Obama’s Two Year Deferral Policy and Immigration Reform
Starting this week, illegal immigrants who came to the US before the age of 16 are allowed to apply for a two-year deferred action, a…
Read MoreInjecting Economics Into The Immigration Debate
On August 15th, approximately 1 million people, who were brought into the United States illegally as children, can apply to receive a two-year work permit.…
Read MoreAging Prisoners: A Strain on Public Facilities and a Threat to Private Interests
In a newly released report, Human Rights Watch highlights the growing number of elderly inmates within the U.S. prison system. The report found that the prison population…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Informing Americans About Their Participation in Federal Social Programs
In recent months, Suzanne Mettler has published a number of op-eds and blog posts promoting her new book, The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies…
Read MoreIs South Dakota Violating the Indian Child Welfare Act?
NPR’s three-part series on Native American children in foster care in South Dakota cites some concerning statistics. While only 15% of the youth population in…
Read MoreMission Accomplished? A Review of the IHS’s Small Victory
Nationally designated heritage months attempt to honor contributions to society and to recognize injustices suffered among a specific group of people. It is only fitting, since…
Read MoreRehabilitation, Not Incarceration
Last month, GBA Strategies published the results of a national poll (pdf) regarding juvenile justice and delinquency. The results are decisive. Nearly 70% percent of those surveyed…
Read MoreCensus Makes It Official: U.S. Poverty Rate Rose in 2010
Census.gov might offer some fun features and eye-popping graphics, but the news isn’t all that pretty. A new report (pdf) based on data from the 2010 Census…
Read MoreA Cap-and-Trade System for Food?
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published an editorial proposing that the U.S. implement a cap-and-trade system regulating foods that contain excess salt, sugar, and…
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