According to Pew Research figures, there are 11.1 million immigrants living illegally in the U.S. This is the group for whom proposed legislation would provide a path to citizenship for most.

If the cutoff date for being in this country is Dec. 31, 2011, then based on their latest published estimates for March 2011, all 11 million would be eligible to apply. Pew does not know how many will apply and certainly not all will qualify because there are other requirements beyond just having been in the country.

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, along with and 68 community-based organizations from all over the country committed to improving the health and well-being of Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian communities and advancing health equity, submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for today's hearing on the bipartisan Senate immigration bill, "The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S.744).

In their testimony, these organizations urged Congress to rethink the barriers their bill places on health care access for immigrants.

72 year old folk singer Richie Havens, who entertained thousands at Woodstock, has died of a heart attack.

I first met Mr. Havens in Greenwich Village and interviewed him later when he returned to the site during the opening of the Woodstock Museum.

In memory of Mr Havens and Earth Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEC_97p3C0k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQG-xM62tQg