18:45 | 46722 | ||
| What FDR recommended [134 words] | David W. Lincoln | May 30, 2006 18:42 | 46721 | ||
| Methodology [142 words] | Harrak | May 30, 2006 18:02 | 46719 | ||
| Excellent article [54 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 30, 2006 18:02 | 46718 | ||
| Immigration to the West [38 words] | Michael Zondag-Hans | May 30, 2006 17:16 | 46710 |
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