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According to the Providence, Rhode Island Journal, David Richardson, owner of a heating equipment supply company demanded to see a customer’s social security card. Said Richardson, “I have no problem as a citizen of the United States of America to try and pursue people who are breaking laws. I was just trying to […]

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The program at Samford University was a success! There were so many great comments about immigration, the judicial system, Spanish-speakers, interpreters, that we didn’t have time to address them all. I was honored to be asked to speak at the University, and hope to be a presenter again. For more information […]

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Newsday.com notes that Westchester County, New York’s agreement with Department of Justice has been renewed for 2008. The agreement, which mandates that the county provide assistance to Spanish-speaking voters was a resolution to a lawsuit based on the Voting Rights Act and the Help America Vote Act. “Those measures require Spanish-language information and […]

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A NewsWire article states that “for many Americans, poverty and lack of health insurance make it difficult to get necessary health and medical care. According to a new study, once they do visit the doctor, poor, uninsured people often report racial discrimination when communicating with health care professionals.” A University of South Carolina […]

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