As a former Foreign Service Officer I know that the greatest obstacle is the year long delay in getting security clearances--almost impossible with a war going on. Let's speed up the process by giving US consular officials In Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq authority to admit those with no obvious risk.

During the 1930's a Republican Congress refused Eastern Europeans, Jews and others to enter this Country. It was anti immigrant and anti semetic. Do not let the same thing happen again. We know what happened then, that affected us so deeply and our families.

The main purpose of starting this petition is to seek help from the good people around the world to show their solidarity with the inventor who is the victim of an "Organized Crime"! I am the only inventor in the modern history of inventors facing "Galileo Syndrome" and now living in exile in Germany where I have sought asylum. Almost all the responsible members of the US Government including White House, US Congress and FBI are aware of this, but no one has come forward to help me which is a matter of shame. GOOGLE: Muhammad Safder Ali - Google + https://plus.google.com/+MuhammadSafderAli/posts GOOGLE: MUHAMMAD SAFDER ALI https://www.google.de/search?q=muhammad+safder+ali&cad=cbv&sei=a__zVcqwJ8zvUIHKgvAM [Please COPY & PASTE) the above web links and GOOGLE it for the verification purposes. Thank you.

The effort that these pathetic people put into this is very disappointing. At a rate of $175 a year; I could be paying bills. But thousands of parents are lured into this scam, as it is nothing more than a tragic mess.

The abrupt removal of Dr. Murry from her position as principal 4 weeks into the school year is unconscionable. Under her leadership, Liberty has thrived, met goals, and has maintained a standard of quality. The education of the student's is her priority, reinstate Dr. Murry and put Liberty back on course, NOW!

Citizens should feel protected by law enforcement not fearful. Some police officers have falsified police reports costing citizens hundreds of dollars in fines and in some instances jail time. Without police body cameras it's difficult for citizens to prove their testimony is truth over the police officers in the court of law. Citizens have lost careers and even their lives over false testimonies and charges written by police officers. I know that Police Body Cameras will not fix all the brokenness within our Criminal Justice System, but at least it will be an initial first step in the right direction towards reform.

I've seen bullying happen in the workplace.

Nashville, like many others across the nation, is a welcoming city with many programs already in place to assist immigrants and refugees who contribute to our vibrant community. In the largest refugee crisis in decades, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan officially host more than 3.75 million Syrian refugees. Germany has pledged to accept 800,000. The United States can and must take more than 10,000. Pledge to accept at least 65,000. This is how we win the war on ISIS; by showing compassion to thousands, changing hearts and minds about Americans, and living up to the words on the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free".

The University of Phoenix — and its for-profit ilk — have been significantly responsible for the student debt crisis in the United States. These outfits prey upon poor and minority students as well as veterans. Clearly, these 'for-profit" vultures — who have dismal graduation rates and high default rates — should go out of business. It is shameful that a national governing body has partnered with such an agency, who's own founder has been highly critical of what his creation has become.

Violence against women and women's health clinics occurs every day. Too often, it is treated like an isolated incident by the mainstream media. This needs to stop. This arson, which is being investigated by a federal terrorism task force, needs to be called out for what it is by the media as part of an orchestrated campaign of violence against women's health clinics that is committed again and again by domestic terrorists.

The Iran deal is a strong agreement and an achievement of vigorous diplomacy. It has the support of nuclear security experts, our allies around the world, and Americans like me. No Senator who believes in the importance of American leadership should oppose this multilateral agreement. To those members of Congress who continue to oppose this deal because of politics and misinformation, we urge you to reconsider your position. By continuing to divide our nation, you are dragging America’s reputation through the mud in another partisan spectacle that will not succeed in killing the deal. All members of Congress should now come together to ensure that this verifiable deal is fully implemented. This deal not only blocks Iran’s pathway to a nuclear weapon, but it demonstrates precisely how America can win without war. The national debate about the Iran deal has been about more than a nuclear agreement. This fight has tested our nation’s ability to resolve international disputes through diplomacy – not war – and diplomacy has prevailed. We urge you, our leaders, to build upon this diplomatic victory to advance a more progressive foreign policy rooted in diplomacy, not war.

People were suspicious of Jews like my father when he came to the United States as a refugee, because Jews were all supposed to be hostile foreigners and Communist terrorists. Suspicion of Muslims, as if they're all terrorists, when in fact only a tiny percentage of them are, is just the same. 99 percent of these people just want to live and work and raise their family peacefully.