San Francisco study, Michigan news: Immigrants don’t steal jobs; they get exploited

A lot of the heat surrounding immigration policy debate comes from the fear that immigrants take jobs from American citizens, a fear easily exacerbated during a job-starved recession. But do new immigrants, legal and illegal, really take jobs…

Major Michigan oil spill hits as Congress debates drilling reforms

Another day, another onshore oil spill somewhere in America.

Officials in Michigan, according to our sister site, the Michigan Messenger, are streaming into the small town of Calhoun to assess the growing aquatic devastation from what may wind up…