Obama and Immigration

President Obama has announced today that he will continue to use his executive power to act on Immigration Reform. Obama first announced he would be taking matters into his own hands as the Republicans in Congress refused to make a decision and pass an immigration bill. According to the Los Angeles Times, Obama plans to unveil his plan of action to the nation on Thursday. The announcement comes after the midterm election put a pause on his executive action for fear of causing damage to the democratic party. 

The Los Angeles Times reports that the president's plan is yet unknown but will most likely not extend to all undocumented immigrants. Activist are a little disappointed that mostly not everyone will be covered by the executive order. Activist are also disappointed that the executive order is not a permanent fix to the broken immigration system but is a temporary thing that just helps those undocumented immigrants that are already here and does not address future immigrants. There is also a lot of opposition to Obama's announcement that he will be taking matters into his own hands. Republicans and conservatives argue that his announcement will only increase the amount of people coming over and that it will be harder for Americans to find jobs. The country is now just waiting to hear what this executive order will do for many undocumented immigrants. 

link: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-california-immigration-20141120-story.html#page=1

California State University Trustee Meeting

After the increase in fee the California State University system will face angry students Thursday at a trustee meeting. According to the Los Angeles Times, students will be coming together Thursday in Long Beach to protest recent student fees. The fee in question is the Student Success Fee. This increased fee would help hire more campus faculty, and advisers, as well as to help fund athletic programs. The CSU system took severe cuts to funding and a moratorium passed by California Legislature banned new fees until 2016. To make up for all the cuts and limitations the trustees voted to raise the Student Success Fee. Students are outraged that the fee would increase to $800 went the fee was originally only $30. 

According to the Los Angeles Times the California State University system also wants to launch an online yearbook to highlight that they have reached 3 million living alumni. There will also be a scholarship to encourage graduates to make a profile in the online yearbook. The scholarship would be of $10,000. Trustees will also be talking about budgets and executive pay increase. Students might have more to complain about now and not just the $800 Student Success Fee. 

Link: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-trustees-20141112-story.html

Pot Legal In D.C.

Washington D.C. passed an initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Voters washed as the tallies came pouring in for a very controversial initiatives. According to the Washington Post, initiative 71 would regulate the sale of marijuana. Marijuana would only be sold to people over the age of 21, much like alcohol. People are also only allowed to posses two ounces of marijuana and are allowed to grow up to three plants in their home.  

The Washington Post reports that the District council has promised to take sign the approved measure into law as soon as possible. Then after the measure is a law Congress could put in a system of taxes on the sale of the drug. There is of commotion because the measure can easily be vetoed by Congress. Along with the veto of Congress, the president needs to agree with Congress on stopping the measure from being law. 

link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-voters-titling-heavily-toward-legalizing-marijuana-likely-joining-colo-wash/2014/11/04/116e83f8-60fe-11e4-9f3a-7e28799e0549_story.html