The Bush administration is being called upon to end its manipulation of immigration law to stifle free speech.
The Bush administration is being called upon to end its manipulation of immigration law to stifle free speech. Continuing its oppression of controversial ideological views, the government has barred numerous foreign scholars and activists from entering the country, including Tariq Ramadan (prevented
Karen Ann Gajewski is a freelance editor and an editorial consultant to the Humanist.
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