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** After fumbling border security, the immigration crisis is on Republicans
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By Will Marshall
PPI's President
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President Biden ([link removed]) must feel like he can’t catch a break. Even as the nation’s cost-of-living crisis seems to be abating, another is rising to take its place: A record-breaking surge of illegal immigrants across America’s southern border. Recent polls show that immigration has either edged out inflation as U.S. voters’ top concern or is running a close second ([link removed]) . The last thing President Biden and Democrats need is a chaotic border taking center stage in the 2024 presidential campaign.
The spike has overwhelmed border and customs officials, flooded immigration courts and detention shelters and imposed heavy economic costs on border communities. It’s also sparking a backlash ([link removed]) in big “sanctuary cities” like Chicago, Denver and New York, where Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants ([link removed]) . The public consequently gives Biden low marks ([link removed]) for handling immigration. That’s especially true in key swing states, where by hefty margins voters trust Donald Trump more than Biden ([link removed]) to manage the situation on the border.
But if immigration is a political headache for Biden and his party, it’s turning into a debacle for the Republican Party. Yesterday, in a stunning display of hypocrisy and cowardice, Republican congressional leaders torpedoed a tough national and border security bill designed to drastically curtail illegal immigration.
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** Alarming CBO Report Shows Unprecedented Interest Costs Starting Next Year
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By Ben Ritz
PPI's Director of the Center for Funding America's Future
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Just as two years of punishing inflation finally appears to have subsided, new projections from the Congressional Budget Office show another major economic problem on the rise. Thanks to excessive deficit spending that worsened inflation and the interest-rate hikes implemented by the Federal Reserve to bring it under control, the U.S. government is now on track to spend a larger share of economic output on annual interest payments next year than at any other point in our nation’s history. Even worse, these costs are projected to more than double over the next 30 years if current law remains unchanged. And the worst part of all: CBO’s projections are more likely than not to deteriorate further based on the agendas being offered by the two major parties heading into the 2024 elections.
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Mosaic Moment
Building the Next Digital Workforce Generation
On this episode of the Mosaic Moment, Jasmine Stoughton sits down with PPI’s Director of Workforce Development Policy, Taylor Maag, and Senior Software Engineer, Eela Nagaraj, to talk about the importance of building a strong digital workforce and how governments and the tech industry are ensuring the next generation of skilled professionals.
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Staff Spotlight: Anselme Guyot
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Policy Fellow
Anselme Guyot is French exchange student at George Washington University from Sciences Po Paris, majoring in Political Sciences and minoring in International Relations. His passion for politics was nurtured at Sciences Po through a Euro-American program, where he explored the challenges democracies on both sides of the Atlantic and the European Union are facing. Last summer, he interned at the French Prime Minister's office deepening his understanding of public administration, especially in public investment strategy. This experience strengthened his desire to work in public affairs. Being a policy fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute allows him to explore advocacy groups, shaping his professional journey. In his free time, Anselme enjoys golf, running, and seeking out French cuisine on this side of the Atlantic.
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