Its deftness and its timing were reminiscent of his successful effort in the weeks before the last midterm elections, in 2002, to force his opponents into rushed and politically difficult votes on the Homeland Security bill and the Iraq-war resolution.
The ability to fill these postdoc positions from abroad will become difficult as issues of homeland security make it increasingly hard to obtain visas for foreign nationals to gain entrance to the United States.
Although much of the information reported by Eye on the Homeland is difficult to obtain from outside Syria, and despite the attacks, the publication has continued reporting and posting new content to its servers.
The woman, according to the lawyer, left her homeland in "very difficult circumstances".
In 2008, when Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto made the difficult decision to flee his homeland and seek refuge in the United States, he had little idea that he was embarking on an ordeal that would last more than a decade.
But now, with millions displaced or on the move and war still raging in their homelands, it is difficult to accept the argument that we can simply watch from afar, our doors closed to those who are suffering.
Alternatively, having experience of living abroad could make it more difficult to resocialize in their homelands, thereby increasing the probability of entering into mixed ethnic unions.
I have a better understanding of what might drive people from their homeland and make it difficult for them to return.
When I learned about the opportunity to go to Derbent and meet with children from other republics I was a little bit nervous, because even in my homeland I found it difficult to communicate with peers.
For what it's worth, I think she's in a difficult situation — she's estranged from her homeland, out of touch with her native language and identity.
