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GUESTS: Evelyn Sanchez, Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition, Fred Tsao, Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
In addition to regressive policies aimed at undocumented immigrants, the Bush Administration is also continuing to make the arduous process towards naturalization even more difficult. Currently the Uniteed States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to increase the current $400 fee, add a revised naturalization exam, and an online application for citizenship. According to USCIS over 600,000 people applied for citizenship last year.
We’ll examine the state of healthcare as California’s Senate passes a Medicare-for-All Bill. And, a year after the passage of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the ACLU is calling for greater progress in women’s pay equality. Plus, author and analyst Dilip Hiro joins us to discuss his latest book After Empire, the Birth of a Multipolar World.
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4th Annual Fair Trade and Conscious Gifts Holiday Bazaar featuring local and international fair trade and hand made items
WHEN: Saturday December 12th 2009, 11 am – 4 pm
WHERE: Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 …
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GUESTS: Evelyn Sanchez, Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition, Fred Tsao, Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
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