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Policymakers go to the border.


The University of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures


Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop.
 has come up with a creative, albeit temporary, solution to the growing number of politicians who enact racist local policies: take them across the border. The Latino Initiative program whisks politicians, policymakers and others to Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico
Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico.
 so they can see first hand how migrating affects families. Rick Givens, a county commissioner, went on the tour and had a change of heart. Having once called on federal officials to deport de·port  
tr.v. de·port·ed, de·port·ing, de·ports
1. To expel from a country. See Synonyms at banish.

2. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner; comport.
 Mexicans Arts
''See also List of Mexican artists
  • Alberto Arai an architect, theorist and writer
  • Luis Barragán, an architect
  • Max Cetto, an architect, educator and historian
  • Heberto Castillo, civil engineer
  • Miguel Covarrubias, a painter
 from North Carolina, Givens now talks about how the county is better off by working with Latinos.
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Title Annotation:READING BETWEEN THE HEADLINES
Author:Hernandez, Daisy
Publication:Colorlines Magazine
Date:Jan 1, 2007
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