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Footnotes and Sources November 2015

November 1, 2015: Prison Pipeline? School Spending is a Political Scam

1. Alcatraz, the “Rock.” Courtesy National Park Service. Retrieved from http://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/news/alluring-history-of-alcatraz.htm on November 1, 2015.

2. Arne Duncan. “Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on School Discipline and Civil Rights.” U.S. Department of Education. October 30, 2015. http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/statement-us-secretary-education-arne-duncan-school-discipline-and-civil-rights, retrieved November 1, 2015.

3. Mayor’s Press Office. “City Council Approves Mayor Emanuel’s 2016 Budget.” City of Chicago. October 28, 2015. http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2015/october/City-Council-Approves.html, retrieved November 1, 2015.

4. Barack Obama. “WEEKLY ADDRESS: It’s Time To Reform our Criminal Justice System.” The White House. October 31, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/weekly-address, November 1, 2015.

5. Ibid.

6. U.S. Department of Commerce. United States Census Bureau. Educational Finance Branch, Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division. “Public Education Finances: 2013.” United States Census Bureau. June 2015. p. xi. http://www2.census.gov/govs/school/13f33pub.pdf, retrieved November 1, 2015.

7. “Per Pupil Spending Varies Heavily Across the United States.” United States Census Bureau. June 2, 2015. http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-98.html, retrieved November 1, 2015.

November 8, 2015: Respect the Meaning in Life, or Watch it Die Away

1. Gorner, Jeremy. “McCarthy says 9-year-old boy targeted, lured into alley and executed.” Chicago Tribune. November 5, 2015. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-child-fatally-shot-briefing-met-20151105-story.html, retrieved November 5, 2015.

2. Lewis, Sean, and WGN Web Desk. “Aspiring model Kaylyn Pryor shot, killed in Chicago.” WGN-TV. November 3, 2015. http://wgntv.com/2015/11/03/mario-tricoci-model-competition-winner-kaylyn-pryor-shot-killed-in-chicago/, retrieved November 5, 2015.

3. Jan Schakowsky. “Schakowsky Statement on Slain Fox Lake Police Officer Gliniewicz.” Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. September 2, 2015. http://schakowsky.house.gov/press-releases/schakowsky-statement-on-slain-fox-lake-police-officer-gliniewicz/, retrieved November 9, 2015.

4. Mark Kirk. “Kirk Submits Statement for the Congressional Record on Slain Illinois Officer.” Mark Kirk. September 9, 2015. http://www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1511, retrieved November 9, 2015.

November 14, 2015: Common Sense and Decency? Who is Being Naïve?

1. Luis V. Gutierrez. “Rep. Gutierrez on Fifth Circuit Ruling and Expected Supreme Court Appeal.” Luis V. Gutierrez. November 10, 2015. http://gutierrez.house.gov/press-release/rep-guti%C3%A9rrez-fifth-circuit-ruling-and-expected-supreme-court-appeal, retrieved November 11, 2015.

2. Barack Obama. “Remarks by the President at DNS Women’s Leadership Forum 22nd Annual Issues Conference.” The White House. October 23, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/10/23/remarks-president-dnc-womens-leadership-forum-22nd-annual-issues, retrieved November 11, 2015.

3. Ibid.

4. Rand Paul. “Immigration Reform Speech” Rand Paul. March 18, 2013. p. 5. http://www.paul.senate.gov/files/documents/USHCC.pdf, retrieved November 11, 2015.

5. Harry Reid. “Reid: Supreme Court Will Find President’s Immigration Actions Lawful.” Harry Reid. November 10, 2015. http://www.reid.senate.gov/press_releases/2015-11-10-reid-supreme-court-will-find-presidents-immigration-actions-lawful, retrieved November 12, 2015.

6. “FACT SHEET: Honoring the Service of Our Nation’s Veterans.” The White House. November 11, 2015.https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/11/11/fact-sheet-honoring-service-our-nations-veterans, retrieved November 12, 2015.

Photo retrieved from https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-el-paso-removes-fugitive-father-son-mexico-allegedly-killing-man-stealing-about on November 14, 2015.

