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on April 1, 2016 in World News

Tennessee Legislators Push Plan To Block Refugee Resettlement in State

by Michael Patrick Leahy A committee at the Tennessee House of Representatives has approved a resolution authorizing a lawsuit  against the federal refugee program, marking another step forward in a fierce battle with establishment progressive and business groups. The resolution calls for the state of Tennessee to sue the federal government on Tenth Amendment grounds over the federal effort to settle welfare-dependent foreign refugees in the state without the state’s permission. The resolution was approved Tuesday by the State and Local Government Committee, on a 7 to 3 vote. The potential for political skullduggery by pro-migrant lobbyists, however, remains. Senate… View Article

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on April 1, 2016 in World News

Record 25,741,000 Foreign-Born People Employed in the U.S.

by Caroline May The number of foreign-born people employed in the United States hit a record high in March, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the BLS, 25,741,000 foreign-born people had a job in the U.S. last month, an increase of 246,000 over the previous high recorded in November. The unemployment rate among the foreign-born population was 4.8 percent. The BLS statistics on the foreign-born do not distinguish between people who are in the country legally versus illegally. The agency’s data on foreign-born employment is available through 2005. “The foreign born are those… View Article

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on April 1, 2016 in World News

93,482,000 Americans Out of Labor Force in March

by Caroline May The number of Americans not participating in the workforce in March dipped again compared to the previous month but was still higher than it was a year ago, according to Labor Department data released Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 93,482,000 Americans were neither employed nor had made an effort to find employment in March. March’s non-participation level continues a multi-month trend of decline after the number of people out of the workforce hit a record high of 94,610,000 in October — declining another 206,000 compared to February. While the number of people out of… View Article

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on March 31, 2016 in World News

Obama: United States Has ‘Special Obligation’ to Work with China

by Charlie Spiering President Barack Obama said that China and the United States should continue to work together on their economic relationship. “I look forward to working with President Xi as well on the global economy,” Obama said prior to a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington D.C. this afternoon. “As the world’s two largest economies, we have a special obligation to find cooperative measures that we can take to expand growth and global demand.” Presidents Xi and Obama joined world leaders today to discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons. Both leaders spoke about the economic relationship between… View Article

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