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"If a black male student has at least one black teacher in the third, fourth, or fifth grade, he is significantly less likely to drop out of high school and more likely to aspire to attend a four-year college."

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1 in every 4 African Americans in Florida was unable to vote in 2016

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The Hatch Act prohibits civil servants from using their title, office, or any sort of government resource while engaging in political activities, and the law imposes even tighter restrictions on those who work on national security matters. #RNC

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Michigan "uncovered" hundreds of college-ready, low-income students just by requiring high schoolers to take the SAT #BackToSchool

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Most Americans are better off today than when President Obama took office, a recent income analysis shows:

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"The average American is more likely to be shot by an armed toddler than killed by a terrorist."

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We are pleased to announce the next Brookings president, Cecilia Rouse! Dr. Rouse joins us from Princeton University and previously served in the White House as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. We look forward to welcoming her in January.

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Nigeria has overtaken India as the country with the largest number of extreme poor

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Hong Kong’s people have come to count themselves among the world’s most fortunate global citizens, and they swelled with rightful pride about their safe, well-managed, attractive, and lively city. With Beijing’s crackdown, however, that’s all changing.

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Obama will leave office after 75 straight months of jobs growth—the longest streak in US history #JobsReport

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In his election victory, Joe Biden captured virtually all of the counties with the biggest economies in America:

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The U.S. has begun to look more like Russia, as populism, cronyism, and corruption have sapped the strength of American democracy. This is a development that American leaders should be doing everything in their power to halt and reverse, argues Fiona Hill.

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"Ours is a government of laws, not of men. And what Donald Trump has done is contrary to the most fundamental law of the USA."

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Congrats to Brookings scholar Dr. Fiona Hill on being featured in @TIME ’s Person of the Year issue. Read the profile of her and other public servants who have made an impact this year.

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The Public Servants are TIME's 2019 Guardians of the Year #TIMEPOY

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Evidence shows that tax cuts for the rich help the rich accumulate wealth, but don’t do anything for economic growth

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Was Nigeria’s recent presidential election fair? @aloysiusordu and Kasirim Nwuke break down the official results, claims of fraud, and ongoing court challenges on a new episode of the #ForesightAfrica podcast. Listen to their conversation here:

Was Nigeria’s presidential election fair?

Kasirim Nwuke examines Nigeria’s presidential election results, in which Bola Tinubu was declared the winner, and where challenges from contenders Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar continue in Nigeria’s...

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@chrissyteigen So Ordinary People gave the UK the Green Light to tell the EU, "I Used to Love U." But then Europe was like, "Wake Up Everybody! I Know Better." It's Temporarily Painless now, but Everybody Knows they're just Marching Into the Dark. (Oh, and watch this!)

Unpacked: How Brexit will remake the United Kingdom

Brookings Robert Bosch Senior Fellow Amanda Sloat explains that Brexit threatens two unions—the European Union and the United Kingdom—and outlines the key fa...

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"The average American is more likely to be shot by an armed toddler than killed by a terrorist."

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In the absence of a two-state solution, 80% of Democrats and 64% of Republicans would choose a democratic Israel that’s no longer Jewish, over a Jewish Israel without full citizenship and equality for non-Jewish people living under its authority, finds @ShibleyTelhami .

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Russia’s ability to manipulate US elections is a national security issue, not a political one, writes Bob Kagan

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New U.S. counties showing a high prevalence of COVID-19 cases are more suburban, whiter, and voted more strongly for Donald Trump than counties the virus hit first.

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“I’ve been studying authoritarian regimes for three decades, and I know the signs of a coup when I see them,” says Fiona Hill.

