Don't change laws to accommodate lawbreakers

When Moses led the Israelites to the Promised Land, he asked permission to cross through the Kingdom of Edom, but, “Edom came out against them with a large and powerful army. Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them” (Numbers 20: 14-21).

Use military assets to protect our nation's borders

My paternal grandfather was a sharecropper. Consequently I am acutely sensitive to the dream of leaving bad circumstances for a better life. However, our government has a history of putting Band-Aids over gaping wounds as a way of washing their hands of a tough situation.

Respect for laws would end illegal immigration

Dishonesty is illegal immigrants' original act as they enter over our borders. All those illegal immigrants who have attempted to plunder the benefits and opportunities of U.S. citizens are actually thieves and robbers.

Fraud concerns linger over new Ill. license law

CHICAGO | As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to give illegal immigrants permission to drive, nagging concerns remain about whether there are enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other pitfalls other states faced.

Driver's license for immigrants is good economics

I want to express my appreciation to Indiana state Sens. Tim Lanane, Jean Breaux and Frank Mrvan for addressing issues that are important to the Latino community. In so doing, they acknowledged and counted in a vital segment of the population in Indiana, American-born, for want of a better d…

Dutch family migrated to Midwest and grew in number, notoriety

The present flu epidemic is about to surround us, but let us hope that it is nothing like the 1918-19 version, which killed more people than WWI, somewhere between 20 and 40 million worldwide.

Big insurers wary of immigrant driver's licenses

SPRINGFIELD | A proposed new state law could give Illinois insurance companies a quarter of a million new customers.

Chicago aldermen urge driver's licenses for immigrants

CHICAGO | The Chicago City Council has adopted a resolution urging the Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation requiring immigrant drivers to be trained, tested, licensed and insured.

Disparate immigrant groups united in get-out-the-vote efforts

The already razor-thin race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney could hinge on the immigrant vote, with record numbers of newly naturalized citizens expected to turn out in next week's election.

Politicians and locals support driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants

They don't have the basic documents most Americans have — a Social Security card, a driver's license, a birth certificate. With no official documentation declaring their right to citizenship, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants in Illinois are also driving illegally: unlicensed …

Emanuel announces $275K for immigrant scholarships

CHICAGO| Chicago officials say they've raised $275,000 so far in private donations for an immigrant scholarship fund.

Proposed Chicago ordinance limits detention of illegal immigrants

CHICAGO | Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed what he calls an immigrant-friendly ordinance that beefs up existing practices by adding protections for illegal immigrants.

Governor honors community leader and author with award

Governor Mitch Daniels awarded the Distinguished Hoosier Award to Ramon Arredondo this month. State Senator James Merritt, of Indianapolis, presented the award, stating that Arredondo's lifelong commitment and contributions to his community had earned the respect and admiration of Hoosiers a…

Chicago office to help immigrant business owners

CHICAGO | Chicago officials launched a new department Tuesday focused on helping immigrant business owners, a move Mayor Rahm Emanuel billed as a step toward making Chicago "the most immigrant-friendly city in the world."

Holder needs to resign now, 'fast and furious'

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder needs to step down now. Operation "Fast and Furious" was directly responsible for the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, a Marine Corps veteran.

A name is a name, even after it is shortened

The first thing most immigrants to Indiana Harbor learned was that their names were too long.

Increased diversity marked by some conflicts

An increase in Calumet Region diversity hasn't quelled race-related conflicts and the growing pains that come with them.

If feds won't enforce law, states have to take action

What are this government and our politicians trying to do, make the American people foreigners in their own country? We have 20 million illegal immigrants in this country breaking our laws by being here illegally.

New citizens embracing opportunity, freedom

A total of 33 people from 13 countries became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk site of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The event was one of more than 20 naturalization ceremonies taking place this week in national parks across the co…

New citizens embracing opportunity, freedom

Sharmistha Parikh, of Dyer, center, greets family members Friday morning following a naturalization ceremony. The ceremony took place at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk site of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.