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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jttmab who wrote (6119)	8/21/2001 3:43:09 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

I've offered comparisons of the US and Europe across a wide range, crime, poverty rate, etc., sometimes the US does very well, sometimes it doesn't. And there are holes in your statistics, I believe. For example, what is the percentage of racial minorities and new immigrants (and illegal immigrants) in your European countries? And are they all included in your statistics? I remember in the late '50s and early '60s the French were highly critical of the US for its racial problems. The the Algerian mess broke out and France got a slug of dark-skinned immigrants from Algeria. And tried to limit their inflow, so many came illegally. And had race riots. And the south of France seemed to have turned into the south of the US. How easy is it for a foreigner to move to and live in a European country? How about getting citizenship? How does Europe compare to the US in terms of economic opportunity open to its population? How does it compare in terms of technological and scientific innovation? Financial innovation? And are their freedoms really quite equivalent? My understanding is that Watergate would would never have seen the light of day in Britain because of the Official Secrets Act. Or the Pentagon Papers.