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POLITICO 44: GOP sens. write Napolitano

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Kendra Marr - Nov. 22 (News Report) - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 11 of his Senate colleagues blasted Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday for supporting the legalization of undocumented immigrants.

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The Age of Paranoia

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Psychology Today - By Stanton Peele - Nov. 09 (Opinion) - There is profound paranoia on the economic front all along the political spectrum. Conservatives AND liberals feel that bailouts are arranged for the benefit of Wall Street insiders by leaders of both parties who rely on former Goldman Sachs directors and people who have worked closely with them. At the same time many people are suspicious about the presence of immigrant and unfamiliar religious groups in our midst. For their parts, as demonstrated by Dr. Nidal Hasan, people in these groups are paranoid about the intentions of the rest of the country towards them. Thus, there is a reciprocal exchange between anti-immigrant paranoia and paranoid acting out by its targets. Of course, we are paranoid about the intentions of those overseas who wish to destroy the United States. But a remarkably large percentage of Muslims internationally support jihadists because they fear American intentions and believe that we hate them. Many Muslims believe that the American government itself launched the 9/11 attacks in order to justify wars against Muslim nations.

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In Manhattan, Immigrant Jail Draws Scrutiny

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Nina Bernstein - Nov. 02 (News Report) - To federal officials, the Varick Street Detention Facility is a model. To detainee advocates, it is a case study in denying legal representation.

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Was CNN Host Lou Dobbs Really Shot at? | PEEK

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Isabel Macdonald - Oct. 30 (News Report) - Another New Jersey police spokesperson, Julian Castellanos, noted that "it's a wide open area and there are hunters in the area." Castellanos explained that the bullet had hit the house in vicinity of the attic; it "hit the vinyl siding and fell to the ground" without penetrating the vinyl, he said.

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Senators Slog While Unemployed Suffer

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Mary Kane - Oct. 26 (News Report) - A protracted and very partisan Senate skirmish has left hundreds of thousands of jobless Americans without unemployment benefits — an impasse that Democrats leaders are hoping to break this week. They have their work cut out.

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Latinos to CNN: Are You With Us or Against Us?

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

TruthOut - By Manuel Avendano - Oct. 22 (News) - Dozens of angry demonstrators gathered in Manhattan on Wednesday to demand that the cable news network CNN fire its prime-time anchor Lou Dobbs for his denigration of Hispanic immigrants.

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Switzerland's example of universal healthcare

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Doyle McManus - Oct. 18 (Opinion) - At least one country already has a healthcare plan roughly similar to the one President Obama and the Democrats have proposed, with universal coverage, a mandate that everyone buy insurance and a major role for private insurance companies: Switzerland.

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Law change needed to cover climate exiles

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Olesya Dmitracova - Oct. 15 (Special Report) - International law is unfit to deal with the millions of people expected to flee their home countries to escape droughts and floods intensified by climate change, a group of lawyers said on Thursday.

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U.S. Job Seekers Exceed Openings by Record Ratio

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Peter S. Goodman - Sep. 27 (News Report) - Despite signs that the economy has resumed growing, unemployed Americans now outnumber openings by six to one, the worst ratio since the government began tracking open positions in 2000.

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Navarrette: Advice for immigrants

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

San Jose Mercury News - By By Ruben Navarrette Jr. - Sep. 23 (News) - Some might consider this an impolite way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. But this year, I'm giving Latino immigrants a gift straight from the heart: a lecture.

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» Latino Leaders Riled by Role of Immigration in Health Care Debate

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:41:17 -0700

Washington Independent - Sep. 22 - Current proposals could even prevent legal immigrants from obtaining health care.

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For ’Capitalism,’ Moore Sells Short Politicians of All Denominations

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Alec MacGillis - Sep. 15 (Opinion) - PITTSBURGH -- Just when it looked as if conservatives might be cornering the market on angry populism, along comes Michael Moore. But that doesn’t mean Democrats in Washington should rest easy. ’Capitalism: A Love Story,’ the filmmaker provocateur’s latest documentary, which he screened at the AF...

