Broken Promises of the Obama Administration

Throughout the country, millions of people are without jobs, are going hungry, have lost their homes, are without adequate health care and cannot receive the social services they desperately need. Low income black, Latino and rural white residents have been especially hard hit. The administration's capitulation without a fight on tax breaks, including estate taxes, for wealthy Americans has eliminated an important revenue source that could have funded much greater assistance to those in need. So has the administration's refusal to push hard on ending tax subsidies for sugar growers, ethanol manufacturers, large corporate farms and other major industries.

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Posted by Ariana Hernandez

Texas mulls Arizona-style illegal immigration law

Other critics said the bill could allow local police agencies, including those run by school districts and college campuses, to become de-facto immigration enforcement agents. Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, said the legislation would let rank-and-file police officers spend all the time they want enforcing immigration laws even if their supervisors don't want them to.

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Posted by, Elizabeth Vargas