Which Way, L.A.?
Los Angeles and Obama's Modified Dream Act
President Obama stunned the US Friday by declaring that some undocumented workers brought here as children will not be deported, a decision that deeply affects the Southland.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenPresident Obama stunned the nation last week by announcing that some undocumented workers brought here when they were children will not be deported. Few places will be as deeply affected as Southern California. How selective is the process, and what are the rules? Are they unfair to native born citizens in the same age group? Also, the apparently accidental drowning of Rodney King, the accidental agent of change in Los Angeles. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the Arab Spring turns to Winter in Egypt.
Banner image: Immigration activists gather in front of the White House to celebrate the Obama Administration's announcement about deportation of illegal immigrants June 15, 2012 in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
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4 storiesLos Angeles and Obama's Modified Dream Act
When he decided to block the deportation of some undocumented immigrants brought here by their parents, President Obama emphasized the limitations of his executive order. To get a two-year reprieve from deportation and qualify for a work permit, a candidate must have been brought to the US before the age of 16.
Read the story22 minRodney King Dead at 47
Rodney King has been called, "an accidental agent of change." His videotaped beating by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department led to what are still called "the Rodney King riots of 1992." As the upheaval was just beginning, he famously asked, "Can't we all get along?"
Read the story7 minGreek Elections and the Impact on the Euro
As the G-20 begins a meeting today in Mexico, with President Obama on hand, the big economic story is the election in Greece. Markets around the world reacted positively at first to the defeat of Syriza--the leftist anti-austerity party. But the vote was only 30% to 27 in favor of New Democracy.
Read the story6 minMuslim Brotherhood Wins Egypt Election; Military Consolidates Power
Mohammed Morsi, of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, is claiming victory in this weekend's presidential runoff against Hosni Mubarak's former prime minister, Ahmed Shafik. But the military's Supreme Council has all but eliminated the new president's authority before he ever takes office.
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