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Joe:
In the excerpt, "Mr Khrushchev Comes to Town,"
we are reminded of the "We will bury you," comment from Mr Khrushchev. Obviously things have turned out differently that he thought with Khruschev’s son actually moving to the US. With the "cold war" over, what challenges lie ahead for the US? She we be the world’s policeman?

Harold Evans
We cannot be isolationist.
Our prosperity and our security are too tied up with the world - the shrinking world. We should not be the world's policeman alone.It is something we can do with our allies and it is important that we lead as much as we can against terrorism, ethnic wars and protectionism in trade.

Joe:
Immigration Policy: Past & Present
Many people and some Presidential candidates today speak against the immigration of people from Mexico and also from the Asian rim as being undesirable. Yet, the history of America is built upon multiple waves of immigrants, not only making a life for themselves, but contributing significantly to the growth of America. Could you compare and contrast the current wave of immigration to the past and perhaps comment on your views of what our policy should be.

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