SCOTUS: Immigration Isn't Just a Fed Problem

Thursday’s ruling upholding an AZ immigration law doesn't mean that a more controversial measure will stand, but it does suggest the Supreme Court is open to state enforcement. Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld a 2007 Arizona law allowing authorities to revoke the business licenses of companies …

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Written by Fred Messner on Thursday May 26, 2011

Amnesty Debate Drowns Out Education Talk

Wednesday, Brookings hosted a panel on the education gap and immigrant children. But, the talk quickly devolved into a debate over the DREAM Act. On Wednesday, the Brookings Institute hosted a panel on the poor educational attainment of immigrant children entitled “Immigrant Children Falling …

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Written by Tim Mak on Thursday April 21, 2011

Honor Killings are Always "Barbaric"

On Tuesday, Canadian MP Justin Trudeau took issue with describing honor killings as "barbaric." He's backtracking now, but it's too late to hide his goof-up. Even if one tries, it’s pretty hard to see Justin Trudeau as anything but something of a jerk. Yes, he’s an MP, but that’s no …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday March 17, 2011

Tea Party Goes Global

Heinz Christian Strache, the poster-boy of the Austrian right, is joining a Tea Party tour of the U.S. Is a transatlantic alliance of populist parties in the works? Heinz Christian Strache , the poster-boy of the Austrian right recently declared that he has received an official invitation from …

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Written by Robin Tim Weis on Tuesday March 8, 2011

France’s Far Right Gets a New Face

Jean Marie Le Pen’s tenure as head of the far right French National Front party is coming to an end. Can his daughter help the party break into the mainstream? Jean Marie Le Pen’s legacy as head of the far right French National Front party is slowly coming to an end. The old, flamboyant and …

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Written by Robin Tim Weis on Sunday March 6, 2011

Feminism's Multicultural Blind Spot

Throughout Europe, women's rights are regressing rather than advancing, as immigration from North Africa and the Middle East transforms European societies. The first International Women's Day was observed in Germany a century ago. How are things for women in Germany today? Pretty good, you …

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Written by David Frum on Saturday March 5, 2011

Europe's Coming Refugee Crisis

The turmoil in Arab North Africa is not only a political crisis: It could soon trigger a global migration crisis. The turmoil in Arab North Africa is not only a political crisis: It could soon trigger a global migration crisis. Already, 5,000 Tunisians have attempted to migrate to Italy since …

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Written by David Frum on Saturday February 26, 2011

The Hidden Healthcare Problem: Immigration

Steve Sailer points out that Obama has promised to block illegal aliens for benefiting from his 2009 health plan, while also promising to legalize illegal aliens in his proposed 2010 immigration plan. Steve Sailer makes a good point here : If Obama promises both: A) to block illegal …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday September 17, 2009