It’s often said that immigrants make an economy more dynamic. New research proves it, and comes at a time when the U.S. economy has experienced a significant shortfall in immigration due to government policies. It also comes as policymakers around the world search for ways to make their economies grow faster and become more dynamic.
Better federal policies to increase the number of immigrants working in nursing homes could help providers get over the hump in meeting expected new staffing requirements, new research shows.
But investigators also cautioned against allowing an influx of immigrants to unintentionally harm the odds of hiring nurses with more education and higher skills. They warned against facilities potentially substituting “low-skilled certified nursing assistants (CNAs) for higher-skilled registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs).”
Public fears about using public transit have risen dramatically over the last 2 years, as stories about random — and sometimes fatal — attacks on passengers have been front-page news. The streets around public transportation are no safer. Women, seniors, people of color, and members of the disabled and LGBTQ+ communities are disproportionately the targets of such attacks and often find no recourse when they report such incidents to local law enforcement.
As we enter the tax filing season there is often anxiousness as a result of the lack of information and procrastination. With the deadline for filing, on April 15th fast approaching an EMS (Ethnic Media Services)briefing brought together two IRS experts from whom we can learn what’s new this tax filing season and about changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit program, new green energy credits, changes in the 1099K, and where to get help filing taxes at new taxpayers’ assistance centers.
February 9, 2023, at the Directors’ Guild of America on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles saw the regular reunion of fans, filmmakers, and black cinema enthusiasts as if on an annual pilgrimage where all their worries about what it means to be black in today’s world or yesteryears can all be forgotten.
Los Angeles MAYOR KAREN BASS will open the 31ST ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL (PAFF), the city’s largest Black History Month (BHM) event.
PAFF’s red-carpet star-studded OPENING NIGHT GALA is to be hosted by Academy Award-winning actor and activist DANNY GLOVER and NLF-pro turned actor THOMAS Q. JONES (“P-Valley”).
To help Californians impacted by the recent flood disaster better understand the range of recovery resources available and how to access them online, by phone, or in person, Ethnic Media Services and California Black Media will present a statewide ethnic media briefing in partnership with Listos California, a program of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).
What lessons can we learn about the lives of immigrant elders from the tragic mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay? Uncharacteristically, the hand that clutched the weapon in two recent mass shootings in California was that of an elderly man. Most mass shooters are young men. The real reasons behind the shootings still elude authorities, but society is still reeling from the tragedy.