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- From: mjkugel@iastate.edu (Michael J Kugel)
- Subject: Re: US as No. 1 (3 data books)
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- References: <1993Jan22.151010.17928@acuson.com> <1993Jan22.220321.8579@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> <1993Jan23.000840.20867@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 20:12:35 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan23.000840.20867@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan22.220321.8579@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> jlacey@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (james.w.lacey) writes:
- >>
- >>One reason, IMHO, why Americans have the "USA #1" attitude is
- >>the relative amount of immigration to American vs. other
- >>countries. Most Americans are decendents of people who came
- >>here in the last 100 or 150 years. Most Americans know,
- >>work with, and have friends that were born in other countries
- >>and immigrated to America.
- >>
- >>The logic is thus, "since hundreds of thousands of people
- >>immigrate to America every year, and millions have immigrated
- >>here over the past century, this must be the best country
- >>in the world."
- >>
- >
- >Canada has twice the immigration rate per capita than the United
- >States has.
- >
- >Gerald
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- Does this include illegal immigration?
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- Mike
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