Angela Kelley, vice president for immigration policy and advocacy at the Center for American Progress, said Monday that the issue of immigration will continue to heat up because of the growing Hispanic population and because the American economy will need foreign workers again in the future. (0:22)
Angela Kelley, the vice president of immigration policy and advocacy at the Center for American Progress, reacted to the news that the Supreme Court will be ruling on the Arizona immigration law, explaining that having 50 state immigration laws is as unsustainable as having 50 state currencies. (0:22)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, during a speech at the Center for American Progress Tuesday, announced his plan to balance the budget by 2021 by adopting the Simpson-Bowles spending cuts, ending the Bush-era tax cuts, and closing tax loopholes. (0:15)
During a speech at the Center for American Progress Tuesday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says Democrats and Republicans need to be willing to give on some of their demands because “we are not going to be able to cut our ways out of the problem and we’re not going to be able to just tax our ways out of the problem.” (0:08)
Education Secretary Arne Duncan advocates for organizing data to better serve specific communities during a Center for American Progress event unveiling a UCLA report on the Asian American population. (0:55)
During a Center for American Progress event releasing a UCLA report on the Asian American population, Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) tells researchers and advocates that data broken apart to account for a diverse population is necessary to fight the stereotype that all Asian Americans are successful. (0:53)
Jorge Madrid, a research associate for the Center for American Progress’ Energy Policy Team, said during a conference cal Wednesday that many immigrants live eco-friendly lifestyles that have a good influence on environment. (0:35)
Jorge Madrid, a research associate for the Center for American Progress’ Energy Policy Team, said during a conference call Wednesday that anti-immigrant groups are blaming immigrants for “environment challenges.” (0:34)
Walter Dellinger, Chair of the Appellate Practice at O’Melveny & Meyers, says challenges to legislation like the one filed by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli have “always failed,” citing challenges to social security, Medicare and the civil rights act. (0:27)
Center for American Progress Vice President Sarah Rosen Wartell says in an introduction to Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) that Republican policies would leave the country with the same “hangover” it was in after the end of the Bush administration. (0:28)
Ellen Marie Whelan, associate director of Health Policy at the Center for American Progress, says steps are being taken by the Center for Disease Control and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to ensure the health and safety of those working to clean the Gulf Coast. (0:30)
Lesley Russell, Visiting Fellow at the Center for American Progress, says there is evidence of health hazards in the Gulf Coast region and adds that cleanup workers and citizens are feeling the wrath of these hazards.
Representative Lois Capps (D-Calif.), says BP cannot be trusted to monitor the health effects the oil spill is having on the people working to clean up the Gulf Coast region.
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