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Mixed Status Families Fight to Stay Together, and Other News

Immigrant Families Face Rift Within The Home
Families of mixed immigrant status are hopeful that reform of the current immigration system will help ease the divisions between legal and undocumented members within families. Boston Globe

Seattle Cycling Club Reaches Disadvantaged Youth
The Major Taylor Cycling Clubs helps underserved youth in Seattle explore cycling as an alternative means for healthy, recreational living. The club’s members include teens of Ethiopian, Syrian and Latino descent. Seattle Times

Black Colleges Contest Obama’s Education Plan
Historically Black Colleges and Universities are fighting the Obama administration’s proposed education budget which includes cuts to a two-year program which had directly funded their federally-recognized schools. AP

Posted at 4:17 PM, May 11, 2009 in News | Permalink | View Comments