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...legal and illegal, American and non-American. This is a global problem, and massive deportation will only make things worse. Where do you think these deported immigrants will find jobs? Maybe with the drug gangs south of the border? Or perhaps with the pirates off the coast of Somalia? Let's not forget that a newly recruited pirate, extremist or mercenary for a drug cartel is much worse than an honest, hardworking immigrant looking for a better life. Pablo Cortes, INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA...
...this mess is to pull together legal and illegal, foreign worker and local. Where do you think these deported immigrants will find jobs back home? In Mexico, perhaps with the drug cartels south of the border. Or why not with outfits like the pirates off the coast of Somalia? Let's not forget that a newly recruited extremist, or a new mercenary serving smugglers and drug lords, is much worse than an honest, hardworking immigrant looking for a better life. Pablo Cortes, Innsbruck, Austria...
...acts as an icebreaker in what has seemed like months of recession-filled articles and accounts of how the current global financial crisis is causing havoc for many [April 27]. After all, it cannot be easy leading the world's most powerful nation through such treacherous times. Let's hope Bo can help ease the stress and put some perspective on Obama's life. Shaun Michael Dunlop, Cape Town...
When we created Lost, it was so clearly going to be a serialized show. We thought, They're never in a million years going to let us do it. Somehow, though, ABC was O.K. with it because it did well. But that was a complete anomaly. Networks prefer stand-alones. They syndicate better, and they're easier to watch...
Human beings have always created the heroes we need, from Hercules and Sherlock Holmes--whose supernatural gifts let them conquer mighty foes--to Underdog and the Ugly Duckling--whose transformations were themselves acts of heroism. Right now, when the headlines clang with catastrophe and confusion, it's natural that we'd be at it again, searching for heroes to suit the times...