The Senate immigration reform bill may appear to be on the back-burner for now, but when it creeps back up we owe the nation an honest discussion. The concerns surrounding the rule of law and border security are valid, but they are not honest, nor are they central.
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On the 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela, who is recovering after a stint in a South African hospital, the so-called Rev. Jesse Jackson shamed himself and Mandela calling Florida an “apartheid state.” You can view the interview with Jake Tapper roughly 3 minutes into this clip.
Racial profiteering is prevalent in American society,
Reactions to the Zimmerman verdict, or the just jury decision in the shooting of Trayvon Martin cut decisively along racial lines.
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The Supreme Court issued opinions on several high-profile and contentious cases thus far this week, including Fisher vs. University of Texas. AEI Visiting Fellow and Director of the Project on Fair Representation, Edward Blum, hosted a media conference featuring Abigail Fisher to respond to the opinion.
The affirmative action case brought by Abigail Fisher regarding college admissions survived a Supreme Court review Monday in a consensus decision that side stepped the difficult constitutional issues surrounding a challenge to the University of Texas admission plan.
