4. Fewer Illegal Immigrants Come to U.S.
Fewer Mexicans are immigrating illegally across the border into the United States as fewer jobs, harsher border control, and threats against leaving from violent Mexican gangs have made the trek to the U.S. less and less appealing. At its peak in 2000, 1.6 million people were arrested attempting to cross the border illegally over an 11-month period. Over the 11-month period that ended in August 2011, that number dropped to 304,755. Mexico itself is feeling a change, as its interior secretary for migration matters noted that "our country is not experiencing the population loss due to migration that was seen nearly 50 years ago."
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5. Reich: Why 2012 Will Suck for Everyone
As a veteran of the Clinton administration, the Christian Science Monitor’s Robert Reich speaks with some authority when he says America is witnessing “the worst politics in living memory.” But while voters are pissed, the sad truth is 2012 will likely produce an utterly “passionless presidential race,” where liberals reluctantly back the gutless President Obama and conservatives hold their nose and vote for cynical flip-flopper Mitt Romney. The progressive Reich speculates optimistically that Occupiers might use this time to strategize for the future, but “the nation’s problems may not wait.”
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