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Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’
Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’
Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortage
Beneath the smugness of Ron DeSantis, at Florida leading the nation in immigration enforcement lies something of a conundrum: how to fill the essential jobs of the scores of immigrant workers targeted for deportation.
The answer, according to Florida lawmakers, is the state’s schoolchildren, who as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts without a break – even on school nights. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’
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HUD concluded a Texas state agency had steered $1B in disaster funding away from Houston and nearby communities of color after Hurricane Harvey.
On Jan. 15, HUD referred the case to the DOJ.
On Feb. 13, it rescinded that referral with no explanation.
On Jan. 15, HUD referred the case to the DOJ.
On Feb. 13, it rescinded that referral with no explanation.
Federal Investigators Were Preparing Two Texas Housing Discrimination Cases — Until Trump Took Over
The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey,…
propub.li
March 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
HUD concluded a Texas state agency had steered $1B in disaster funding away from Houston and nearby communities of color after Hurricane Harvey.
On Jan. 15, HUD referred the case to the DOJ.
On Feb. 13, it rescinded that referral with no explanation.
On Jan. 15, HUD referred the case to the DOJ.
On Feb. 13, it rescinded that referral with no explanation.
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www.forbes.com/sites/annaes... A reminder that international students pay handsomely for their education and that they have a choice of countries to study in. $40bn, 368,000 jobs.
One Million International Students Contributed $40 Billion To U.S. Economy
Over one million international students contributed $40.1 billion to the U.S. economy in 2022-2023 and supported over 368,000 jobs.
www.forbes.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
www.forbes.com/sites/annaes... A reminder that international students pay handsomely for their education and that they have a choice of countries to study in. $40bn, 368,000 jobs.
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One of fascism's main tactics is to physically and mentally exhaust you. To flood the zone with outrageous bullshit, to make you bite on a dozen pump-fakes — so that when the real shot comes, you're too worn out to react.
We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous
We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous
November 14, 2024 at 1:59 AM
One of fascism's main tactics is to physically and mentally exhaust you. To flood the zone with outrageous bullshit, to make you bite on a dozen pump-fakes — so that when the real shot comes, you're too worn out to react.
We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous
We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous