ECONOMIC GROWTH | Immigration System Overhaul

While it is true many pieces of immigration policy could be reformed without a grand compromise, Laura Collins, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative Director, states in the San Antonio Express-News that solving just one or two pieces of the puzzle will not fix an out-of-date set of laws that is inadequate for the America of today.
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FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY | America Must Take Action to Back Democracy in Burma

Burma is at a turning point that will determine whether it will achieve its full potential as a free and democratic country in greater partnership with the United States or turn its back on its hard-won freedoms. Jieun Pyun, Senior Program Manager of the Human Freedom Initiative, argues in an op-ed for The Hill that Burma's November election will be critical.
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IN THE NEWS | Becoming Allies for Women Makes Men Better Americans

Chris Walsh, Senior Program Manager in the Human Freedom Initiative and Women’s Initiative at the Bush Institute, wrote an op-ed for The Dallas Morning News about the importance of male allies for women in the journey to gender equality. Walsh writes that expanding liberty makes our country better for everyone.
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SPOTLIGHT | Dr. Brent Taylor

Presidential Leadership Scholar Dr. Brent Taylor shares his latest updates since graduating from the program in 2016, leadership lessons he learned in PLS, and what gives him hope.
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