America’s ally, Israel, seems to be facing immigration problems similar to ours in some ways.  American Thinker interviewed author Liad Shoham about his book, Asylum City, which deals with Israel’s illegal immigration problem.  The Israeli Cabinet recently passed a controversial bill, which declares Israel a Jewish nation-state, and institutionalizes Jewish religious law.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before the vote that the bill was necessary even though the country is 66 years old, “There are many who are challenging Israel’s character as the national state of the Jewish people.” Shoham feels that Israel is facing the same questions that arise in the US: should border security be implanted before solving the immigration problem?  What to do with those illegally in the country, and is there a humanity issue? The problem in Israel has arisen from the Eritrea Africans who are trying to escape persecution by...(Read Full Article)