At gay and lesbian wedding expo, a welcoming haven for same-sex couples

by Nadya Faulx | May 7, 2013 | Immigration

WASHINGTON–With wedding season just around the corner, dozens of brides- and grooms-to-be came out for the fourth annual Same Love, Same Rights Gay and Lesbian Wedding Expo Sunday. The happy couples perused gay and gay-friendly vendors as they planned their big...

Medill Minute for May 6, 2013

by Nadya Faulx | May 6, 2013 | Topics

Napolitano: Boston bombing suspect ‘pinged’ system

by Nadya Faulx | Apr 23, 2013 | Immigration

WASHINGTON — U.S. homeland security chief Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that border security loopholes that allowed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev to go unnoticed on a trip to Russia in 2012 would be tightened under the Senate’s new immigration...

McCain: U.S. must develop border security index

by Nadya Faulx | Apr 18, 2013 | Immigration, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON—Arizona Sen. John McCain urged the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday to develop an index to gauge border security, a measurement he called “fundamental” to the just-introduced bipartisan immigration reform plan. Homeland Security Secretary Janet...

Mexican ambassador sees “new era” between Mexico, U.S.

by Nadya Faulx | Apr 15, 2013 | Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON — With President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto scheduled to meet for the first time next month, Mexican Ambassador Eduardo Medina-Mora outlined Monday a “new era of collaboration” between the two countries. Trade, border...