Illegal immigrants make up about five percent of U.S. workforce
A Pew Hispanic Center study estimates 11.5 to 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States, about 5 percent of the total workforce, with 850,000 arriving annually since 2000. It notes enforcement has kept people from returning to Mexico more than from entering.
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United States
Pew Hispanic Center
Mexico
Jeffrey Passel
Census Bureau
Bush
House
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
U.S
Pew Report
Tape shows three of four Christian hostages in Iraq video
Al Jazeera broadcast footage showing James Loney Harmeet Singh Sooden and Norman Kember, with Tom Fox absent. The trio appealed for release while the kidnappers, Swords of Righteousness Brigades, had previously demanded U.S. and Iraqi prisoner releases.
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Iraq
Al-Jazeera Television
Tom Fox
Clear Brook
Toronto
Doug Pritchard
Pritchard
Allan Slater
Fox
Tom
Slater
James Loney
Harmeet Singh Sooden
Norman Kember
Persian Gulf
Swords of Righteousness Brigades
Jill Carroll
Bayan Jabr
Christian Science Monitor
United States
Carroll
Congress renews Patriot Act after months of fighting
The House approved the USA Patriot Act renewal in a 280 to 138 vote after political battles over privacy versus anti terrorism aims. President Bush pressured passage, hoping the measure can be signed before Friday when 16 provisions of the 2001 law expire, amid revelations about warrantless wiretapping.
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House
Bush
CHIP Like Medicaid Enrollment Drops in Texas
Texas sees a 78,000 drop in children enrolled in Medicaid since November, totaling about 1.76 million last month. The decline mirrors a similar trend in the Children’s Health Insurance Program as staffing issues at eligibility offices are blamed for broader enrollment losses.
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Austin
Texas
Center For Public Policy Priorities
Bush administration warns Iran over nuclear fuel enrichment
The Bush administration rejects any last minute deal allowing Iran to process nuclear fuel and threatens meaningful consequences if Tehran continues its disputed program. Vice President Cheney states the United States and allies will not permit Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon as UN Security Council review looms.
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Bush
Iran
U.N. Security Council
Dick Cheney
United States
Goose Creek approves term contracts debate over teacher protections
Goose Creek trustees clash over switching from continuing to term contracts for teachers with supporters arguing flexibility and student interests, opponents warning of reduced due process. The board split 3 3 with one absent as they also approved designs and budget for a new high school opening 2008 with 2400 capacity.
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Houston
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