As America celebrates 250 years, the Supreme Court moved to affirm over 100 years of court rulings in which citizenship is guaranteed for those born on U.S. soil, with few exceptions. But is no-questions-asked "birthright citizenship" really what the framers of the 14th Amendment intended? A closer look at the exclusions they carved out tells a different story — one overcome by baked-in administrative assumptions that shaped 19th Century thought, while creating 21st Century conflicts.
When church and state leaders on opposing sides of a divide sling mud we all lose: Why Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce and Los Angeles Archbishop Cardinal Roger Mohony need to "think different" about how they debate immigration reform.
The ballots are still being tallied but the electorate has spoken: Barack Obama will become the 44th U.S. President January 20, 2009. As the GOP licks its wounds, what will they point to in hindsight to indicate why they lost the November 2008 presidential election? Sen. John McCain is a decorated war veteran, experienced leader …
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