Undocumented Immigrants Work to Come Out of the Fiscal Shadows, Pay Taxes
Feet in Two Worlds/PRI's The World, News Report, Posted: Apr 04, 2013
Some undocumented immigrants worry that they can't afford to pay years of back taxes that may be required in a pathway to citizenship.
Will the Keystone XL Pipeline Produce Good Jobs? And at What Cost?
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Mar 21, 2013
If you’ve been following the controversy over the Keystone XL oil pipeline, recent events will either encourage you, disappoint you, or both.
Farmworkers Feed Nation, But Few Have Health Care
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 21, 2013
Three-quarters of hired U.S. farmworkers lack health insurance, says a new Kresge Foundation report, raising concerns about the health of the food system.
California Labor Commissioner Issues Over $500,000 In Citation to Restaurants
Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: Mar 20, 2013
California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su said March 13 she has issued citations totaling nearly $505,000 to three restaurants for minimum wage, overtime and rest break violations, among others.
More Hungry Students in California Schools
ChicoSol, News Report, Posted: Mar 19, 2013
The number of CUSD students participating in the free and reduced lunch program hovered for years at about 37 percent, said CUSD’s Janet Brinson, and eventually climbed to 47.53 percent for the 2012-13 school year.
Aging Between Two Worlds -- Hispanic, Old and Poor on the Texas Border
New America Media/Huffington Post Voces , News Feature, Posted: Mar 18, 2013
Being old and Hispanic on the Texas-Mexico border presents challenges of high poverty levels and chronic illness. But some manage to live a rich life.
The Messiah Will Come From the South
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 16, 2013
The spiritual center of Christianity is in the Southern Hemisphere, not with us in the north.
Foreign-Born Entrepreneurs Push for a ‘Startup’ Visa
PRI's The World, News Report, Posted: Mar 14, 2013
Foreign-born entrepreneurs are pressing for a “startup” visa that would let them stay here and set up shop.
San Francisco Community College Fights for Its Life
Perspective, News Report, Posted: Mar 12, 2013
The community college has been under siege from an accreditation commission that has threatened the district's very existence.
Slashed Budget Leaves Indigent Defendants Lawyerless
Louisiana Weekly, News Report, Posted: Mar 12, 2013
Draconian cuts in the budget for lawyers who represent indigent defendants have come back to haunt the Orleans Parish criminal justice system.
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