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Aswini Anburajan

Aswini Anburajan is a writer for Feet in 2 Worlds, an ethnic media reporting project supported by the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School.

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Old and White, Young and Brown

Aswini AnburajanApr 06, 2011

The NYT has an article today on a census study by the Brookings Institute that shows that the number of white children in the United States, currently a majority, is declining faster than expected and expected to drop into a minority over the next decade.

Double-Dipping Pols

Aswini AnburajanApr 05, 2011

Wall Street Journal holds New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's feet to the fire in an article today on double-dipping state politicians. In New Jersey, state officials have been simultaneously drawing their pensions and salaries at the same time. For example, the Essex County Executive Joe DiVencenzo is retired and receives a pension of $68,862 in addition to his salary of $153,207.

There's No Winning on This Issue

Aswini AnburajanApr 05, 2011

Bloomberg reports that the White House reached out to congressmen who are supposed to attend a rally in support of stopping deportations of undocumented immigrants who have children that are legal residents. The issue first came up in a town hall organized by Univision, where President Obama was asked if he could use executive orders to stop deportations.

Immigration Reform to Ease Our Budget Woes

Aswini AnburajanApr 05, 2011

The budget deficit is one more reason why I think we should be doing something on immigration. There are 12 million people in this country without documentation. A portion of them are already paying taxes, but imagine if all of them did? There are 65,000 undocumented kids a year graduating from high school without a means to work and contribute to the economy.

Fighting Disease Can't Happen Without Proper Funds

Aswini AnburajanApr 05, 2011

Mother Jones has a disturbing article on condom re-use in Kenya. The author argues that sexual health campaigns are working, but the problem is that getting access to condoms are difficult. The author raises the point that cuts to global sex-education programs proposed by the GOP will only add to this crisis, making it even harder for strapped clinics to provide the proper prophylactics to an HIV-positive population.

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