Outside the Beltway

The sources of new immigrants to the United States are changing, but it’s unclear if that will have any impact on the political debate over immigration reform.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are talking about fundamentally changing what it means to be an American, and it’s a bad idea.

Just in case there’s any question, yes, Ted Cruz is Constitutionally eligible to serve as President.

Black Friday chaos has crossed the pond.

Some points on the immigration debate that need constant (it seems) reinforcement.

Good news for two released Americans, but no clue what’s motivating North Korea’s latest actions.

Apple announced a stunning array of upgraded and new products yesterday.

Rick Perry and Rand Paul are highlighting what looks to be a coming battle inside the GOP over foreign policy.

Jose Antonio Vargas was brought to the U.S. at the age of 12 and never left. Now, some are suggesting he should be deported as soon as possible.

Discussions about immigration policy are, unfortunately, very much like Groundhog Day.

There is no such thing as a consistent free market, limited government case in favor of restricting immigration, whether legal or illegal.

The House GOP leadership’s principles are a good start, but it’s unclear if they can make it past the anti “amnesty” crowd that seems to dominate the GOP.

An excellent argument for immigration reform can be found in the case of one Californian named Sergio Garcia.

For some same-sex couples with a military spouse, living together on base is proving difficult to implement quickly.

There are many fallacies contained within the GOP’s insistence that immigration reform must begin and end with “border security.”

Effective immediately, Texans will have to show photo identification to vote.

When Glen Coffee abruptly retired from a promising NFL career, most wondered what he was up to. Now we know.

Opponents of immigration reform are using “border security” as a shield to hide their true desire to kill the very idea of immigration reform.

Hundreds of illegal immigrants have been released from detention ahead of possible budget cuts.

Marco Rubio has some good immigration reform ideas. Will his fellow Republicans listen to him?

Remember when the Bush administration was spying on calls Americans made overseas without a warrant? Those were the good old days.

Couples of the same sex can marry at the West Point chapel, they’re treated much differently under the Defense of Marriage Act.

A Bangladeshi man was arrested yesterday in New York for an apparent plot to bomb Federal Buildings. The entire plot was an FBI sting operation.

Jon Huntsman calls for an end to “unforced errors in immigration policy.”

There are signs that the economy is slowing down so quickly that we may inevitably drift into recession.

Nick Cohen dubs this year’s London Games the “Censorship Olympics.” Had he called them the “London Censorship Olympics,” the “2012 Censorship Olympics,” or titled the piece “Censorship Takes London Gold” he might have faced civil or criminal penalties.

The blind Chinese activist who daring escape from house arrest set off a diplomatic brouhaha that grabbed the world’s attention is about to get his wish to come to America.

Republicans are finally starting to realize that they are in trouble with Hispanic voters.

A new poll shows the current level of GOP support in the Hispanic community.

In order to succeed on the right today, you have to do more than just say the President is wrong. You have to say that he’s evil.

It’s pretty much a dead heat in Florida between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney.

The speech did exactly what it was supposed to do: kick off Obama’s re-election campaign while disguised as a call for unity.

It’s not just low wages that have kept technology manufacturing jobs out of the United States.

Everyone’s talking about jobs again. And it’s not a pretty picture.

Under new policies, deportation efforts will be concentrated on people who pose a threat to society. It’s a sensible policy, so of course it’s being denounced.