Earlier this year, as Donald Trump turned the Republican primary debates into an endless Friars Club Roast, my team and I started talking about this political circus and its impact on democracy. Is it good or bad to present presidential debates as glitzy, prime-time game shows? Are campaign rallies that feature more group chanting than…
In 2012, Donald Trump called President Obama “the least transparent president in the history of this country.” Then he offered to donate $5 million to charity if President Obama would release “his college records and applications” and his “passport applications and records.” Now, in 2016, Trump is facing a similar challenge from a 26-year-old Marine…
Recall Judge Aaron Persky Three months ago, former Stanford student Brock Turner was convicted on three counts of sexual felony assault, for crimes he committed against an intoxicated and unconscious woman next to a dumpster outside a frat party. Today, he is being released from Santa Clara County Jail after serving just half of his six-month sentence. While…
President Obama covered a lot of ground in his State of the Union Address. Childcare. Education. Tax codes. Terrorism. Cybersecurity. And the theme that ultimately unites all these different areas, no matter how unconnected they may seem sometimes, is something the president touched upon too: The world – and America right along with it —…
Last night President Obama explained the steps that the Administration will take to initiate long-needed reforms to our nation’s immigration policy. Essentially, around 4 – 5 million undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria will be able to come out of the shadows and obtain relief from deportation for as long as three years. We are undoubtedly a…
I care deeply about the integrity of our elected officials. Leaders, whether in the public or the private sphere, must understand the responsibilities that come with their role. They are the most visible standard-bearers of their organizations. Holding them accountable to this responsibility protects the promise of our organizations and our communities. Holding our elected…
In 1982, the Supreme Court ruled that, by way of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, non-citizen children of undocumented immigrants are legally entitled to a free K-12 public school education, just like U.S. citizen children and the children of legally admitted immigrants. It is a just and practical decision. It is morally consistent with…
Immigration is pure entrepreneurship. You leave behind everything familiar to start somewhere new. To succeed, you need to develop alliances. You must acquire skills. You will have to improvise on occasion. It’s a bold proposition. Immigration is also fundamental to the U.S. national identity — as the Senate just acknowledged with passage of the most…
In the weeks ahead, there will be a critical national debate on the details of the immigration legislation pending in congress. But this week, let’s all reflect on Emma Lazarus’s famous poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty as a reminder of immigration’s role in our national history. Please watch and share FWD.US‘s newest ad called…