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U.S. economy stands to gain from immigration reform, report finds
A new report finds that passing an immigration reform bill that would allow undocumented immigrants living in the United States to apply for a legal status would result in large benefits for the U.S. economy—with states reaping the biggest economic gains. The report released Friday by the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning Washington think tank, comes on the heels of the Heritage Foundation study released May 6. The Heritage study suggested the Senate-proposed immigration reform bill... Read more
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Documentary recounts Latino immigration history as 'harvest' of American empire
Here's a mind-blowing statistic from filmmaker Eduardo Lopez: "Approximately 500,000 Latino U.S. citizens will turn 18 every year for the next 20 years." You don't need to be too much of a mathematician, says Lopez, to figure out the impact this has on the social and political fabric of America. The history behind this immigrant baby-boom is at the core of his feature-length documentary "Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America," based on writer Juan... Read more
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Mexico’s Red Cross creates crowdfunding campaign to build desert cooling stations for U.S.-bound migrants
Leaving cool water in the blazing desert for migrants desperate to risk their lives to enter the United States without the proper paperwork is not a new act of kindness. Yet, for an aid organization to start a crowdfunding campaign to help them leave water in the desert is new. La Cruz Roja (Red Cross) of Mexico is doing just that. The campaign, dubbed Agua en el desierto, is more than just leaving water in the... Read more
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CNN Poll: Have new controversies hurt Obama? Has GOP overreacted?
Washington (CNN) –President Barack Obama comes out of what was arguably the worst week of his presidency with his approval rating holding steady, according to a new national poll. But a CNN/ORC International survey released Sunday morning also indicates that congressional Republicans are not overplaying their hand when it comes to their reaction to the three controversies that have consumed the nation's capital over the past week and a half. And the poll finds that a... Read more
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Keeping those ‘brown’ people in check; conspiracy or reality?
For all the times that I write commentaries here about people ganging up on the growing Latino population in this country, I worry at times that I’m spewing conspiracy theories. Then, I read pieces such as one written recently by Patrick Buchanan, and it makes me think that, if anything, I’m going soft on the criticism of the ideologues who spew their nativist tripe. THE GIST OF the thoughts that Buchanan (himself a former presidential candidate... Read more
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Where’s the apology for Susan Rice?
Last fall Republicans launched a series of scathing attacks on Susan Rice as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations became the primary target in an attempt to smear the Obama administration in the wake of Benghazi. They accused her of purposely misleading the country on the nature of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi during her appearances on the Sunday news shows. At times, the attacks turned personal. Arizona Senator John McCain accused... Read more
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Bernanke's advice for college grads
"During your working lives, you will have to reinvent yourselves many times," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told new graduates at Bard College at Simon's Rock on Saturday. College graduates got some sage advice from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at their commencement ceremony Saturday. "During your working lives, you will have to reinvent yourselves many times," Bernanke told new graduates at Bard College at Simon's Rock, a prestigious "early college," where students start their studies after... Read more
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Republican Strategy: Why the GOP thinks it could b…
Republicans are worried one thing could screw up the political gift of three Obama administration controversies at once: fellow Republicans. Top GOP leaders are privately warning members to put a sock in it when it comes to silly calls for impeachment…
Republicans Altered Benghazi Emails, CBS News Repo…
One day after The White House released 100 pages of Benghazi emails, a report has surfaced alleging that Republicans released a set with altered text. CBS News reported Thursday that leaked versions sent out by the GOP last Friday had visible…
Kennedy Center Bows to Pressure from Latino Group,…
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a new process to select artists who receive one of the nation's top arts prizes, the Kennedy Center Honors, after an outside group last year said Latinos have been largely excluded. Under the…
Conservative Hispanic Groups Targeted In IRS Scand…
The Internal Revenue Service scandal involving the apparently unjustified targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups has also hit home with the Hispanic community. George Rodriguez, former president of the San Antonio Tea Party, said that when the organization applied…
Holder Delivers Epic Smackdown To Congressman
Attorney General Eric Holder had tough words for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) during Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing, criticizing the congressman's behavior as "unacceptable" and "shameful." Issa, who chairs the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, fired an aggressive line…
Mayan Nohmul Pyramid In Belize Destroyed By Bulldo…
BELIZE CITY -- A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday. The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe,…
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