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"Should a president hold himself to a lower standard than his own appointees?" @OfficeGovEthics responds to Trump:

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61% of American voters support @SenWarren 's wealth tax, which would create a 2% tax on those with $50 million in wealth and 3% for those with $1 billion

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"I do not believe any of the branches of government are going to stand for it." - @NormEisen on Trump's conflicts of interest

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Today, half of Americans under 18 are racial minorities and a quarter are 1st or 2nd generation immigrants

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"The rule hasn't changed, just the interpretation of the rule has changed." @Bindersab unpacks the nuclear option:

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Several anti-fraud protections are built into the process to protect mail-in ballots. Those who abuse the process can be charged with election fraud and face fines or prison time. #Policy2020

How does vote-by-mail work and does it increase election fraud?

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While immigrants represent about 15% of the general US workforce, they account for around 25% of its entrepreneurs and inventors

Give me your tired, your poor...and they will create jobs for us

Dany Bahar dispels the argument that immigrants are taking jobs away from American workers and explains how migration actually benefits the U.S. economy.

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48% of Republicans believe the press is the enemy of the people, and 43% believe the president should have the power to shut down news organizations

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“Trump did not do especially well with non-college-educated whites, compared to other Republicans. He did especially well with white people who express sexist views about women and who deny racism exists.”

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"Trump did more damage to the West at Brussels than Putin could have hoped for." Learn what Robert Kagan, @sbg1 , @kemalkirisci , @AngelaStent and @thomaswright08 had to say about the president's Europe trip here:

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There is not a single American expert on the Muslim Brotherhood who supports designating them as a terrorist group, says @shadihamid .

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“Before the committee began its hearings, I believed that Trump’s involvement in the insurrection was morally odious but outside the realm of what could make for a criminal prosecution. Now I’m not so sure,” writes @qjurecic .

The January 6 Hearings Changed My Mind

House investigators have come far closer than I anticipated to pinning both moral and legal responsibility for the insurrection directly on Donald Trump himself.

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Reuniting families separated at the border is just the beginning. The next challenge will be to undo the biological and psychological consequences of that trauma

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51% of white, working-class Americans want to preserve or improve Obamacare. Just 22% support the GOP replacement

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Over the last 40 years, income inequality has accelerated when Republicans held the White House, the Congress or both, and slowed when Democrats were in charge

Does science prove that the modern GOP favors the rich?

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"If a black male student has at least one black teacher in the third, fourth, or fifth grade, he is significantly less likely to drop out of high school and more likely to aspire to attend a four-year college."

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At a time when many countries are confronting heavy and growing public debt burdens, Jamaica offers a rare example of a country that succeeded in substantially reducing its debt.

Sustained debt reduction: The Jamaica exception

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“There is no reason that a country as rich and as powerful as ours should have to choose between great wealth for the few and great opportunity for all of its citizens.” @CoryBooker explores how to renew the American Dream:

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Delhi’s “Happiness Curriculum” has shown positive improvements in relationships both in and outside of classrooms. A new study finds that students are more reflective about arguments with their peers and more insightful in understanding home dynamics.

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Dear Carrie, we noticed you seem to have missed your interview. Please give us a call. cc @SHO_Homeland

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“I believe that this is a more serious scandal than any we have seen in this country since Watergate, and maybe even more disturbing than Watergate.” - @NormEisen

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After her campaign ended, @StaceyAbrams said she recognized her responsibility to focus on the larger battle of ensuring fair elections in Georgia. #BrookingsBHM

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Brookings is deeply saddened by the passing of Senior Fellow David Dollar. David was exceptional in every way—a world-renowned expert, and tremendous friend and colleague. Our thoughts are with his loved ones. He will be deeply missed.

On the passing of Brookings senior fellow David Dollar | Brookings

The Brookings Institution is deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of senior fellow David Dollar.

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"Ours is a government of laws, not of men. And what Donald Trump has done is contrary to the most fundamental law of the USA."

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Is rule of law in America at a crisis point? Don't miss our 3-panel event Wednesday, featuring @SenWhitehouse , @RepAdamSchiff , Ken Starr, @RepCummings , @PreetBharara , and experts from across the aisle:

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A surprising number of US college students believe it is acceptable to shut down speech they consider offensive

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@johnlegend @chrissyteigen Let us know if you need a Slide Show, John.

