Giving individual immigration officials more discretion over what counts as "good moral character" will only complicate an already flawed system for determining who is worthy of becoming a U.S.

Having a strong moral compass is often associated with forgiveness. Many religious traditions preach absolution of others’ sins; this is one of Jesus’ central teachings, and it is a central virtue of ...

New citizen swearing allegiance to America. For example, 1000 new immigrants just became citizens at Wrigley Field. But now, U.S. immigrants will have to pass a new good moral character citizenship ...

I read with interest the editorial “How old is ‘old,’ and when is a president ‘too old’?'” (Dec. 19), referring to presidential candidates. Here, age is the default measure for health, stamina and ...