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“Over the Line”: U.S. Agents Shooting Dead Innocent Mexicans Across the Border With Impunity
Democracy Now – By Amy Goodman – May. 07 (Special Report) – A joint investigation by The Washington Monthly and The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute has found over the past five years U.S. border agents have shot across the border at least 10…
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Do visas for skilled foreigners shut out U.S. tech workers?
seattletimes.com – By Kyung M. Song, Janet I. Tu – May. 05 (Special Report) – Though he was then in his late 50s, Erickson figured the drumbeat of complaints from Microsoft and other tech companies about a dearth of good applicants promised an easy career switch. Nine months past his graduation, however, Erickson has yet…
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Zuckerberg-backed Group Spins Immigration
FactCheck – By Lori Robertson – May. 01 (Fact Check) – A group with ties to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hijacks the credibility of news organizations in a misleading ad that supports a bipartisan immigration overhaul bill. The ad, featuring Sen. Marco Rubio, attributes several quotes to media outlets, but the quotes come from opinion…
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Extended Families Would Fare Poorly in New Immigration Law
New America Media – By Sunita Sohrabji – Apr. 28 (News Analysis) – As business leaders roundly cheered a sweeping immigration proposal released last week by the Senate’s “Gang of Eight,” civil rights organizations voiced concerns about the limitations the new bill would impose on extended family reunification.NewsTrust Rating: Not rated yet – See Info » -…
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Exclusive: Allan Nairn Exposes Role of U.S. and New Guatemalan President in Indigenous Massacres
Democracy Now – By Amy Goodman, Allan Nairn – Apr. 19 (News Report) – Ríos Montt was charged in connection with the slaughter of more than 1,700 people in Guatemala’s Ixil region after he seized power in 1982. His 17-month rule is seen as one of the bloodiest chapters in Guatemala’s decades-long campaign against Maya…
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