A Portland man who is fighting deportation is scheduled to speak at a rally this afternoon in Monument Square, in support of a bill in Congress that could help him and thousands of other young people earn legal status in the United States. Selvin Arevalo, 24, was detained by federal immigration agents in April after he fled from a minor accident involving his work van.
WASHINGTON -- Barring a political miracle, the likelihood that there will be no health care overhaul bill passed by Congress this year is strong. Back to the status quo, which, in fact, we never left. With 49 million Americans lacking health care coverage, the government is about to reach another milestone -- government programs soon will pay for more than half of all health care spending in the United States.
The United States finally has joined the rest of the wealthy industrialized world by deciding to provide health care to nearly all citizens regardless of means or health status. It's a crucial step, but only preliminary. The vote in Congress to pass a bill is only the beginning of a lifetime of enabling and refining the policy. This extended process is what happens in other countries with longstanding national health programs. This is what a democratic society should expect and want. It is beyond imagination for anyone to craft and pass out of the box a fully constituted national health care plan providing universal coverage in the most effective and efficient manner. As we begin to move in that direction, we should pay close attention to what works best in other countries and which of ...
President Bush yesterday publicly acknowledged the CIA is running a classified program to interrogate top terror suspects, saying it has prevented attacks and demanding that Congress act quickly to give it official status. Mr. Bush also sent Congress a bill laying out rules for military trials for terror suspects, in response to a Supreme Court ruling in June that said tribunals for detainees must be approved by legislators.
The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, March 23: The Democrats put their party's majority status in Congress on the line with passage of the health care reform bill in the House of Representatives. ...
In 1676 the Quakers bought West New Jersey and wrote into its charter a pacifist military policy.7 In 1703, however, West and East New Jersey merged and a new militia law required military service.8 But when a sympathetic jury refused to convict any of the Quakers who refused to enter military service, the militia law lost support and was not renewed.9 All subsequent New Jersey militia acts contained exemptions specifically for Quakers.10 When Virginia Quakers refused to participate in hostilities during the French and Indian War of 1756, Colonel George Washington was so impressed with the depth and sincerity of their beliefs that he released the Quakers from confinement and essentially relieved them of their service commitment.11 As Quakers and other pacifists12 continued to resist mil...
... conscience.15 In 1775, the Continental Congress passed a resolution exempting conscientious object... a conscientious objection clause in the Bill of Rights failed.19 After passing through the Hous..., those granted conscientious objector status must still serve the U.S. government in some capac...
...IAIn 1952, Congress enacted the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),... to verify an employee'swork-authorization status." Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. . v. Napolitano, 55... of Homeland Security has evenused "billboard and radio advertisements . . . to encourage greate...
Republican lawmakers in Congress are sponsoring a bill that seeks to abolish birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal immigrant parents. Federal law automatically grants citizenship to any person born on American soil, regardless of the immigration status of the child's parents.
Republican lawmakers in Congress are sponsoring a bill that seeks to abolish birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal immigrant parents. Federal law automatically grants citizenship to any person born on American soil, regardless of the immigration status of the child's parents.
Republican lawmakers in Congress are sponsoring a bill that seeks to abolish birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal immigrant parents. Federal law automatically grants citizenship to any person born on American soil, regardless of the immigration status of the child's parents.
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