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“The art of the deal seems to be to give your negotiating partner what he is seeking, and then some, while counting on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to produce the results the U.S. needs in subsequent negotiations. Good luck to Secretary Pompeo.”

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Senator @lisamurkowski has voted no on advancing the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. Nearly half of Native American and Alaska Native women experience sexual violence.

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Fake news powered by artificial intelligence technology is coming. And the West is not prepared.

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Listen to @benjaminwittes & jon_rauch explain why we need more experts & less populism in American politics

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"The Republican tax bill is sloppily designed & economically reckless. It is certain to lead to more tax avoidance & certain to massively increase the deficit. It provides a massive boon to the rich & little or nothing to the middle class & working class."

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We've gotten a lot of feedback on this tweet and apologize for the tone. The research indicates that black men have high rates of intergenerational poverty and low earnings mobility. The authors use this point to show why we must close race gaps & improve outcomes for black men.

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. @johnlegend explains why he started #HUMANLEVEL and his organization’s vision to increase well-being for Americans.

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43% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by U.S. immigrants or their children. Those companies produced $5.3 trillion in global revenue and employed 12.1 million workers worldwide last year.

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Tax expert @V_Williamson says Trump’s tax plan is hugely beneficial to corporations, the wealthy, & nobody else

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The US falls far behind other OECD countries when it comes to teacher salaries, research shows:

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Here’s how the media covered Obama in his first 100 days

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Today, half of Americans under 18 are racial minorities and a quarter are 1st or 2nd generation immigrants

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Trump’s refugee ban isn’t just an attack on refugees, but on Islam as an overarching threat, writes @shadihamid

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Russian attack on US democracy is an ‘unprecedented act,’ @RepAdamSchiff said at Brookings today. Watch highlights:

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Non-black teachers have lower expectations for black students than black teachers do when evaluating same students: http://t.co/xu4dmCEdbZ

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“We owe grocery workers not only our gratitude, but the protection, support, and compensation they deserve,” says @MollyKinder .

Grocery workers are keeping Americans alive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what they need.

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If an investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States determines that the Twitter deal is a national security concern, it may reverse the deal entirely, or it may order the divestment of foreign equity stakes.

The national security grounds for investigating Musk’s Twitter acquisition

Patnaik, Litan, and Kunhardt make the case for a national security investigation of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter

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Immigrants to the United States are considerably less likely than natives to commit crimes or to be incarcerated

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New polling shows Americans across the partisan divide are far more sympathetic to Ukraine than to Russia, and more Americans want the United States to stay the course in supporting Ukraine as long as it takes.

More Americans want the US to stay the course in Ukraine as long as it takes

The degree of bipartisan overall sympathy with Ukraine that encompasses majorities of Republicans and Democrats is striking.

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New evidence has come to light in the obstruction of justice case against Trump. Lawyers @NormEisen , @BarryBerke , and @NoahBookbinder present them in this 2nd edition report:

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Among President Biden’s confirmed personnel appointees, there has been a higher proportion of women and non-whites than his three predecessors.

President Biden’s commitment to diversity in the first 100 days

Biden's appointments have proceeded at an ordinary pace, but with a big step forward in diversity.

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A restaurant server and single mom making $2 an hour. An airline employee making less than he has in 20 years. @CoryBooker shares real stories of working-class Americans struggling to get by:

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“Almost half of the undocumented migrants in the U.S. are visa overstayers who entered the country legally. A wall cannot stop that.”

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White Americans are most supportive of symbolic actions and most opposed to cash payments as reparations for Black Americans, find Ashley Reichelmann and @matthewohunt .

