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Sen. Sessions on immigration bill's broken promises
The so-called Gang of Eight immigration plan now being considered by the Senate fails to live up to every major promise made by its sponsors. Far from improving the immigration system, their 1,000-page proposal would exacerbate many of its flaws. It would...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, International Law, Crimes, Politics, National Security
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The benefits of immigration reform
As an economist, an immigrant and a scholar of the effects of immigration on the U.S. economy, I find that few pieces of legislation have engaged me more than the proposal for comprehensive immigration reform that the full Senate will take up this week....
Tags: Science and Technology, Labor Markets, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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Senate opens debate on immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON — With an overwhelming vote, the Senate on Tuesday launched debate on an ambitious overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, as Republicans, most of whom have not yet embraced the effort, declined to stand in the way of bringing it to...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Lindsey O. Graham, Business, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Republican Party
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Getting to know Neil Gaiman
AUSTIN, Texas — In Neil Gaiman's passport case, on a scrap of paper beside his green card, are two verses of an unfinished work called "Pirate Stew." "I assume it's for kids," Gaiman said. "But it's only two verses... and it just sits there, and...
Tags: Literature, Doctor Who (tv program), Book, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Atonement (movie)
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More for Your Money: Securing Chip and PIN cards ahead of time
A couple of recent On the Spot columns (www.lat.ms/19uSnX6 and http://www.lat.ms/11J5PFc) dealt with making sure that travelers have a credit card that's compatible with foreign systems. Many U.S. cards have a magnetic stripe. They are,...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Copenhagen (Denmark), Lobbying, Politics, Trips and Vacations
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Immigrants help Medicare stay solvent
WASHINGTON — Immigrants in the United States both legally and illegally are helping sustain Medicare, contributing about $14 billion more a year to the federal health program for the elderly than they use in medical services, a new study indicates....
Tags: Social Security, Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Medicaid, Government
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Senior Senate Republican proposes tougher plan for border security
WASHINGTON -- A senior Senate Republican has proposed a new $6-billion border security amendment for the Senate immigration bill, a measure designed to appeal to conservatives that is likely to face resistance from Democrats and immigrant advocates. The...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics, National Security, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Rand Paul
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TSA removes 'nude scanners' from airports
The "nude scanners" are gone. The full-body scanners that used X-rays to create what looks like a nude image of passengers have been packed away and removed from airports across the country. The 250 or so machines were removed about two weeks ago,...
Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Medical Procedures and Tests, Los Angeles International Airport, Politics, Interior Policy
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Likely FBI nominee James Comey seen as levelheaded
WASHINGTON — Twenty years ago, James B. Comey was a young federal prosecutor in New York trying to put two Gambino brothers away for life. They were charged with murder, selling drugs, money laundering, racketeering — "the whole kitchen sink,"...
Tags: Organized Crime, Prosecution, U.S. Department of Justice, Chris Christie, Computer Crime
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Australian feminists, politicians rail against Tyler, the Creator
Tyler, the Creator's long list of offensive exploits last left off when he made an ad depicting a goat that beats women in pursuit of Mountain Dew. Now, some brutal comments at a recent Australian show has united a right-wing politician and young...
Tags: Politics, Feminism, Interior Policy, OFWGKTA (music group), Australia
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Is Snapchat poised to be L.A.'s tech start-up star?
There's never a shortage of things to gawk at in Venice Beach: oiled-up bodybuilders, a two-headed turtle, over-the-top street performers. Lately, passersby on the main stretch of the boardwalk have also been ogling an eggshell blue house, steps from...
Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Startups, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Media Industry, Social Media
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Like magic, the price to enter Disneyland just went up
It just got more expensive to visit the Happiest Place on Earth. Again. Walt Disney Co. raised entry prices to its theme parks in California and Florida, effective Sunday. A single-day ticket to either Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure...
Tags: Travel, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Politics, Interior Policy
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