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Lizzie Grater

Opinion: Earth Day reminder: Growth and green can mix - Heather Zichal - POLITICO.com - 0 views

  • Thanks to the president’s leadership, we are on track to double energy generated from renewable sources like wind and solar in his first term, creating jobs and ensuring America is not ceding this industry to China and other countries
  • average fuel efficiency is expected to nearly double, reaching an average performance equivalent of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025
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Alejandro Leiva

Marco Rubio works both sides on immigration - POLITICO.com Print View - 2 views

    • Alejandro Leiva
       
      Neutrality in Immigration a step that Marco Rubio has recently taken, tend to propose enforcement (that is not too strong) in order to please conservatives of his party--yet he makes sure to soften his proposals in order to maintain hold of Democratic and Latino advocates. 
  • the plan in broad terms, saying it would legalize undocumented children brought to the United States at an early age provided they have no criminal record and have completed high school. It would grant them “non-immigrant” visas, allowing them to stay in the country and access the existing immigration system through which they could eventually become green card holders or naturalized citizens.
  • the DREAM Act — which failed to overcome Republican opposition in a Democratic-controlled Congress in 2010 — would provide a direct pathway to citizenship by providing green cards to children seeking higher education or military service of at least two years. They also must have come to the U.S. before age 16, be under the age of 30, have lived in the country for five years, pass a criminal background test and have earned a high school diploma or GED. Beneficiaries could apply for citizenship after six years.
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