18 May 2012
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Undocumented students speak out in support of DREAM Act
From the Houston Chronicle
Wendy Ramirez said she was first inspired to pursue a medical degree when her father was paralyzed after a drunken driver hit him when she was a child. But before graduating from high school, she was initially discouraged by a counselor for a reason most students don't deal with, but eventually gained...
Minority Births Are New Majority
From the Wall Street Journal
For the first time in U.S. history, whites of European ancestry account for less than half of newborn children, marking a demographic tipping point that is already changing the nation's politics, economy and workforce. Among the roughly four million children born in the U.S. between July 2010 and July 2011, 50.4%...
Yesterday, President Obama met with small business owners in Washington, D.C. at the much beloved Taylor Gourmet, famous for its subs and salads. The purpose of the visit was to give Congress the momentum to start on the “To Do List,” Obama’s five-step plan to build the economy. If Congress acts on this, the measure will give a 10 percent tax credit to firms that create new...
I have been a community organizer for 20 years, for more than half of that in my local neighborhood. Street organizing they call it. Working at that level you see things, some miraculous, some disturbing. I have seen neighborhood leaders take leaps of faith, engage in acts of courage that would humble the most cynical. I have also seen things that shook me. That made me angry or frightened or...
GOP Hispanic Outreach Gets Derailed by Immigration
From Fox News
A Republican National Committee conference call with the press to highlight its outreach to Latino voters came up hard against the one of the hot-button issues of the election --immigration.
The RNC wanted to focus reporters on the ways that, as officials with the RNC put it, the ailing economy under President Barack...
