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Déjà Vu: Recent Reporting – And Then Corrections – on Student Visas
It’s good to see the news media set the record straight on the details of the case of Hosam Smadi, the Jordanian national accused of attempting to blow up a Dallas office tower and originally reported...
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Video: DHS Secretary Says Immigration Reform A Must for US Competitiveness
In a speech today at the Center for American Progress, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made it clear that immigration reform must happen in order for her department to...
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Coordination and Communication in the Intelligence Community: Lessons for DHS?
The April 30 edition of the Washington Post carried an interesting Forum piece headlined “Getting Smarter on Intelligence” by Thomas Fingar and Mary Margaret Graham, former senior officials in the...
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Examining Lessons Learned: Security and Openness in Post-9/11 America
I was pleased to recently co-author an opinion piece with Asa Hutchinson, the first under secretary for border and transportation security for the Department of Homeland Security, on the subject of...
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Interested in Sharing Your Concerns and Suggestions with DHS?
Do you have feedback for SEVP about your recertification process, I-17 updates, or the evidence they’re requesting concerning your ESL program’s accreditation? Do you want to hear the latest...
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Administration Takes Step to Keep Talented Foreign Students in the U.S.
This blog post was originally published on Immigration Impact, a project of the American Immigration Council. Current U.S. immigration law provides few options for foreign graduates of U.S....
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Testing the DREAM
Friday, June 15, was an exciting day. After years of advocacy on the part of individuals and organizations concerned about the plight of undocumented students, President Obama held a Rose Garden...
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Finally, Something About the Sequester That Makes Sense: Release of Low-Risk...
Not much about the self-imposed insanity of the sequester makes sense, so it’s good to see something that does. “ICE [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] officials have said they released a few...
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Can Jeh Johnson Enlist DHS in the Quest for Peace?
President Obama’s nomination of Jeh Johnson to be the next secretary of homeland security gives hope to international educators who practice the profession out of a belief that international education...
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