Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Dangerous cholera outbreak in Haiti
October 25, 2010More than 200 people have died in Haiti so far as the result of a cholera outbreak, and at least 1,500 to 2,000 have become ill. Haitian and international health and aid authorities are scrambling to...
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A lot at stake for immigrant rights on Nov. 2
October 22, 2010The Republican Party is spouting vile hatred for immigrants, especially those who have dark skin but don't have papers. The punditry would have us believe that supporting rights for immigrants is "political suicide" in this election...
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Cuba travel bill vote delayed
October 15, 2010It looks like Americans will have to wait longer to travel to Cuba.
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New immigration bill introduced in Senate
October 11, 2010Senators Robert Menendez and Patrick Leahy have introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill, and some immigrant rights activists think there is a chance of getting it passed before January.
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Undocumented immigration in international perspective
October 11, 2010There are at least 214 million people living outside their countries of origin, either as naturalized citizens, legal noncitizens, temporary workers or undocumented. At least 100 million of these are in the labor force.
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GOP drags Virginia backwards
October 8, 2010Cuccinelli was the first state attorney general to announce that he was suing to overturn the Obama health care reform, has fought scientific study and has even flirted with the "birthers."
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Left advances in Brazil, runoff elections scheduled
October 6, 2010Workers Party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff racked up the largest vote total in Sunday's presidential election in Brazil, though she barely missed the 50 percent mark necessary to avoid a runoff
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Ecuador coup fails, president rescued
October 1, 2010A coup attempt against Ecuador's left-wing president, Rafael Correa, failed when elite troops rescued the president from rioting policemen.
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