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...full," was murdered in May 2002. Sarkozy's comments primed France for a divisive debate in the French National Assembly this week over a new, tougher law on immigration. In the run-up to last month's regional elections in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke approvingly of more rigorous citizenship tests. "Citizenship cannot just be nodded through," she said. In the Netherlands, right-wing Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk stands a very good chance of winning this month's vote for party leader among members of the vvd party, which is part of the governing coalition. Her take-no-prisoners approach...
...says Summers, who adds that he turns down roughly one in 10 tenure cases that reach his office.GATHERING SUPPORTLike a college applicant, each associate faculty member entering the tenure review process in the penultimate year of his appointment must condense the record of his achievements in scholarship, teaching, and citizenship for a dossier.Unlike a college application, though, the manila folder containing a tenure candidate’s dossier may be up to 10 inches thick. According to the Appointment Handbook for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, it may enclose such documents as the department chair’s case...
...report on the debate over what to do about America's 11 million illegal immigrants sparked comment from readers who argued against punishing people for seeking a better life. But others rejected offering citizenship to those who have broken the law or are unwilling to assimilate...
...thousands of Indians who came to this country legally. I waited for a green card for five years, filed multiple forms, paid taxes and abided by all the rules and laws. Millions of my countrymen are still awaiting a green card (let alone citizenship) after many years because they have followed the law. How fair is it to grant citizenship to people who entered illegally while legal immigrants have to wait to become Americans? It seems that it is advantageous to break the law in the U.S. The only solution is to let illegals remain and keep working...
...their pitch. First, they need to stop claiming that immigrants only take the jobs that Americans don’t want. Not only does this argument manage to combine xenophobia with condescension towards low wage workers, it severely undermines the potential for solidarity between low wage workers, regardless of citizenship. Democrats should admit that immigrants compete for the same jobs and face the same hardships that American workers face. This doesn’t mean that the U.S. should try to get rid of immigrants. This would be impossible, inhumane, and unnecessary. Immigrants pose no threat to American workers unless...