Social Issues

The BBC is on the US border, exploring the journey that Mexican deportees take as they pass through a set of metal doors in the security fence at San Ysidro, California back to their home country.
Henn. County to let inmates wear religious head coverings
Inmates can wear a jail-issued hijab, the Muslim headscarf, or other religious headwear as long as there's no threat to safety and security, Sheriff Rich Stanek said Thursday. The jail also will issue yarmulkes and kufi hats.
Mayor Bill De Blasio was set to become the first mayor in decades to sit out New York City's traditional St. Patrick's Day parade over a dispute involving whether march participants can carry pro-gay signs. But Ireland's Prime Minister refused to be sidelined, saying he'll join the procession Monday in Manhattan because the holiday is about Irishness, not sexuality.
Legislative Auditor slams Minn. minority councils
The audit released Friday recommends four options for change, including the restructuring or elimination of the councils on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, Black Minnesotans, Chicano Latino Affairs, and Indian Affairs