15 November 2009

Torn Apart: A Look At How Deportation Policies Impact The Families Left Behind

By Alex Alvarez at 9:57 AM.

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Check out the launch video from Torn Apart, a video series that focuses on how the current practice of deporting foreign-born criminals after they have served their time impacts the families that they leave behind.

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13 November 2009

Beyond The Barrio: “Bad Families” In Britain To Be Placed In Sin Bins

By Alex Alvarez at 1:55 PM.

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British officials have come up with a new and exciting means of dealing with less-than-stellar parents whose children are at risk for turning to crime and continuing the cycle of drug use and poverty: Embarrass them, adorably.

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7 October 2009

Fun Facts From Florida: Here, Political Father-Daughter Duos Settle Their Differences Like Adults. Adults With Guns.

By Alex Alvarez at 5:52 PM.

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Florida is known for its oranges, its theme parks and for having quite a lot of very loud, very angry Cubans. But the Sunshine State has so much more to offer! Join us as we take a look at America’s forgotten cultural mecca.

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1 September 2009

How Are We Treating Immigrant Viejitos?

By Alex Alvarez at 11:15 AM.

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The New York Times published a look at what is being referred to as “the .5 generation” - foreign-born immigrants to the U.S. who are over the age of 65 who may not speak English fluently or feel acclimated to American culture.

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31 August 2009

Noel Gallagher Leaves Oasis, Lands On Our List Of “Worst Sibling Rivalries.” Bro.

By Alex Alvarez at 9:52 AM.

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From Cain and Abel to Lisa and Bart to Rudo and Cursi, here’s our list of feuding siblings who make our own relationship to our brother seem somewhat stable.

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