July 31, 2011: Promises Made, Goals Deferred, Voters Ignored
1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Fuel Efficiency Standards. July 29, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/29/remarks-president-fuel-efficiency-standards, retrieved July 30, 2011.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Clean Energy. April 22, 2009. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-newton-ia, retrieved July 31, 2011.
3. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Weekly Address: Acting Responsibly on Behalf of the American People. July 30, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/30/weekly-address-acting-responsibly-behalf-american-people, retrieved July 31, 2011.
July 27, 2011: Obama Offers La Raza Empty Hope for Hispanics
1. The White House Blog. President Obama: Both Parties Have a Responsibility to Solve this Problem. July 25, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/25/president-obama-deficit-reduction-requires-tackling-entitlements-and-tax-reform, retrieved July 26, 2011.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President to the National Council of La Raza. July 25, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/25/remarks-president-national-council-la-raza, retrieved July 25, 2011.
3. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Employment Situation. June 2011. p. 1.
4. Department of Homeland Security. Population Estimates. Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010. Michael Hoefer, Nancy Rytina, and Bryan C. Baker. February 2011. p. 5.
5. Department of Education. Winning the Future. Improving Education for the Latino Community. April 2011. p. 6.
6. Congressional Budget Office. A Description of the Immigrant Population: An Update. June 2011. p. 15.
7. Remarks by the President to the National Council of La Raza. Op. cit.
8. Remarks by the President to the National Council of La Raza. Op. cit., retrieved July 28, 2011.
July 24, 2011: Four Reasons for Americans to Be Furious With Washington
1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Weekly Address: A Bipartisan Approach to Strengthening the Economy. July 23, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/23/weekly-address-bipartisan-approach-strengthening-economy, retrieved July 23, 2011.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President at a DNC Event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. June 30, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/30/remarks-president-dnc-event-philadelphia-pennsylvania-0, retrieved July 23, 2011.
3. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on the Budget. April 8, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/04/08/remarks-president-budget, retrieved July 24, 2011.
4. United States Senate Democrats. Reid Statement on Debt Negotiations. July 23, 2011. http://democrats.senate.gov/2011/07/23/reid-statement-on-deficit-negotiations-2/, retrieved July 24, 2011.
5. Speaker of the House John Boehner. Speaker Boehner Statement on Continuing Debt Limit Discussions. July 23, 2011. http://www.speaker.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=253425, retrieved July 24, 2011.
6. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Weekly Address: A Bipartisan Approach to Strengthening the Economy. July 23, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/23/weekly-address-bipartisan-approach-strengthening-economy, retrieved July 23, 2011.
July 20, 2011: Will Democrats Burn Unions With Debt Decision?
1. United States Senate Democrats. Reid: We Must Keep Independent Agencies Independent, Allow Them To Operate Freely And Without Political Pressure. May 11, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011 from http://democrats.senate.gov/2011/05/11/reid-we-must-keep-independent-agencies-independent-allow-them-to-operate-freely-and-without-political-pressure/.
2. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Union Members Summary – 2010. January 21, 2011.
3. Back In Black. A Deficit Reduction Plan. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. July 2011.
July 17, 2011: DREAM Act Opens Door to Special Interest Spending
1. United States Senator Orrin G. Hatch. Floor Statement: “Introduction of the DREAM Act.” July 31, 2003. Retrieved July 17, 2011 from http://hatch.senate.gov/newsite/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=207109&Month=7&Year=2003&IsTextOnly=True.
2. Winning the Future: Improving Education for the Latino Community. April 2011. pp. 8-9.
3. White House.gov/Hispanic. First-Ever White House Hispanic Policy Conference: Why Hispanics are Critical to Winning the Future. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/14/first-ever-white-house-hispanic-policy-conference-why-hispanics-are-critical-winning.
4. Middle Class Task Force. Bringing Transparency to College Costs. June 30, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/06/30/bringing-transparency-college-costs.
5. U.S. Department of Education. Dream Act Testimony. Secretary Arne Duncan’s Testimony at the DREAM Act Hearing Held by the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security. June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011 from http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/dream-act-testimony.
6. Congressional Budget Office. Cost Estimate. S.3992. Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010. December 2, 2010. p. 2.
