Image source | Flickr user Celso Flores The refugee crisis and Trump’s controversial executive order on it could be more easily resolved with one thing we just don’t have enough of—time. President Trump initially issued the order as a means of giving those who investigate immigration more time to better manage the process, as well…
Image Source | Flickr user Kevin Dooley It feels like it’s impossible to hide anything these days. Just the other day, a friend of mine looked himself up on Google and was horrified to see that just about everything about him was out there, from his high school basketball photos all the way to his…
Image source | Flickr user will.pimblett President Trump has already made some statements indicating that he’s going to relax regulations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, but that doesn’t mean you should throw out your best practices book just yet. These investigations increased significantly over the past few years; consequently, we’re still living in a…
Image Source | Flickr user Sebastien Wiertz President Trump’s recent executive order on immigration drew significant criticism from those who feel it’s too broad—specifically in the case of a 90-day suspension of immigration from countries which are deemed “high risk.” This is not designed to permanently prevent entry into the United States. Instead, it’s designed…
Image Source | Flickr user Flazingo Photos Language evolves in unique ways. One day, a word gets no use at all. The next, everyone is using it. Recently, this has happened with the word “‘kleptocracy.” Once a rarely used way to describe a corrupt government, the FBI now uses it as a platform to recover…
Image Source | Flickr user Steven J The US offers an array of sights and activities for tourists from around the world. While lucrative, tourism can also be a double-edged sword. When a foreign national comes here to enjoy the sights, they must apply for a tourist visa. However, some tourist visas are obtained by…
Image Source | Flickr user Ibrahim Asad “It’s so hard to find good help these days,” is something that more and more companies are saying when they’re looking for cybersecurity talent. It’s estimated that 80% of organizations face a shortage of workers who specialize in cybersecurity. The reasons for this gap are varied, including the…
President-elect Donald Trump once called for “extreme vetting” of immigrants. After he said it, no one agreed or disagreed. Instead, they asked, “What’s extreme vetting?” Trump’s definition of extreme vetting is more of a value test, which involves interviewing prospective immigrants on whether they agree with many American core belief systems, like religious freedom and…
Image source: Flickr user Daliscar1 President-elect Trump has been pulling back on many of his anti-immigration policies following his win. This is unsurprising, as campaigners historically tend to over-promise. However, the US is in a unique position right now, one which is fairly unprecedented. A record number of refugees from Syria and other conflict-ridden regions…
How do you solve a problem like refugee screening? Well, refugee screening is an exercise in risk management, but with one important constraint: in the case of Syrian refugees…