Dems: Obama Broke Pledge to Force Banks to Help Homeowners
ProPublica: Some Democrats now say Obama's administration undermined efforts to allow bankruptcy judges to lower home interest rates.
ICE: Secure Communities Not Optional
Thomas Francis: ICE official says local communities cannot opt out of Secure Communities.
El ICE: Secure Communities No es Opcional
Thomas Francis: El ICE dijo que los gobiernos locales no pueden negarse a participar en Secure Communities.
Keep It Fair, Governor
Ralph De La Cruz: In one of his first actions as governor, Rick Scott delayed implementation of a nonpartisan redistricting law that Florida voters approved overwhelmingly.
Govt’s Loan Mod Program Crippled by Lax Oversight and Deference to Banks
ProPublica: The Obama administration's $75 billion foreclosure prevention program has been weakened, perhaps fatally, by lax oversight and a posture of cooperation -- rather than enforcement -- with the nation's biggest banks. (Updated Feb. 17, 2011.)
Bullard: ‘I Definitely Don’t Think of Myself As Don Quixote’
Ralph De La Cruz: Rep. Dwight Bullard has sponsored another St. Jude bill. This one would grant in-state college tuition rates to immigrant students.