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[Rick] Snyder is one of the governors who most gets the economic importance of the city. Without Detroit, Michigan cannot recover. May 5, 2013, Bruce Katz, Financial Times
[Rick] Snyder is one of the governors who most gets the economic importance of the city. Without Detroit, Michigan cannot recover.
Expert Q & A | Diana Villiers Negroponte and Ted Piccone
May 2, 2013, Diana Villiers Negroponte and Ted Piccone
Part of the emphasis on the economic relationship is also an attempt to change the perception in America about Mexico and Mexican immigrants. May 2, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, National Journal
Part of the emphasis on the economic relationship is also an attempt to change the perception in America about Mexico and Mexican immigrants.
The bilateral relationship at least with Mexico has been dominated by drugs and violence. I think there is going to be a concerted effort here to refocus attention on the depth and size of the economic relationship. May 1, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, New York Times
The bilateral relationship at least with Mexico has been dominated by drugs and violence. I think there is going to be a concerted effort here to refocus attention on the depth and size of the economic relationship.
This is a new world, this is a much more integrated American market than we’ve seen in the past. I think updating the American people on this reality is the main objective for the White House. May 1, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, Washington Times
This is a new world, this is a much more integrated American market than we’ve seen in the past. I think updating the American people on this reality is the main objective for the White House.
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May 1, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, Diana Villiers Negroponte, Ted Piccone and Neil Ruiz
The jobs that are growing fastest are jobs that don't pay very high wages. Lower-wage jobs are among the most suburbanized. April 23, 2013, Elizabeth Kneebone, The Huffington Post
The jobs that are growing fastest are jobs that don't pay very high wages. Lower-wage jobs are among the most suburbanized.
It wasn't long ago that Las Vegas was given up as dead — another sunburned city that had become the new Detroit. It was easy to write this city off. April 21, 2013, Robert E. Lang, Los Angeles Times
It wasn't long ago that Las Vegas was given up as dead — another sunburned city that had become the new Detroit. It was easy to write this city off.
The political conditions have been the best in a number of years to actually pass comprehensive [immigration] reform but the Boston events already are emboldening critics ... It's going to slow down the process and in D.C. anytime you slow down the process it creates openings for critics to try to torpedo the overall legislation. April 19, 2013, Darrell M. West, Bloomberg
The political conditions have been the best in a number of years to actually pass comprehensive [immigration] reform but the Boston events already are emboldening critics ... It's going to slow down the process and in D.C. anytime you slow down the process it creates openings for critics to try to torpedo the overall legislation.
The question is, can we come up with a mechanism [for immigration] that allows us to have a more adjustable system over time and have more flexibility? April 13, 2013, Audrey Singer, Los Angeles Times
The question is, can we come up with a mechanism [for immigration] that allows us to have a more adjustable system over time and have more flexibility?
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