Immigration: Senate’s Amnesty Would Cost Trillions
In 2007, The Heritage Foundation estimated that amnesty would cost the U.S. taxpayer trillions of dollars over the lifetimes of the immigrants who are legalized…. Read More
Articles by Jason Richwine
Amnesty Supporters Wrong about Poverty Exclusion
In 2007, The Heritage Foundation estimated that the fiscal cost of amnesty to the U.S. taxpayer would total trillions over the lifetimes of the immigrants… Read More
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Academy of Pediatrics Endorses Same-Sex Marriage, but Science Not So Sure
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a policy statement yesterday indicating its support for same-sex marriage. Based on “extensive research,” this statement from a… Read More
Federal Pay and the Ryan Budget: Brazen Falsehoods from a Federal Employee Union
Congressman Paul Ryan’s (R–WI) budget outline calls for federal employees to contribute more to their pensions, but the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is… Read More
“Overpaid and Underworked” Federal Employees? It’s Not Just a “Perception”
The Washington Post has a sympathetic article today on federal workers who consider themselves unfair victims of the sequester. Unfortunately, the article does not consider… Read More
Head Start: Reporters Need to Ask the White House the Obvious Question
A rigorous and large-scale experimental evaluation, conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), finds that the federal Head Start program has essentially… Read More
Large Supply of Elementary Teachers Waiting to Be “Underpaid”
The supply of elementary school teachers greatly exceeds the demand for them among public-school districts, according to data collected by Education Week. This fact has… Read More
Responses to Union Suggestion of a Teacher “Bar Exam”
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), proposed a “bar exam” for public-school teachers in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week…. Read More
Even Government Employees Think Private Sector Works Harder
The polling firm Rasmussen offers some interesting data on the work effort of government employees compared to private-sector workers. In five separate surveys this past… Read More
Immigration “Diversity Lottery” Is Long Overdue for Abolition
The House passed a bill on Friday that would abolish the immigrant “diversity lottery” and replace it with a new program that would give green… Read More
