Photo credit: Human Rights watch The European Commission’s proposal for a new “Returns Regulation” for undocumented migrants, announced on March 11, is both cruel and unrealistic, according to Human Rights Watch. It would mean longer detention, harsher treatment, and fewer rights for people, without any meaningful promise of more repatriations. It also signals the European Union’s deepening…
free fall: noun 1. : the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field 2. a: the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens b: a rapid and continuing drop or decline free-fall: intransitive verb
Photo credit: Malay Mail Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) does not plan to follow the United States in its policy of deporting illegal immigrants to their countries of origin as a new tougher policy to stem the influx of foreigners into the country. Malaymail reports that Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar…
A zero-sum game describes a relationship, competition, or business deal where one person’s gain is the other person’s loss. The phrase comes from game theory and the notion that if one person wins and the other person loses, this produces a net game of zero. Zero-sum thinking is when someone assumes they can only win at…
Photo credit: The Korean Herald The Good Book says the stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Such will be the case of some Myanmar when a County in Korea takes them in. The Korean Herald reports that Yeongyang County in North Gyeogsang Province is seeking to attract 40 Myanmar refugees to live in the community…
YouTuber: noun : a person who creates and uploads videos on the YouTube online video-sharing service Source: Merriam-Webster dictionary
