The immigration situation at the southern border of the United States is quickly becoming one of the most important issues of 2024. President Biden—following the failure of a compromise immigration reform bill that went further than any Democrats have gone—is contemplating a plan to tighten up, and perhaps close, the border.
Regardless of what actions take place in the short term, the border crisis will be around for a long time. Elaine Kamarck explains four major reasons why.
In her recent congressional testimony, Suzanne Maloney outlines a path forward on Iran and its proxy forces.
The United States must craft and execute a new strategy that addresses the totality of the challenges Iran poses to its neighbors and the world, Maloney argues.
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A new paradigm for retirement. "Conventional wisdom on retirement is misguided." In a policy brief, Ben Harris and Martin Neil Baily discuss how to maintain the best aspects of the U.S. retirement system while improving its most egregious shortcomings.
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