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Extractions: Guiding Principles Support for New Americans Blog ... Op-Eds on Support for New Americans America has and always will be a nation of immigrants. In the late eighteenth century, immigrants helped our nation win its independence. In the nineteenth, immigrants provided the muscle for the industrial revolution and America's rise as an economic power. The twentieth century saw the largest immigration boom in our history, accompanied by unbridled economic growth. America would not be the beacon of hope and prosperity it is today without the contributions of generations of immigrants. The Bull Moose Republicans welcome and celebrate the contribution immigrants have made to American society.
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Latin American Studies of important US and latin American documents, including treaties, correspondence, memoirs, speeches, legislation, and doctrinal http//lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/latinstudies/laguide.htm
Extractions: Latin American Studies This guide describes some of the frequently-used sources of information in Latin American Studies, but does not intend to be comprehensive. Generally, these titles deal with the region as a whole and are in English. For additional assistance with your research, consult a Reference Librarian . This guide can be found online at http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/latinstudies/ An annual analysis (Country Profiles) and quarterly updates (Country Reports) of major trends in the economies of over 165 countries. Includes forecasts for the upcoming year and evaluations of foreign trade data; supplements provide background data on economic and political developments in each country. Check
Extractions: General information about the work of the Codex Alimentarius and the Joint FAO/WHO Standards Programme. Includes information on forthcoming meetings, summary reports of recent meetings, current and proposed standards, contact details, searchable databases for pesticide and veterinary drug residues in food. European Union http://europa.eu.int/index.htm Includes news items (e.g. press releases, calendar of events), detailed information on EU Institutions, the Official Journal of the European Communities, details of all Community legislation in force (including consolidated texts of selected Directives). The bulk of the issues on food safety and food standards matters can be found within the pages of Directorate General XXIV, which has responsibilities for health and consumer protection at http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm
Extractions: U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy www.dol.gov/asp Search / A-Z Index Find It!: By Topic By Audience By Top 20 Requested Items By Form ... By Location June 10, 2004 DOL Home About DOL History The U.S. Department of Labor Bicentennial History of The American Worker INTRODUCTION and CONTENTS It is with pleasure I note that this volume, published in the Bicentennial year, adds an important dimension to the history of the United States. It deals not with Presidents, the Congress, and the Supreme Court. Instead, it treats of the working men and women who built the nation and whose struggles and achievements deserve a central place in a people's history of the United States. This volume represents the cooperative effort of six specialists in the field of American labor history. The role of labor at the beginning of the republic, in the days of Jefferson and Jackson, during the sectional conflict, and climaxing in a great Civil War, provides a cluster of themes for Edward Pessen's illuminating chapter. As the old crafts came into competition with an emerging factory system and the use of cheap, semiskilled labor, the impulse to the rise of trade unions occurred. The free labor system was marred by the exploitation of women and children, and in the South by the pervasive system of slavery, which drove free labor out of the crafts as well as agriculture. In response to new problems, workingmen's parties appeared; workers took concerted action to secure better wages and shorter hours, despite the ever-present threat of criminal conspiracy prosecution.
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Extractions: TESTIMONY OF JOHN ROGERS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BEFORE THE HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS, ON H.R. 39, NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT. FEBRUARY 11, 1999 I am pleased to be here to comment on H.R. 39, the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, which will aid in the international conservation and management of neotropical migratory birds by supporting conservation programs and providing financial resources. The Administration supports the legislation, as it provides a mechanism for coordination and funding to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds and their habitats throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and North America. We acknowledge that other House members have introduced another bill. In addition, the Senate has their own version of this legislation which we could also support. We will be happy to work with the Subcommittee, other House members and the Senate to resolve the differences in the bills and to ensure that the final legislation serves the needs of neotropical migratory birds with the best program possible. We would like to thank Chairman Saxton of the Subcommittee and Chairman Young and Ranking Member Miller of the full Committee for co-sponsoring this important legislation. H.R. 39 incorporates many of the comments and suggestions the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and Administration had provided to the Subcommittee last year.
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Extractions: a5071.N3 no.94-11 The National Agricultural Library (NAL) supplies agricultural materials not found elsewhere to other libraries. Filling requests for materials readily available from other sources diverts NAL's resources and diminishes its ability to serve as a national source for agricultural and agriculturally related materials. Therefore, NAL is viewed as a library of last resort. Submit requests first to local or state library sources prior to sending to NAL. In the United States, possible sources are public libraries, land-grant university or other large research libraries within a state. In other countries submit requests through major university, national, or provincial institutions.
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Extractions: National Credit Union Administration Office of Public and Congressional Affairs (PACA) H.R. 1306 Wire Transfer Services BACKGROUND With almost 30 million foreign-born individuals living in the United States who send home an estimated $40 billion per year, $23 billion of which goes to Latin America and the Caribbean. There is a growing population of unbanked individuals who rely on costly methods to transfer funds to their homelands. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) estimates that immigrants in the U.S. could send an additional $3 billion per year to Latin America and the Caribbean if the costs were more reasonable. In a study recently released by the IDB, credit unions are highlighted as a best practice in the money transmission industry and are improving the practices of the money transmission industry from both a cost and security perspective. Currently, credit unions are only able to serve individuals that are members. In an effort to reach out to low-income and unbanked individuals, NCUA issued a legal opinion that allows Federal credit unions some additional opportunities to provide wire transfer services to non-members.
