
Australia’s mobilization against the threat of ISIS has been remarkably swift, relentless, and focused. They are taking very serious measures to deal with potential recruits. For example, AFP reports the Australian government has amended its citizenship laws to “strip dual nationals linked to terrorism of their citizenship for ‘betraying the country.'”
by John Hayward26 May 2015, 9:28 AM PST0

AP– Australia plans to strip citizenship from Australian-born children of immigrants who become Islamic State fighters in its crackdown on homegrown jihadis, a minister said on Thursday. The government wants to change the Citizenship Act to make fighting for
by Breitbart News21 May 2015, 7:21 AM PST0

Wednesday the Department of Homeland Security submitted a proposal to Congress calling for the creation of a “United States Citizenship Foundation.” The legislative proposal would grant the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to create such a foundation as a nonprofit corporation that would focus on promoting and encouraging U.S. citizenship among immigrants in the U.S.
by Caroline May6 May 2015, 12:08 PM PST0

Sen. David Vitter is reintroducing legislation that would amend existing law — specifically the Immigration and Nationality Act — to prevent children born in the U.S. to foreign parents from being automatically citizens. He’s speaking out about the bill after word that Chinese mothers are flying to the U.S. to have babies with American citizenship.
by Caroline May5 Mar 2015, 7:02 AM PST0

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) addressed an enthusiastic audience on Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), laying out what sounded like a presidential campaign speech in all but name. Cruz challenged conservative activists to judge him and his potential 2016 competition by their actions, not just their words, and what they had actually done to fight for conservative causes.
by Sarah Rumpf26 Feb 2015, 12:02 PM PST0

More Americans renounced their U.S. citizenship in 2014 than ever before, reports CNBC. In 2014, 3,415 Americans gave up their citizenship–an increase of 416 individuals from the previous high in 2013. The data, which were compiled by Andrew Mitchel of
by Wynton Hall10 Feb 2015, 2:30 PM PST0

Former president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, offered his own reason why strengthening the border to stanch the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico is wrong: illegal immigrants will stay in the U.S. rather than return home to Mexico, because they fear they won’t be able to return to the U.S.
by William Bigelow26 Jan 2015, 6:01 PM PST0