Imperial Valley News Center
Notice Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations
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- Written by White House
Washington, DC - On July 24, 2011, by Executive Order 13581, the President declared a national emergency with respect to transnational criminal organizations pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the activities of significant transnational criminal organizations.
Record High Poppy Cultivation and Potential Heroin Production in Mexico
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- Written by Office of National Drug Control Policy
Washington, DC - The annual United States Government estimate of “Mexican Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Production” found poppy cultivation reached a record high in 2017. Poppy cultivation in Mexico rose 38 percent, from 32,000 hectares in 2016 to 44,100 hectares in 2017. Similarly, potential pure production rose by 37 percent, from 81 metric tons in 2016 to 111 metric tons in 2017.
As the Economy Booms, It’s Time for a Pledge to America’s Workers
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- Written by White House
Washington, DC - "I'm proud to announce an exciting new challenge and the beginning of a new National movement. We're asking businesses and organizations across the country to sign our new Pledge to America’s Workers." ~ President Donald J. Trump
Executive Order Establishing the President’s National Council for the American Worker
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- Written by White House
Washington, DC - By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to provide a coordinated process for developing a national strategy to ensure that America’s students and workers have access to affordable, relevant, and innovative education and job training that will equip them to compete and win in the global economy, and for monitoring the implementation of that strategy, it is hereby ordered as follows:
First Lady Melania Trump’s Visit to Microsoft
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Washington, DC - First Lady Melania Trump visited Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center in Washington D.C. today. As part of her Be Best campaign, the First Lady met with students involved in Microsoft’s Council for Digital Good. The council is comprised of 15 students from the United States who provide ideas and feedback for Microsoft’s youth-focused online safety policy work. The students had designed art projects representing individual expressions of digital civility. Mrs. Trump viewed all of the projects and listened as the students shared their process for creating their pieces.
President Donald J. Trump’s Administration Is Taking Action to Equip American Students and Workers with the Skills They Need to Succeed
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Washington, DC - "We want to make sure that we have the workforce development programs we need to ensure these jobs are being filled by American workers." ~ President Donald J. Trump
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