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Operation Rescue seeks to expose the ‘abuses of the abortion-cartel’

Thu, 19 May 2011 17:28:40 -0700

Washington Independent - By Ashley Lopez - May. 19 - Last week, radical anti-abortion right’s group Operation Rescue told Life News that the Texas Medical Board has continued to investigate the group’s claims that women’s health clinics providing abortions in Texas 3.7 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

On way out, Chicago Mayor Daley designates former anti-gay police station as home for low-income LGBT seniors

Fri, 13 May 2011 14:46:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Sofia Resnick - May. 13 - New studies linking hormonal-contraceptive use to changes in women’s chemical reactions to their romantic partners have been repackaged by the news service of anti-abortion rights marketing group Heroic Media — Heroic News — as findings that women who us

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House passes bill to ease immigration for military couple

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Independent - Nov. 16 (News) - House passes bill to ease immigration for military coupleThe Washington IndependentAn interesting, albeit limited, bill passed the House yesterday to change part of immigration law to recognize proxy ...House OKs proxy marriage in immigration casesNavyTimes.comMarine widow, child a step closer to coming to USNECNUS House passes Marine Sergeant Michael H. Ferschke, Jr. Memorial ActMaryville Daily TimesKnoxville News Sentinelall 16 news articles »

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House Races to Watch for Immigration Policy

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Elise Foley - Nov. 03 (Opinion) - I mentioned earlier a few of the immigration hawks who are likely to win House seats today, but it’s worth running through some of the other congressional races that could impact how immigration policy plays out in the next two years.

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Which Side Will Get the Blame for the Failure of Immigration Reform? - The Washington Independent

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:01:00 -0700

Washington Independent - Oct. 12 - Which Side Will Get the Blame for the Failure of Immigration Reform?The Washington IndependentAdam Serwer has an interesting piece at The American Prospect breaking down the debate over how to reform immigration and ...Dream Act Still a Dream of ObamaYouth Todayall 2 news articles »

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Obama vs. the GOP on DREAM Act

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:24:22 -0700

Washington Independent - Sep. 27 - Obama chided Republicans Saturday for filibustering the defense authorization bill that could have included the DREAM Act and other reform-minded measures like a repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Obama said he hoped Republicans would “come to their senses” on the DREAM Act after the November elections. Which Republicans may come around? In 2007, 12 Republicans [...]

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More Immigrants, a Better Economy - The Washington Independent

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:58:01 -0700

Washington Independent - Sep. 24 - Washington PostMore Immigrants, a Better EconomyThe Washington IndependentIn case you missed it: Ezra Klein makes a case today for increasing immigration as a way to attract highly skilled workers, ...The megapayoff of increased immigration is lost on politiciansWashington PostImmigration is good for native workers, tooSt. Louis Post-Dispatchall 3 news articles??

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Immigrants Rights Groups Plan Mobilization Against Republicans

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - Sep. 22 (News) - Immigrants rights groups have made a major push for the DREAM Act, with rallies around the country and scores of calls to senators. Now that a Republican filibuster killed chances of the DREAM Act as part of the defense authorization bill, some immigration reform advocates plan to mobilize against candidates who opposed the DREAM Act [...]

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Durbin to Re-Introduce DREAM Act on Senate Floor Today

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:40:25 -0700

Washington Independent - Sep. 22 - Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced today he plans to bring the DREAM Act to the floor again today so it will be “poised and ready to be called” as a standalone bill or an amendment. That’s not to say it will happen soon, though. Durbin said it might not be possible to pass the act [...]

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What Was Lost in the Defense Bill Filibuster

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:33:15 -0700

Washington Independent - Sep. 22 - Most of the stories about the Republican filibuster yesterday of the defense authorization bill have focused on two amendments it squashed: a repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and a planned addition of the DREAM Act, which would provide legal status to some young people in exchange for military service or school. But Mother Jones points [...]

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Rasmussen: Voters Support Idea of DREAM Act

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:03:45 -0700

Washington Independent - Sep. 21 - A Rasmussen poll released today shows that in theory, at least, voters should support the DREAM Act: Most voters in the poll said children brought to the U.S. illegally should get a chance at citizenship if they complete two years of college or participate in the military. A slight majority — 52 percent — of likely [...]

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Waiting For BP Checks, Gulf Families Struggle With Unemployment, Hunger

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - Sep. 14 (News Report) - The Washington Independent reports many unemployed Gulf inhabitants forced out of work by the spill have not yet received compensation from BP. Time is running out for many families who are facing hunger, even homelessness, if the situation doesn't improve. The Independent documented the struggles of Gulf families in a series of profiles.

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N.Y. Schools Advised Against Asking About Immigration Status

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - Sep. 01 () - The memo comes at a time when “sanctuary policies” are increasingly under attack by opponents who argue they draw illegal immigrants to certain cities and states.

