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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (102382)	6/22/2003 1:53:55 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The whole country was violently anti-Semitic, especially against Eastern European Jews, who "dressed funny." Also talked funny, ate funny food, and in general were inferior to "white" people. There was a tremendous backlash against immigration during the 1920s, especially when the percentage of Western European and Northern European immigrants declined and more Eastern Europeans and Southern Europeans were coming in, and this xenophobia only got worse during the Great Depression. Economist Alvin Hansen attributed the Great Depression in large part to the drop in birth rates that followed the draconian immigration policies of the early 1920's. Looking at Japan and Europe these days, he wasn't far off the mark. A decline in birth rates and an aging population are not good for the economy.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (102382)	6/22/2003 2:07:24 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Nadine, CB, LB and Steven, Excellent debate. If the four of you were sitting down together to end this conflict, I have complete confidence you could do it. If terrorism would end there was a return to pre-1967 borders and Jerusalem became a shared capital of both nations, I suspect we would all agree. The answer lies not in regurgitating the history of the conflict but by burying the grievances that history and religion have produced in order to create a better life for both peoples. But the renunciation of terror by the PA and getting Hamas to give it up as well is the pre-requisite for that peace. There aint no other way and that should be clear to all of us. Mike