Raising Wages in Mexico Could Sharply Reduce Illegal Immigration, Experts Say

One of the benefits sold by former U.S. President Bill Clinton to approve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993 was that the agreement would reduce illegal immigration substantially. Twenty years after it was enacted, experts mostly do not agree on the particular effect NAFTA has on immigration.

Using the numbers to analyze it, the results are confusing. For years after the bill, the number of undocumented Mexicans in the United States skyrocketed from 2.5 million in 1995 to 11 million in 2005.

How the U.S. is Losing Latin America

Recently, American foreign policy priorities have been highly focused on the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. Between winding down the U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan and navigating the tumult caused by the Arab Spring, President Obama has spent much of his diplomatic capital in the Middle East.

In the Asia-Pacific region, the president has further increased American diplomatic involvement. For the past few years, the U.S.

Do the American People Have Freedom?

Yesterday, in a classroom of about 400 people, my professor asked: “Are you free?”

America is the Land of Freedom. People come to the U.S. assuming that their choices will be respected, exercising their human right to the unconfined pursuit of happiness. I answered "Yes," anticipating being among the majority. To my amazement, 60 percent of my class answered "No." Now that’s worth writing about...

BREAKING: Massachusetts Independent to Challenge U.S. Senator Markey

In an improbable attempt to challenge the political establishment, Millbury, Massachusetts resident Bruce Skarin has announced his entry as an independent into the 2014 race for U.S. Senate. The 37-year-old scientist and father of two made the decision to officially enter the race after two years of research into the problems with government and after walking over 185 miles through New Hampshire in January as part of the 

NH Rebellion.