An already contentious immigration bill became the lightning rod for more controversy on Friday when a senior Republican U.S. senator linked the measure to the Boston Marathon bombings and the hunt for the two ethnic Chechen suspects.
Many media outlets are focusing on the Chechen ethnicity of Boston bombers. But that focus may be misplaced, writes Susan Armitage.
UPDATE: Agudath Israel joins opposition to Brooklyn prosecutors’ decision to give blanket exemption from disclosure to Orthodox child abuse suspects.