Tag: culture
group name: immigration
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January 02, 2007 11:06 AM EST --
This is such a cool place and it amazes me that I'm even calling it a "place." I've been pondering this question here in the New Year: what will Gather look like in another year, . . .
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February 12, 2007 02:02 PM EST --
To begin with, I know I am probably going to get on some people's bad side with this discussion. I am only being honest with my feelings because of my experiences where I live. This discussion . . .
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January 23, 2008 10:28 AM EST --
Here, in Southern Arizona, the traffic has diminished by leaps and bounds. Construction sites sit empty, materials gone and equipment setting still and silent.
I no longer stand in long lines . . .
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May 30, 2006 09:33 AM EDT --
I received this in an e-mail. I hope it brightens your day.
Dear President Bush:
I'm about to plan a little trip with my family and extended family, and I would like to ask you to assist me. . . .
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May 03, 2006 05:06 PM EDT --
A new Zogby poll of likely voters, found Americans prefer the House of Representatives' enforcement-only bill by 2-1 over Senate proposals to legalize illegal immigrants and greatly increase legal . . .
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May 19, 2006 09:56 AM EDT --
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua condemn the plan to build hundreds of miles of triple-layered fencing along parts of the U.S. - Mexican border. The countries claim saying the . . .
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May 18, 2006 12:10 AM EDT --
Wisconsin Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner accused President Bush of abandoning the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act the House passed in December:
"He basically . . .
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April 23, 2006 03:31 PM EDT --
The Associated Press reports most Mexicans accept illegal immigration as a fact of life they can't imagine changing:
Mexico's economy, society and political system are built around the . . .
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May 23, 2006 08:26 PM EDT --
U.S. lawmakers have renewed an old debate over whether to make English the nation's official language. On Friday, the Senate passed two measures, one declaring English the nation's official language . . .
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September 18, 2006 11:45 PM EDT --
As I read through the dozens of articles and the various views, my own callous remarks and those of others, I ask myself why I must suffer the consequences of my convictions.
For me, it is to help . . .
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May 24, 2006 08:39 AM EDT --
The Senate voted 58-40 to increase penalties for hiring undocumented workers. Fines would be doubled to $20,000 and repeat offenders could be sentenced to prison for up to three years.
Increasing penalties . . .
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September 06, 2006 11:59 PM EDT --
Okay, guys: Read 'er and weep....
The Earnings Suspense File: Social Security's "Secret Stash"
"Money from Nowhere" . . .
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May 17, 2006 10:14 AM EDT --
The public is split on President Bush's Immigration address, half disappointed, half impressed. That's the finding of an overnight Zogby poll .
Overall, 47% said they liked the Monday speech, . . .
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May 22, 2006 10:04 PM EDT --
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
The current migration of Mexicans and Central Americans to the United States is one of the largest diasporas in modern history, experts say.
Roughly 10% of Mexico's . . .
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May 25, 2006 09:59 PM EDT --
The Senate passed the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 by a 62-36 vote.
The Senate bill creates a new guest-worker program and, like the failed 1986 Immigration Reform Act, provides a means . . .
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May 17, 2006 12:56 PM EDT --
The Washington Times reports President Bush said yesterday that he would not accept any bill from Congress that does not include a guest-worker program and provisions to grant citizenship to at least some . . .
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September 22, 2006 08:30 PM EDT --
Poll Taken by TIME Magazine
A national poll of 1,004 adults, conducted March 29-30, 2006
More Border Security and More Legality
Americans want both enhanced border security, workplace and employer enforcement, . . .
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May 17, 2006 04:28 PM EDT --
The U.S. Senate voted to bar criminal illegal immigrants from becoming legal residents or U.S. citizens:
The 99-0 vote on the amendment blocking felons and people with three misdemeanor convictions was . . .
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May 01, 2006 10:29 AM EDT --
The Boston Herald reports new national polls show Americans are feeling less sympathy toward illegal aliens.
A Zogby International poll, conducted between March 31 and April 3, 2006, found . . .
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June 13, 2006 09:18 AM EDT --
Deployment of National Guard troops along the Mexican border has scared off illegal Mexican migrants, significantly reducing illegal border crossings:
U.S. authorities said Monday that detentions along . . .
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