by Zongwei Li | Aug 13, 2013 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Immigration
WASHINGTON – On the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the scaffolding around the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial will be pulled down, the controversial “drum major” quote will be gone and the striations on the statue will be deepened. But a crucial step to...
by Anthony Valentino | Aug 7, 2013 | Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON — Puerto Rican politicians pleaded with a Senate committee Thursday to establish the groundwork for granting the U.S. territory statehood or allowing for its independence. Although the officials represent political parties with very different ideas...
by Collin Carroll | Jul 17, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate-approved immigration bill contains controversial provisions that would require all job seekers to present matching digital-photograph documentation of their legal status before landing employment. But in supervising a labor force composed...
by Paige Sutherland | Jul 12, 2013 | Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON – A law providing special visas to Iraqi and Afghan nationals in danger for helping the U.S. military suffered a blow when the House rejected the Senate’s immigration reform bill Wednesday. Many of the refugees and their families face grave threats in their...
by Francesca Bacardi | Jul 10, 2013 | Immigration, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON –Texans might continue to be in the dark regarding benefits under the new health care law because outreach efforts are focusing on the 24 states participating in Medicaid expansion and state-based insurance exchanges. Texas is not among them. Gov. Rick...
