December 4, 2014: Discrimination and Prejudice Come With Work Permits
1. The White House. Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Immigration. November 20, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/20/remarks-president-address-nation-immigration, retrieved December 3, 2014.
2. Luis Gutierrez. Mayor Emanuel Welcomes President Obama to Chicago and Announces is Prepared for Administrative Relief. November 25, 2014. http://gutierrez.house.gov/press-release/mayor-emanuel-welcomes-president-obama-chicago-and-announces-city-prepared, retrieved December 4, 2014.
3. Ibid.
4. The White House Blog. Thomas E. Perez. Keeping Up on the Minimum Wage. November 7, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/11/07/keeping-minimum-wage, retrieved December 3, 2014.
December 6, 2014: Turmoil is the Best Weapon Against a Broken Country
1. United States Department of Justice. Statement by Attorney General Holder on Federal Investigation Into Death of Eric Garner. December 3, 2014. http://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/statement-attorney-general-holder-federal-investigation-death-eric-garner, retrieved December 6, 2014.
December 7, 2014: Public Trust Stolen Again, Along With Your Money
1. Social Security. Status Of The Social Security And Medicare Programs. A Summary of the 2014 Annual Reports. http://www.ssa.gov/oact/trsum/, retrieved December 7, 2014.
2. Ibid.
3. The White House. Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Immigration. November 20, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/20/remarks-president-address-nation-immigration, retrieved December 7, 2014.
4. The White House. Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 12/1/2014. December 1, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/12/01/press-briefing-press-secretary-josh-earnest-1212014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
5. U.S. Social Security Administration. Purvi Sevak and Lucie Schmidt. PERSPECTIVES: Immigrants and Retirement Resources. Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 74 No. 1, 2014. http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v74n1/v74n1p27.html, retrieved December 7, 2014.
6. Sam Johnson. Congressman Sam Johnson Fights Executive Amnesty. Introduces “No Social Security Numbers and Benefits for Illegal Aliens Act.” December 1, 2014. http://samjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397610, retrieved December 7, 2014.
7. The White House. Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest. Op. cit.
December 12, 2014: Rewarding Criminals and Scorning the Will of the People
1. The United States Department of Justice. Attorney General Holder Announces Federal Law Enforcement Agencies To Adopt Stricter Policies To Curb Profiling. December 8, 2014. http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-holder-announces-federal-law-enforcement-agencies-adopt-stricter-policies-0, retrieved December 10, 2014.
2. The United States Department of Justice. Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the My Brother’s Keeper Summit Closing Session. December 9, 2014. http://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-eric-holder-delivers-remarks-my-brothers-keeper-summit-closing-session, retrieved December 10, 2014.
3. Senator Charles Grassley. Criminal Aliens may be Allowed to Remain in Country Under Executive Action Despite Policy “Prioritizing” their Deportation. November 19, 2014. http://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/criminal-aliens-may-be-allowed-remain-country-under-executive-action-despite, retrieved December 11, 2014.
4. The White House. Press Briefing by the Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 12/8/14. December 8, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/12/08/press-briefing-press-secretary-josh-earnest-12814, retrieved December 11, 2014.
5. Speaker of the House John Boehner. 10 Things You Should Know About The Omnibus Appropriations Bill. December 10, 2014. http://www.speaker.gov/general/10-things-you-should-know-about-omnibus-appropriations-bill, retrieved December 11, 2014.
6. Ibid.
December 13, 2014: Traitors Don’t Defend America. Patriots Do.
1. John McCain. Floor Statement by Senator John McCain on Senate Intelligence Committee Report on CIA Interrogation Methods. December 9, 2014. http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=1a15e343-66b0-473f-b0c1-a58f984db996, retrieved December 13, 2014.
2. Ibid.
3. Central Intelligence Agency. Statement from Director Brennan on the SSCI Study on the Former Detention and Interrogation Program. December 9, 2014. https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/2014-press-releases-statements/statement-from-director-brennan-on-ssci-study-on-detention-interrogation-program.html, retrieved December 13, 2014.
4. The White House. Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Detention and Interrogation Report – Via Conference Call. December 9, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/12/09/background-briefing-senior-administration-officials-senate-select-commit, retrieved December 13, 2014.
