... conclusion of the 1980 Mariel boatlift, an estimated one million Cubans had left the island in search of a better place to live. The mid-1990's saw another migration crisis that severely challenged Cuba-U.S. relations. The political and economic crisis in Cuba brought forth by the disintegration of the Soviet Union fueled the frustration with declining living standards. Long power outages, limited ... Cuban migration into safe, legal, and orderly channels. The U.S. committed itself to issue travel documents to a minimum of 20,000 Cuban migrants each year, and in turn Cuba pledged to dis...

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... were daily smokers under the age of eighteen (Ojeda, Opposing View Points). Raising the price of tobacco products through taxation is one of the fastest and most effective ways to discourage children and youths from starting to smoke and to encourage smokers to quit. A study published in the September 2000 issued of Preventive Medicine predicts that if cigarette taxes are raised ... or impeded by tobacco companies' money and influence, it is the number one source that can help regulate under age smoking. FDA should fine institutions that sell cigarettes to minors severely and revoke the...

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... success. Another political issue that affected the farmers was the ever-increasing protective tariff. In order to protect American industries from foreign competition, tariffs were placed on imported goods to discourage Americans from buying them. Thus, because of these protective tariffs, the American industries would have a market in America. Although these protective tariffs benefited manufacturers, they contributed to the financial woes ... enforced enough to be effective. Thus, as part of the Omaha Platform, the Populists instead lobbied for national control and regulation of the r...

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... federal level, all three branches of government-the legislative, the executive, and the judicial are dominated by enemies of working people. Moreover, the recently enacted campaign finance reform law will severely impair organized labor's ability to influence elections. By default, the influence or large corporations and other nig-moneyed interest will be increased (www.aflcio.org). With so many step backs ... and obstacles, it is easy to become discourage. Where are the bright spots in all this gloom? They exist in the individual organizers who are engaged in the fight for economic at ...

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