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Set the Bar Low for Immigration but High for Citizenship

One can vote in favor of an open immigration policy without supporting citizenship for all immigrants. To preserve American values,…

Brave Innovators Deserve Freedom: The Moral Need for Immigration Reform

A moral economic system where people are free to immigrate, innovate and improve their own lives is also the kind…

The High Cost of Bad Ideas

Arizona is reportedly researching how much it will cost taxpayers to prosecute every case of illegal immigration under a “zero…

“You’re Not Welcome Here”

Why America’s Opposition to Immigration is Un-American  By most standards, Eric Balderas would be considered a model citizen. After graduating…

Campus Media Response: Are American Workers Threatened by Immigrant Workers?

In a recent column for the Harvard Crimson commenting on the dubious legislation in Arizona that would make it easier…

Asking Permission to Live

Within the confusion surrounding the immigration issue is a crucial moral question Much has been said about the recent Arizona…

Is America Still the Land of Opportunity?

Writing in the New York Times, Thomas Friedman applauds a recent event honoring the finalists of Intel’s national science talent…

Campus Media Response: Immigration – Both Left and Right are Wrong

Campus groups share thoughts on immigration reform Daily Illini, November 20, 2009 Dear Daily Illini, In her article, Lori Bell…

Congrats, Valedictorian! Now Get Out of Our Country

A high school valedictorian in California, whose parents fled violence in Armenia when he was two years old, is being…

University Mission Statements: False Promises or True Commitments?

Colleges and universities are identified as institutions committed to the pursuit of knowledge and the promotion of free speech. A…