
Half of America’s Children Have a Parent with Criminal Record
Half of America’s children have a parent with a criminal record, creating many “barriers to opportunity” for parents and children, says the liberal Center for American Progress.

Half of America’s children have a parent with a criminal record, creating many “barriers to opportunity” for parents and children, says the liberal Center for American Progress.
Just two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, in Texas Housing v. Inclusive Communities, that federal housing law allows challenges to zoning laws, lending regulations, and other practices that could impact minority groups – even without the intention to discriminate – the Obama administration has issued a final rule – known as the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule – in a press release.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro’s pro-immigration agenda may have a foot in both the Democratic and GOP ring, depending on how things pan out in the upcoming general election. For his part, Castro is a potential VP nominee.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro expressed his pleasure with Los Angeles increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour on Wednesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. Castro stated, “I was happy to see what Los Angeles did.

From CNS News: Speaking at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday about affordable housing, Vice President Joe Biden said home ownership helped him pay for his children’s college education, even if that would