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The global war against terrorism will be a long, protracted conflict. The federal government needs to be properly structured and to have the tools that it needs to protect Americans today,tomorrow, and 10 and 20 years from now, and Congress should beappropriately organized to support this effort. A balanced,forward-looking, and nonpartisan final report from the 9/11Commission would be a significant step in the right direction.

Until 2004, all foreign workers could renew their visas without leaving the United States.

President George W. Bush will join other world leaders at the 11th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 20-21. The meeting of the heads of 21 economies bordering both sides of the Pacific Ocean1 provides a unique opportunity for President Bush to advance American economic and security interests in Asia. Major items on the President's agenda should be:

A reauthorization bill for the disparate programs consolidatedunder the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the freshinitiatives undertaken by the DHS, is an important effort. Awell-crafted oversight bill could offer more coherent statutorysupervision of the DHS, as well as an opportunity to reconsider theentire authorization process for national security spending.

Because immigration is inextricably connected to the principlesupon which this nation is founded, policymakers must step back fromthe politics of the moment and develop a policy that considers realconcerns related to national security, illegal immigration, welfarepolicy, economic responsibility for immigrants, enforcement ofimmigration laws, and the impact on state and local governments.