Tag: President Obama

  • SD Unified Joins Other Urban Districts to Improve Outcomes for Boys of Color

    By Mario Koran Superintendent Cindy Marten has a message for President Barack Obama: Let’s do this. On Monday, San Diego Unified became one of 60 urban school districts to commit to boosting outcomes for students of color, specifically black and Latino males. The announcement is part an initiative called My Brother’s Keeper that the president…

  • Tweet City Heights: The President’s Budget on Immigration and Refugees

    By Megan Burks The President’s Budget on Immigration and Refugees President Obama released his 2013 budget proposal this week. It includes several changes for departments handling immigration enforcement and refugee assistance. Michael E. Hill, an immigration reporter on Capitol Hill, laid out the details this week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would see a 4 percent cut…

  • Latinos Disapprove of Obama’s Handling of Deportations

    By Ruxandra Guidi More than half of U.S. Latinos say they disapprove of the way the Obama administration has handled deportations of undocumented immigrants in the last couple of years. Last year, the federal government deported a record 393,000 people. According to the report, “As Deportations Rise to Record Levels, Most Latinos Oppose Obama’s Policy,” Latinos are…

  • Feds to Review All Incoming Immigration Cases to Weed Out Lower Priorities

    By Jill Replogle On Thursday the Department of Homeland Security announced the next step in the Obama administration’s policy of prosecutorial discretion. Attorneys for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin reviewing all new cases in immigration court, and some pending cases, in order to focus resources on prosecuting undocumented criminals and other high priority…