by Dionne E. Young | Apr 10, 2013 | Business & Tech, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Bill Nelson has been on a mission for two years to speed up the time it takes the Internal Revenue Service to respond to victims of tax fraud — and with the help of two powerful senators, he might finally get some action. Sens....
by Brina Monterroza | Apr 10, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON–Tens of thousands of immigrant families and their supporters took over Capitol Hill Wednesday to push Congress for passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Buses loaded with people from across the nation started rolling in as early as noon....
by Adam Jabari Jefferson | Nov 12, 2012 | Immigration
Ceremony honors Vietnam veterans by name from Medill Washington on Vimeo. For only the fifth time in its history, each of the 58,282 names inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial were read. The ceremony celebrated the 30th anniversary of the memorial.
by Rahel Solomon | Oct 16, 2012 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – It’s been a little less than two weeks since anti-Jihad ads were posted in Washington subways and now critics are fighting back with an ad of their own. Representatives from the Shoulder-to-Shoulder campaign, a partnership of 23 other faith organizations...
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....