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Mandatory E-Verify Would Overwhelm Social Security Administration, Increase Disability Backlog

By Scott Hochberg
September 15, 2011

The train of threats to Social Security this year keeps on rolling, this time from the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. The “E-Verify” program threatens to undermine the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the millions of Americans who rely on it. more »

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Bad Ideas Running Aground

By Alan Jenkins
March 8, 2011

Over the last year, right-wing politicians introduced a slew of bills in Congress and multiple states that purported to address the problem of illegal immigration. more »

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Summer Reading for When Markets Rule

By William Neil
August 16, 2010

SUMMER READING FOR WHEN MARKETS RULE

August 15, 2010

Dear Citizens and Elected Officials:

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As we mentioned when we sent out Part I of the Essay Who is Obama’s “Forgotten Man?” one week ago, Part II was to follow as a review of four books, with commentary on contemporary events woven into the text. more »

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Listening to the Mayors

By Alan Jenkins
June 15, 2010

By and large, mayors are pragmatists. They've got snow to remove and potholes to fill, schools to run and crime to fight. Literally and figuratively, they must keep the trains running on time, or hear loudly and decisively from voters and constituents.

That pragmatic spirit was evident on Monday, when the U.S. more »

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Obama Immigration Policy: Record Arrests

By Eric Lotke
September 22, 2009

During the first nine months of fiscal year 2009 the U.S. government reported 67,994 new immigration prosecutions, continuing and accelerating the surge from the Bush years. At this pace, the annual total of prosecutions will be 90,659 for this fiscal year, up 14.1 percent from last year.

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Reality Check: Immigrants and Health Care

By Immigration Policy Center
August 12, 2009

Washington D.C. - As the current debate on health care rages in town halls across the nation, immigration is being used as a way to jam a stick into the wheels of impending reform. Some are scapegoating immigrants as a way to thwart progress on the issue and are arguing that even legal immigrants be restricted from our health system. more »

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The Next Fight: Immigration Reform

By Sara Robinson
June 4, 2009

Republicans have been running on immigration as a signature issue for the past several elections, so it's ironic that progressives are the ones with the most to gain from solving the immigration problem. But before we can do that, we need to understand—and agree—on what the problems are, and what can and should be done. more »

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A New Day for America, But Not for Immigrants?

By Dennis Chin
January 20, 2009

There’s a buzz in the air in Washington, DC. more »

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Country Legend Tom Russell Predicts The Future

By Bill Scher
August 11, 2008

The Americana pioneer last year penned the pro-immigrant anthem "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?" And his answer appears to be right.

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