by Elena Schneider | Oct 9, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – More than 200 protestors were arrested after blocking a street near the Capitol Building during an immigration rally on Tuesday, including at least eight Democratic U.S. House members. One of them was U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston. “A misdemeanor charge...
by Jayna Omaye | Oct 8, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – The Asian-American community in Washington embraced the ‘aloha spirit’ Thursday by paying tribute to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye. “There is not a place I go to all across our country where people do not come up to me and say, ‘I was helped by Sen. Inouye....
by Jayna Omaye | Oct 8, 2013 | Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – A judge, an attorney and a number of doctors pocketed more than $4.5 million by fraudulently ensuring that disability claimants would receive federal Social Security benefits, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs reported...
by Catherine Brzycki | Oct 7, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — In an effort to keep immigration in the headlines, thousands are expected to march at the National Mall on Tuesday for what’s being bill as a day for human dignity and respect. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi also is pushing to keep the issue in...
by Jayna Omaye | Oct 4, 2013 | Immigration, Science + Technology
A new report by the Brookings Institution and Princeton University suggests that policies and programs that address the health needs of the nearly two million Americans who have served post-9/11 and their families should be a national priority. Although many military...
by Jayna Omaye | Oct 3, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — In the midst of the first government shutdown since 1995, only 13 percent of Americans ages 30 and younger are closely following government shutdown news, according to a new Pew Research Center study. Some young people say they’re more interested in...
