Immigration
Can immigration address America’s fiscal nightmare? It depends
On February 11, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest Budget and Economic Outlook. It made for grim reading. Deficits are historically high, totaling $1.9 trillion in 2026 and projected to grow to $3.1 trillion by 2036. “Relative…
Gov. Walz backs Senate DFL plan for $40 million cash…
The two parties in St. Paul have very different priorities this session. For Republicans, the focus…
DFLers propose illegal new sanctuary state tax
If all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail, as the old saying goes. As I wrote…
Common ground on immigration: What do Minnesotans…
Over the past couple of months, I’ve been using poll data to find out what Minnesotans want the…
It’s the per capita GDP, stupid
Last week, the Star Tribune published an op ed on how to grow Minnesota’s economy. It was pretty…
KSTP poll finds that Minnesotans favor local law enforcement helping federal immigration authorities by 14 points
Last week, I looked through the available poll data to try to find common ground among Minnesotans on the issue of immigration. Broadly speaking, what I found was disquiet with the tactics of immigration law enforcement but some ambivalence — or lack…
Common ground on immigration: Minnesota
Yesterday, looking to define some common ground on immigration, I noted that: The president enforces…
Common ground on immigration: The civics
Over the last few weeks, the issue of immigration and the enforcement of immigration laws has roiled…
How an illegal immigrant stole a Minnesotan’s identity…
According to the Internal Revenue Service, employers in the United States “are required to get each…
Walz wants more Somali migrants
And he just can’t get enough. Earlier this week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz headlined a campaign…
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