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Food aid reform is running into trouble in Congress
One of the attention-grabbing ideas in the White House’s 2014 budget was a big overhaul of the $ 1.4 billion U.S. food aid program. Instead of buying food from U.S. farmers and shipping it overseas, some of the money would … Continue reading
Obama wraps up Latin American trip, reaffirms hopes for immigration reform
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama on Saturday completed a three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica and now returns to Washington with hopes of finishing what could become the biggest accomplishment of his second term: an overhaul of … Continue reading
The GOP may kill immigration reform over gay rights. The Supreme Court could stop them.
Though some members of the Republican party have been moving rapidly to support LGBT rights and in particular equal marriage, the shift has been far from universal. And as my colleague David Nakamura reported the other day, that could pose … Continue reading
GOP moves away from entitlements and toward tax reform in budget deal
With another fight over the national debt brewing this summer, congressional Republicans are de-emphasizing their demand for politically painful cuts to retirement programs and focusing on a more popular prize: a thorough rewrite of the U.S. tax code. Read full … Continue reading
Five ways immigration reform will help low-wage workers
Something odd happens whenever immigration reform enters the news: Politicians and pundits who barely spare a word for low-wage workers in normal times suddenly become extremely concerned that immigrants might compete with low-wage laborers. Read full article >>
How immigration reform is scrambling American politics
The overriding fact driving almost everything that happens in American politics right now is that both elections and governance are zero-sum games between the two parties: For one side to win, the other side has to lose. Read full article … Continue reading
How immigration reform is scrambling American politics
The overriding fact driving almost everything that happens in American politics right now is that both elections and governance are zero-sum games between the two parties: For one side to win, the other side has to lose. Read full article … Continue reading
Mexico lower house backs telecoms reform, Senate awaits
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved a sweeping reform of the telecommunications industry early on Friday, sending legislation that aims to reduce Carlos Slim’s dominance…
Immigration reform talks stalled by wage disputes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate negotiations on revamping the immigration system are stalled over wages for future low-skilled foreign workers such as construction laborers, cooks, janitors and hotel maids, sources familiar with the talks said on Friday.
Wonkbook: Amazingly, immigration reform keeps not falling apart
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