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UCLA social demographer Anne Pebley discusses her findings, including which sociodemographic traits tend to predict who gets deported.

The U.S.-Mexico border is one of the most complex geopolitical spaces in the world.

Job creation fell sharply after the recession began, and has not recovered. The government’s response has been largely ineffective.

The new overtime regulation is a welcome and long overdue update,and it has broad implications for the more than 100 million workerswho do not currently receive overtime protections. Nearly 1.3million low-income, white-collar workers would become eligibleunder the new regulation. Additionally, few workers who earnbetween $23,660 and $100,000 per year would be adversely affectedby the new regulation.

High School Dropouts: How Much of a Crisis?

Federal employees are still smarting over President Obama's two-year pay freeze, but for some Republicans a mere freeze is not enough. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, promises to eliminate tens of billions of dollars from the budget, and federal workers will not be immune.

If these indicators were in a Magic 8 Ball, they'd probably say, "Ask again later."

Congress should fashion a labor policy in response to the recentGulf Coast hurricanes that uses market incentives rather thandirect federal action. It should begin by securing stable homes forevacuees in real communities. The existing Unemployment Insurancesystem is working well to cushion job losses, but the Davis-Baconreversal is a setback for labor market freedom.

Rather than attempting to perpetuate an outdated Social Securitysystem that excludes Hispanics from fully participating in theAmerican dream, lawmakers should pursue reforms that promoteprivate retirement savings and financial independence in old age.

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was 3.2 percent, compared to 3.3 percent […]