July 15, 2011: Is Obama Too Honest to Negotiate the Debt?
1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Press Conference by the President. July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/11/press-conference-president.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
July 13, 2011: Labor Department Downgrades American Workers
1. The White House Blog. Domestic Policy Council. Changing the Conversation on Immigration Reform. Secretary Hilda L. Solis. July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/08/changing-conversation-immigration-reform.
2. Ibid.
3. SBA Office of Advocacy. Small Business Research Summary. November 2008. No. 334. p. 1. Estimating the Contribution of Immigrant Business Owners to the U.S. Economy. Robert W. Fairlie, Ph.D.
4. United States Department of Labor. Statement by Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on DREAM Act. December 8, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2011 from http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/opa20101722.htm.
5. United States Department of Labor. Our Mission. Retrieved July 13, 2011 from http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/mission.htm.
July 10, 2011: Taxpayer Help Unions Tighten Their Grip
1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. President Obama to Announce Launch of Skills for America’s Future. October 4, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2011 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/04/president-obama-announce-launch-skills-america-s-future.
2. U.S. Department of Education. The Greening of the Department of Education: Secretary Duncan’s Remarks at the Sustainability Summit. September 21, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2011 from http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/greening-department-education-secretary-duncans-remarks-sustainability-summit.
3. House Committee on Ways and Means. Chairman Dave Camp. Obama Administration Uses Early Retiree Assistance as Slush Fund for Unions, State and Local Government Workers. March 7, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011 from http://waysandmeans.house.gov/News/ DocumentSingle.aspx? DocumentID=228058.
4. Healthcare.gov. Report on Implementation and Operation of the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program During Calendar Year 2010. March 2, 2011. p. 5.
5. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Union Members – 2010. January 21, 2011. p. 1.
6. Ibid.
7. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi Remarks at United Auto Workers Conference. January 19, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011 from http://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/2011/01/pelosi-remarks-at-united-auto-workers-conference.shtml.
July 8, 2011: Have Jobless Americans Been Replaced by Illegal Aliens?
1. The White House. Winning the Future. President Obama and the Hispanic Community. http://www.whitehouse.gov/Hispanic.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform in El Paso, Texas. May 10, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/10/remarks-president-comprehensive-immigration-reform-el-paso-texas.
3. The White House. Domestic Policy Council. Acting on a DREAM: The Administration Speaks Out in Strong Support of the DREAM Act. July 1, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/01/acting-dream-administration-speaks-out-strong-support-dream-act.
July 6, 2011: Debt Ceiling Empowers Democrats to Spend
1. Congressional Research Service. The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases. D. Andrew Austin and Mindy R. Levit. February 16, 2010.
2. United States Senate Democrats. Reid: With Only Days to Avert Disaster, Republicans Must Stop Risking Economy To Protect Richest One Percent. July 5, 2011. http://democrats.senate.gov/2011/07/05/reid-with-only-days-to-avert-disaster-republicans-must-stop-risking-economy-to-protect-richest-one-percent/.
3. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Weekly Address: Cutting the Deficit and Creating Jobs. July 2, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/02/weekly-address-cutting-deficit-and-creating-jobs.
July 4, 2011: Fourth of July: Economy Needs Independence From Obama
1. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Weekly Address. Cutting the Deficit and Creating Jobs. July 2, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/02/weekly-address-cutting-deficit-and-creating-jobs.
2. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Remarks by the President on Fiscal Policy. George Washington University. Washington, D.C. April 13, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/04/13/remarks-president-fiscal-policy.
3. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Weekly Address. Cutting the Deficit and Creating Jobs. July 2, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/02/weekly-address-cutting-deficit-and-creating-jobs.
July 1, 2011: E-Verify Should Stand for English Verify
1. Homeland Security. Secretary Napolitano Releases Report on DHS Progress Fulfilling 9/11 Commission Recommendations, Including Historic Advances in Avaition Security. July 22, 2010. http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1279807353759.shtm.
2. Homeland Security. Testimony of Secretary Janet Napolitano, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2011. June 28, 2011. http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/testimony/20110628-napolitano-dream-act.shtm.
3. Ibid.
4. The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Press Conference by the President. June 29, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/29/press-conference-president.
5. Ibid.
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