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Today at 10 AM ET, @BrookingsFP will host @CMC_MarineCorps General David H. Berger to discuss #MarineCorps modernization, the budgetary environment, and the challenges of great power competition. Watch live here:

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. @SociologistRay says that selecting Kamala Harris speaks to the most stable voting bloc in the Democratic Party: black women.

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“It is Khan versus Pakistan’s military establishment. And the gloves are off.” @MadihaAfzal explains what’s happening with Pakistan’s ongoing political crisis and how the Biden administration might respond.

Pakistan's always-troubled democracy is on the brink once again

Pakistan’s ongoing political crisis has reached a crescendo this month with former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest and its fallout. The contours of the conflict are clear: it is Khan versus...

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Democrats can thank Republicans for changing House rules in 2015, writes @bindersab : Now most committee chairs can unilaterally issue subpoenas without consulting the minority party.

Analysis | Here are 4 things to expect from a new, Trumpier, more polarized Congress

Gridlock, anyone?

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Young people have doubled their voter turnout rates in recent elections. Will that trend hold in November?

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The shortest paid leave policy in any OECD country is twice as long as what Trump has proposed #JointAddress

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“She is a Black woman of biracial and immigrant origins, which says so much about how the Democratic Party values Black women,” says @CamilleBusette .

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“It’s really extraordinary when you think about it: a foreign power interfered with our political process.” More:

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Black students are more likely to be suspended for discretionary reasons such as dress code or long hair violations, neither of which have been found to be predictive of student misconduct.

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Students who use computers or tablets during lecture learn less and earn worse grades, studies show #BackToSchool

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Blacks and whites use marijuana at the same rate, but blacks are 3.5x more likely to be arrested for it

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Under the GOP tax bill, a plumber who makes $60,000 per year in wages as an employee would pay 60% more income tax than if he were self-employed

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“It has become apparent that the president’s pattern of potentially obstructive conduct is much more extensive than we knew.” 3 lawyers lay out a new obstruction of justice case against Trump:

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The more educated a woman is, the less she makes in relation to men: #WomenWithDegrees

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Following #DoYourJobFriday ? Why the GOP may regret not doing their job:

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In order to finance his Twitter deal, Elon Musk brought in investors with links to China, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States should review the acquisition, say @sanjay_patnaik , Robert Litan, and James Kunhardt.

The national security grounds for investigating Musk’s Twitter acquisition

Patnaik, Litan, and Kunhardt make the case for a national security investigation of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter

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“Today’s arguments over the filibuster will seem quaint in three years if the American political system enters a crisis for which the Constitution offers no remedy,” writes Robert Kagan in @PostOpinions .

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More than 3 million people have already fled Venezuela. That number could nearly triple, surpassing the scale of the Syrian refugee crisis.

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Like FDR’s New Deal, Senator @CoryBooker calls on American workers to reimagine what they can and should expect out of our government #LaborDay

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How many people will lose coverage under the GOP’s health care replacement? A new estimate:

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"It's the death of the fact that has me really and truly worried," says POLITICO's @sbg1 on reporting in 2016

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The US has spent more than $1 trillion and lost more than 2400 troops in Afghanistan, without much to show for it

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62% of Americans support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants: #VPDebate

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Evidence shows that tax cuts for the rich help the rich accumulate wealth, but don’t do anything for economic growth

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Today at 10 AM ET, watch a live conversation with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Félix Tshisekedi on the state of the country’s institutions, economy, development, and security.

Challenges and opportunities in the DRC: A conversation with President Félix Tshisekedi | Brookings

On July 24, join Brookings for a conversation with President Tshisekedi and experts on the DRC’s economy, development, and security.

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The black-white gap in SAT scores has remained virtually unchanged over the past 15 years

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While immigrants represent about 15% of the general US workforce, they account for around 25% of its entrepreneurs and inventors

Give me your tired, your poor...and they will create jobs for us

Dany Bahar dispels the argument that immigrants are taking jobs away from American workers and explains how migration actually benefits the U.S. economy.

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