Unfortunately, there can be little hope that universities in the US or in the West in general will devote any serious consideration to this most important sociological, psychological and national security trend.

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Several factors have fed this growth, apart from the general demographic trend in favour of the southern and western states.

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Donald Trump 's success with The Apprentice set the trend in motion, and this week this wildly popular show has its finale on General Electric 's (nyse: GE - news - people ) NBC network.

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Some critics will suggest that perhaps some of these jobs are due in part to the management style of General Motors, the problems they have had over the years, but this is a growing trend in America, is it not?

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