Unemployable after 50
A recent labor department report finds that older people who lose their jobs take longer to find work. Midmorning discusses the complex challenges facing an educated, experienced worker who is looking for a job.9:06 a.m.Katherine Newman: Dean of Arts and Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University. Her forthcoming book is Taxing the Poor: Doing Damage to the Truly Disadvantaged.
Carl Van Horn: Professor of public policy and director of the Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.
Is the DREAM Act dead?
Senate Democrats have pulled a measure that would allow young Americans who are in the U.S. illegally to earn legal status through education or military service, but majority leader Harry Reid says he will try again later. Midmorning speaks with supporters and opponents of the DREAM Act.10:06 a.m.Paul David Kuhn: chief political correspondent for RealClearPolitics.com.
Katherine Fennelly: Professor of public affairs at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.
Steven Camarota: Director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
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