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US Moves To Deny Green Cards, Citizenship For Poor Immigrants
Legal immigrants who use public benefits - such as Medicaid, food stamps or housing assistance - could have a tougher time obtaining a green card under a policy change announced Monday that is at the center of the Trump administration's effort to reduce immigration levels.
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Amazon's Arrival Could Deepen Inequality in Washington, D.C. Region, Some Fear
The coming influx of tens of thousands of highly paid tech workers could exacerbate inequality in the Washington region.
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Facebook Accused of Enabling Housing Discrimination
Housing Secretary Ben Carson accused Facebook of enabling illegal housing discrimination by providing tools that made it easy to exclude people based on race, gender, zip code, or religion.
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Starbucks Chairman Opens Up About The Company's Race Failures, Says Bathrooms Now Open To All
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz said Thursday that the company would now open its bathrooms to everyone, regardless of whether a purchase has been made, following the arrest of two African-American men who had asked to use the bathroom at a downtown Philadelphia coffee shop.
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Starbucks To Shut Over 8,000 US Stores On A May Afternoon. Here's Why
Public outrage over the arrest of two African-American men at a downtown Starbucks sparked a corporate crisis that led the company to take the unprecedented step of announcing it would close more than 8,000 stores for an afternoon in May to train baristas on how to recognize their own racial biases.
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Donald Trump's "Invisible Wall" Makes It Difficult For Companies To Hire H-1B Workers
President Donald Trump has managed to erect an " invisible wall " that makes it increasingly difficult for companies to hire skilled foreign workers, according to a new report from experts in immigration law, despite the president's call for a merit-based immigration system that prioritizes the admittance of people who are skilled and who want to w...
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Trump's Budget Hits Poor Americans The Hardest
President Donald Trump proposed a budget Monday that hits the poorest Americans the hardest, slashing billions of dollars in food stamps, health insurance and federal housing subsidies while pushing legislation to institute broad work requirements for families receiving housing vouchers, expanding on moves by some states to require Medicaid and foo...
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Halle Berry's Ex-Manager Accused Of Sexual Harassment By 9 Women
The nine women distinguished Vincent Cirrincione's behavior from Harvey Weinstein's, which included accusations of rape that the Hollywood titan has denied. None have made criminal allegations against Cirrincione or sought legal recourse.
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Facebook Struggles in Fighting Hate Speech
Facebook is wrestling with the hardest questions it has ever faced as the de facto arbiter of speech for the third of the world's population that now logs on each month.
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Trump Officials Announce 15,000 Additional Visas For Seasonal Workers
The one-time increase in H-2B visas - which would be available to workers taking temporary jobs in the seafood, tourism and other industries but not to farm laborers - is a seeming about-face from President Trump's "Hire American" rhetoric and follows heavy industry lobbying.
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Victory, Says White House, About Infosys Plans To Create 10,000 US Jobs
Infosys, a global tech outsourcing giant under fire from President Donald Trump for stealing American jobs, announced Tuesday that it plans to hire 10,000 new U.S. workers over the next two years.
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US Soon Could Make It Harder For Rich People To Move To The Country
The original plan was to attract foreign investment to blighted neighborhoods. But instead, the controversial EB-5 investor visa enabled affluent Chinese to park their cash in high-end real estate in Beverly Hills and Manhattan - benefiting developers such as Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
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Under Trump, More Than 200,000 Foreign Spouses Could Lose Their Right To Work
Sudarshana Sengupta used to consider herself an immigrant success story. A scientist on the verge of launching a start-up, she thought she had checked all the right boxes on her way to achieving the American Dream. She works at a university lab, pays taxes and has begun the lengthy process of becoming a permanent resident.
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Foreign Tech Workers On Edge As Lottery Opens For High Skilled H-1B Visas
If you were bright -- and gifted in science and engineering -- the H-1B visa was your ticket to the United States. But maybe not for long.
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Trump's New Travel Ban Raises the Same Silicon Valley Objections
A month ago, technology companies were among the loudest critics of Trump's initial travel ban, which immediately imposed restrictions on visas for visitors from seven countries.
