Word: homelands
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Reactions to Jindal by Indians in the homeland have been more negative than those in the American Diaspora. But the mentality there, as well as here, is telling. Following the news of Jindal’s win, the Times of India telephoned Bobby’s cousin Gulshan. “It’s a great honor not just for our family, but Punjab and the nation as well, [for] the son of this soil [to] have achieved something really big,” he said. Meanwhile, celebrations were erupting in Jindal’s ancestral village of Khanpura...
...despite furious opposition from certain border-state members of Congress and other people worried about anything that might reduce trade, the Department of Homeland Security is introducing a radical new plan...
Here to explain this revolution in homeland security is Customs and Border Protection veteran, Paul Morris...
...needs a job that will pay her rent--not easy for a 48 year-old single mother with basic English and little local experience. Then there are a number of smaller challenges that, taken together, can seem insurmountable for a woman who has never previously lived away from her homeland--where to find day care for Khattab, how to decipher utility bills, what to do about her car that's been towed away. Just the thought of more logistics is daunting. "My head is tired," she says, her voice shaking. "All these papers. In America, a woman must...
...Perhaps the most important areas in which we need to reevaluate our approach are homeland security and the War on Terror. Rudy’s strategy consists of more than indiscriminately deploying troops. Instead, he wants to completely revamp the intelligence community. He’s also keen on more diplomatic methods, such as exchange programs between the United States and Muslim countries to encourage an exchange of ideas. Although Rudy discusses the issue of terrorism extensively, he is not the fear-mongering hawk that some make him out to be. Rudy truly believes that restructuring our approach to fighting...