Little Rock Immigrants to the United States, Canada, and Europe from Somalia, Bangladesh, Haiti, and Nigeria where banking systems are unstable or virtually nonexistent are about to face expensive and difficult burdens as more banks curtail money transfer services for fear of running afoul of thorny terrorism regulations. The British-based bank, Barclays, has announced that …
Month: August 2013
Immigration Arrests: A Sign of Tactical Shift or Desperation
Little Rock More than forty representatives of unions, community groups, and pro-immigration reform advocates were arrested for civil disobedience in Washington, D.C. for street blocking in traffic. Those arrested included major advocates like Gustavo Torres of Casa de Maryland and Petra Falcon of Arizona, as well as leaders of the AFL-CIO, SEIU, UFW, CWA, Center …
More Evidence on Why Athletes – and the Rest of us — Need Unions
Little Rock Being off-the-grid for a while, it’s surprising how little you miss reading the sports page in July. I once had a friend who took a vow to not read the sports pages simply to open up more time in his life. I can’t do that because some of the best and most honest …