“The number of cases awaiting resolution before the Immigration Courts reached a new all-time high of 275,316 by the beginning of May 2011, according to very timely government enforcement data obtained by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). The case backlog has continued to grow up 2.8 percent since TRAC’s previous report four… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
CBO Monthly Budget Review, May 2011
Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for April and the Daily Treasury Statements for May June 7, 2011: “The federal budget deficit is $929 billion for the first eight months of fiscal year 2011, CBO estimates – $6 billion less than the shortfall recorded over the same period last year. For the first two-thirds of… Continue Reading
The State of the Nation's Housing 2011
Joint Center for Housing Statistics of Harvard University: The State of the Nation’s Housing 2011, June 2011 “With employment growth strengthening, consumer spending up, and rental markets tightening, some of the ingredients for a housing recovery were taking shape in early 2011. Yet in the first quarter of the year, new home sales plumbed record… Continue Reading
Report: "'If It Is Too Inconvenient, I'm Not Going After It:' Convenience as a Critical Factor in Information-seeking Behaviors"
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, Timothy J. Dickey, and Marie L. Radford. 2011. “‘If It is Too Inconvenient, I’m Not Going After It.:’ Convenience as a Critical Factor in Information-seeking Behaviors.” Library and Information Science Research, 33: 179-190. doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2010.12.002 Pre-print. “In today’s fast-paced world, anecdotal evidence suggests that information tends to inundate people, and users of information… Continue Reading
Feinstein, Grassley Release Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Report on Mexico
News release: “U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control released a report outlining key steps and initiatives to combat Mexicos brutal drug trafficking organizations and reduce violence in the country. The report, U.S. and Mexican Responses to Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations, is endorsed by… Continue Reading
The World Top Income Database
The World Top Incomes Database (Select Countries, Select Years, Select Variables – populated as choices are made): “Information taken from this site should be cited as Alvaredo, Facundo, Anthony B. Atkinson, Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez, The World Top Incomes Database, http://g-mond.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/topincomes, dd/mm/yyyy. We advise making explicit reference to the date when the database was… Continue Reading
IMF – U.K. Must Go For Top Quality Financial Supervision
United Kingdom2011 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement of the Mission, June 6, 2011 “Aided by the implementation of a wide-ranging policy program, the post-crisis repair of the UK economy is underway. However, the weakness in economic growth and rise in inflation over the last several months was unexpected. This raises the question whether it is… Continue Reading
Report: As Arctic Sea Ice Retreats, Storms Take Toll on the Land
environment 360: “For millennia, the blanket of ice covering the Arctic Ocean protected the shore from damaging storms. But as that ice buffer disappears, increasingly powerful storm surges are eroding the coastline and sending walls of seawater inland, devastating Arctic ecosystems that support abundant wildlife…” by Ed Struzik “A recent study conducted by Benjamin Jones… Continue Reading
EPIC: House Passes Budget for TSA, Cuts Funding for Body Scanners
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, via EPIC: “The House has approved the 2012 budget for the Transportation Security Administration, cutting $270 million from the amount originally requested by the Agency. The cuts include $76 million that had been designated for the purchase of 275 airport… Continue Reading
Reports spotlight cell phone safety and radiation levels
Follow up to recent posting, World Health Organization: Radio frequency electromagnetic fields are possibly carcinogenic, news that highlights findings: Some cell phones safer than others, tests find CNET: Cell phone radiation levels – by Nicole Lee, Kent German NYT: Piercing the Fog Around Cellphones and Cancer, By Tara Parker Pope Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Military Readiness, Social Security Disability
Military Readiness: Army and Marine Corps Reporting Provides Additional Data, but Actions Needed to Improve Consistency, GAO-11-526, June 03, 2011 Social Security Disability: Ticket to Work Participation Has Increased, but Additional Oversight Needed, GAO-11-324, May 06, 2011 Continue Reading
A Description of the Immigrant Population: An Update
A Description of the Immigrant Population: An Update – June 2, 2011: “This document is the latest in CBO’s series on immigration. It updates A Description of the Immigrant Population (November 2004), providing an overview of the nation’s foreign-born population, with a particular focus on the years 2000 to 2009. It discusses changes in the… Continue Reading
