Vol. 142 No. 21

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America's Immigrant Challenge

And Still They Come
Around the world, would-be Americans continue to stand in long lines, in hopes of starting anew

Iii Cheers for the Wasps
When it comes to being American, they wrote the book

In the U.S., a Jury of One's Peers Usually Decides Guilt Or Innocence. But in a multiethnic society... WHOSE PEERS?

Intermarried...with Children
For all the talk of cultural separatism, the races that make up the U.S. are now crossbreeding at unprecedented rates.

It's a Mass Market No More
The new ethnic consumer is forcing U.S. companies to change the ways they sell their wares

Lowell's Little Acre
For centuries, one neighborhood has served as a gateway for immigrants

Miami: the Capital of Latin America
A city that was once a languid resort town is now a pulsating center of international trade and pop culture

Not Quite So Welcome Anymore
As reflected in a TIME poll, the public mood over immigration is turning sour again

Official Or Not, English Reigns Supreme

On the Backs of Blacks

One Nation Under Gods
Not without conflict, an unprecedented variety of faiths blooms across the land

Rebirth of a Nation, Computer Style

Sometimes the Door Slams Shut

Teach Your Children Well
But what to teach the newest Americans -- and in what language -- still vexes the nation's public schools

The "Cultural" Defense

The Art of Diversity
Hyphenated-Americans can be found along the cutting edge of all the arts

The Great Migration
The history of America is a prodigious tale of newcomers, replete with perils, triumphs and true grit

The Numbers Game

The Perils of Success
Asians have become exemplary immigrants, but at a price

The Politics of Separation
Minorities are increasing on the nation's campuses, complicating the debate over political correctness and multiculturalism

The Shadow of the Law
For illegal aliens, life in a new land is mostly one of poverty, anxiety and loneliness

What's in a Name?

TO OUR READERS

From the Managing Editor (From The Managing Editor)

ESSAY

The Global Village Finally Arrives
The New World Order is a version of the New World writ large: a wide-open frontier of polyglot terms and post national trends