Job growth: Sept. 5, 2014
In August, employers added 140,000 jobs to their payroll. This is such a huge improvement now since January when the monthly job creation lost 200,000 jobs. However, the reality is that there are still three million American workers that are without employment. According to the New York Times, “But the fall in the labor participation rate cannot be dismissed as an aberration. The rate dropped to 62.8 percent last month, the lowest level since the late 1970s.”
Immigration: Sept. 6, 2014
President Obama has decided to delay any progress on immigration reform before the midterm elections. On June 30, Obama “angrily denouncedRepublican obstruction,” he spoke about using his power in office to better and protect the lives of families affected by immigration and deportations. According to New York Times, “Cristina Jimenez, the managing director for United We Dream, an immigration advocacy group, accused Mr. Obama of ‘playing politics’ with the lives of immigrant families and said, ‘The president’s latest broken promise is another slap to the face of the Latino and immigrant community.”
