If you haven't heard....

The Bush adminstration is cracking down on all
illegal immigrants. Over 270 immigrants were
detained and sentenced to five months in prison
in Waterloo, Iowa for apparently working in a meat
packing plant with false documentation. In the past
most illegal workers would have been detained and
quickly deported.






According to reports 2008 will be very bleak for teens looking
for employment. Sluggish retail sales along with higher fuel costs
and a weak economy are contributing factors to the job recession.
Last summer's teen employment rate was 34.8 the lowest since
World War II.





If you are an ex-con, finding a job may become easier. Thanks to new program
started by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, a $10,000 tax credit will be handed down to companies that hire or give vocational training to former inmates. The policy is to combat growing crime rates along with the overcrowding in prisons.

"This is one of the best crime-prevention programs we'll ever have," according to Nutter.

Philly spends $30,000 a year to house more than 9,000 inmates, while 700,000 people are released from both state and federal institutions a year. Studies also show that nearly two
out of every three inmates released from state or federal prison are expected to be rearrested within three years.


"This city government has a responsibility to extend our hand and make sure that we're giving people that second chance," said Nutter.



Michael Nutter