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The Immigrant Community after Obama’s First Term: From Record Deportations to Deferred Action, With Raids and Deportations Happening at Both the Federal and State Levels

The Immigrant Community after Obama’s First Term: From Record Deportations to Deferred Action, With Raids and Deportations Happening at Both the Federal and State Levels As a result of the Supreme Court’s decision on Arizona’s anti-immigrant laws, the announcement by President Obama that qualifying immigrants will not be deported for at least for two years — though there is no

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EMERGENCY LABOR NETWORK

EMERGENCY LABOR NETWORK Jobs * Social Security * Labor Rights Medicare and Medicaid * Peace and Justice emergencylabor@aol.com http://www.laborfightback.org ———- [please excuse duplicate postings, please distribute widely] The hype is on again in the press that recovery is around the corner. Last month’s jobs numbers are cited as the latest proof of recovery. The economic data puffery will no doubt

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It’s Time for a New Political Party! By Labor Fightback Network

(February 2017)With each passing year, elections in the United States have been increasingly insulting of working people’s intelligence. To be sure, the politicians have never had much respect for the people who vote them into office. During every election campaign season, the voters are subjected to a chorus of personal attacks. Meanwhile, with each passing month, working people are facing

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