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Washington Post: US Retreats From UN Leadership

Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León March 27, 2018
Migration is part of human history and human nature, sometimes the only means of surviving war, natural disaster or economic despair. In 2016, UN member states committed to negotiating the Global Compact on Migration. The United States, under the Trump administration, announced plans to withdraw from negotiations. The goal of the compact, not legally binding, is agreement on a “set of general...

60 Minutes: The NBA’s Giannis Antetokounmpo

Steve Kroft March 26, 2018
The parents of Giannis Antetokounmpo, from Nigeria, landed in Greece as undocumented immigrants, living in poverty and teaching their children to embrace integration. The father gave his children Greek names and encouraged them to play basketball to fit in. At times, the brothers shared one pair of sneakers to play basketball. “They subsisted in the shadows of the economy, peddling goods on the...

Quartz: US Tightens H1B Visa Process

Ananya Bhattacharya February 23, 2018
Skilled workers applying for the US H1B visa will face more scrutiny. Applicants will be expected to fill specialty roles in a specialty occupation, explains US Citizenship and Immigration Services. “Previously, the adjudicating officers did not have to review third-party contracts or the exact dates and place of third-party work,” reports Ananya Bhattacharya for Quartz. Workers will be required...

The Japan Times: Abe Calls for Foreign Employment Review to Bring in Overseas Skilled Workers

Reiji Yoshida February 21, 2018
Japan, with a low fertility rate, has an aging population and must either rely on foreign workers or do without some services. The number of registered foreign workers has increased from less than 500,000 in 2008 to to 1.28 million in 2017, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government makes plans for to allow more immigration. Cautious about abrupt cultural changes, he called for firm limits...

ESPN: Kid Fearless

Alyssa Roenigk February 13, 2018
Chloe Kim at age 17 won the snowboard halfpipe gold medal for the US Olympic Team. South Korea and the rest of the world, too, celebrate the story of immigrant success and a child who made her Olympic debut in her parents’ homeland. Her father came to the United States in 1982 at age 26. “With $800 and an English-Korean dictionary, Jong purchased a 1970 Nova, bought a carton of Kent cigarettes...

National Review: When Border Searches Become Unreasonable

Kyle Sammin February 12, 2018
The United States ranks third in the world for total land area after Russia and China. US citizens, legal residents and tourists traveling near coasts or land borders can be stopped and asked to prove legal status. US Customs and Border Protection], using a 1946 law, “claims the right to search people and places without a warrant if the purpose of the search is to find illegal aliens and the...

Spiegel Online: Brexiteers Are Driving Britain Into a Wall

Jörg Schindler February 12, 2018
Great Britain faces a deadline in 13 months for reaching a deal to end European Union membership and retain some benefits. Hardliners pressure the British prime minister, dictating conditions for complete separation, or “a national reawakening, no matter the price,” writes Jörg Schindler for Germany’s Spiegel Online. “They seem to have forgotten that in the summer of 2016 the Brits only voted on...