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Debate over amnesty looms over efforts to reform immigration laws
In 1986, lawmakers decided the problem of illegal immigration had to be dealt with. More than 3 million people were living in the United States after crossing the border illegally or overstaying their visas. A new law signed by President Ronald Reagan...
Tags: Migration, U.S. Department of Labor, Health and Safety at Work, Politics, Labor Markets
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Web tool gives easier route to benefits
Thousands of the poorest South Florida residents are not claiming somewhere between $383 million and $1 billion in federal aid for which they qualify, according to estimates from researchers at the South Florida Regional Planning Council. Palm Beach...
Tags: Lobbying, Politics, United Way , Palm Beach County, Dunkin' Donuts
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For paltry pay, teaching assistants are unsung heroes in state's push toward excellence
LEESBURG — In a room dubbed Confidence City, a burly Baptist minister-turned-educator calls out writing instructions to a row of special-needs teenagers hunched over their work sheets. Derrick King Sr., a part-time 40-year-old pastor with a...
Tags: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Orlando, Orange County (Florida), Teaching and Learning, Students
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Letter: Don't cut food stamps program
Votes involving cuts to the SNAP program (food stamps) are coming up in the Senate Agriculture Committee. Why does this have to be? To cut out food for the poor, especially children, is just hurting ourselves and stewards of each other. By cutting... -
L.A. worries about immigration reform's cost to taxpayers
As Congress takes up immigration reform, Los Angeles County officials are voicing concerns that local taxpayers will be "left holding the bag" to pay for the brunt of healthcare and other services for the multitudes of immigrants who apply for...
Tags: Migration, Zev Yaroslavsky, Healthcare Policies, U.S. Congress, Local Government
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Why is the Pentagon exempted from scrutiny?
The most common complaint from people who email me about my columns is that the federal government is horrible: Too big and growing too fast, too corrupt and wasteful, and providing too many benefits to too many Americans. If we just shrink the...Tags: Bribery, Corporate Crime, Politics, Public Employees, Money and Monetary Policy
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Still adrift after the storm
First Hurricane Katrina took John Hoffmann Jr.'s home, which flooded, then exploded, and then burned. Next the storm took Hoffmann's job of 23 years washing dishes at Antoine's Restaurant, a position that vanished when the heavily damaged New Orleans...Tags: Religion and Belief, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Bodies of Water, Politics, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Bill limiting 'food stamps' advances in Wisconsin
Change of SubjectFrom Madison.com A bill aimed at encouraging food stamp recipients in Wisconsin to eat healthier by limiting the amount of benefits that could be spent on junk food won approval from the state Assembly on Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by...... -
Nation is watching Florida's new foster-care reforms
For thousands of foster kids across Florida, life is about to become a little more "normal." Under newly passed laws being watched by much of the nation, children growing up in the state's care will soon be allowed to play sports, sleep over at a...
Tags: Education, Rick Scott
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Bombing suspect's mother certain on sons' innocence
BOSTON (AP) — The angry and grieving mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects insists that her sons are innocent and that she's no terrorist. But Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is drawing increased attention after federal officials say Russian...
Tags: Terrorism, Religion and Belief, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Personal Service, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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A faith of selfishness and greed
Re: “Has the economy damaged the work ethic?” In Theory, April 28: Once again I'm amazed that the Rev. Bryan Griem can call himself a Christian. I thought Christianity was about love, empathy, compassion and care for those who are suffering,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Illegal Immigrants, Christianity, Immigration
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Ex-wives should not end up indigent
I'm a 57-year-old woman who has been married for 32-plus years to a successful personal injury lawyer. In supporting his career and raising four children, I gave up many educational and business opportunities to be there for my family. We went to the same...Tags: Health Insurance
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