Tag: immigration

Professor talks anti-Islamic sentiments in U.S. for TEDxTroyUniversity

Trojan Living

Anushka K.C. Staff Writer On Nov. 5, 2017, TEDxTroyUniversity featured speakers from different backgrounds who gave thought-provoking speeches. The speeches have now been published on TEDx’s official YouTube page, which has more than 17 million subscribers. Among them was Dr. Luke Ritter’s TEDx talk on Islam and the immigration crisis in the United States.  Speaking through the lens of history, Ritter, a lecturer of history, draws comparisons between anti-immigrant sentiments in the 19th century against Catholics and present-day anti-Islamic sentiments. “Most Americans at the time were Protestant Christians, and they…

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Constitutional amendment cannot be a campaign issue

Opinion

Scott Shelton Staff Writer President Trump suggested he could get rid of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees birthright citizenship, by simply issuing an executive order.  “It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment,” Trump said in an interview with Axios. “Guess what? You don’t. “You can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they’re saying I can do it just with an executive order.” This would clearly be a violation of the powers of the presidency and the United States Constitution.  Any amendment…

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Can split result finally inspire bipartisanship?

Opinion

Pradyot Sharma Opinion Editor With most of the results from the midterm elections declared, the Democrats have regained control of the House while the Republicans are poised to increase their Senate majority.  The verdict from the midterm elections is a stark reflection of the political split in the country. However, this can serve as a golden opportunity for D.C. to show bipartisanship and address pressing issues in our government. There have been mixed signals from President Donald Trump who, on Tuesday, tweeted support for Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi from California, who…

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