A public policy blog on America's dysfunctional immigration system
Last week, a client died unexpectedly, and two government officials tasked with administering the immigration laws retired after long careers of honorable service.
The client, a renaissance man of many talents, was remembered by a throng of mourners representing a wide cross-section of the community — academia, local government, the arts, family and friends. I…
This month, the Task force for New Americans (chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security) issued a generally commendable document, Building an Americanization Movement for the Twenty-first Century, A Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on New Americans. The report talks about the importance of Americanization, which it defines…
These days, the news on immigration seems like one large and scary technology mashup. The evidence is everywhere:
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The Wall Street types came first, and save for the unsaved Lehman Brothers, bailout delectables were generously doled out. Next came the hungry insurance behemoth, AIG, the large and small banks, the credit-card lenders and the makers of consumer loans. Each voraciously consumed their bailout largess.
Last, came the Big Three U.S. automakers, the UAW…