Giving individual immigration officials more discretion over what counts as "good moral character" will only complicate an already flawed system for determining who is worthy of becoming a U.S.

Some things are clearly right, and some things are clearly wrong. It becomes dangerous when we convince ourselves that there ...

Having a strong moral compass is often associated with forgiveness. Many religious traditions preach absolution of others’ sins; this is one of Jesus’ central teachings, and it is a central virtue of ...

New citizen swearing allegiance to America. For example, 1000 new immigrants just became citizens at Wrigley Field. But now, U.S. immigrants will have to pass a new good moral character citizenship ...

Imagine you are a doctor during a deadly epidemic. As your hospital becomes overwhelmed with infected patients, you receive a vaccine that can prevent healthy people from contracting the virus, but it ...

Psychologists at the University of Toronto have found that we begin to make moral character judgments as early as 12 months old. The research, published in Communications Psychology, also recognizes ...

Immigrants seeking citizenship status could now be denied if federal officers determine their behavior doesn’t follow “societal norms,” or is “frowned upon.” The Trump administration is revising the ...

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the federal agency overseeing the country's legal immigration system, has directed its officers to apply a tougher and more comprehensive ...