They hoped the delay would give reasonable men of the North and South time to find a permanent answer to the issue of slavery.
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Except to say this: Stricter border control, okay, but the only way out of this mess, the only permanent and peaceful answer to illegal immigration, is capitalistic reform south of the border.
"I don't think that many of those people have made permanent decisions, " Ryan said, adding that theanswer to that question depends on whether the city is able to fix many of its problems -- among them a weakened infrastructure, a high murder rate and limited career growth opportunities.