by Adam Jabari Jefferson | Oct 11, 2012 | Business & Tech, Immigration
WASHINGTON – A new program aimed at reducing veteran unemployment by putting volunteers in 20 key areas around the country officially kicked off this week. “Local communities must be the cornerstone of any national program to reduce veteran and military...
by Erin Massey | Oct 9, 2012 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius addressed the crowd at the National Hispanic Council on Aging World Summit Wednesday saying that all Americans have the right to social security and healthcare when they grow old and retire....
by Adam Jabari Jefferson | Oct 5, 2012 | Immigration, Politics
Civil right activists stepped up efforts this week to allow more than 1.5 million voting-eligible felons in Florida — and millions more nationwide — access to elections, urging that laws they see as discriminatory need to be changed. “Keep in mind that...
by Elizabeth Bunn | Aug 23, 2012 | Business & Tech, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON— Registering to vote is only a few clicks away, thanks to up-and-coming startup TurboVote. Seth Flaxman, the website’s creator, calls it “the Netflix of voting.” “When we want to do anything, we start online,” Flaxman said. “Except for voting. And that’s...
by Kimiteru Tsuruta | Aug 22, 2012 | Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – Although President Barack Obama in June announced a program to allow young undocumented immigrants to get work permits and avoid deportation, the deferred action plan can result in families being separate, experts say. Obama announced the Deferred Action...
by Kevin Wang | Jul 31, 2012 | Immigration
WASHINGTON –Politicians are waking up to the importance of courting Asian-Americans, but advocates worry that Democrats and Republicans still don’t understand the issues facing the growing minority group or how to move the community to participate in elections....
