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U.S. economy stands to gain from immigration reform, report finds

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

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

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?

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?

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?

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

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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Mexico News

More Americans murdered in Mexico than a…

20 May 2013

According to an Agence France Press analysis of U.S. State Department figures, at least 648 American citizens were murdered in Mexico between October 2002... Read more

UW-W commencement: 'Here I am, standing …

20 May 2013

At exactly 10 a.m., UW-Whitewater seniors entered the fieldhouse in their caps and gowns, craning their necks for glimpses of their loved ones. Read more

CA-NEWS Summary

20 May 2013

Dagestan bombs kill 4, 2 dead in shootout near Moscow MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least four people and wounded... Read more

Mexican opposition dispute goes public, …

20 May 2013

By Dave Graham and Miguel Gutierrez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Divisions within Mexico's main conservative opposition party have erupted into a bitter public dispute... Read more

Business News

The 25 Deadliest Tornadoes In US History

20 May 2013

There's no estimate yet on the total casualties from a devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, which wiped out whole neighborhoods and schools. The same... Read more

Devastating Before-And-After Pictures Of…

20 May 2013

One of the schools devastated by the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma is Plaza Towers elementary. Here's what it looks like in normal times. ... Read more

Stunning Before And After Photo Of Moore…

20 May 2013

Mother Jones' Clara Jeffrey posts this stunning before/after photo of Moore, Oklahoma, where a massive tornado has leveled buildings (Click on the image to... Read more

OKLAHOMA STUDENT: 'I Couldn't Hear Anyth…

20 May 2013

Shell-shocked residents of areas near Oklahoma City, Okla. are sharing their accounts of a tornado that leveled entire neighborhoods. "It was raining debris everywhere,"... Read more

Entertainment News

CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary

17 May 2013

'Iron Man' beats strong 'Gatsby' in box office showdown (Reuters) - Tony Stark's superpowers lifted blockbuster "Iron Man 3" back to the top of... Read more

Latin America News

Most Undocumented Immigrants Are Christi…

20 May 2013

An estimated 83 percent, or 9.2 million, of the 11.1 million people living in the United States illegally are Christians from Latin America and... Read more

China Still Hurting Caterpillar As Sales…

20 May 2013

Despite an improvement in the U.S., the global economy is still trying to get off the ground, as Caterpillar’s sales numbers revealed on Monday. ... Read more

Caterpillar Retail Sales Drop Slows on L…

20 May 2013

Caterpillar Inc., the world’s largest maker of construction and mining equipment, said global retail sales declined at a slower pace as Latin America improved. Read more

A.M. Best Special Report: Latin America …

20 May 2013

A.M. Best Co. has released a special report on the Latin American insurance market. This report briefly describes the insurance and reinsurance markets in... Read more

Health News

Disney pulls "Jessie" episode that makes…

20 May 2013

Anger erupts in celiac disease community after a Disney Channel show pokes fun at a kid who can't eat gluten ... Read more

Well: No Quick or Easy Choices

20 May 2013

While a recent article by Angelina Jolie about her mastectomy and reconstruction raised awareness, it may have left the impression that the surgeries are... Read more

Environmental Working Group's top sunscr…

20 May 2013

The Environmental Working Group rated hundreds of sunscreens, here are their top picks Read more

Vermont governor signs assisted-suicide …

20 May 2013

Vermont now fourth state that allows physicians to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients Read more

Political News

Lankford: Okla. will need U.S. help

20 May 2013

He says a similar storm in 1999 cost $1 billion. Read more

Clintons to stay out of N.Y.C. race

20 May 2013

Their pair of stay-on-the-sidelines statements come as Weiner is set to declare his candidacy. ... Read more

Holder, Clapper subpoenaed on no-fly lis…

20 May 2013

The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to quash the subpoenas. ... Read more

Apple prepares for Washington onslaught

20 May 2013

The company is taking the threat of a public spectacle very seriously. ... Read more

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