New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today said the U.S. has become the “laughing stock of the world” because of policies that force highly skilled immigrants to leave the country. He and other speakers at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce forum said encouraging high-skilled workers to immigrate to the U.S. would lead to more job creation. One idea being proposed would allow immigrants obtaining an advanced degree from a U.S. university eligible for permanent residency.

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer was in a San Francisco court as judges heard oral argument on the state’s immigration law. A Ninth Circuit Appeals Court will decide if an Arizona state law requiring its police to arrest & detain suspected illegal immigrants based on a reasonable suspicion is constitutional. A lower court ruled that Arizona pre-empted the federal government’s authority to set immigration law and stopped enforcement of this part of Arizona’s law.

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The Brookings Institution in Washington hosted this discussion on immigration policies needed to attract highly skilled workers. Participants examined what can be done to attract and retain a skilled immigrant workforce while maximizing the talents of native-born Americans. They also discussed new research findings on immigration’s role in business innovation. 

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Friday, the Supreme Court released audio from Wednesday's oral argument in Arizona v. U.S., an immigration case that pits Arizona’s state powers against the federal government.

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In May 2002, President George W. Bush addressed members of the German Bundestag. It was eight months after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, and he appealed for Europe's support in fighting global terrorism.

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President Clinton focused on economic globalization in this speech in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on July 12, 1994.

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President Reagan called on Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" in this address at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin on June 12, 1987.

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Fifty years ago on June 26, 1963, President John F. Kennedy spoke in Berlin on the differences between free and Communist systems, famously stating that as a free man he took pride in the words “Ich bin ein Berliner.”

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This June marks the 50th Anniversary of two of President John F. Kennedy’s most memorable speeches. On June 10th 1963, JFK delivered the commencement address at American University known as his “Peace Speech.” He called for high-level negotiations with the Soviet Union, a nuclear test ban treaty and an end to the Cold War.  On June 26th 1963, President Kennedy took a harder line in West Berlin, famously stating that as a free man he took pride in the words “Ich bin ein Berliner.” This is a discussion from the Kennedy Presidential Library about the significance and lasting influence of these two addresses.

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