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Op-Ed: Hospitality to Foreign Professionals… Good or Bad?

Oct 21, 2011

The growing need for jobs in the US has rekindled debate about the options for job creation. One option is to make it easier for…

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Bad News for Marriage Equality Supporters in North Carolina

Oct 20, 2011

A recent poll conducted by Public Policy Polling found 61 percent of North Carolinians want same-sex marriage to remain illegal.  While the Public Policy Poll also showed…

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Court For Kids?

Oct 18, 2011

Last week’s New York Times Opinionator discussed an alternative method in dealing with first-time, non-violent, juvenile offenders: Youth Court.  This is a system where cases involving youthful…

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Baseball Scandal Highlights Ethnic Haitian Difficulties

Oct 14, 2011

Reports of Marlins’ closing pitcher, Leo Nunez, using fake documents to sign a professional contract adds an additional element to the debate surrounding birth certificates…

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Made In America

Oct 6, 2011

As Republican candidates for president publicly debate the merits of having U.S. military forces directly assist the Mexican government in its fight against drug cartels, it’s…

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A Maturing View of the Housing Crisis

Mar 7, 2011

The Sanford School of Public Policy is lucky to be hosting visiting professor Michael Stegman this semester to teach a seminar entitled “Remaking National Housing…

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Can We Please Have a Real Debate About How to Curb Gun Violence?

Jan 28, 2011

With every gun tragedy come the same calls for increased gun control, to which the gun lobby always cries foul.  The tragedy in Arizona has…

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