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Who Gets to Rebuild New Orleans?

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - Aug. 31 () - “We’re dealing with local contractors on a daily basis and they’re not getting the work,” says Barry Kaufman of the Construction and General Laborers Union Local 689. “There are more out-of-state contractors in here than holes in cheese."

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On Immigration, ICE Employees See Politics Trump Policy

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - Aug. 30 (News) - Plenty of politicians have accused the Obama administration of playing politics with immigration policy. But even within Immigration and Customs Enforcement, there’s a growing debate over whether ICE officials make decisions based on policy or politics, the Andrew Becker reported today in the Washington Post. The Obama administration has attempted to strike a fine balance [...]

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What Does the Border Security Bill Mean For Comprehensive Immigration Reform?

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - Aug. 09 (News) - Last night, the Senate, by unanimous consent, passed a bill approving $600 million in emergency funding to increase security along the U.S.-Mexico border. After passing the bill, Democrats hinted they hope to see more cooperation with other reform efforts. “I’m for comprehensive immigration reform,” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who introduced the bill, said yesterday. “But [...]

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Conservatives Decry Administration Ideas on Immigration

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:27:02 -0700

Washington Independent - Jul. 30 - Conservatives are up in arms about a draft memo laying out ways the Obama administration could amend immigration policies without pushing comprehensive immigration reform through Congress. The memo, reportedly written by four U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services staffers, discusses potential policy changes that would help non-dangerous immigrants already in the U.S. obtain citizenship [...]

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Graham Wants To Deny American-Born Babies Citizenship

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:14:32 -0700

Washington Independent - Jul. 29 - Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren last night that he plans to push a constitutional amendment to remove “birthright citizenship” for children of immigrants born in the U.S.: “People come here to have babies,” he said. “They come here to drop a child. It’s called “drop and leave.” To have a [...]

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Immigration Is Down, Enforcement Is Up, but Harsh Rhetoric Remains

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Elise Foley - Jul. 26 (Opinion) - The right constantly accuses President Obama of being weak on immigration enforcement, but his administration is actually deporting record numbers of illegal immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement estimates that its deportations this year will increase by nearly 10 percent over the Bush administration’s 2008 total. The agency also has been auditing companies at a rate [...]

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Immigrant Advocates Push DREAM Act, But Congress Remains Wary

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:18:31 -0700

Washington Independent - Jul. 20 - In the absence of comprehensive immigration reform, activists and at least one Republican senator are pushing the bill to help immigrant students obtain citizenship. But some Democrats are hesitant to sign on.

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Shrinking Labor Force Masks Deepening Unemployment Crisis

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Annie Lowrey - Jul. 07 (News Analysis) - Much of the coverage of the June labor market report released on Friday focused on the drop in the unemployment rate, from 9.7 to 9.5 percent, or the 83,000 private-sector jobs created. But the headline numbers hid the reason for the dip in unemployment: not more jobs, but fewer workers. Walker, like 652,000 others across the country, is jobless and has not looked for a position during the past four weeks — and therefore has officially been reclassified as a “discouraged” worker, a person “marginally attached to the labor force,” rather than an unemployed one.

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Aid to the Unemployed Facing Foreclosure: Too Little, Too Late?

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Annie Lowrey - Jun. 25 (News Report) - Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and President Obama have proposals to help unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure. (Zuma Press) Sandra Monroe-Olcott of the Montclare neighborhood of Chicago is in the same position as hundreds of thousands of Americans.

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‘Too Young Not to Work but Too Old to Work’

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Annie Lowrey - Jun. 17 (News Report) - Experts say that age discrimination is severely compounding the jobs crisis for older workers, although the phenomenon is difficult to quantify or to prove, and remains under-examined by the government. This time, it is not just making it more likely that these workers will be laid off. It is also making it much harder for them to gain new positions.

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In Gulf Spill Aftermath, Oil Workers Lack an Advocate

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Mike Lillis - Jun. 01 (News) - The largest oil spill in U.S. history has received no absence of congressional scrutiny. Yet as lawmakers continue to focus their examinations on the environmental, economic and energy implications of the disaster, a number of labor advocates are beginning to wonder: What about the workers?

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Small Business Owners Represent Lost Opportunity for Recovery

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Independent - By Annie Lowrey - Apr. 20 (Special Report) - Aleks Duni...owns Veranda, a Greek restaurant in the Shaw neighborhood, as well as Heller’s Bakery and Marx Cafe in Mount Pleasant. The three small businesses together employ nearly 40 people and did well even during the worst of the recession. Duni set out to open a pizza restaurant on the main drag in Bloomingdale. He scouted out a location and secured the necessary permits, even getting a liquor license and thus a guarantee of good revenue. Now, no bank will lend him the $50,000 he needs to finish the job. “It is only a matter of getting the money,” Duni says. “If I did, I could be open in a month.”

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