... wanted to revise Columbus Day, and make it an explorers day. However, I am in favor of Columbus Day, because the way our nation has flourished is partly due to him. Below I will try to explain to all of my fellow Colorado constituents why I felt this way. The first thing that comes to my mind about Columbus is the way he governed ... still be celebrated. Columbus made a lot of contributions to the heritage to the Mexican American/Latino people. Approximately 90% of all people living in Mexico speak Spanish. Columbus brought over the Spanish language from Spain, so that the people living...

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... 15-64 comprise 54.5%, and 65+ are the remaining 3.7% of the people. A common killer in Guatemalan society is HIV/AIDS. As of 1999 there were 73,000 people in Guatemala living with HIV/AIDS. And each year, 3,600 of those people die because of the disease. The adult prevalence rate of the disease is 1.38%. Ethnic groups in Guatemala include Mestizos ... three sections: Agriculture (23%), Industry (20%), and Services (57%). More than 4 million people make up the labor force of the country, and yet the unemployment rate is almost 8%, and people living below the poverty line totals to 60%. M...

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... reduce their work force and sometimes even close their doors. Which reduces wages and increases unemployment. The social implications of unemployment to a community vary from individual to individual. People living at or below the poverty level increases. A decreasing in that individuals spending has a snowball effect on the entire community. Many people feel frustration in trying to get another job that is comparable ... ...

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... for Woman The article begins by discussing some statistics in Mexico. Mexico is the world's 13th largest economy and is ranked 48th in terms of gender development This is way below the average of highly industrialized countries. 25 years ago, only one of five Mexican women worked outside the home, compared to one of three today. The article discusses how today ... woman is 87.9, compared to 92.3 for men in Mexico adding to why men get better jobs as well. Another comparison to Mexico is that half of 100 million people living there is poor, this is drastically different that the United S...

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... disparity on the part of the Mexican government but is due largely to the proportional loss of income to the governments in each country. The GDP of Mexico is way below the level of the other two countries. Therefore, the loss of revenue would have a major impact on the daily life of its population and the operation of the government . Never ... , as more Americans become aware of the need to be more skilled, they will try to get the education and training to hold these positions. Therefore increasing the standard of living and the basic knowledge and skill of the average American worker...

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... kind of society have we built for ourselves, and is it in our best interest? According to US Immigrations, at least half of the million immigrants each year are already living in the United States under a visa or under some other legal status, or as aliens. A recent poll agreed that the United States should not increase immigration into the country because ... , $2,700 more in federal benefits than they received. On the other hand, immigrant households received $2,700 more in benefits than they paid. In contrast, this deficit is represented by the below-average incomes and paid lower tax...

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