Immigration law is second in complexity only to the income tax. In a new CEI paper, Policy Analyst Alex Nowrasteh proposes scrapping the whole thing and replacing it with a tariff. This is a much more humane approach to immigration, and…

 

 February 9, 2012: The Immigration Tariff [8:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (55)

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Fellow in Consumer Policy Studies Michelle Minton breaks down the FDA’s behind-the-scenes push to regulate dietary supplements nearly as strictly as prescription drugs.

 
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The state of Georgia recently passed strict new requirements for immigrant farm workers. Immigration Policy Analyst Alex Nowrasteh looks at the results of a new report released by the state. Workers are fleeing to other states, causing a labor shortage. Some farmers…

 

 January 26, 2012: Visa Reforms for Farm Workers [6:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (222)

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Wikipedia, Reddit, and other popular websites all went black today to protest SOPA and PIPA, two bills currently before Congress. Critics charge that the bills could potentially shut down the Internet as we know it. Associate Director of Technology Studies…

 

 January 18, 2012: Dropping the SOPA [7:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (228)

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Immigration Policy Analyst Alex Nowrasteh tells Jakadrien Turner’s story and what it means for the immigration reform debate. Turner is a 14-year old girl from Texas who was mistakenly deported to Colombia. Turner is not Hispanic, does not speak Spanish, and…

 

 January 12, 2012: Mistaken Deportations [5:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (254)

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Associate Director of Technology Policy Studies and Iowa native Ryan Radia takes a look at how the different strains of Republican voters are deciding on their party’s presidential nominee. In the years to come, Radia believes that the GOP will need…

 

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Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews talks about why 2011 was a record year for both new regulations and their cost. He also talks about his efforts to make the opaque regulatory state more transparent. Besides his annual “Ten Thousand Commandments”…

 

 December 29, 2011: A Record Year for Regulation [7:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (262)

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Politicians usually love infrastructure projects. But politics has delayed the privately owned Keystone XL pipeline’s construction for three years now. Research Associate David Bier explains the reasons behind the delay, and points out that the pipeline’s real benefit isn’t the jobs it…

 

 December 22, 2011: The Keystone XL Pipeline [6:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (286)

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Land-use and Transportation Policy Analyst Marc Scribner looks at House Republicans’ “drilling for roads” proposal and finds it wanting. Under this proposal, the federal government would allow more fossil fuel extraction from federally owned lands, as well as offshore. Some of…

 

 December 15, 2011: Drilling for Roads [6:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (278)

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The REINS Act would require Congress to vote on all economically significant regulations — rules that cost at least $100 million per year. The House passed the bill yesterday, and now it moves on to the Senate. Vice President for…

 

 December 8, 2011: House Passes the REINS Act [9:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (320)

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