Congress’ decision not to include Puerto Rico in the [Supplemental Security Income] program has a significant impact on U. S. citizens in Puerto Rico... 1/ "In 2021, 34,224 residents of Puerto Rico were enrolled in the [Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled] program; by contrast, in 2011, the Government Accountability Office estimates that over 300,000 Puerto Rico residents would have qualified for SSI... 2/

"A new project is building a massive website uncovering the enslavement of Native Americans... 1/ "'Native Bound-Unbound: Archive of Indigenous Americans Enslaved' promises to digitize and piece together stories of the millions of Indigenous people whose lives were shaped by slavery... 2/
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"Marijuana prohibition has devastated poor communities and communities of color for too long, and President Biden’s decision to pardon some federal marijuana possession convictions is one step in addressing those harms... 1/ "However, it is extremely disappointing that the Administration went out of its way to exclude undocumented immigrants... 2/

"Daniel ... said word is getting back to other Venezuelans that officials in the U.S. will provide them free rides from the border to major cities including Washington, Chicago and New York... 1/
latimes.com/politics/story… "If those like his friend who are already considering the journey to the U.S. think they can get picked up near the border and taken where they want to go, Daniel said, 'any person would be encouraged'... 2/

"Hurricane Ian’s wrath had barely subsided in Florida when advertisements for day laborers started popping up on phones across New York through online platforms like Telegram and WhatsApp... 1/ nbcnews.com/news/latino/im… "The Spanish-language messages appeared to target recently arrived immigrants and asylum seekers who were desperate for work and had nowhere else to turn... 2/

This AP story on #Haiti describes it as "Latin America’s poorest country" and then, three paragraphs later, "the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country"... 1/ Haiti was once the "Pearl of the Caribbean," France's richest colony... 2/

"The United States and Mexico said Monday they are preparing a U.N. resolution that would authorize an international mission to help improve security in Haiti, whose government issued a 'distress call' for the people of the crisis-wracked nation."

-- @AP "U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the announcement at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council as thousands across Haiti organized protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry... 2/