US warns crackdown in Myanmar could radicalise Rohingya

It's a scene straight out of Myanmar's dark past: a military offensive waged beyond world view that forces ethnic minority villagers from the smouldering ruins of their homes. The US government, a key sponsor of Myanmar's democratic transition, says a security crackdown that has displaced tens of thousands Rohingya Muslims and left an unknown number dead risks radicaliding a downtrodden people and stoking religious tensions in Southeast Asia.

‘Sanctuary cities’; NJ mayors face Trump fight

Jurisdictions in New Jersey are clarifying their policies toward immigration enforcement as President-elect Trump has promised to pull federal funding from so-called 'sanctuary cities.' 'Sanctuary cities'; NJ mayors face Trump fight Jurisdictions in New Jersey are clarifying their policies toward immigration enforcement as President-elect Trump has promised to pull federal funding from so-called 'sanctuary cities.'

Trump moves to quickly fill his top Cabinet ranks

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he expected to have most members of his Cabinet announced next week, interviewing more candidates at Trump Tower for top jobs in his administration as he prepares to take office on Jan. 20. Trump is still weighing who to choose as secretary of state. The Republican president-elect said on Thursday he had chosen retired Marine Corps General James Mattis as defense secretary and would make a formal announcement on that on Monday.

Trump’s victory could be pyrhhic

The last time the Republican Party had a win like the surprise pulled off by President-elect Donald Trump, it came in California and it quickly turned the nation's largest state from a consistent toss-up political battleground to a solid Democratic bastion. That "victory" came when then-Gov. Pete Wilson won re-election - on Nov. 8, also the date of Trump's triumph - by a large margin in 1994 on the strength of a campaign directed largely against Latino illegal immigrants.

Pence: Trump will focus fast on tax, healthcare, immigration -WSJ

The Trump administration plans to move quickly on its goals to overhaul taxation, healthcare and immigration laws, Vice President-elect Mike Pence said in an interview published by the Wall Street Journal on Friday. President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, is preparing 100-day and 200-day plans aimed at fulfilling his campaign promises and stimulating economic growth, Pence said.

Supreme Court weighs jailed immigrants’ right to periodic hearings

In this Nov. 15 file photo, the Supreme Court building is seen from the Capitol in Washington. The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered the rights of people held in immigration detention, whose numbers are likely to swell if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of unauthorized immigrants.

Jeh Johnson gives Michael McCaul vote of confidence on border security

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson gave one of his potential successors a stamp of approval on Wednesday, saying Rep. Michael McCaul is the strongest member of Congress when it comes to border security. Mr. Johnson and Mr. McCaul were responding to criticisms reported in The Washington Times from advocates for stricter enforcement of immigration laws who said they hoped President-elect Donald Trump picked someone else to be homeland security chief.

John Hinderaker’s childlike view of immigration issues

I have been saying for a long time that, while our current legal immigration system poses intractable problems, illegal immigration is relatively easy to solve: we only need to enforce our existing laws... If the executive branch finally carries out its duty to enforce the immigration laws against employers by sending a few farmers, owners of roofing companies, executives of meat packing plants and hotel managers to prison, the job market for illegal aliens will rapidly disappear. The vast majority will then self-deport, to use Mitt Romney's perfectly appropriate phrase... That sounds so simple: just enforce the laws.

Commentary: Trump immigration plan sound

Donald Trump has a well thought-out immigration program, far better than anything Hillary Clinton ever came up with, and it's not mass deportation for every illegal immigrant in the land. Much was spelled out months ago and a major modification was added later, but now it seems no one has been listening, and so we are having weeping and gnashing of teeth.

After meeting with Trump, Barletta considering secretary of labor post

Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., smiles as he talks with reporters after a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in New York. U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, Hazleton, gets on an elevator after arriving for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, Tuesday, in New York.

A Texan who might become secretary of homeland security heads to Trump Tower

On Tuesday, the president-elect will meet with U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul , a Republican from Austin who is the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. McCaul has been discussed as a potential pick for secretary of homeland security.

What AP Gets Wrong About the Alt-Right – And What We Can Do About It

Copy editors around the world are struggling to write headlines that are accurate in a rapidly changing political landscape, and many are getting flak for calling white racists and anti-Semites what they are now calling themselves: "the alt-right." Normally, calling someone what they call themselves - such as "environmental activist" - is reasonable, and if it is not, an editor might add "self-styled" or "so-called" to the description, and that would be enough.

‘Xenophobia’ named word of the year by Dictionary.com’

In a year where immigration and terrorism were at the forefront of political discussions, the "hatred of foreigners" has been named the word of the year. It is defined two ways: 1) "fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures or strangers" and 2) "fear or dislike of the customs, dress, etc.

Donald Trump’s Looming Mass Criminalization

The only way to quickly deport 3 million immigrants is to first make them into criminals-and he'll have the tools to do so on day one. William Diaz-Castro is about to become one of thea "criminal illegal immigrants" whom Donald Trump campaigned against for 17 months-and whom, as president-elect, he now plans to deport immediately.