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US Moves To Deny Green Cards, Citizenship For Poor Immigrants
Legal immigrants who use public benefits - such as Medicaid, food stamps or housing assistance - could have a tougher time obtaining a green card under a policy change announced Monday that is at the center of the Trump administration's effort to reduce immigration levels.
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Amazon's Arrival Could Deepen Inequality in Washington, D.C. Region, Some Fear
The coming influx of tens of thousands of highly paid tech workers could exacerbate inequality in the Washington region.
-
Facebook Accused of Enabling Housing Discrimination
Housing Secretary Ben Carson accused Facebook of enabling illegal housing discrimination by providing tools that made it easy to exclude people based on race, gender, zip code, or religion.
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Starbucks Chairman Opens Up About The Company's Race Failures, Says Bathrooms Now Open To All
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz said Thursday that the company would now open its bathrooms to everyone, regardless of whether a purchase has been made, following the arrest of two African-American men who had asked to use the bathroom at a downtown Philadelphia coffee shop.
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Starbucks To Shut Over 8,000 US Stores On A May Afternoon. Here's Why
Public outrage over the arrest of two African-American men at a downtown Starbucks sparked a corporate crisis that led the company to take the unprecedented step of announcing it would close more than 8,000 stores for an afternoon in May to train baristas on how to recognize their own racial biases.
-
Donald Trump's "Invisible Wall" Makes It Difficult For Companies To Hire H-1B Workers
President Donald Trump has managed to erect an " invisible wall " that makes it increasingly difficult for companies to hire skilled foreign workers, according to a new report from experts in immigration law, despite the president's call for a merit-based immigration system that prioritizes the admittance of people who are skilled and who want to w...
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Trump's Budget Hits Poor Americans The Hardest
President Donald Trump proposed a budget Monday that hits the poorest Americans the hardest, slashing billions of dollars in food stamps, health insurance and federal housing subsidies while pushing legislation to institute broad work requirements for families receiving housing vouchers, expanding on moves by some states to require Medicaid and foo...
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Halle Berry's Ex-Manager Accused Of Sexual Harassment By 9 Women
The nine women distinguished Vincent Cirrincione's behavior from Harvey Weinstein's, which included accusations of rape that the Hollywood titan has denied. None have made criminal allegations against Cirrincione or sought legal recourse.
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Facebook Struggles in Fighting Hate Speech
Facebook is wrestling with the hardest questions it has ever faced as the de facto arbiter of speech for the third of the world's population that now logs on each month.
-
Trump Officials Announce 15,000 Additional Visas For Seasonal Workers
The one-time increase in H-2B visas - which would be available to workers taking temporary jobs in the seafood, tourism and other industries but not to farm laborers - is a seeming about-face from President Trump's "Hire American" rhetoric and follows heavy industry lobbying.
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Victory, Says White House, About Infosys Plans To Create 10,000 US Jobs
Infosys, a global tech outsourcing giant under fire from President Donald Trump for stealing American jobs, announced Tuesday that it plans to hire 10,000 new U.S. workers over the next two years.
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US Soon Could Make It Harder For Rich People To Move To The Country
The original plan was to attract foreign investment to blighted neighborhoods. But instead, the controversial EB-5 investor visa enabled affluent Chinese to park their cash in high-end real estate in Beverly Hills and Manhattan - benefiting developers such as Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
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Under Trump, More Than 200,000 Foreign Spouses Could Lose Their Right To Work
Sudarshana Sengupta used to consider herself an immigrant success story. A scientist on the verge of launching a start-up, she thought she had checked all the right boxes on her way to achieving the American Dream. She works at a university lab, pays taxes and has begun the lengthy process of becoming a permanent resident.
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Foreign Tech Workers On Edge As Lottery Opens For High Skilled H-1B Visas
If you were bright -- and gifted in science and engineering -- the H-1B visa was your ticket to the United States. But maybe not for long.
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Trump's New Travel Ban Raises the Same Silicon Valley Objections
A month ago, technology companies were among the loudest critics of Trump's initial travel ban, which immediately imposed restrictions on visas for visitors from seven countries.
