Posted on 08 May 2013.
CEI Immigration Policy Analyst is critical of a new Heritage Foundation study that estimates that giving legal status to undocumented immigrants would cost $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years.
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Posted on 02 May 2013.
Small business owners and individuals in six states, with help from CEI, are suing the IRS over what General Counsel Sam Kazman calls a flagrantly illegal expansion of the Affordable Care Act.
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Posted on 25 April 2013.
Every year, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) releases a report on the costs and benefits of the previous year’s new regulations. Wayne Crews talks about this year’s just-released edition.
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Posted on 18 April 2013.
Today, the House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013 (CISPA). Associate Director of Technology Studies Ryan Radia opposes the bill.
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Posted on 11 April 2013.
Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews warns that the higher the deficit goes, the more tempted the federal government is to resort to unfunded mandates, which don’t appear on the federal budget.
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Posted on 04 April 2013.
Under the CFAA, it is currently a federal crime to enter an incorrect age on your Facebook profile or an incorrect weight on a dating website profile. Associate Director of Technology Studies Ryan Radia suggests that the CFAA should be reined in.
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Posted on 28 March 2013.
Despite a court order, the TSA is still dragging its feet on complying with the law. Fellow in Land-use and Transportation Studies Marc Scribner has the latest developments in the case.
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Posted on 21 March 2013.
CPAC is the largest annual event of its kind. It is also one of the most controversial, due to its exclusion of gay groups. CEI hosted a widely publicized panel discussion at CPAC, titled “A Rainbow on the Right: Growing the Coalition, Bringing Tolerance Out of the Closet.”
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Posted on 12 March 2013.
This week is Sunshine Week, a celebration of openness and transparency. Myron Ebell, Director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment, is here to talk about CEI’s efforts to increase government transparency.
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Posted on 07 March 2013.
Immigration Policy Analyst David Bier recently wrote for USA Today about a third side in the ongoing immigration debate: population control advocates who oppose immigration altogether.
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