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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (158993)	3/11/2005 10:24:16 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The equivalent of a million Syrians in Lebanon would be how many illegal Mexicans in the US? You can stick to your unsupported and implausible assertion if you want, I'd actually be disappointed if you backed off. "Facts and logic" and all that.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (158993)	3/13/2005 2:35:23 PM
From: Noel de Leon	Respond to of 281500

"The same sort of lookup will assure you that there are few Mexican workers in the US, too." How did you do your lookup? Population of Lebanon, 3.6 million(not including Syrian workers). "Many Syrian workers don't have work permits, making their exact numbers unknown. But estimates range from about 500,000 in low seasons to more than 1 million during harvest and summer, when tourists stream into Lebanon." foxnews.com "There is no official census for the Syrian workers’ populations in Lebanon, but the Opposition party denounced the unlawful situation of these workers, stating that they have come close to a million, while Lebanese officials speak of hundreds of thousands. The actual fact is Lebanon’s economy has always retained a large number of Syrian workers, but the recent years have witnessed a recognizable increase in number of workers with the increase of unemployment rates in Syria to the point where they have covered complete sectors like agriculture, construction, and others. Due to the freeze in the Lebanese economy that was caused by the death of P.M. Hariri last Monday, the return of the work cycle will face a lack in man power to the degree that certain hiring firms have contacted certain Arab and Asian countries in an effort to find an alternative…… " lebaneselobby.org About 5.2 million Mexican workers in the US. imm-usa.com