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A Journalist in Limbo

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By D. Jeffrey Hirschberg - Sep. 14 (Opinion) - On the front lines of the battle against extremism, in places such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, fiercely dedicated journalists risk their lives every day to report accurate news to audiences besieged by terrorist violence and propaganda. Rahman Bunairee, a 33-year-old reporter for the U.S.-government-funded Voice of America (VOA), is one of those journalists. His reporting from Pakistan on Taliban atrocities long ago made him a target

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Doctors With Borders Licensed for U.S. Practice |

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Miller-McCune - By Frank Nelson - Sep. 11 (Special Report) - After spending seven years studying to become a doctor in her native Mexico, Nidia Payan found herself having to sell tamales to make ends meet when she first arrived in Los Angeles. Later, just to be considered for a part-time job as a medical assistant, she had to start as a volunteer.

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Obama Won’t Give Federal Insurance Benefits to Illegal Aliens, He’ll Make Them Legal First

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Cybercast News Service - By Terence P. Jeffrey - Sep. 10 (Editorial) - Viewed in combination, the president’s health care and immigration reform plans would in fact let people who are illegal immigrants in the United States today receive federally funded health care benefits when the plan comes on line. In his speech last night, the president said that the health insurance exchanges where people would buy federally subsidized insurance would not begin operating until four years from now. If Obama follows through on his agenda as planned, immigration reform will be enacted in the intervening time.

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Invisible Immigrants, Old and Left With ‘Nobody to Talk To’

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Patricia Leigh Brown - Aug. 31 (News Report) - Older immigrants, cut off from society by language and culture differences, now make up America’s fastest-growing immigrant group.

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Iraqi Refugees Find US Life Not What They Expected

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

TruthOut - By Alexandra Zavis - Aug. 24 (News) - Her husband had disappeared in the war. Her request to settle in Jordan had been denied. Now an advisor from the International Organization for Migration was telling her no U.S. firm would recognize her law degree or her nearly two decades of experience.

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Youssef Megahed Speaks Out from Prison

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Aug. 14 (News Report) - Florida student Youssef Megahed was arrested by federal immigration agents in April just three days after a jury acquitted him on federal explosives charges. He now faces deportation on the same charges. But this time, he won’t be tried by a jury of his peers, but by an immigration judge.

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Harper blames Canada’s refugee system for Mexican visa uproar

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

National Post - By Andrew Mayeda - Aug. 10 (News Report) - Seeking to smooth relations with Mexico at a high-profile summit here, Prime Minister Stephen Harper blamed Canada's decision to impose visas on Mexican nationals on Canada's refugee system, and urged Parliament to enact changes to stem the flow of "bogus" claims.

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Obama Vows to Focus on Borders

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Cheryl W. Thompson, William Booth - Aug. 10 (Opinion) - But Immigration Action Won’t Come Until 2010

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New Facebook iPhone App ’Pretty Much Done’

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By MG Siegler - Aug. 08 (News Report) - As one of the most popular applications on Apple’s popular iPhone platform, a lot of users are eagerly awaiting the next version of the app. And that wait is almost over.

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U.S. citizens wrongly detained, deported by ICE

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

San Francisco Chronicle - By Tyche Hendricks - Jul. 27 (News Report) - The son of a decorated Vietnam veteran, Hector Veloz is a U.S. citizen, but in 2007 immigration officials mistook him for an illegal immigrant and locked him in an Arizona prison for 13 months

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An Immigration Prosecution Shows Abuses of Federal Power

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Jon Entine - Jul. 21 (Opinion) - What are the consequences when the wheels of justice begin to grind, assuming a logic that sometimes precludes reason and fairness.

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Clinton trip to India can build on Silicon Valley bonds

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

San Jose Mercury News - Jul. 19 (Opinion) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to India is expected to yield new initiatives in defense and space cooperation. Yet it is important to remember that the foundation for the U.S.-India geopolitical partnership that has emerged in the last decade was forged outside the realm of government policy and the confines of Washington and New Delhi. Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have played as important a role in building ties as any diplomat or national security official. And Clinton's trip provides a good opportunity to renew the important private-sector and societal linkages that help bind the relationship together.

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A Strong Health Reform Bill

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - Jul. 16 (Editorial) - Republicans may balk, but a bill proposed by the Democrats could solve the nation’s health care problems without driving up the deficit.

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