Word: citizenship
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...institutions is finding these foundations eroding. Little wonder, then, that up to a million Malaysians, mostly the white-collar talent needed to keep the economy humming, have simply abandoned the country since independence; by the government's own estimate, 70,000 Malaysians, the majority ethnic Chinese, have renounced their citizenship over the past two decades, although far more have emigrated without officially giving up their nationality. Many local companies are leaving, too, investing so much offshore that as much money now leaves Malaysia as is attracted to it. "There's no question we accomplished a lot over the past...
...There are signs of festering intolerance even among Democratic audiences, noticeably in Iowa, which has seen a surge of Latino immigration in recent years. The Democratic candidates are uniformly in favor of comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for those who have entered the country illegally. But they receive sharp - pointed - applause when they say illegals should "have to speak English" before becoming citizens. When I asked Hillary Clinton about that, she said she'd noticed it too and added, "During the 1990s, I cannot remember being asked about immigration... Why? Because the economy was working... And average...
...issues taboo. Within the parameters of respect for human dignity and the need for Israeli sovereignty and security, everything must be on the table. Student activists—Jewish and Palestinian alike—can and must have frank conversations about all dimensions of a two-state solution. Israeli citizenship law, and the identity of the Jewish state, the future of Jerusalem, the dismantlement of illegal settlement posts, the growth of radicalism on all sides, and the entanglement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the broader ideological struggle between radical Islamists and the West are just a few examples.Annapolis will...
...their homes in what is now Israel, addressing an injustice that has fueled the Palestinian struggle. Palestinians, for their part, will agree that for the sake of Israel's desire to maintain its Jewish character the bulk of refugees will be incorporated into the Palestinian state, or given citizenship in their current countries of residence or in third countries under an international humanitarian program. In the informal Geneva Initiative of 2003, Palestinian negotiators close to Arafat agreed that the limited return of refugees would be "at the sovereign discretion of Israel...
...barbed wire cutting Jerusalem in two, as was the case from 1948 to 1967. Those in East Jerusalem look to the Israeli side for work opportunities and health care. The mere rumor that Israelis and Palestinians might reach an accord in Annapolis prompted a flood of applicants for Israeli citizenship, but only a lucky few will get it; most East Jerusalem Arabs have Jordanian passports. The rush was telling; however much Arabs may feel harassed by Israelis, they fear that annexation of East Jerusalem by the current thuggish Palestinian leadership would lead to a spillover of the chaos and murderous...