Good news ! “In a ruling with national impact, a federal judge in Chicago on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s rules requiring so-called sanctuary cities to cooperate with immigration agents in order to get a public safety grant.”

Judge rules in Chicago's favor on sanctuary cities, grants nationwide injunction A federal judge in Chicago Friday blocked the Trump administration's rules requiring so-called sanctuary cities to cooperate with immigration agents in order More info @ http://ift.tt/2jvOTlr Automated post from LWV of the Elgin Area - http://ift.tt/2dKZy4V September 15, 2017 at 05:22PM

By |2017-09-15T17:47:12-05:00September 15th, 2017|

The annual Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey finds that: – More than 1/2 of Americans (53 %) incorrectly believe that immigrants who are here illegally do not have any rights under the U.S. Constitution; – More than 1/3 (37 %) can’t name any of the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment; – Only 1/4 of Americans (26 %) can name all 3 branches of government.

The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania – Americans Are Poorly Informed About Basic Constitutional Provisions Many Americans are poorly informed about basic constitutional provisions, according to APPC's Constitution Day Civics Survey. It finds that 37% can’t name More info @ http://ift.tt/2f0ajlt Automated post from LWV of the Elgin Area - http://ift.tt/2dKZy4V September 15, 2017 at 10:37AM

By |2017-09-15T10:37:53-05:00September 15th, 2017|

Excellent article about the root causes of health care inequality and how to fix them. Primary lesson: all the doctors and nurses in the world can not cure health-care inequity if the insurance system itself is the problem. “In nearly 40 years as a doctor, I witnessed time and again how inequality kills. Those without health insurance, (there are almost 30 million in the country), often cannot access the most basic care, let alone complex specialty care. But the problem is more serious than a simple lack of health insurance. What insurance card you hold can literally be a matter of life and death.

Physicians for a National Health Program "The right to health care in America is not an issue of the left or the right. It’s a matter of right and wrong," says Dr. David Ansell in a Washington Post op-ed arguing for single-payer reform. "Let’s do the right thing," he says. "We have tried everything else." More info @ http://ift.tt/2f6UxJq Automated post from LWV of the Elgin Area - http://ift.tt/2dKZy4V September 13, 2017 at 12:07PM

By |2017-09-13T13:06:40-05:00September 13th, 2017|
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