5. Dianne Feinstein. Feinstein Response to CIA Director on Detention, Interrogation Program. December 11, 2014. http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=ad9ada3d-1dd3-4455-b58f-4ab52d6676e9, retrieved December 13, 2014.
December 14, 2014: Are Conservative Republicans Facing Disaster?
1. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Data Set: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process (Through Fiscal Year 2014, 4th Qtr.) Data as of September 30, 2014. http://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-studies/immigration-forms-data/data-set-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals, retrieved December 14, 2014.
2. Ted Cruz. Sen Cruz Statement on Anticipated Vote to Defund Executive Amnesty. December 13, 2014. http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2015, retrieved December 14, 2014.
3. Congressional Budget Office. An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook 2014 to 2024. August 27, 2014. http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45653, retrieved December 14, 2014.
December 19, 2014: Politically Correct Includes Islamists Killing Children?
1. The White House. Statement by the President on the Terrorist Attack on the Army Public School in Pakistan. December 16, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/12/16/statement-president-terrorist-attack-army-public-school-pakistan-1, retrieved December 17, 2014.
2. U.S. Department of State. John Kerry. Press Availability in London. December 16, 2014. http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/12/235150.htm, retrieved December 18, 2014.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. U.S. Department of State. International Religious Freedom Report for 2013. Executive Summary. http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm#wrapper, retrieved December 19, 2014.
6. Pew Research Center. Drew Desilver. World’s Muslim population more widespread than you might think. June 7, 2013. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/06/07/worlds-muslim-population-more-widespread-than-you-might-think/, retrieved December 19, 2014.
7. The White House. Statement by the President on ISIL. September 10, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/10/statement-president-isil-1, retrieved September 10, 2014.
8. The White House. Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly. September 24, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/24/remarks-president-obama-address-united-nations-general-assembly, retrieved December 19, 2014.
9. U.S. Department of State. International Religious Freedom Report for 2013. Executive Summary. Op. cit.
December 20, 2014: Why Does the U.S. Back Down When Threatened?
1. Mark Kirk. Kirk and 30 Senators Send Letter to Secretary Kerry Warning Against Unacceptable Nuclear Concessions to Iran. September 20, 2014. http://www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1199, retrieved December 20, 2014.
2. The White House. Statement by the Press Secretary on the Extension of Iran Nuclear Talks. July 18, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/07/18/statement-press-secretary-extension-iran-nuclear-talks, retrieved December 20, 2014.
December 21, 2014: Politics and Responsibility Fail in the Black Community
1. The White House. Remarks by the President at Congressional Black Caucus Awards Dinner. September 28, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/28/remarks-president-congressional-black-caucus-awards-dinner, retrieved December 21, 2014.
2. U.S. Department of Justice. Erica L. Smith and Alexia Cooper, Ph.D. Homicide in the U.S. Known to Law Enforcement, 2011. December 2013. p. 5.
3. Ibid., p. 1
4. The White House. Remarks by the President at Congressional Black Caucus Awards Dinner. September 28, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/28/remarks-president-congressional-black-caucus-awards-dinner, retrieved December 21, 2014.
5. Ibid.
6. The White House. President Obama Creates the Task Force on 21st Century Policing. December 18, 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/12/18/president-creates-task-force-21st-century-policing, retrieved December 21, 2014.
7. Sadivo, Carlos and Sobol, Rosemary Regina. “Principal: Martial law needed to deal with violence after death of boy, 15.” The Chicago Tribune. December 14, 2014. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chicagoshootingschi-20141213-story.html, retrieved December 21, 2014.
December 28, 2014: Who Were the Losers in America This Year? We Were.
1. Congressional Budget Office. CBO’s Projection of Federal Interest Payments. September 3, 2014. https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45684, retrieved December 28, 2014.
2. Congressional Budget Office. The 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook. July 2014. p. 1. https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45471, retrieved December 28, 2014.
3. Congressional Budget Office. CBO’s 2014 Long-Term Projections for Social Security: Additional Information. December 18, 2014. http://www.cbo.gov/publication/49795, retrieved December 28, 2014.
4. Bernie Sanders. Sanders: Don’t Let Republicans Slash Social Security, Medicare. December 19, 2014. http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-dont-let-republicans_slash-social-security-medicare, retrieved December 28, 2014.
5. Congressional Budget Office. CBO’s Projection of Federal Interest Payments. Op. cit.
Leave a Reply