One of the most divisive issues for the new coalition Government in Britain has been immigration. The Labour Government had a points-based system, where decisions on who to let in was based on “points” they accumulated based on skills and experience. It’s a system that has been fiercely opposed by…
The India of today is shining in real sense. The recent concluded G-20 summit in South Korea affirmed the views of India in terms of financial independence. The narrative space within which this triadic India is situated today defies any specific statistical analysis. It is inevitable that a India surges…
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in South Africa due to safety and security issues related to the FIFA World Cup taking place in nine cities across the country from June 11 to July 11, 2010. This travel alert expires July 31, 2010. Complete information…
Top Justice Department officials have drafted a legal challenge asserting that Arizona’s controversial immigration law is unconstitutional because it impinges on the federal government’s authority to police the nation’s borders, sources said Wednesday. At the same time, the government officials said, the department’s civil rights section is considering possible legal…
This is a letter by Rev. Dr. Billy Bruner, Letter to the editor. Another point of view about the Arizona Law debate: I am writing this letter in concern over so many being upset about a law dealing with “illegals.” There are those who support the illegal immigrants and feel…
We feared that this may happen, and it did. Immigration reform has become the first of President Barack Obama’s major priorities dropped from the agenda of an election-year Congress facing voter disillusionment. Sounding the death knell was Obama himself. The president noted that lawmakers may lack the “appetite” to take…
Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that the federal government may go to court to challenge Arizona’s new law which makes it a state crime to be in the United States illegally. The controversial bill gives Arizona law enforcement the authority to stop people whom officers have “reasonable suspicion” of…
The owner of the landmark restaurant and bakery The French Gourmet and a longtime manager there pleaded not guilty to federal charges that they hired illegal workers and lied to the government that they had the proper work documents. Michel Malecot, president of the restaurant, bakery and catering business on…
Now that Arizona lawmakers have passed what’s considered some of the toughest immigration legislation in the country, other states are watching to see whether they should follow in the state’s footsteps or stand back. Arizona’s bill orders immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police…
Even though most Americans are putting money into the Social Security fund, those taxes are falling short of what’s needed to break even. Commentator Robert Reich, NPR says letting more immigrants into the U.S. may be the answer. The biggest reason Social Security is in trouble, and Medicare as well,…