By BEN HAMAMOTO
Nichi Bei Times

On May 17, a bipartisan coalition of senators announced that they had at last reached a compromise on immigration reform.

The new legislation would offer a path to citizenship to the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants now in the United States, create more stringent border controls and establish a guest worker program that would grant two-year residency for up to 400,000 people. It has proved divisive for labor, big business and even the anti-illegal immigrant militia, the Minutemen.

By EUGENIA CHIEN
New America Media

Some Chinese-language media are lashing out against Chinese American politicians who typically receive support from their communities. The cause? A controversial proposal to build a high-rise community college campus in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

SACRAMENTO — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on May 21 announced the appointment of David N. Muraki as director of the California Conservation Corps (CCC).

By CHIZU OMORI
Nichi Bei Times Columnist

It doesn’t look like a prison from the outside, at least to my eyes. The grounds are neat and the first entry looks like a regular office. We were given some escorts and then screened through a metal detector. Not too different from going through security at the airport.

By BILLIE LEE
Nichi Bei Times Correspondent

SAN JOSE — Major improvements will be made in the Japantown business district, announced the San Jose Redevelopment Agency at the “Japantown Improvements Informational Meeting” recently held at Yu-Ai Kai.

By CYNTHIA HORIGUCHI
Nichi Bei Times Contributor

Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno and his partner, professional dancer Julianne Hough, danced their way to the top of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” on the night of May 22.

By DREW MORITA
Nichi Bei Times

For more than 10 years, the National Football League (NFL) has been sending players to Europe to gain valuable playing experience. NFL Europa features six teams in a 10-game season that culminates in a championship called the World Bowl.

By MIWA MURPHY
Kyodo News

RIDGEWOOD, New Jersey � Kyoto-born running phenomenon Toshiko D’Elia, who has consistently placed at or near the top of her age group in U.S. and world competitions for the past 30 years, says the secret to her remarkably long running career is to “run to live, not live to run.”