Immigration
Fences at the White House, Fences at the Border
Like most Americans, I followed the media accounts of White House fence jumper Omar Gonzalez with a lot of concern — especially as the revelations ……Read More
Lifestyle
Immigration
Devastating Investigative Report Exposes One Part of the H-1B Problem
There are two major problems with the H-1B program: It routinely drives down wages for everyone in the high-tech industries and deprives resident workers of ……Read More
Immigration
Napolitano Rallies Behind White House “Executive Action” Plans from Her Academic Perch
Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano gave a speech at the University of Georgia Law School this week (see full text here), telling us ……Read More
Immigration
When Ignored, Minor Crimes Can Lead to Major Crim
My colleague Jessica Vaughan has laid out many of the weak points where immigration enforcement meets criminal law enforcement. Those weak points came to the fore with ……Read More
Books
Sonia Nimr’s ‘Strange Travels in Amazing Lands’ Wins Etisalat’s YA Award for Arabic Children’s Literature
This morning, the Etisalat prize for Arabic Children’s Literature announced that Sonia Nimr’s Strange Travels in Amazing Lands was chosen as the second annual winner in its Young Adult category: ……Read More
Books
One Girl ‘Against the Tide’: A Gazan Story, a Universal Story
Today, organizers will announce the winners of the Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literature, including in the Young Adult category. Last year, Taghreed Najjar’s Sitt al-Kol was on a ……Read More