As an Austin resident, I watched plenty of ads on TV with politicians talking about how they would be tough on immigration (usually with a gun in front of a long, menacing fence). Illegal immigrants are a menacing, mooching population in Texas. Currently, in Texas, legislators are trying to repeal in-state tuition for undocumented students. Currently, in … [Read more...] about Invasion Upon Our Shores: Higher Education’s Closing Door
Invasion Upon Our Shores: Turkey’s Shuttered Gates
Syria has been in a civil war for four years; in the meantime, 10.9 million refugees (approximately half of the population) have been displaced. ISIS has exploited the crisis in Syria by making itself one of the key players in the war, sweeping through Syria in 2014. The majority of Syria’s northern border is Turkey (Syria’s neighbor to the west is Iraq, itself not exactly … [Read more...] about Invasion Upon Our Shores: Turkey’s Shuttered Gates
Invasion Upon Our Shores: Only Three Fates
Yesterday, two women in Queens were caught planning to remotely detonate a bomb at some kind of military or government facility. The two were both American citizens who had been talking to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. What was striking was one of the conspirators’ statement that she saw a limited future for herself: “I might get old here…or I’m going to be in solitary … [Read more...] about Invasion Upon Our Shores: Only Three Fates
Invasion Upon Our Shores: Racking Up Points
Australia faces a unique immigration situation; as a continent and island on its own and with one of the most successful economies in the world, Australia attracts immigrants from around the Pacific Ocean. However, getting to Australia is not simply merely jumping a fence or walking across a border—legal immigrants are assessed for whether they would be suited for Australia via … [Read more...] about Invasion Upon Our Shores: Racking Up Points
Invasion Upon Our Shores: Japan Alone
Japan has been facing its declining population for years. Its society is composed of two extremes, with a growing number of seniors, as well as a growing number of twenty-somethings who age and never produce the offspring that would be expected in any other society. The latter are the source of handwringing among the Japanese government. Without youth to work and spend, Japan … [Read more...] about Invasion Upon Our Shores: Japan Alone