According to ABC News, the Senate has pushed the vote for a healthcare bill until after the August recess. President Barack Obama had pushed for a vote before Senate and House members went on vacation.
Californians are brazing themselves for a tough future in the state. Aside from another round of cuts to education funding and social services, something else looms in the horizon — the release of thousands of prison inmates from state jails.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano’s announcement earlier this month that the 287(g) agreement program would be expanded sent shock waves through the immigrant rights community. The program formalizes partnerships between the federal government and local law enforcement officials under which local police are authorized to enforce federal immigration laws.
