Will an immigration deal protect immigrants-as-workers? Unions really want to see immigration reform, but they also want to make sure it both protects immigrants in their work lives and prevents employers from using guest workers to undermine labor standards for all workers. So while we can expect unions to welcome movement toward immigration reform in… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Cautious
Harry Reid Calls For ‘Cautious’ Approach On Guns: Assault Weapons Ban Not Likely To Pass
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said this week that any new gun control legislation will be written with an eye toward passage in both houses of Congress. Reid believes an assault weapons ban may be able to pass the Senate, but would be killed in the house. Speaking on Nevada Week In Review, a news… Read more »
Getting Cautious Amid the Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty
Over the past several weeks, the overall stock market has resembled a roller coaster — down up, down up and then a quick drop. That is the case no matter which major market index we look at. The only real difference among the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite index… Read more »
State of the race: Cautious
A blink at what’s being said about the presidential race at this moment… NYT: “The state-by-state landscape facing Mr. Romney is more daunting than he expected by this stage in the contest. He anticipated, aides said, to be in a position of strength in at least some of the states that turned Democratic in 2008… Read more »