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Albany, NY – The economy knocked the issue of immigration to the back of the line, and a catastrophic oil spill off the Gulf Coast may have distracted our attention again. But Deborah Notkin, the past president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association believes that it is an issue that must be addressed. And she's convinced that America's continuing delay in crafting real immigration reform is actually hurting the chances for economic recovery. Her group had planned to hold a convention in Arizona this year. They cancelled it as soon as the new immigration rules became law there.

7:45 Notkin

Deborah Notkin practices law in New York. She is the former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Before you say, "I do", or even before you decide to get serious, personal finance expert Manisha Thakor says there's a very important conversation you should have. How do you feel about money?

3:28 Thakor

For more from author and personal finance expert Manisha Thakor, visit manishathakor.com.

Forty years ago, Woodstock was known for the music festival that drew hundreds of thousands of people to cow fields in a town forty miles away. This month, a local theatre will be hosting a prom for Constance McMillen, the Mississippi high school senior whose school refused to allow her to attend with her girlfriend because she is openly gay. It's happening because one woman heard the story. Meet Abbe Aronson - a Woodstock resident, a mother, a woman who decided she had to do something.

9:07 Abbe

Abbe Aronson is the organizer of the All Love, All Woodstock party to benefit Constance McMillen and the American Civil Liberties Union on June 25th. For more information, go to allloveallwoodstock.com.