No, 1996 immigration law doesn’t grant voting rights to ‘illegal immigrants’ | Fact check
The claim: Bill Clinton signed 1996 law allowing ‘illegal immigrants’ to vote A May 8 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a man talking about a former president’s supposed changes to federal voting rules nearly 30 years ago. “Did you know that under the current U.S. code, illegal immigrants are allowed to vote in U.S. […]
There’s no ‘invasion’ at the US-Mexico border. I know. I design our ports of entry.
Land ports are not only physical and symbolic gateways into the U.S.; they are essential to the management, control and reduced risk of traded commerce, making them essential to economic stability. As an architect whose firm specializes in land ports of entry along Arizona’s and California’s borders with Mexico, I have spent countless days experiencing border conditions, cross-border relationships […]
Here’s what a tumor actually is and why they’re a lot more common than many people realize
Few words are more dreaded to hear from a doctor than learning that a tumor has been discovered. It’s something most people equate to significant illness, inconvenience, and even death. But what many people don’t realize is that being diagnosed with a tumor and being diagnosed with cancer aren’t necessarily the same thing; and having a benign tumor […]
Unprecedented ocean temperatures make this hurricane season especially dangerous
The world’s oceans have consistently been breaking daily heat records since early 2023, a yearlong fever that has climate scientists, coral reef experts and even hurricane forecasters concerned and dismayed. In the main region of the Atlantic Ocean where hurricanes develop, water temperatures are “absolutely stunning,” said Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate studying hurricanes at the University […]
Cities are shoring up electrical grid by making ‘green’ moves
WASHINGTON − What Auden Schendler calls the “Dr. Seuss machine” in his garage not only safeguards his home from the power outages that regularly strike his neighbors in the Colorado mountains, but it also in his view also helps others in his community and beyond. “We have mudslides, fires, stores, ice storms, and the power […]
Republicans want to control women so much they voted against protecting contraception
Republicans have made it clear they want to control our bodies and access to health care. The fight for reproductive justice is continuing at the federal and state levels, and the Republican Party is determined to prove its dedication to controlling women’s bodies and birth control choices. We got a reminder last week when Republicans fought […]