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Robert B. Reich: The new xenophobes
American VoicesThe Boston Marathon bombing has brought out the xenophobes. Often when America suffers some large, inexplicable tragedy, we want to blame "foreigners" and look for ways to fortify ourselves against them. It's more reassuring to believe that an evil...Tags: Islam, Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Career and Workplace, Sports
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L.A. Times updates guidelines for covering immigration
The Los Angeles Times has announced new guidelines for covering immigration. The goal is to "provide relevance and context and to avoid labels." That means stories will no longer refer to individuals as "illegal immigrants" or "undocumented...
Tags: Politics, Migration, Interior Policy, Google+, Personal Data Collection
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COLUMN - The GOP's immigration problem
Reuters(Bill Schneider is a Reuters column but his opinions are his own.) By Bill Schneider May 1 (Reuters) - Old vaudeville joke: Man goes to the doctor. Says he has a pain in his arm. "Have you ever had this problem before?" the doctor says. "Yes," the...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Heritage Foundation, Mitt Romney, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues
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May Day demonstrator says 'there's change on the horizon'
A shout echoed out of Plaza Olvera after dawn Wednesday. A janitor whose small frame belied her booming voice stood at the center of a circle of people, leading the chant: "Obama, escucha: Estamos en la lucha." The 40 or so others -- a fraction of...
Tags: Politics, International Workers' Day, Migration, Labor Legislation, AEG
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INSIGHT-U.S. miners' union charts new course to save benefits in bankruptcy
ReutersBy Nick Brown May 1 (Reuters) - As mineworkers and retirees battle to salvage their pensions and benefits from the bankruptcy of Patriot Coal Corp, lawyers for their union are trying an unusual gambit - and one that may be a test case for workers' rights...Tags: Interior Policy, Companies and Corporations, Hospira, Inc., Pension and Welfare, Healthcare Contract Issues
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Myanmar forces restore order after latest anti-Muslim violence
ReutersBy Jared Ferrie KYAW BOI LAY, Myanmar, May 1 (Reuters) - Hundreds of police and troops restored order in central Myanmar on Wednesday after a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in which one man was killed after Buddhist mobs trashed property owned by...Tags: Television Industry, Religion and Belief, Religious Conflicts, Prosecution, Arson
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Kevin James releases Wendy Greuel's texts after she attacks him
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel sought the endorsement of Republican Kevin James after he was eliminated from the race in the March primary. Now she's out with an attack mailer blasting James’ backing of Eric Garcetti, her rival in the...
Tags: Politics, Jan Perry, Wendy Greuel, Barack Obama, Elections
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Boston bombing brings out the new xenophobes
The Boston Marathon bombing has brought out the xenophobes. Often when America suffers some large, inexplicable tragedy, we want to blame "foreigners" and look for ways to fortify ourselves against them. It's more reassuring to believe that an evil lies...Tags: Islam, Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports, Career and Workplace
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Insight: Miner's union charts new course to save benefits in bankruptcy
Reuters(Reuters) - As mineworkers and retirees battle to salvage their pensions and benefits from the bankruptcy of Patriot Coal Corp, lawyers for their union are trying an unusual gambit - and one that may be a test case for workers' rights when companies...Tags: Interior Policy, Companies and Corporations, Hospira, Inc., Pension and Welfare, Healthcare Contract Issues
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LETTER: Illegal Is As Illegal Does
I take exception to Hugo Balta's op-ed on illegal immigrants [April 21, Opinion, "End Use Of 'Illegal Immigrant'"]. It appears Mr. Balta and his mentioned associates feel that the people who come here illegally, use false Social Security numbers,...Tags: Politics, Migration, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Immigration
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No excuse to hold on immigration
Congress should not listen to the hotheads and the anti-immigrant mischief makers who want to delay action on pending immigration reform because the two suspects in the Boston bombing case were immigrants. The United States would no doubt be less safe,...Tags: Barack Obama, Sports, Politics, Dan Coats, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Connecticut General Assembly expected to let undocumented immigrants drive legally
New Haven Register, Conn.The leadership of the General Assembly says the votes are there and they expect to pass a bill this session that would offer driver's licenses to undocumented residents, citing reasons including training, insurance, revenue and safety. If it passes,...Tags: New London (New London, Connecticut), Colleges and Universities, Waterbury, Lobbying, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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