The only leverage the U.S. had was to cancel the summit as soon as it learned that China was going back on its word.

AEI scholars respond in a National Review Online symposium about the U.S. government's decision to issue a visa to former Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami.

Visa's governance change is a step in the same right direction. It should be praised, not attacked.

There is undoubtedly a need for better solutions to control illegal immigration, but in the meantime, changes in the laws for legal immigrants that would shift the focus away from granting visas based on family ties and toward a system based on employer demand is a pro-growth step that we should embrace.

Some American allies are expressing anger at the uneven treatment that their citizens are getting when they visit the United States, while Europeans from nations with longer, but now more strainedties to America get no additional scrutiny at the border.

This conference explored how technology and innovation have transformed the way consumers pay for purchases. It also looked at which reforms to current legislative and regulatory structures may be necessary to support continued payment innovation.

Put aside concerns about low-skilled immigration for a moment. There is wide consensus among those who have studied the issue that skilled immigrants are a net positive for the receiving country.

Gordon H. Hanson outlines principles for immigration reform that will balance fiscal costs and benefits.