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Extractions: Resources compiled and web page developed by Patricia Herron, UM Libraries This guide will assist you in locating resources for issues relating to Latin America. Due to licensing agreements, some of the electronic resources available by remote search are restricted to current students, faculty, and staff at the University of Maryland, College Park. E-mail Patricia Herron , the subject area specialist, or call 301-405-9280 for more information. Research Port: Off-Campus-Access to Library Resources
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Extractions: Urgent call on travel ban, ... s Latin American Working Group The Latin American Working Group (LAWG) is at the forefront of efforts to fight the embargo. (LAWG) is a coalition of over sixty religious, human rights, policy, grassroots and development organizations. New Omnibus Bill on U.S./Cuba Policy to be Introduced Request to call the President on legislation which will codify the travel ban Latin America Working Group calls for local U.S./Cuba Policy Advocacy, 4/11 To Stay Involved in the U.S.-Cuba Policy Debate with Timely E-mails on the Most Pertinent Issues Dear Cuba Policy Advocates: In this update: 1) Cuba policy language on counter-narcotics cooperation in the 2002 Foreign Operations bill; ACTION; 2) Food and medicine sales legislation update; ACTION; 3) Travel legislation update; 4) Anti-terrorism Act's impact on Cuba policy; 5) Cuban student visa travel restriction proposed by Senators Feinstein and Kyl; ACTION;
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USAID: Latin American And The Caribbean Overview Thirteen USG Agencies were included in the legislation as USAID partners. USAID currently funds a Cleaner Production activity in latin American industries of http://www.usaid.gov/pubs/cbj2002/lac/
Extractions: Last updated: Wednesday, 29-May-2002 18:53:09 EDT (text taken from the FY 2002 Congressional Budget Justification) Introduction Americans benefit directly when the economies of developing LAC countries expand and their markets open. Since 1990 the number of U.S. jobs supported by U.S. exports to the region has increased by over 2.3 million. U.S. trade with the LAC region is growing faster than trade with any other region in the world and the U.S. continues to be the major source of imports to LAC. President Bush's early and intense foreign policy focus on the LAC region has been strongly evident in speeches, meetings with hemispheric leaders, and active involvement in the Summit of the Americas including a renewed effort to promote the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The focus is also demonstrated in the Administration's new Andean Regional and Third Border (Caribbean) Initiatives, as well as increased emphasis on Mexico.
Five Views: A History Of Mexican Americans In California established LULAC (League of United latin American Citizens), actively reaction that divide the American people and http//www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views5h99.htm
Extractions: Westminster, Orange County Dedicated on September 6, 1935, the Westminster School in Orange County is a one-story complex, designed by J. E. Allison and constructed of stucco with a composition tile roof. The school building, which is now used as a community service center, is a landmark in the historic case of Mendez v. Westminster, which ended dejure school segregation of Mexicans in California's public schools. Separation of school children on the basis of race and nationality dated to an 1855 legislative decision that apportioned school funds on the basis of the number of White children, ages four to 18, in each county. As a result of this legislation, Blacks, Asians, and Indians were specifically denied admission to White schools by the 1860s. Although Blacks obtained the right to a "separate but equal" education during Reconstruction, and 20 years later, the right to send their children to mixed schools, Chinese and Indian children continued as late as 1945 (according to Section 8003 of the Education Code) to be specifically denied the right to attend such mixed schools, as long as separate schools were provided for their education. Ironically, however, the code did not mention the group most commonly segregated by 1945: children of Mexican descent. Segregation of Mexican children in public schools had kept pace with Mexican migration, a migration stimulated since the end of the nineteenth century by the availability of work on the railroads, the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the shortage of laborers in the United States during World War I, and the curtailment of European immigration by restrictive legislation in the 1920s. Mexican immigration and Mexican American migration were actively encouraged not only by the railroads but by California agribusiness, which needed cheap labor to develop the Imperial and San Joaquin valleys and the citrus belt around Los Angeles. As a result, between 1920 and 1930, California's Mexican and Mexican American population tripled, making these people the state's largest minority group, a ranking they still maintain.
Latin American Liability From The Millennium Bug The lack of special legislation on the issue Thus, in many latin American jurisdictions manufacturers and sellers may be address is www.mincomunicaciones.gov.co http://www.wtexec.com/lb103198.html
Extractions: As the end of the century approaches, Latin American governments and private companies are examining the impact of the so-called "Year 2000" (Y2K) issue or "Millennium Bug" on their operations, and several governmental agencies in the region have appointed commissions to study the situation and recommend steps to be taken in order to avoid, or at least minimize, the potential adverse consequences. A senior legal counsel for a major U.S. computer company reports that teams of lawyers in Colombia are already actively soliciting local companies, offering them legal representation on a contingent-fee basis in lawsuits against foreign manufacturers and sellers of electronic equipment. It is not uncommon to find Y2K-readiness as one of the bases in public procurement biddings. Some bidding commissions are even requiring extensive disclosure of the tests performed by the manufacturer to ensure Y2K compliance, and detailed explanations of the testing methodology used. However, few regulations have been enacted in Latin America to deal specifically with the Y2K issue, and particularly with the issue of the potential liability of manufacturers and sellers of non-compliant goods. Those legal instruments that have been enacted are generally directed at:
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Extractions: In recent years, certain drugs have emerged and become popular among teens and young adults at dance clubs and "raves." These drugs, collectively termed "club drugs," include MDMA/Ecstasy (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), Rohypnol (flunitrazepam), GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate), and ketamine (ketamine hydrochloride). Producing both stimulant and psychedelic effects, MDMA is often used at parties because it enables party-goers to dance and remain active for long periods of time. This substance is usually ingested in tablet form, but can also be crushed and snorted, injected, or used in suppository form. The tasteless and odorless depressants Rohypnol and GHB are often used in the commission of sexual assaults due to their ability to sedate and intoxicate unsuspecting victims. Rohypnol, a sedative/tranquilizer, is legally available for prescription in over 50 countries outside of the U.S. and is widely available in Mexico, Colombia, and Europe. Although usually taken orally in pill form, reports have shown that some users grind Rohypnol into a powder and snort the drug.
