Immigration agencies struggle with ‘inappropriate’ laws, misguided policies

Immigration agencies struggle with 'inappropriate' laws, misguided policies

The U.S. immigration enforcement system was not designed for today’s regional and global flows of people. America’s immigration policy is enforced by a vast bureaucracy rebuilt after 9/11 from the bones of a 20th-century system designed to regulate the flow of temporary workers from Mexico. The result is that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) … Read more

CASEY: Do local government medical marijuana policies conflict with state law?

CASEY: Do local government medical marijuana policies conflict with state law?

Rikki McConnell, 44, started working in the health care field as a paramedic many years ago. She then earned a college degree and, in 2014, became a nurse working under a doctor. Today, McConnell owns and operates Hybrid Clinic in Vinton. She said most of her patients number more than 5,000 people seeking medical marijuana … Read more