Archives for 2015

Foreigner Brings Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis to the U.S: Ann Coulter’s Not Happy

Ten-time New York Times bestselling author Ann Coulter is furious at President Obama’s National Institute of Health (NIH), and for good reason. The NIH refuses to release the name and immigration status of an Indian foreigner being treated for tuberculosis in an American hospital. “A female patient with an extremely hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis is being treated […]

American bravery is timeless. Go Army!

Three Brave Soldiers Received the Purple Heart Today at Mount Vernon. Every year, Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington hosts a Purple Heart ceremony in commemoration of the U.S. Army’s birthday at the home of the Army’s very first commander. The tradition honors one that began with George Washington himself. In 1782, General George Washington became the […]

Sensitive or stupid? U.S. Embassy moves July 4th celebration ‘out of respect for Ramadan’

Indonesia has the largest Muslim population of any country in the world, with approximately 202.9 million people identifying themselves as Muslim, or 87.2% of the total population in 2011. Their month-long celebration of Ramadan, however, is mainstream– vaguely similar to Christians’ Lent. So is the ubiquitousness of Islam in Indonesia really reason for Americans living in […]

Small Pennsylvania Town Struggles With Immigration Debate

A small northeastern Pennsylvania town isn’t the first place you’d expect an immigrant debate, but Hazelton, PA. has just that. Hispanics made up just 5 percent of Hazleton’s population in 2000, according to the U.S. Census, but by 2010, that number increased to 37 percent, and has only grown since. According to Hazleton Mayor Joseph Yannuzzi,  Hazelton’s cheap […]

Immigrant Gang Members Rape 16-Year Old Girl

Three El Salvadorian immigrants– 17-year-old Jose Cornejo, 18-year-old Bryan Larios and 17-year-old Joel Escobar– are being tried as adults for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Long Island, NY. “This is one of the most brutal, heinous crimes that I have seen in a long, long time,” Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said at […]

D.C.’s “Mansion Murderer” could face deportation

Quadruple homicide suspect Daron Wint has been flagged for deportation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Wint allegedly broke into the multimillion dollar home of his former employer, Savvas Savopoulos, in Northeast D.C., where he held Savopoulos, his wife, their 10-year-old son and their housekeeper hostage overnight. After receiving $40,000 in ransom money, Wint […]