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Trump says no curb on legal immigration; wants merit-based system
Photo shows a Naturalization Ceremony Grand Canyon National Park via Wikimedia Commons In the clearest policy statement yet on the issue of immigration, President Donald Trump has said his administration is not seeking to reduce the...May 14, 2017 1184 0 -
Trump dismisses FBI Director Comey
Photo shows James Comey testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, March 20, 2017 Credit: Screenshot/Official House Committee YouTube video President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed James Comey from the position of Director Federal Bureau of Investigation,...May 10, 2017 1302 0 -
China’s maritime expansion – A recast of the Silk Route or a New Future?
The Port of Shanghai in Yangshan Island Photo by Bigg(g)er/Wikimedia Commons The Mongols Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) ruled over China when the Great Kublai Khan – grandson of Genghis Khan – conquered China. But as they entrenched into...May 3, 2017 3855 3 -
Immigrants to drive overall U.S. workforce growth for the next two decades
Times Squre, New York, Photoby chensiyuan/Wikimedia Commons With the Baby Boom generation heading toward retirement, growth in the nation’s working-age population, those ages 25 to 64, will be driven by immigrants and the U.S.-born children of immigrants,...May 2, 2017 1315 0 -
The mystery of a rare copy of US Declaration of Independence discovered in UK
Photo Credit: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.The image shows Thomas Jefferson (right), Benjamin Franklin (left), and John Adams (center) meet at Jefferson’s lodgings, on the corner of Seventh and High (Market) streets in...April 28, 2017 1215 0 -
Pakistani Raj Kumar picked for US Emerging Young Leaders Award
Photo: Courtesy Raj Kumar Facebook page The US State Department has selected a Pakistani Hindu youth Raj Kumar as one of the recipients of its Emerging Young Leaders Award in recognition of his efforts toward building...April 19, 2017 2644 0 -
Trump signs ‘Buy American-Hire American’ order; seeks H1-B Visa reform
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order, directing federal agencies to propose reform to the H-1B Visa program used to hire skilled foreign workers in order to “shift the program back to its original intent...April 19, 2017 1365 0 -
World economic growth to rise to 3.5% in 2017
With buoyant financial markets and a long-awaited cyclical recovery in manufacturing and trade, world growth is projected to rise from 3.1 percent in 2016 to 3.5 percent in 2017 and 3.6 percent in 2018, the International...April 18, 2017 1561 0 -
Trump looks forward to working with Pakistan for regional peace
US, Pakistani pin flags Photo: http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com President Donald Trump’s administration looks forward to working with Pakistan toward the goal of peace and security in the region, U.S. top national security adviser said as Washington and Islamabad...April 15, 2017 1164 0 -
US, China increasingly concerned over North Korean threat
Three nations are moving toward confrontation in the Western Pacific – the world’s two most powerful military forces, and a small country that wants the same reputation. North Korea celebrates the 105th birthday of its founder,...April 13, 2017 1418 0
