By Diana Day

So-called “sanctuary cities” are a current hot-button immigration and national security topic. Critics claim that police policies, like Special Order 40 in Los Angeles, restrict the police and allow a city to become a safe haven for illegal immigrants. But supporters say that allowing police to act as ICE officials will increase crime rates because fearful immigrants would no longer report crimes to the police. (more…)

By Karl-Erik Stromsta

True or false: 1. Illegal immigrants take jobs from native workers, 2. drive down wages, and 3. impose a heavy cost on society.

The answer to this question is, unfortunately, highly nuanced. More specifically, the answer is sometimes, sometimes and sometimes. (more…)

By Lisa Daftari

Read about the drawn-out ordeal of four Iranian brothers who came to the United States in search of better living conditions but instead were faced with charges of being affiliated with a United States-recognized-terrorist organization under the Patriot Act. Click here to find out more about how these accusations led to an over three year prison sentence. (more…)

By William Etling

Enhanced Border Security
U-S Visit and National ID Cards

After September 11, 2001, the United States went into security overdrive. Desperate to prevent another horrific attack on American soil, a wide variety of improvements, changes and new programs were discussed. Some were rejected, some were approved, but they had a singular aim: to keep any would-be terrorists out of America. (more…)

For years, Sami Al-Arian was a professor at a university in Florida. But in 2003, the U.S. government put him on trial for financing terrorist attacks. Although the Justice Department had thousands of hours of wiretapped phone calls connecting Mr. Arian to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which the U.S. government has designated as terrorist organization, the case did not turn out like the government expected. (more…)