What Trump’s mass deportation plan would mean for immigrant workers and the economy

What Trump’s mass deportation plan would mean for immigrant workers and the economy

President-Elect Donald J. Trump won the White House based partly on his promises to rein in immigration, with targeted policies that range from sending criminals to their home countries to more sweeping ones like mass deportations. During the campaign, Trump pledged to end the Temporary Protected Status that allows workers from select countries to come to…

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Red state voters backed a progressive pro-worker issue on Trump election night ballots and national momentum is building

Red state voters backed a progressive pro-worker issue on Trump election night ballots and national momentum is building

For some workers, the decision to stay home when sneezing and coughing will no longer mean forgoing a day’s pay.  In Tuesday’s election, ballot measures passed in three red states — Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska — that would require employers to provide earned paid sick leave for employees, with certain exceptions.  This follows a similar…

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Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania voters who sent defective mail-in ballots to cast provisional ones in person

Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania voters who sent defective mail-in ballots to cast provisional ones in person

The Supreme Court on Friday handed a loss to Republicans by allowing Pennsylvania voters who sent mail-in ballots that were flagged as being potentially defective to submit a separate provisional in-person ballot. The justices with no noted dissents rejected a Republican request to put on hold a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling from last week. Justice Samuel Alito, one of…

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