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Research has shown that taxi drivers are at risk for numerous health concerns, such as low back and leg pain, linked to their highly sedentary occupation, long work hours and stressors related to the job (e.g. low income, safety threats). The goal of this study was to explore occupational health risks and opportunities for health interventions with taxi drivers using community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods. A mixed methods approach included first a convenience sample of 19 East African taxi drivers participating in focus group discussions. Second, a convenience sample of 75 current taxi drivers (M age = 45.7 years) and 25 non-driver comparison participants (M age = 40.3 years) were recruited to complete a structured self-reported questionnaire and objective measures of health. Health education was provided alongside the research to address common health concerns and to ensure mutual benefit and an action orientation. The focus groups described numerous health concerns that drivers attributed to their occupation, including chronic pain, sleep deprivation, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney disease and eye problems, as the most common. Participants offered ideas for health interventions that include workplace reform and driver education. Quantitative data indicate that 44% of drivers reported their health as 'fair' or 'poor'. Drivers were more likely to report musculoskeletal pain, less sleep, more fatigue and less physical activity as compared to non-drivers. The majority of drivers reported financial and job dissatisfaction. The research provides data to inform targeted health interventions that support the health and safety of taxi drivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses inquisitorial justice, American immigration laws, and removal proceedings in the U.S. as of July 2012, focusing on an examination of deportation proceedings in America and the role of the nation's Board of Immigration Appeals. A comparison of the civil procedure laws in nations such as Germany and France is provided, including information on the German Code of Civil Procedure which is known as the ZPO.

The article presents a spectrum-based analytical framework that probes the Bill of Rights of aliens by separating them into a spectrum of definable system of laws. It asserts that the disorder is a product of the exclusion of aliens from the gains of maturing concepts of equal protection with due process of law. It also contends that the Guantanamo cases have added to the process of reunification of the two separate allocation of rights within the limits of constitutional protection.

The article focuses on the possible adoption of procedural and evidentiary rules patterned from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Rules of Evidence for immigration proceedings. It cites that the adoption will greatly help the immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in handling immigration cases. The lack of workable and systematic formal rules of procedure and evidence allegedly resulted to the deportation of non-citizens.

This article focuses on the civil rights of African immigrants in the U.S. The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) supports the demands of the immigrant rights movement and engages African Americans in a dialogue about the underlying issues of race and economic status that frame U.S. immigration policy. Steven Pitts, a BAJI member, says that African Americans would benefit if undocumented immigrants were granted legal status.