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Immigration is not rising inexorably, but instead mirrors the U.S. business cycle, rising and falling with U.S. demand for workers, a new report from the Pew Hispanic Center argues. Underlying the debate is a more fundamental question: Does immigration satisfy the needs of a healthy economy or undermine it?

David Greene talks to Alberto Fernandez about U.S. efforts to defeat ISIS. Fernandez used to run the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications at the State Department.

Australia looks to review its migration laws and crack down on hate speech following Sunday's mass shooting attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach.

The U.N. Security Council votes to toughen sanctions on Iran, which is being punished for refusing to halt its uranium-enrichment programs. The measures approved Saturday include a ban on exports of firearms.

As the Taliban makes rapid gains in Afghanistan, about 3,000 troops will be sent to Kabul to aid in the evacuation of Americans from the embassy, thousands more will be deployed as backup if needed.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Miami Herald correspondent Jacqueline Charles about lawlessness in Haiti — a year after the assassination of Prime Minister Jovenel Moise.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are hammering out language that will affect immigration and national security policy. One provision of a spending bill for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will call for stricter documentation in applying for a driver's license.

Shoppers and retailers alike are at heightened risk of fraud and cyberattacks during the holiday season.

Russian officials were dismissive of the limited sanctions announced by the West. But some say the punitive measures are the opening bid in a broader effort to rein in Russia's ambitions.

Muslim immigration to the U.S. is down sharply in the past year. The Supreme Court is weighing the legality of the president's travel ban this week.