The Violence Against Women Act that President Obama proudly signed today contains significant new protections for women, and expands to include gays and lesbians and immigrants. The expanded protections caused Republicans to fight against the act over the last year and a half. But in the current political climate, with a popular president winning the [...]
Shooting in Tel Aviv Leaves 3 Injured
September 16, 2012 | Posted by
Gunfire in the Israeli financial capital Tel Aviv injured three people Saturday night in the city’s central bus station. Authorities have apparently identified the culprits as African migrants. At least one person was shot in the chest, and another in the hand, but no fatalities have been reported. The violence will be sure to add [...]
Brazil Refusing Thousands of Haitian Migrants
August 20, 2012 | Posted by
Thousands of Haitians left their country in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. While many fled to the United States, others made the arduous journey south to Brazil. But after letting in more than 4,000 Haitian migrants, Brazil has toughened its immigration policy. Meanwhile, hundreds more wait at its border for the chance to get [...]
Thousands of Immigrants Line Up to Apply for ‘Dream Act’ Protected Status
August 16, 2012 | Posted by
If the turnout at yesterday’s Dream Relief Day workshops around the country were any indication, President Obama’s plan to give undocumented immigrants the chance to get a two-year reprieve from deportation is a huge hit. By the thousands, people flocked to locations in places like Chicago and Los Angeles to fill out paperwork to begin [...]
DREAM Act Grants Immigrants Citizenship Opportunity
August 4, 2012 | Posted by
An estimated 800,000 illegal immigrants across the United States can start gathering their birth certificates, high school diplomas and military records to show that they qualify for a new Obama administration program – the DREAM Act — that can grant them deportation exceptions. Starting Aug. 15, here is the criteria to participate in this initiative: [...]
Obama Trumps Romney With Move to Stop Deportation of Many Immigrants
June 16, 2012 | Posted by
By crafting a policy that will allow young illegal immigrants a way to stay in the U.S. and avoid deportation, President Obama has made a move that Hispanics and many other immigrants have been pleading for him to do for a long time: Demonstrate that he feels strongly enough about their plight to take a [...]
Immigrants A Major Force In U.S. Small Business
June 15, 2012 | Posted by
Just a couple decades ago, only 12% of small business owners were immigrants. Today, the number is 18% — a disproportion ratio given that immigrants make up just 13% of the U.S. population, according to a new study by the Fiscal Policy Institute. The portion of the U.S. labor force comprised of immigrants has been [...]