November 15, 2015: Our Outrageous Response to New Attack on Humanity

1. Barack Obama. “Statement by the President on the Situation in Paris.” The White House. November 13, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/11/13/statement-president-situation-paris, retrieved November 15, 2015.

2. John Kerry. “On the Attacks in Paris.” www.state.gov. U.S. Department of State. November 13, 2015. http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/11/249505.htm, retrieved November 15, 2015.

3. “Stoning Adulterers.” Pew Research Center. January 18, 2011. http://www.pewresearch.org/daily-number/stoning-adulterers/, retrieved November 15, 2015.

4. Joe Biden. “Standing Up for LGBT Rights Around the World.” The White House. March 25, 2014. https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/03/25/standing-lgbt-rights-around-world, retrieved November 15, 2015.

5. Barack Obama. “Statement by the President on the Situation in Paris.” Op. Cit.

Photo Le Mémorial de l’Escadrille La Fayette retrieved from http://french.france.usembassy.gov/a-z-escadrillelafayette.html on November 15, 2015.

November 21, 2015: Initiatives Give People Power to Stop Government

1. “Readout of the White House Call with Governors.” The White House. November 17, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/11/17/readout-white-house-call-governors, retrieved November 19, 2015.

Picture courtesy of National Park Service. Retrieved from http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/all_about_ike/presidential/1956_campaign.html on November 21, 2015.

November 22, 2015: Being American Means Giving Thanks for What You Are Not

1. “Press Conference by President Obama – Antalya, Turkey.” The White House. November 16, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/11/16/press-conference-president-obama-antalya-turkey, retrieved November 22, 2015.

2. “Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 10/14/2015.” The White House. October 14 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/10/14/press-briefing-press-secretary-josh-earnest-10142015, retrieved November 22, 2015.

3. “Rep. Chu Condemns Comparisons to Japanese Internment and Other Xenophobic Rhetoric Around Syrian Refugees.” Judy Chu. November 18, 2015. http://chu.house.gov/press-release/rep-chu-condemns-comparisons-japanese-internment-and-other-xenophobic-rhetoric-around, retrieved November 22, 2015.

Photo credit:

Brayton, Jenna. “President Obama Pardons a Thanksgiving Turkey.” The White House. November 26, 2014. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/11/26/president-obama-pardons-thanksgiving-turkey on November 22, 2015.

November 28, 2015: Skin Color is a Lame Excuse for Poisoning Race Relations

1. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Employment Situation. Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age.” Bureau of Labor Statistics. November 6, 2015. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t03.htm, retrieved November 28, 2015.

2. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Employment Situation. Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age.” Bureau of Labor Statistics. November 6, 2015. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t03.htm, retrieved November 28, 2015.

November 29, 2015: Generosity is an American Affliction: Get Over It

1. “Weekly Address: This Thanksgiving, Recognizing the Greatness of American Generosity.” The White House. November 25, 2015. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/weekly-address, retrieved November 29, 2015.

2. “Rush Sends Letter to Illinois Governor Slamming Him for Denying Syrian Refugees.” Bobby L. Rush. November 19, 2015. https://rush.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rush-sends-letter-to-illinois-governor-slamming-him-for-denying-syrian, retrieved November 29, 2015.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

5. “Asylum Abuse: Is It Overwhelming Our Borders?” December 12, 2013. United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. December 12, 2013. http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=FCA53ADA-367F-4613-B9CB-65732CE4B487&Statement_id=65006558-96AD-4962-BA37-71E4B55E64DF, retrieved November 29, 2015.

6. “House Judiciary Committee Asks GAO to Investigate Cost of Asylum Fraud to Taxpayers.” United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. February 11, 2014 – February 12, 2014. http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/2014/2/house-judiciary-committee-asks-gao-to-investigate-cost-of-asylum-fraud-to-taxpayers, retrieved November 29, 2015. Link updated to https://judiciary.house.gov/press-release/house-judiciary-committee-asks-gao-to-investigate-cost-of-asylum-fraud-to-taxpayers/ on March 30, 2016.

7. Ibid.

8. Ibid.

9. “House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Reform Asylum Laws.” United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. March 18, 2015. http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/2015/3/house-judiciary-committee-approves-bill-to-reform-asylum-laws, retrieved November 29, 2015.

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