New Americans for Prosperity polling finds 90(!) percent of respondents supported making it easier for foreign doctors to stay in the U.S. if they practice in underserved/rural communities.

For more on the case for keeping international physicians: niskanencenter.org/the-bipartisan… H/T Sam Peak

Does the Biden economy have bad election timing or an unfair fed?

New Niskanen Center ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript

Joe Stone finds Reps benefit from better timing. William Clark finds that the Fed raises rates as elections approach under Dems

niskanencenter.org/does-the-biden…

The next time someone tells you immigrants make the labor market worse for Americans👇

People seem to forget that 'positive-sum' outcomes are a thing.

On Monday, May 13th Niskanen is hosting a discussion with Josh McCabe, Stephanie H. Murray, Elliot Haspel, and Leah Libresco Sargeant. How can we act to support new parents, especially those ineligible for current program? buff.ly/3wqzCse

As DACA recipients age and purchase homes in the U.S., the urgency of protecting their status becomes ever more apparent. U.S. legislators must act to protect DACA recipients’ livelihoods. buff.ly/3xLZejF

Americans are counting on Unemployment Insurance to promptly serve families impacted by job loss and protect taxpayer dollars from criminals and fraud. Yet, the structure of UI financing is hindering this work. Excited to help get new Niskanen Center UI research to lawmakers.

One big takeaway from the last year of work on UI is how many fewer administrative problems would likely exist if the rules/laws around the program were simpler.

Especially the case with how state UI agencies are funded 👇

Americans are enthusiastic about welcoming refugees into their communities. In the first 3 months of WelcomeCorps expansion, tens of thousands signed up to help. buff.ly/49Pg4LZ

Immigration is good for the economy and can benefit workers who are native to America. A new report at NBER finds that immigration has increased the wages of less-educated native workers between 2000 and 2019.

*New report* out about unemployment insurance administration financing.

The funding process is a key contributor to prominent system failures, including the estimated $100+ billion in pandemic fraud and months-long delays getting benefits to claimants:
niskanencenter.org/getting-the-jo…

'Today, more DACA recipients are homeowners than ever before. Still, their future in the country remains uncertain, and this uncertainty threatens to undermine their many positive contributions to U.S. society and the economy.'

via Niskanen Center niskanencenter.org/more-daca-reci…