ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016 AND THEREAFTER – In this April 19, 2016 photo, San Francisco International High School students play basketball in the school yard after classes ended at the school, in San Francisco. America’s schools remain one of the few government institutions where migrant youth are guaranteed services, but the federal government has extended little money or oversight to monitor their impact and well-being, in part because schools are locally governed. While some districts in numerous states have discouraged migrant minors from Central America from enrolling in their schools, the school accommodated its youths by rewriting young-adult novels at a basic level to spark the newcomers’ interest in reading. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. WHAT IS DRIVING IMMIGRANTS TO APPLY FOR US CITIZENSHIP
In interviews, many say the fear of Donald Trump becoming president is a motivating factor for longtime immigrants to apply for citizenship in order to vote.
2. MIGRANT CHILDREN KEPT FROM ENROLLING IN SCHOOL
The AP finds hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children fleeing Central America have been prevented from enrolling in mainstream classrooms in at least 35 districts in 14 states.
3. AUSTRALIAN SAYS HE’S FOUNDER OF BITCOIN DIGITAL CASH
Entrepreneur Craig Wright was long thought to be associated with the digital currency and has publicly identified himself as its creator.4. PUERTO RICO WON’T MAKE $370 MILLION IN DEBT PAYMENTSGov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla cites a failure to restructure the bond payments or find a political solution to the U.S. territory’s spiraling public debt crisis.5. NURSING HOMES START TO OFFER MORE INDIVIDUALIZED MENUSThe U.S. government is proposing rules that would require facilities to create menus that reflect religious, cultural and ethnic needs and preferences.6. KILLING OF 5 EGYPTIANS DEEPENS MYSTERY OVER FOREIGNER’S DEATHWitnesses and relatives […]
