Bait and switch: The Biden administration’s “border czar,” Vice President Kamala Harris, dropped the ball and—12 million illegal aliens later—Americans are paying the price.

• Extremist policy decisions by this administration exacerbated the current housing shortage as well as the rampant crime and drug epidemics.
• “On Harris’ watch, illegal immigration has increased exponentially: More than 10 million inadmissible aliens, along with at least 2 million more known ‘gotaways,’ have entered since she and Biden took office,” writes Kevin Roberts, president of Heritage Action for America.

Read more here.

Fake jobs: The Biden administration has touted growing job numbers—while taking credit for “restoring” the American economy.

• But the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics tell a different story.
• Research Fellow EJ Antoni said: “For month after month, this administration has released overly optimistic jobs figures, which are later revised down. The labor market is nowhere near as strong as is being portrayed.”

Read the full statement here.   

Progress: America has made huge strides toward making K-12 education choice a reality for children nationwide. But there’s still more that needs be be done.

• “Universal personal-use tax credits would allow parents to receive state tax relief for educational expenses and could advance universal education choice in the U.S.,” writes Matthew Ladner, senior advisor at the Center for Education Policy.

Read the report here.

The radical Left has completely captured America’s public schools. Its members use taxpayer dollars to turn America’s kids into radical left-wing activists. You can help to protect future generations of Americans from this indoctrination by joining the Heritage Legacy Society here.

Want to help restore America? Join the Heritage Academy.

• The Academy is an 8-week, online fellowship focused on America’s founding principles and the most pressing policy issues of our time.
• The Academy offers compelling policy lectures, conversations with Heritage experts and with conservatives across America. 

Apply to this part-time program by September 15!

Wishful thinking: Some economists claim that universal basic income (UBI) would reduce poverty and inequality in the U.S.

• A recent experiment proves the opposite: Participants worked less and earned less at the end of the three-year study.
• Heritage Senior Research Fellow Rachel Greszler writes: “America cannot afford a costly UBI proposal that would just make matters worse.”

Read Greszler’s analysis here.

What: Heritage’s Young Leaders Program equips the best and brightest young conservatives with essential knowledge of our nation’s founding principles and critical professional skills. Pay is $15/hour. 

Why: People are Policy. The conservative movement must build next-generation leadership to turn conservative policy ideas into reality.

Who: Heritage is hiring more than 50 interns for positions across the enterprise this spring.

When: Now! Rolling hiring is underway, and the application deadline is October 6th.

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Let’s go to the movies: It took producers nearly 20 years to overcome Hollywood antagonism and make a biopic of President Ronald Reagan.

• "This brilliant film reminds us that it will take leaders committed not just to conserving what is, but to creating what must be," said Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts. "Reagan understood this, and at Heritage, we are committed to his vision of a confident, forward-looking America."

Learn more about the film at Reagan.movie.

The U.S. Secret Service Before, During, and After the Assassination Attempt of President Trump

 

The Left is trying to sweep the assassination attempt against Donald Trump under the rug, but the Secret Service and other agencies warrant scrutiny. Speakers include: Visiting Fellow Jason Chaffetz, Real Clear Politics National Political Correspondent Susan Crabtree, and Empower Oversight President Tristan Leavitt.

 

Aug. 26, 11 a.m. Register here.

• The Coming Recession May Have Already Arrived—EJ Antoni

• Report: How the Forced Energy Transition and Reliance on China Will Harm America—Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Miles Pollard

• Report: What the Education Choice Movement Can Do Next: Personal-Use Tax Credits for K–12 Education—Matthew Ladner

• Report: Africa in Focus: Shifting the Paradigm Together—Max Primorac

• Operation Dragoon: The Forgotten Invasion of World War II—Simon Hankinson

• America Can’t Afford Bloated Federal Government—Literally or Figuratively—David Ditch

• Why Are Taxpayers Paying NPR to Push Leftist Propaganda?—Mike Gonzalez

• Kamala Harris Criminalized and Prosecuted Parents—Jay P. Greene, Ph.D., and Jason Bedrick

• Costa Rica’s Cautionary Tale of Chinese Engagement—Andrés Martínez-Fernández and Allison Engle

• Kamala Harris Is Trying to Run from Her Prosecutorial Record—Zack Smith

Lora Ries, director of the Border Security and Immigration Center, discussed the border crisis under the Biden-Harris administration on “Real America’s Voice.” Watch the clip here.