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To Stop Administrative Abuse, Congress Must Narrow Scope of Immigration Parole <[link removed]> Congress needs to take back its statutory authority from the executive branch and further narrow the scope of the parole statute to expressly match congressional intent. Congress should again amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to explicitly state that parole must be used exceedingly rarely—only in life-threatening medical emergencies or for urgent assistance in a law enforcement matter, when there is insufficient time to obtain a visa. Parole is not to be used to circumvent normal visa processes and timelines. To ensure rare use of parole, Congress should also consider an annual parole cap of 1,000 aliens in addition to other limitations. Heritage Expert: Lora Ries <[link removed]>
The Latest Election Data Show—Once Again—That “Voter Suppression” Claim Is Just Propaganda <[link removed]> Numerous studies and turnout data from states that have improved the security of their election process through commonsense reforms have shown that making integrity a primary goal of the laws and regulations governing the
election process does not “suppress” votes. In fact, it seems to increase voter confidence in elections, which in turn can help to increase turnout. As the U.S. Supreme Court said in 2008 when it found Indiana’s voter ID law to be constitutional and not to be a burden on voters, maintaining “public confidence in the integrity of the electoral process has independent significance, because it encourages citizen participation in the democratic process.” Heritage Expert: Hans von Spakovsky <[link removed]>
Maintaining Accurate Voter Registration Rolls: The Need to Rehabilitate the ERIC Program or Form an Alternative <[link removed]> The withdrawal of seven states from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) demonstrates that changes must be made for ERIC to provide critical information that states cannot obtain on their own: the
names of individuals who are registered in multiple states. These changes must also ensure that ERIC provides more accurate information to member states, attracts additional member states, bolsters participating states’ confidence in its work, eliminates unlawful actions, and prevents partisanship to guarantee that it functions at the highest standard to ensure election integrity. Otherwise, state election officials need to consider forming an alternative organization that accomplishes these objectives without ERIC’s defects, which will require financial capital, development time, and a dedicated commitment from state officials. Heritage Expert: Hans von Spakovsky <[link removed]>
Heritage recommends DOJ, FBI overhaul for next GOP president to end ‘radical liberal agenda’ <[link removed]> The Heritage Foundation has drafted a policy book that includes input from more than 50 conservative organizations and is designed to give an incoming president a 180-day playbook of policy changes – including a "high priority"
overhaul of DOJ and FBI. That recommendations are part of the group's Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project. "It has become a cabinet-level department whose leadership appears to care more about how they are perceived in the next Politico or Washington Post article, or how any number of radical leftist organizations perceive their actions, than with doing justice and advancing the national interest for the American people.” Heritage Expert: Paul Dans <[link removed]>
Heritage President Praises New Debt Limit Proposal <[link removed]> House Republicans today released a proposal to raise the federal debt limit while instituting immediate cuts to federal spending. Those include ending the student loan debt bailout program, rescinding unspent COVID funds, eliminating 87,000 new IRS agents, and rescinding the IRA climate tax credits. Heritage Expert: Richard Stern <[link removed]>
China punishes human rights advocates more severely than human traffickers <[link removed]> Last year, the Chinese people were horrified by a video showing a mother of eight chained inside a freezing shed in the middle of winter. Her husband had purchased her from human traffickers more than two decades earlier. This month, he and five others connected to the case were sentenced to between eight and 13 years in prison. Heritage Expert: Michael Cunningham <[link removed]>
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