April 7, 2008

Ed Rubenstein Announces Cost of Immigration Report At the National Press Club Today!

UPDATE: This is going on in one hour, so if you're in downtown Washington, you can still do it.[Map]

If you're going to be in Washington tomorrow at noon, look in at the National Press Club, in the Zenger Room, where Ed Rubenstein

State Department Scrutinizing MLB Player Visas?

Here’s some encouraging news from Major League Baseball.

You Heard It Here First

William Kristol writes in the NY Times in his column "The Shape of the Race to Come:"

It's Not About You, It's About Me

From the NYT:

That’s What I Like About Me

A recent poll [of white Democrats] suggests that Barack Obama’s biggest draw is his ability to make voters feel good about themselves

Immigrant Job Decline: Recession or Enforcement?

The U.S. economy shed 80,000 jobs in March – the biggest drop in five years, as weakness in construction and finance spread to a wider swath of occupations. (See the BLS report. [PDF] .) The March drop, along with revised figures showing sharper than previously reported declines in January and February, offer the most persuasive evidence yet that we’re in a recession.

We say: Not so fast!

The “other” employment survey – of households rather than businesses – shows a curiously mixed job picture for March.

Onward the Revolution!