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In the latest issue of Regulation magazine, M. Todd Henderson reviews last year’s brouhaha over health insurance and birth control. According to Henderson, lost in the firestorm about religion and feminism were larger lessons about health care policy and regulation. Also in this issue, Cato scholar Richard L. Gordon argues that new federal efforts to cut emissions are the result of longstanding legal and judicial mandates, not a sudden Obama administration push.
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The Cato Institute tops a new measure of think tank performance in the United States, according to a recent report. Cato bested all other U.S. think tanks in the main category of “Aggregate Profile per Dollar Spent.” “I’m grateful to the Center for Global Development for showing that Cato gives its sponsors something I wish government gave more of to taxpayers: bang for the buck,” said Cato CEO John Allison.
Poor Immigrants Use Public Benefits at a Lower Rate than Poor Native-Born Citizens
By Leighton Ku and Brian Bruen. Economic Development Bulletin No. 17. March 4, 2013.
The Use of Public Assistance Benefits by Citizens and Non-citizen Immigrants in the United States
By Leighton Ku and Brian Bruen. Working Paper. February 19, 2013.
How to Make Guest Worker Visas Work
By Alex Nowrasteh. Policy Analysis No. 719. January 31, 2013.
The Economic Case against Arizona’s Immigration Laws
By Alex Nowrasteh. Policy Analysis No. 709. September 25, 2012.
Abolish the Department of Homeland Security
By David Rittgers. Policy Analysis No. 683. September 8, 2011.
Answering the Critics of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
By Stuart Anderson. Trade Briefing Paper No. 32. May 9, 2011.
U.S. Immigration Reform Should Focus on Improving the Employment-Based Visa System
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 10. January 13, 2011.
Becoming a Citizen: It’s Not as Easy as You Think
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 9. December 22, 2010.
Immigration in the New Congress
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 8. November 18, 2010.
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 7. October 29, 2010.
Let’s Not Blame Immigrants for High Unemployment Rates
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 6. September 22, 2010.
Evidence Shows Immigrants Come to Work, Not to Collect Welfare
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 5. August 6, 2010.
On Immigration, the President Speaks Softly
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 4. July 22, 2010.
Immigrants and Crime: Perception vs. Reality
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 3. June 28, 2010.
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 2. May 26, 2010.
Do Gaps in E-Verify Justify a National ID?
By Stuart Anderson. Immigration Reform Bulletin No. 1. April 28, 2010.
By Jagadeesh Gokhale. Policy Analysis No. 659. February 1, 2010.
Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform
By Peter B. Dixon and Maureen T. Rimmer. Trade Policy Analysis No. 40. August 13, 2009.
As Immigrants Move In, Americans Move Up
By Daniel Griswold. Free Trade Bulletin No. 38. July 21, 2009.
By Jim Harper. TechKnowledge No. 120. November 24, 2008.
By Jim Harper. TechKnowledge No. 113. March 12, 2008.
Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification: Franz Kafka’s Solution to Illegal Immigration
By Jim Harper. Policy Analysis No. 612. March 6, 2008.
Immigration Reform: REAL ID and a Federal ‘No Work’ List
By Jim Harper. TechKnowledge No. 104. June 14, 2007.
The Fiscal Impact of Immigration Reform: The Real Story
By Daniel Griswold. Free Trade Bulletin No. 30. May 21, 2007.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Finally Getting It Right
By Daniel Griswold. Free Trade Bulletin No. 29. May 16, 2007.