E-Verify Out of Stimulus Package
Filed under: Economy, Immigration, International, Politics
The economy is saved! Ok maybe not, but the passing of the $787 billion stimulus package will hopefully start providing desperately needed movement. In the press I’ve been hearing a lot of Republicans whining that the bill wasn’t bipartisan, that they were basically railroaded. Interestingly, the Republican politicians responsible for heavy amendments to the bill didn’t even vote for it. Emptywheel breaks it down for us…
Tom Coburn, Chuck Grassley, and Susan Collins. They’re the ones responsible for the way this bill looks.
And fricking Coburn and Grassley won’t even have the decency to vote for their own handiwork. That’s the new definition of “bipartisan”: three Republicans screw with a bill, and in the end, only one of them even votes for it.
Can the American Economy Recover?
While John McCain and Barack Obama hone in on their battle for the American presidency, both candidates’ economic plan becomes more similar or bipolar – depending who they’re speaking to and if they’re in Ohio or California. The sad part is that the majority of American voters don’t believe either candidate has what it takes to heal the American economy, according to a new national poll posted today in the Washington Post.
So what’s the problem? Have American voters lost read more
Businesses Should Follow the Money Trail on Immigration
(Image gratefully borrowed from Vinh Tran (on left) and WelcomingIdaho (at the bottom) at flicker.com/creativecommons)
Yesterday was hot and humid in Chicago. One of the things I like best about summer heat is that it gives me the perfect excuse to ingest one of Dunkin Doughnut’s Frozen Latte. Yesterday, read more
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