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New Rules Run Counter to American Spirit Aug. 23, 2019
It's the most familiar and most American of stories: The immigrant arrives on these shores with just... Read More
There Are Those Who Love Baltimore -- Like Me Jul. 31, 2019
Baltimore is suffering under the sun this hard summer. It just got kicked in the teeth when it was d... Read More
The Outrage Over Pelosi-Mocking Videos May. 29, 2019
Two videos mocking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were hot topics heading into Memorial Day weekend. One... Read More
Heart of America May. 20, 2019
As near as I can understand Alabama's abortion law, it arises from two things: 1. It's in the Bible.... Read More
In-State Tuition for Dreamers Just Makes Good Business Sense May. 15, 2019
Missouri state legislators couldn't seem to make up their minds about the educational fate of the yo... Read More
The Dirty Dozen: The GOP Senators Who Opposed Trump's Emergency Declaration Mar. 14, 2019
Twelve Republican senators did not think the massive flow of more than 65,000 illegal immigrants ove... Read More
Keep Door Open to Skilled Immigrants Mar. 05, 2019
President Donald Trump has made clamping down on illegal immigration a pillar of his administration.... Read More
Trump on Strong Legal Ground to Stop Caravan Nov. 07, 2018
Former President Barack Obama is ridiculing President Donald Trump and other Republicans for vowing ... Read More
Columbus Day, Yes. Indigenous Peoples Day, No Oct. 11, 2018
WASHINGTON — I was wandering through the newspapers this weekend trying to find a cheerful sto... Read More
A String of Hope Sep. 27, 2018
Every morning in our home, one of the first things I see is a necklace I cherish but have never worn... Read More
Wild Acclimation Jul. 07, 2018
I've been away from home for much of the past month for weddings and work meetings. On the way to th... Read More
Can Immigrants Be Deported Without a Trial? Jun. 28, 2018
Last weekend, President Donald Trump argued that those foreigners who enter the United States unlawf... Read More
A Teenager's Visit to the Border, and the Mile That Changed Her Jun. 20, 2018
If she wanted to, 17-year-old Mary Grace Geise could pretend that what is happening to migrants at o... Read More
Danger of Authoritarianism May Come From the Center, Not the Right Jun. 01, 2018
"Across Europe and North America, centrists are the least supportive of democracy, the least committ... Read More
Undocumented Immigrants Make Us Safer May. 10, 2018
From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump portrayed illegal immigration as a fo... Read More
Yankee Doodle Jan. 29, 2018
I am a REAL American. Whew! Glad we got that out of the way. For a minute there, I thought I might b... Read More
'Always Proud He Was My President' Jan. 13, 2018
Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, who created the international scholarship program that bears ... Read More
Why Are Republicans in Bed With Anti-Population Groups? Dec. 08, 2017
A government shutdown has been temporarily averted this week with the passage of a two-week spending... Read More
The Fraudulent Case for the Border Wall Dec. 07, 2017
One night last month, a Border Patrol officer in southwest Texas was killed and his partner seriousl... Read More
The Bonds of Traditions in America's Melting Pots Nov. 28, 2017
PITTSBURGH — Barb Yavorcik's husband jokes that when he called his mother to tell her they wer... Read More
