by Gideon Resnick | Mar 19, 2013 | Immigration
CENTREVILLE, Va. — As lawmakers scramble to finalize the details of a comprehensive immigration reform bill for debate in Congress later this year, some of its projected beneficiaries — the 11 million undocumented immigrants — are already preparing for a path to...
by Gideon Resnick | Feb 27, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON – There are no imminent threats from Islamist radical groups to Central Asia, but there is concerned that the groups could become a threat after the U.S. withdraws from the region is the 2014 troop drawdown in Afghanistan, a key State Department...
by Gideon Resnick | Feb 19, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON – U.S. sanctions against Iran must be eased in order to convince the nation not to escalate its nuclear program, and negotiations between the two countries should move forward quickly, several Middle East experts said Tuesday. Kenneth Pollack, senior fellow...
by Gideon Resnick | Feb 6, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Islamic radical groups in Mali do not pose enough of a threat to the United States for long-term American intervention, several African experts at the Brookings Institution said Wednesday. Groups like Ansar Dine, which are trying to impose Sharia law...
by Gideon Resnick | Feb 5, 2013 | Immigration
Rep. Joaquin Castro stands beside twin brother Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio. (Gideon Resnick/Medill)Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, alleged that a pathway to citizenship for immigrants is necessary. (Gideon Resnick/Medill)Demonstrators protest for...
by Gideon Resnick | Jan 22, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – The day after President Barack Obama touched lightly on the topic of immigration in his inaugural address, a group of farm workers arrived at the nation’s capital Tuesday at the end of a 1,000-mile trip to urge action on comprehensive immigration reform....
by Gideon Resnick | Jan 15, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON – For the second time in less than a year, Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., plans to introduce the Visa Waiver for Israel bill in the U.S. House. The legislation would make Israel the 38th country eligible for the Visa Waiver Program, which allows...
by Gideon Resnick | Jan 12, 2013 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama reiterated the U.S. plan for an accelerated withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday. American troops will serve in training and advisory roles to Afghan forces...