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On Historically Low Deportation Numbers: Biden Administration Making U.S. "Sanctuary Country" <[link removed]> – In the eyes of President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas, the only illegal aliens ICE should be deporting are potential terrorists and spies, or convicted aggravated felons. The Biden administration, through its actions and policies, has signaled that anyone here illegally that does not fit those categories is welcome to stay—despite the fact they have broken our laws simply by crossing the border illegally and in many cases have defied a court order calling for their removal. To the millions of Americans confused as to why the Biden administration is doing this, understand that it is, sadly, all by design. Their strategy is clear: end strong policies that were stopping illegal immigration, process and release as many illegal aliens at the border as quickly as possible, and then remove ICE’s authority to deport these individuals once they are in the country. Heritage experts: Lora Ries <[link removed]> and Mike
Howell <[link removed]>

How Has COVID-19 Affected Women in the Workplace? <[link removed]> – Initially, COVID-19 caused more women than men to lose jobs and drop out of the labor force, but that is no longer
the case. It does not make sense to enact permanent programs, such as government paid family leave and government-directed and taxpayer-subsidized childcare, in an attempt to correct a disparity that no longer exists. On the contrary, the technological and workplace changes caused by COVID-19 may create more workplace flexibility and family-friendly policies than would otherwise have been achieved over an entire decade. In addition to riding the increased flexibility wave of COVID-19, policymakers should remove barriers to flexibility and opportunities in the workplace while rejecting one-size fits-all, top-down regulations and programs. Heritage expert: Rachel Greszler <[link removed]>

4 big problems with Biden’s ‘infrastructure' plan <[link removed]> – When federal officials reference infrastructure investments, the first
thing that usually comes to mind is the quality of the nation’s highways and bridges, which carry countless amounts of both people and goods from coast to coast and border to border. However, the Biden plan would only dedicate about 4% of its spending to highways and bridges. It would spend more on mass transit, which carries less than one-tenth as much passenger traffic as highways, and about as much on Amtrak, which was responsible for a microscopic 0.1% of travel in 2019. Infrastructure projects grow the economy based only on how useful they are. The administration’s decision to prioritize transportation modes that aren’t a fit for America’s geography would lead to a tremendous amount of wasteful spending. On top of the misguided infrastructure choices, the plan also includes massive amounts of spending that have nothing to do with infrastructure. Heritage expert: David Ditch <[link removed]>
By putting foreign policy on the back burner, Biden risks making our enemies stronger <[link removed]> – Thus far, the White House has pressed an agenda to radically remake America. Federalizing elections, expanding the welfare state and expanding the size, reach, and authority of the federal government are just the tip of the iceberg. Meanwhile, major foreign-policy problems have gotten short shrift. While the administration has been heavy on globalist rhetoric, its actions have been limited pretty much to reversing Trump policies on climate change and the Iran Deal. Heritage expert: Jim Carafano <[link removed]>
3 Things to Know About Second Amendment’s Return to Supreme Court <[link removed]> – If gun control advocates were correct about their Wild West hypothesis, surely the last two decades would have
been an increasingly violent mess. But the data clearly do not bear that out. Violent crime rates continued a general downward trend while gun homicide and other gun crime rates remained consistently low after plateauing around 2011. It turns out that ordinary, law-abiding citizens absolutely can be trusted to “bear” arms in public, just like the plain text of the Constitution envisions. Hopefully, the Supreme Court soon will vindicate the tens of millions of American citizens currently deemed to have “insufficient cause” to exercise their constitutional rights. Heritage expert: Amy
Swearer <[link removed]>

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