Posted by Daniel Griswold on August 11, 2010
By Daniel Griswold
A $600-million bill to enhance border enforcement has hit a temporary snag in the Senate, but it is almost inevitable, with an election only a few months away, that Congress and the president will spend yet more money trying to enforce our unworkable immigration laws.
“Getting control of the border” is the buzz phrase of the [...]
Categories: Immigration, Politics |
Tags: border security, Center for American Progress, chuck schumer, Foreign Policy and National Security, H-1Bs, immigration policy center, India, International Economics and Development, latin america, populism, professional visas, sen charles schumer, Senator John McCain, Taxes, Trade and Immigration | 
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Posted by John Samples on July 27, 2010
By John Samples
The cloture vote on the DISCLOSE Act will soon be taken. It appears that its supporters lack the votes to close off debate.
Brad Smith explains some of the problems of DISCLOSE.
Roger Pilon notes other failings.
President Obama tried to rally the troops yesterday by taking a populist tone. I have never thought Obama was a very [...]
Categories: Politics |
Tags: brad smith, disclose act, Government and Politics, Law and Civil Liberties, populism, roger pilon | No Comments »
Posted by John Samples on July 27, 2010
By John Samples
The cloture vote on the DISCLOSE Act will soon be taken. It appears that its supporters lack the votes to close off debate.
Brad Smith explains some of the problems of DISCLOSE.
Roger Pilon notes other failings.
President Obama tried to rally the troops yesterday by taking a populist tone. I have never thought Obama was a very [...]
Categories: Politics |
Tags: brad smith, disclose act, Government and Politics, Law and Civil Liberties, populism, roger pilon | No Comments »
Posted by David Boaz on May 15, 2010
By David Boaz
The sight of middle-class Americans rallying to protest overtaxing, overspending, Wall Street bailouts, and government-directed health care scares the bejeezus out of a lot of people. The elite media are full of stories declaring the Tea Partiers to be racists, John Birchers, Glenn Beck zombies, and God knows what. So it’s a relief to read [...]
Categories: Politics |
Tags: anti-statism, class analysis, golden age, Government and Politics, libertarian, Political Philosophy, populism, tea parties, tea party movement | No Comments »
