Both the U.S. and the UK should extend that period of time as much as possible to remove the specter of immigrant welfare use.

High-speed railways are not a financially effective enterprise, and China's plan to lead the way in this form of transportation will end up costing them.

India's big, new foreign policy idea is even worse that its last one. And that's saying something.

China is proposing forward-thinking transplant policies that offer to pay organ donors. These proposals challenge the status quo, however if China is serious about creating an incentive program, transparency and accountability will be vital to its integrity and safety.

When any economy faces challenges, the first thing it should do is determine if it has any self-inflicted wounds, as those are the easiest to correct. The evidence is clear that the benefits of skilled immigration are high. The costs of bad immigration are also high. It is past time for the nation to stop shooting itself in the foot.

Stephen Colbert's ironic testimony about immigration before Congress reduced the complicated and divisive issue to a politically charged spectacle.

We should embrace migration as a proven method of bringing immediate relief and stability to poor nations.

AEI's new magazine was launched in November.