In case you missed it, Jason Kenney was just on tour in California. He's not a teen heartthrob, a hip-hop idol, or an author hawking his latest book. He's the Canadian Immigration Minister, and he recently made the rounds in Silicon Valley, hoping to convince...
Imagine a prosperous industrial nation whose demographics are listing heavily toward pensioners - and people on the cusp of retirement - prompting concerns about who will care for them in the their old age, and who will pay for it. If this sounds strikingly familiar,...
Older Americans who oppose immigration reform may want to rethink their position, according to a recent editorial in the Los Angeles Times. [See Boomers Need Immigrants, Los Angeles Times editorial board, 12.May.2013.] The thrust of their argument: there may be costs associated with legalizing millions...
As the Senate immigration bill gradually works its way through the system, opponents of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) are busy sowing doubts - and fears - about the putative economic costs of the measure. In particular, the path to citizenship laid out for some 11...
On the issue of immigration reform, the American conservative movement appears to be straining to go in two different directions at once, much like the pushmi-pullyu (two-headed llama from the Dr. Dolittle children's stories). Among those pushing toward comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) are lukewarm supporters...
Once it became known that the Boston bombing suspects were immigrants from Russia's restive southern flank, the handwringing began. Chief among the handwringers was Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who expressed his concerns in a letter to Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, cautioning that: "Before Congress moves...
Laurene Powell Jobs has stayed out of the limelight in the months since the death of her husband, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. [See Goodbye to a Great American Genius: Steve Jobs, (1955-2011), MurthyBlog, 06.Oct.2013.] Powell Jobs broke that silence in a recent appearance on NBC's...
When one of India's leading newspapers needed informed commentary on the Senate immigration reform bill, it turned to a leader in immigration with a world-class reputation: none other than Sheela Murthy, founder and president of the Murthy Law Firm.In a recent interview with Dr. Narayan...
At a Congressional hearing earlier this year on the administration's fiscal year 2014 (FY14) budget request for the Department of Homeland Security, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano outlined the agency's spending priorities for the new fiscal year that begins on October 1st. Although much can change...
In a packed ballroom of the Washington Court Hotel, just steps from the halls of Congress, the American Immigration Council (AIC) presented its 18th Annual Immigrant Achievement Awards, celebrating the outstanding contributions of four distinguished Americans - all from immigrant backgrounds! The Murthy Law Firm...
