“In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, which was observed during the week that included Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. The observance was expanded in 1988 by Congress to a month long celebration (Sept. 15 Oct. 15), effective the following year. America celebrates the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Sept. 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on Sept. 16 and Sept. 18, respectively….The Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2011 was 52.0 million, making people of Hispanic origin the nation’s largest ethnic or race minority. Hispanics constituted 16.7 percent of the nation’s total population. In addition, there are 3.7 million residents of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory…Source: 2011 Population Estimates
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Daily Archives: September 6, 2012
Migration Policy Institute – European Immigrants in the United States
European Immigrants in the United States, by Joseph Russell and Jeanne Batalova, Migration Policy Institute. July 2012 [ Stuart Basefsky] “Formerly the largest US immigrant group, European-born immigrants have seen their numbers decline in the United States over the past 50 years (notwithstanding a period of growth after the collapse of the Soviet Union). Though… Continue Reading
Climate Expert – A Summer of Extremes Signifies the New Normal
Bill Mckibben: “This summer has seen record heat waves and wildfires in the U.S, the worst flooding in Beijings modern history, and droughts that devastated the U.S. corn crop and led India to set up refugee camps for livestock. These extreme events were not freak occurrences this is how the earth works now…In fact,… Continue Reading
Mtefs and Fiscal Performance: Panel Data Evidence
Grigoli, Francesco, Mills, Zachary, Verhoeven, Marijn and Vlaicu, Razvan, Mtefs and Fiscal Performance: Panel Data Evidence (September 1, 2012). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6186. Available at SSRN “In the last two decades more than 120 countries have adopted a version of a Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). These are budget institutions whose rationale… Continue Reading
Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America
Institute of Medicine: “America’s health care system has become far too complex and costly to continue business as usual. Pervasive inefficiencies, an inability to manage a rapidly deepening clinical knowledge base, and a reward system poorly focused on key patient needs, all hinder improvements in the safety and quality of care and threaten the nation’s… Continue Reading
USDA International Food Security Assessment, 2012-22
International Food Security Assessment, 2012-22, by Stacey Rosen, Birgit Meade, Shahla Shapouri, Anna D’Souza, and Nicholas Rada. Outlook No. (GFA-23) 71 pp, July 2012. “Food security is estimated to improve slightly in 2012 as the number of food-insecure people in the 76 countries covered in this report declines from 814 million in 2011 to 802… Continue Reading
CRS – U.S. Farm Income
U.S. Farm Income, Randy Schnepf, Specialist in Agricultural Policy, August 28, 2012 “According to USDAs Economic Research Service (ERS), national net farm incomea key indicator of U.S. farm well-beingis forecast at a record $122.2 billion in 2012, up 3.7% from last years record. Record gross revenues from crop sales (forecast at $222.1 billion), coupled with… Continue Reading
CRS – Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Benjamin Collins, Analyst in Labor Policy. September 4, 2012 “Enacted by the 100th Congress, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires qualified employers that intend to carry out plant closings or mass layoffs to provide 60 days notice to affected employees, states, and localities. The purpose… Continue Reading
Monthly Labor Review, August 2012
Monthly Labor Review, August 2012, Vol. 135, Number 8 Disability, employment, and income: are Iraq/Afghanistan-era U.S. veterans unique? by Jennifer Tennant Gulf Coast unemployment trends, 20002010: hurricanes, recessions, and oil spills by John A. Coughlan Updated BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, by Joyce M. Northwood, Eric F. Sygnatur, and Janice A. Windau The… Continue Reading
Advocacy Groups Request Court to Rehear GPS Cell Phone Case
“[On September 4, 2012, CDT] joined the ACLU, EFF and EPIC in calling on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear U.S. v. Skinner, the GPS cell phone location tracking case. A panel of the 6th Circuit ruled that tracking a cell phone’s location by repeatedly “pinging” the phone over a three-day period… Continue Reading
