Guest workers have been a major sticking point in immigration reform efforts in the past and a major subject of negotiation this time around. Over the weekend, though, the AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce reached an agreement on the outlines of a guest worker program for non-seasonal, non-agricultural workers. The basic tension is this:… Read more »
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Obama’s pick to lead Commerce: A ‘Chicago Fat Cat’?
Michelle Malkin digs in with research on President Obama’s rumored pick to lead the Department of Commerce: Will President Obama really nominate billionaire Chicago gal pal Penny Pritzker to head his Commerce Department? “It’s a done deal,” according to a White House source close to the Chicago Sun Times. As further confirmation, Pritzkerresigned abruptly from the… Read more »
‘I Think the Country Will Learn Who She Is’: Billionaire, Banker, Bundler Pritzker Likely Commerce Pick
Penny Pritzker, the Hyatt heir and former subprime mortgage lender who was deemed too controversial to lead the Department of Commerce four years ago, is now apparently President Barack Obama’s pick for the post. On Thursday, Pritzker resigned from the Chicago Board of Education, a likely sign that she is clearing her schedule for the… Read more »
Black Chamber of Commerce CEO: Obama is Tyrannical ‘Borderline Communist’ (Video)
Black Chamber of Commerce CEO Harry C. Alford slammed “borderline communist” Barack Obama in an interview this week. “He’s tyrranical, don’t you think?” Black Chamber of Commerce CEO on Obama: ‘I had hopes because he was black, shame on me’ National Black Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Harry C. Alford told The Daily Caller… Read more »