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Immigrants leaving the country may now have to provide fingerprints
By Colette Luke, Medill News Service, May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON - A recently approved amendment to the Senate immigration bill would implement a biometric exit plan in the 10 largest airports over the next two years and in 30 over six years. Currently, there isn’t a biometric exit system in place. Incorporating this plan would tighten security and regulate visa overstays. Read More
Obama likely to support more oil exploration in Gulf of Mexico
By Colette Luke, Medill News Service, May 2, 2013
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama expected to tell Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto that he will back a plan to open up more oil drilling for both countries near the maritime border. Read More
Moderate House Democrats offer their own immigration plan
By Colette Luke, Medill News Service, April 12, 2013
WASHINGTON - As the Senate prepares its plan, New Dems say a reasonable path to citizenship would boost economic growth and reunify families. Read More
Obama talks Syria, Boston bombings, Guantanamo Bay and upcoming trip to Mexico and Costa Rica
By Colette Luke, Medill News Service, April 30, 2013
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, marking the first 100 days of his second term, answered questions Tuesday in his first press conference since March 1. Read More
House will introduce its first immigration bill this week
By Colette Luke, Medill News Service, April 25, 2013
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives will take its turn on immigration by introducing a bill this week – the first of many in the coming weeks – that includes a temporary agricultural guest worker program
and an e-verification system for U.S employers to check employment eligibility of its workers. Read More
Gaining hope then losing it: The developmental limbo faced by undocumented youth
By Colette Luke, Medill News Service, December 4, 2012
CHICAGO - David Blancas of Aurora says he first felt the barriers and isolation that come with being undocumented when he was unable to apply for a driver’s license or financial aid for college. “I knew I was undocumented by the age of 13, but I did not know what it meant,” Blancas said. “It wasn’t until I was 16 and 17 when I realized what undocumented meant, by so many restrictions and limitations.” Read more
Asian-Americans make up more than half of U.S. population infected with hepatitis B
By Colette Luke, Medill News Service, December 6, 2012
CHICAGO - More than half of the people infected with hepatitis B in the U.S. are Asian-Americans, yet many don’t know they have the ailment and they don’t know how to prevent it. Read more
No more empty playgrounds: All Chicago elementary schools now have recess
By Colette Luke, Medill News Service, November 14, 2012
CHICAGO - The playground at Chappell Elementary School is filled with children chasing each other on the jungle gyms, playing four square and joining in on a game of soccer and kickball. There is an exorbitant amount of energy and life in this area that was once quiet and empty. Read More
Nearly One-Third of APS Students Receive Free or Reduced Lunch
By Colette Luke, Patch, February 15, 2012
The juxtaposition of the average Arlington County wage with the percentage of public school children who receive free or reduced lunch helps paint a picture of Two Arlingtons. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Arlington County’s average salary per job in 2010 was $107,476 -- the third highest in the country, behind New York and Santa Clara, Calif. -- and its median home cost was $514,700. Read More