by Heather Wright | Oct 6, 2010 | Immigration
Heather Wright/MNS President Barack Obama spoke about the unique challenges women face in the workplace at Fortune’s Annual Most Powerful Women Summit. WASHINGTON – Again this week, facing stubbornly high unemployment numbers and dismal economic forecasts,...
by Heather Wright | Oct 4, 2010 | Immigration
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Author Elizabeth Gilbert was on Capitol Hill Thursday, lobbying lawmakers to pass the Uniting American Families Act, a bill that would allow same-sex partners into the United States as immigrants. (Heather...
by Heather Wright | Sep 30, 2010 | Immigration
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp. participate in a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing about immigration on Thursday in Washington. The subcommittee is hearing testimony on “The Role of Immigration...
by F. Brendan Wilkerson | Aug 25, 2010 | Immigration
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Interest groups are split on the meaning of a leaked immigration policy memo Brendan Wilkerson/MNS WASHINGTON — After a year of little to no movement on immigration, some groups say they fear the president is looking at...
by Jee Abbey Lee | Aug 12, 2010 | Business & Tech, Immigration
The intersection of U and 9th St. NW has been known as Little Ethiopia for years. But due to gentrification, as Jee Lee reports, that may soon change. Get the Flash Player to see this content. The U and 9th St. intersection is home to some dozen Ethiopian restaurants...
by F. Brendan Wilkerson | Aug 2, 2010 | Immigration
Get the Flash Player to see this content. U.S. universities draw top students from around the world but immigration regulations make it difficult for them to stay and work after school. (F. Brendan Wilkerson/MNS) The controversy surrounding Arizona’s new border...