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Immigration

Latest article under "Immigration":

October 8, 2007

Mexican Leader Critiques U.S. Border Fence

Mexican President Felipe Calderon criticized the planned U.S. border fence designed to stem illegal immigration, saying countries should be "building bridges, not fences" in an interview broadcast on Monday.

On ABC television's "Good Morning America," Calderon lauded President George W. Bush's failed attempt to get the U.S. Congress to approve comprehensive immigration reform, and said the way to stop illegal immigration is to build economic growth and opportunities in Mexico, not fences.

"The world is open in new ways," he said. "We are building fences instead of bridges."

The U.S. Congress last year authorized construction of 700 miles of fences along portions of the border, although it has not yet given final approval to all construction costs.

Asked about estimates that Mexicans in the United States illegally send home $20 billion to their families, Calderon said the exodus is not a boon to the Mexican economy because the country is losing ambitious young people.

He mentioned complaints by U.S. farmers that the crackdown on migrants meant they did not have enough workers to harvest their crops, and said "capital and labor are like right shoe and left shoe."

He predicted the flow of Mexicans illegally crossing into the United States would decrease, possibly within a decade, as Mexico's economy grew. "I want to build the conditions in Mexico to provide the opportunities here in our land."

He said he hoped the United States and Mexico could see each other as allies as they confront challenges from Asian economies.

"I hope that one day the people in America could see the Mexican people as friends, like allies."

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Reuters | Monday, October 8, 2007

 

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Kucinich

Latest article under "Kucinich":

December 2, 2007

Kucinich: "It's your government, take it back"

Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, the Democratic Party's long-shot, grassroots Presidential
candidate, today connected very emotionally and personally with a crowd of more than 5,000 everyday citizens whose struggles against poverty, discrimination, oppression, and disenfranchisement mirror his own life's experience.

Interrupted by repeated, prolonged, and enthusiastic applause and cheers, Kucinich had an easy time distinguishing himself from the other candidates on the bread-and-butter issues that the huge gathering of community and political leaders and Democratic Party activists announced as their priorities for today's Heartland Presidential Forum. Those included: "health care for everybody," the "right to a living wage," workers' rights, an end to corporate control of government, and the adoption of progressive immigration reforms that "don't use immigrants as scapegoats" for failed federal policies.

The "connection" between Kucinich and the audience, a large percentage of whom will be participating in the January 3rd Iowa Presidential caucuses, stemmed in large part from his own political struggles over the years against the entrenched political and corporate interests that forum leaders accused of undermining citizen-led democracy.

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Dennis Kucinich | Sunday, December 2, 2007

 

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Ron Paul

Latest article under "Ron Paul":

November 21, 2007

Ron Paul's Campaign Staffers Foil Plan by Identity Thieves to Use Stolen Money to Donate to Paul's Campaign

Identity thieves allegedly used debit cards to make fraudulent donations to the presidential campaign of Texas Congressman Ron Paul.

Campaign staffers spotted several hundred $5 charges from similar Internet addresses this month. Security officials for San Antonio-based Frost Bank noticed a similar pattern on check cards from an out-of-country location around the same time.

Fewer than 100 cards had unauthorized charges on them, and fewer than 500 cards were effected. Frost Bank refunded the money and canceled the affected cards.

Jesse Benton's a spokesman for the Lake Jackson Republican's campaign. He says the fraud was "unfortunate," but the campaign and Frost Bank "took rapid action."

The fraudulent donations, first reported by CBSnews.com, amounted to about $3,000 and were returned.

Bank officials said the identity thieves may have used the Paul campaign as a test to see whether the stolen debit card numbers were valid before attempting larger purchases.

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Associated Press | Wednesday, November 21, 2007

 

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The Subpoena War

Latest article under "The Subpoena War":

August 4, 2007

Gonzales has until Friday to explain testimony

Leahy dismissed a letter Gonzales sent him Wednesday aimed at explaining any perceived contradictions in his testimony last week. Leahy's deadline seemed to suggest an escalation in Democrat's seven-month conflict with the White House over the firings of several U.S. attorneys and revelations discovered during the probe.

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Susan Crabtree - The Hill | Saturday, August 4, 2007

 

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