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Why Cameroonians and advocates want TPS designation, explained

Why Cameroonians and advocates want TPS designation, explained

by Ellisya Lindsey | Mar 22, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

What is TPS? Temporary Protected Status has been a hot-button issue with activists demanding its designation to numerous countries throughout the world. So, you might be wondering: what is TPS in the first place? “Temporary protected status is humanitarian relief for...
White House official cites clean energy as solution to consumer affordability crisis

White House official cites clean energy as solution to consumer affordability crisis

by Ellisya Lindsey | Mar 9, 2022 | Energy, Featured

WASHINGTON — A shift to clean energy could serve as a potential solution to the ongoing affordability crisis, a White House official shared in a conversation carried live by Axios on Wednesday. “The president’s plan to create tax incentives that made it cheaper for...
Senators weigh in on shifting from immigration lottery to merit-based system

Senators weigh in on shifting from immigration lottery to merit-based system

by Ellisya Lindsey | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON —  Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced a bill on Tuesday aimed at shifting H1-B and L-1 visas from a lottery to a merit-based system. “Over a long period of time, I have found that the people that come into...
Expanding financial technology access a solution to racial wealth gap

Expanding financial technology access a solution to racial wealth gap

by Ellisya Lindsey | Feb 2, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — The right technology could aid in mitigating the racial gap in financial health and wealth by making these services more accessible to underbanked communities, panelists shared in a webinar on Wednesday. “What fintech really does is it enables community...
HRC: Corporate Support for LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality Continues to Rise

HRC: Corporate Support for LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality Continues to Rise

by Ellisya Lindsey | Jan 27, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — A record-number of corporations participated in the Human Rights Campaign’s 20th annual workplace equality survey, the organization announced on Thursday.  “We are never going to reach a destination but will always be on a path of continuously improving...
Census report on child support payments doesn’t account for income disparity

Census report on child support payments doesn’t account for income disparity

by Ellisya Lindsey | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON — A semi-annual U.S. Census Bureau report on child support payments for the year 2017 fails to take into account the circumstances of parents with different levels of income, a practitioner said this week.  “We want to help people to have an appreciation...

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