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Mini Dream Act Rolls Out in Los Angeles
President Obama made a bid for Latino voters by ordering that immigrants brought to this country as children could apply for 2-year deportation delays even though they are here illegally.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPresident Obama made a bid for Latino voters by ordering that immigrants brought to this country as children could apply for two-year deportation delays even though they are here illegally. Also, the rumors are true after all: there is a mountain lion living in Griffith Park. And a UC Irvine professor's film paints a grim picture of the US-China relationship.
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4 storiesMountain Lion Prowls Griffith Park
Since it was established, there have been rumors of mountain lions living in Griffith Park, but they seemed less and less likely as the Park was surrounded by urban expansion, including freeways.
Read the story8 minMini Dream Act Rolls Out in Los Angeles
Congress failed to pass the so-called “Dream Act,” granting citizenship to illegal immigrants brought to this country as children and raised as Americans. But President Obama ordered a temporary reprieve from deportation. Undocumented people under 31 with no criminal records can apply for two-year delays. Out of an estimated 1.4 potentially…
Read the story13 minUC Irvine Professor's Film Paints Grim Picture of US-China Relationship
Late one thanksgiving night and early on Black Friday morning, shoppers leaving appliance stores are asked to guess where the products they purchased came from. Most of them guess it was China… and they’re mostly right. That’s the beginning of the documentary film, Death by China , written, produced and directed by UC Irvine economics…
Read the story7 minThe Consequences of Climate Change and the Cost of Denial
July was America’s hottest month since 1895, and the past year was the hottest ever recorded. Temperatures, droughts, ice-sheet meltings and floods are setting records all over the world. Recent polls show renewed concern about climate change among American voters.
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