CH FARMERS DILEMMA  Farm Subsidies- govt. pays farmers $$ when crop prices are low  Feast- 1970’s farmers had high demand which led to high prices for their crops

 Famine- 1980’s farmers suffered from a decline in demand and prices  Poverty- 1980’s with high inflation and unemployment millions were living in poverty  Homeless rate skyrocketed

DRUG USE  Drug use became a problem during the late 1960’s  1980’s drug use began to spread into the small towns and country side

DRUG ABUSE

NEW IMMIGRANTS  90% of immigrants now come from Asia and L. America  They need to possess a skill to be admitted  Rise of illegal immigrants from Mexico

IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1965  20,000 max per country  Preference given to skilled workers and those with family ties  Rise of Nativism again in the U.S.

IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT OF 1986  Fined those that employed illegal immigrants  Allows those that can prove they have been here before 1982 to become citizens

CHANGING AMERICA  Life expectancy is now greater  Social Security- taxes and cost of living adjustments have been made  Baby boomers soon retiring will impact our Social Security System